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EGYPTFrom the point of view of the Greeks and Hebrews, Egypt is a symbol of the lower mental plane with its knowledge of the things of the world, and the objects of desire. “Out of Egypt did I call my son.” – Matthew ii. 15. Out of mental experiences, or learning, is the Divine Child, the Son of mind (man), educated as a means to the end of the soul’s salvation. “This Egypt, that is our present life which oppressed us; when flattering may aid when pressing us: and that which, when cherishing, crushed us with the yoke of bondage, may show the way of liberty, while it tortures.” – St. Gregory, Morals on the Book of Job, Vol. III, p. 147. “In the Word, by Egypt is signified the science of the natural man.” – Swedenborg, Apocalypse Revealed, n. 134. “In denoting the world and the body, Egypt denotes the lessons to be derived from both of these, the learning of which is indispensable to the soul’s development.” – The Perfect Way, p. 234. Egypt therefore represents the realm of worldly knowledge, experience, and desire — the necessary schooling of the lower mind. Through its disciplines and limitations, the soul gains the understanding required for liberation. The “bondage” of Egypt is the bondage of the natural mind; the “exodus” is the ascent into spiritual consciousness. |
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