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Every evening the sun becomes old and weak and finally sets behind the Western horizon. Yet, it rises again in the morning, rejuvenated. How is that possible? How could the sun for the Ancient Egyptians the Sungod become young and revitalized during the night, during his night journey? What happens during this time?The Amduat is a description of the journey of the Sungod through the nightworld, that is also the world of the deceased. The knowledge contained in the Amduat is meant for the dead Pharaoh. But the text also recommends this knowledge for living beings. Thus, the journey of the Sungod can also be seen as a symbolic representation of an inner psychic process of transformation and renewal.In the Amduat the night journey of the Egyptian Sungod is divided into twelve hours, each one of them containing an enormous amount of insight into the human psyche. The entire Amduat could be called the first «scientific publication» of humankind describing or mapping the dangers, but also the regenerative capabilities of the nightworld, providing answers to basic human questions. Symbolically speaking, if an individual can consciously accompany the Sungod on his journey through the netherworld, he or she can learn from him how to relate to these both dangerous and helpful forces. He or she would acquire an insight into the secret of eternal renewal and would thus obtain a feeling of being close to the immortal Sungod. That is why the Amduat says repeatedly:«It is good for the dead to have this knowledge, but also for a person on earth, a remedy a million times proven.»The aim of the Amduat is that the reader becomes conscious of the guiding function of the inner Sungod or of the «inner great human». The Amduat, written 3500 years ago, contains in a nutshell the knowledge necessary to reunite the individual soul with this inner guiding light. This knowledge was later more clearly differentiated by all great religions.

Future life --- Eschatology, Egyptian --- Afterlife --- Eternal life --- Life, Future --- Life after death --- Eschatology --- Eternity --- Immortality --- Near-death experiences --- Religious aspects --- Near-death experiences - Religious aspects

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Incantations, Egyptian --- Future life. --- Afterlife --- Eternal life --- Life, Future --- Life after death --- Eschatology --- Eternity --- Immortality --- Near-death experiences --- Egyptian incantations --- Religious aspects

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Planets --- Future life. --- Afterlife --- Eternal life --- Life, Future --- Life after death --- Eschatology --- Eternity --- Immortality --- Near-death experiences --- Exploration. --- Religious aspects --- Planètes --- Exploration

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The philosopher and literary author Isaac Taylor (1787-1865) published this book anonymously in 1836. The work is a development of two earlier works: Saturday Evening (1832) and Natural History of Enthusiasm (1829), all three attempts to provide a philosophy to deal with the major problems and spiritual questions of the day. The popularity of Physical Theory led to Taylor relinquishing his previous anonymity. The work is a religious and philosophically speculative exploration of the possible paths of knowledge to information regarding the future existence of human beings. Taylor believed that knowledge of the human physical constitution could be used to conjecture information about the modes of human eternal life and eternity's scheme of moral duties. The work was very popular among contemporaries and offers today an important insight into Victorian intellectual life.

Future life. --- Immortality. --- Life after death --- Eschatology --- Future life --- Immortalism --- Afterlife --- Eternal life --- Life, Future --- Eternity --- Immortality --- Near-death experiences --- Religious aspects

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Comparative religion --- Future life --- Vie future --- Future life. --- Eschatology --- Imaginaire --- Littérature --- Mort --- Mythologie --- Philosophie --- Religion --- Afterlife --- Eternal life --- Life, Future --- Life after death --- Eternity --- Immortality --- Near-death experiences --- Religious aspects