May the force be with you: Soul of Egypt, Ba

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30 Apr 2023
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Unlike <Ka>, which is an extremely passive soul, another component of the soul believed by the Egyptians, there is an active and active <Ba>. <Ba> in the form of a stork has been painted with a bird's body on a human face since the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom. 


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Unlike "Ka," which stays in the tomb, "Ba," expressed in the form of a bird, has the ability to freely travel between the tomb and the afterlife. <F> is an energy representing individual characteristics and properties, and can be said to be the closest to the concept of 'soul' today. In addition, <Ba> was considered not limited to humans, but also to "God" and objects as "unique energy." And it was believed that this energy had the ability to be embodied in any object.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, gods turned into various animals such as hawks and hippos and fought wars. This ability stems from the power of 'Ba'. Therefore, the Egyptians believed that air and thunder and lightning were also the manifestations of gods such as "Shu" and "Seth."


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The Egyptian hieroglyphics themselves believed to contain the wisdom and power of God, so they considered it sacred, calling it the "language of the gods." It was also believed that once written, it was done as it was. An example is the ritual of breaking the enemy's name on a clay plate in wartime. This is because he believed that the moment he broke his name, he would lose his power to the enemy and bring victory.
Egyptians, who believed that even the numerous stars floating in the night sky were the manifestation of gods, clearly show the basic image of polytheism stemming from animism, which believes that everything has a soul.


<Ba FACT>
1. You can freely travel and exert your power to the grave, the afterlife, and the present life
2. It is a modern <ghost> or <soul> that has both the personality and memory of a living person and can selectively cause help and harm.
3. Ba can do everything that a person does.
4. Ba can create a completed soul called Akh with Ka.
5. Ba must return nightly to your body in the grave.

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