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v Contents Foreword to the German Edition, by Erik Hornung vii Acknowledgments ix Editor’s Note xi Immersion into Darkness 1 The Amduat—The Book of the Hidden Chamber 15 The Title of the Amduat 23 First Hour: The Jubilation of the Baboons Getting in Touch with the Animal Soul 31 Second Hour: The Fertile Region of Wernes First Encounter with the Psychic Totality: Creation and Destruction 49 Third Hour: Rowing on the Water of Osiris The Experience of Love through the World of Psychic Images 63 Fourth Hour: The Snake-Land of Sokar The Dark Night of the Soul 77 Fifth Hour: The Mystery of the Cavern of Sokar The Regenerative Force of Depression 101 Sixth Hour: The Corpse of the Sungod and the Rebirth of Light Re-Union of the Opposites 119 Seventh Hour: Apopis, Enemy of the Sun The Unstable Balance of the New 133 Eighth Hour: Provision with Clothes Religious Renewal 151 Ninth Hour: The Sungod’s Crew Manifestation of the New 159 Contents vi Tenth Hour: The Bodyguard of the Sungod Ready to Fight for the New 165 Eleventh Hour: The Renewal of Time The Religious Dimension of Time and the New Consciousness 173 Twelfth Hour: The End of the Primeval Darkness The Long-Awaited Birth 185 Closure: The Five Stages of Renewal 195 Chronology 211 Glossary 213 Bibliography 221 Illustration Credits 225 Index 227 ...

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