Sacred sexuality : ancient Egyptian tantric yoga

227 Pages·2003·10.63 MB·English

by  Ashby

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"Like is He unto that which he hath made, and which
became his name."
Egyptian Book of Coming Forth By Day 17:20
Tantric influence, however, is not limited to India alone,
and there is evidence that the precepts of tantrism traveled
to various parts of the world, especially Nepal, Tibet,
China, Japan and parts of South-East Asia; its influence
has also been evident in Mediterranean cultures such as
those of Egypt and Crete.
-Ajit Mookerjee (Indian Scholar-Author –from the book The Tantric Way)
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Egyptian Tantra Yoga ISBN: 1-884564-03-8
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Temple of Shetaut Neter - Sema Institute
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About the author:
Muata Ashby D.D., P.C.
Sebai Dr. Muata Abhaya Ashby is a Priest of Shetaut Neter –African Kamitan Religion,
Author, lecturer, poet, philosopher, musician, publisher, counselor and spiritual preceptor and
founder of the Sema Institute-Temple of Aset, Muata Ashby was born in Brooklyn, New York
City, and grew up in the Caribbean. His family is from Puerto Rico and Barbados. Displaying an
interest in ancient civilizations and the Humanities, Sebai Maa began studies in the area of
religion and philosophy and achieved doctorates in these areas while at the same time he began
to collect his research into what would later become several books on the subject of the origins
of Yoga Philosophy and practice in ancient Africa (Ancient Egypt) and also the origins of
Christian Mysticism in Ancient Egypt.
Sebai Maa (Muata Abhaya Ashby) holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Religion, and a
Doctor of Divinity Degree in Holistic Health. He is a certified member of the American
Alternative Medical Association as an Alternative Medical Practitioner. He is also a Pastoral
Counselor and Teacher of Yoga Philosophy and Discipline. Dr. Ashby received his Doctor of
Divinity Degree from and is an adjunct faculty member of Florida International University and
the American Institute of Holistic Theology. Dr. Ashby is a certified as a PREP Relationship
Counselor. Dr. Ashby has been an independent researcher and practitioner of Egyptian Yoga,
Indian Yoga, Chinese Yoga, Buddhism and mystical psychology as well as Christian Mysticism.
Dr. Ashby has engaged in Post Graduate research in advanced Jnana, Bhakti and Kundalini
Yogas at the Yoga Research Foundation. He has extensively studied mystical religious traditions
from around the world and is an accomplished lecturer, musician, artist, poet, screenwriter,
playwright and author of over 25 books on Kemetic yoga and spiritual philosophy. He is an
Ordained Minister and Spiritual Counselor and also the founder the Sema Institute, a non-profit
organization dedicated to spreading the wisdom of Yoga and the Ancient Egyptian mystical
traditions. Further, he is the spiritual leader and head priest of the Per Aset or Temple of Aset,
based in Miami, Florida. Thus, as a scholar, Dr. Muata Ashby is a teacher, lecturer and
researcher. However, as a spiritual leader, his title is Sebai, which means Spiritual Preceptor.
Dr. Muata Ashby
Sema Institute of Yoga/Cruzian Mystic Books P. O. Box 570459 Miami, Florida, 33257
[phone] Fax: [phone]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TEMPLE OF SHETAUT NETER - SEMAINSTITUTE..........................................................................3
AUTHOR’SFOREWORD.................................................................................................................8
What is Yoga Philosophy and Spiritual Practice..................................................................11
How to study the wisdom teachings:.....................................................................................13
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO SHETAUT NETER RELIGION AND SEMA TAWI
PHILOSOPHY AND DISCIPLINES........................................................................................15
THEFUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION..........................................16
Summary of Ancient Egyptian Religion................................................................................17
“The practice of the Shedy disciplines leads to knowing oneself and the Divine. This is called
being True of Speech”...........................................................................................................17
Neterian Great Truths...........................................................................................................18
Summary of The Great Truths and the Shedy Paths to their Realization.............................20
The Spiritual Culture and the Purpose of Life: Shetaut Neter..............................................21
SHETAUT NETER........................................................................................................................21
WHO IS NETER IN KAMITAN RELIGION?....................................................................................22
Sacred Scriptures of Shetaut Neter.......................................................................................23
NETER AND THE NETERU...........................................................................................................24
THENETERU..............................................................................................................................24
The Neteru and Their Temples..............................................................................................25
The Neteru and Their Interrelationships..............................................................................26
Listening to the Teachings....................................................................................................27
The Anunian Tradition..........................................................................................................28
The Theban Tradition...........................................................................................................30
The Goddess Tradition..........................................................................................................31
TheAton Tradition................................................................................................................33
Akhnaton, Nefertiti and Daughters.......................................................................................33
THEGENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SHETAUT NETER.........................................................................34
The Forces of Entropy..........................................................................................................35
The Great Awakening of Neterian Religion..........................................................................36
PART 2: INTRODUCTION TO EGYPTIAN YOGA............................................................37
The Term “Egyptian Yoga” and The Philosophy Behind It.................................................41
The Yogic Postures in Ancient Egypt....................................................................................53
PART 3: THE PHILOSOPHY OF TANTRA IN WORLD SPIRITUALITY......................58
SEXUAL ENERGY AND THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS.......................................58
Tantrism in Ancient Egypt and India....................................................................................59
INTRODUCTION TO TANTRIC PHILOSOPHY..................................................................64
Sexual Energy and Yoga.......................................................................................................64
KUNDALINI YOGA..............................................................................................................66
LAYA YOGA..........................................................................................................................67
THETANTRIC ORIGINS OF CHRISTIAN GNOSTICISM IN ANCIENT EGYPT AND AFRICA...............67
The Gnostic Jesus and Mary: The New Phase of the Min and Hathor Tantrism................69
PART 4: THE TANTRA OF ANCIENT EGYPT ..................................................................71
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A COMPENDIUM OFTHE AUSARIAN RESURRECTION MYTH...................................73
EGYPTIAN (KEMETIC) TANTRA YOGAIN THE ANCIENT CREATION MYTHS...............................80
EGYPTIAN (KEMETIC) TANTRA YOGA.......................................................................................83
The Tantric Symbolism of Creation in Neterian Spirituality................................................84
Sexuality in The Ausarian Iconography................................................................................88
Sexuality in The Ausarian Resurrection Myth......................................................................89
The Illusoriness of Sexuality...............................................................................................100
Discipline, Restraint and Control.......................................................................................104
The Tantra of the Soul and the Body..................................................................................106
The Highest Tantra: Supreme Love....................................................................................106
TANTRIC EVOLUTION THROUGH KEMETIC RITUAL...................................................................109
Ritual of the Journey of The Divine Boat............................................................................109
Ritual of the Dawn at Denderah Temple............................................................................113
Ritual of the Divine Embrace..............................................................................................118
Tantric Symbolism of Gods Hand.......................................................................................119
THESUBLIME VISION OF EGYPTIAN TANTRA YOGA PART I....................................................120
PART 5: ICONS AND SYMBOLS OF KEMETIC TANTRA MYSTICISM....................121
The Tantric Menat Symbol of Ancient Egypt......................................................................122
Tantric Symbolism of The Mystical Ankh...........................................................................124
Tantric Mysticism of the Hetep Offering Table..................................................................127
The Hetep Ritual Slab of Africa and the Lingam-Yoni of India..........................................128
The Ithyphallic Symbol.......................................................................................................129
The Lotus Symbol of Ancient Egypt....................................................................................130
TANTRIC SYMBOLISM OF THE SPINX........................................................................................133
The Tantric Teachings of The Egyptian Book of Coming Forth By Day............................135
The Role of Sexuality in Human Relationships and Society...............................................138
KEMETIC TANTRA YOGA AND THE SERPENT POWER...............................................................142
The Teaching of the Caduceus............................................................................................145
The Serpent Power and Tantra Yoga..................................................................................149
The Mystical Implications of the Djed................................................................................156
The Mystical Sistrum...........................................................................................................159
THESUPREMEDIVINITY: ALL-ENCOMPASSING AND ETERNAL................................................161
The Sekhm Scepter..............................................................................................................162
PART 6: THE SUBLIME VISION OF EGYPTIAN TANTRA YOGA..............................165
Marriage, Celibacy, Relationships, Conflicts and Spiritual Life........................................166
THE KEMETIC PRINCIPLES OF MARRIAGE.................................................................175
Marriage, Sexuality and Celibacy for Neterian Priests and Priestesses............................177
Vegetarianism, Celibacy and Self-Control of the Neterian Clergy....................................179
CLOTHING AND SEXUALITY IN ANCIENT EGYPT.....................................................183
PART 7: THE ART OF KEMETIC SEX SUBLIMATION.................................................190
SEX SUBLIMATION EXERCISES AND MEDITATIONS................................................191
ONELAST WORD.....................................................................................................................209
INDEX........................................................................................................................................210
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OTHER BOOKS FROM C M BOOKS..................................................................................215
MUSIC BASED ON THE PRT M HRU AND OTHER KEMETIC TEXTS.....................222
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Author’s Foreword
Who Were the Ancient Egyptians and What is Yoga Philosophy?
The Ancient Egyptian religion (Shetaut Neter), language and symbols provide the first
"historical" record of Yoga Philosophy and Religious literature. Egyptian Yoga is what has been
commonly referred to by Egyptologists as Egyptian “Religion” or “Mythology”, but to think of it
as just another set of stories or allegories about a long lost civilization is to completely miss the
greatest secret of human existence. Yoga, in all of its forms and disciplines of spiritual
development, was practiced in Egypt earlier than anywhere else in history. This unique
perspective from the highest philosophical system which developed in Africa over seven
thousand years ago provides a new way to look at life, religion, the discipline of psychology and
the way to spiritual development leading to spiritual Enlightenment. Egyptian mythology, when
understood as a system of Yoga (union of the individual soul with the Universal Soul or Supreme
Consciousness), gives every individual insight into their own divine nature and also a deeper
insight into all religions and Yoga systems.
Diodorus Siculus (Greek Historian) writes in the time of Augustus (first century
B.C.):
"Now the Ethiopians, as historians relate, were the first of all men and the proofs of
this statement, they say, are manifest. For that they did not come into their land as
immigrants from abroad but were the natives of it and so justly bear the name of
autochthones (sprung from the soil itself), is, they maintain, conceded by practically all
men..."
"They also say that the Egyptians are colonists sent out by the Ethiopians, Osiris
having been the leader of the colony. For, speaking generally, what is now Egypt, they
maintain, was not land, but sea, when in the beginning the universe was being formed;
afterwards, however, as the Nile during the times of its inundation carried down the mud
from Ethiopia, land was gradually built up from the deposit...And the larger parts of the
customs of the Egyptians are, they hold, Ethiopian, the colonists still preserving their
ancient manners. For instance, the belief that their kings are Gods, the very special
attention which they pay to their burials, and many other matters of a similar nature, are
Ethiopian practices, while the shapes of their statues and the forms of their letters are
Ethiopian; for of the two kinds of writing which the Egyptians have, that which is
known as popular (demotic) is learned by everyone, while that which is called sacred
(hieratic), is understood only by the priests of the Egyptians, who learnt it from their
Fathers as one of the things which are not divulged, but among the Ethiopians, everyone
uses these forms of letters. Furthermore, the orders of the priests, they maintain, have
much the same position among both peoples; for all are clean who are engaged in the
service of the gods, keeping themselves shaven, like the Ethiopian priests, and having
the same dress and form of staff, which is shaped like a plough and is carried by their
kings who wear high felt hats which end in a knob in the top and are circled by the
serpents which they call asps; and this symbol appears to carry the thought that it will be
the lot who shall dare to attack the king to encounter death-carrying stings. Many other
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things are told by them concerning their own antiquity and the colony which they sent
out that became the Egyptians, but about this there is no special need of our writing
anything."
The ancient Egyptian texts state:
"Our people originated at the base of the mountain of the Moon,
at the origin of the Nile river."
(cid:50)(cid:3)(cid:46)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:3)
"KMT"
"Egypt", "Burnt", "Land of Blackness","Land of the Burnt People."
Equator
Historical evidence proves that Ethiopia-Nubia already had Kingdoms at least 300 years
before the first Kingdom-Pharaoh of Egypt.
"Ancient Egypt was a colony of Nubia - Ethiopia. ...Osiris having been the leader of the
colony..."
"And upon his return to Greece, they gathered around and asked, "tell us about this
great land of the Blacks called Ethiopia." And Herodotus said, "There are two great
Ethiopian nations, one in Sind (India) and the other in Egypt."
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