The Eye of Horus and Our Brain

Ancient Egyptians gave us the key to reach enlightenment

Charlotte Zobeir Ali
La Bibliothèque

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The Eye of Horus from the Tomb of Sennedjem

The Eye of Horus is an ancient Egyptian symbol known all around the world. It symbolises healing, protection, rejuvenation, rebirth, resurrection and wholeness.

The symbol combined art, anatomy, science and mythology. It is sometimes called the all-seeing eye as a reference to the third eye.

In this article, I will focus on the connection between this spiritual symbol and the brain.

This will help us understand how we can heal or reshape this complex organ. First, it is essential to explain the historical background of the symbol and analyse its shape.

The history

Statuette of Horus, Osiris and Isis from louvre.fr

Horus, the sky God was the son of Isis and Osiris. The latter was killed by Seth, the God of violence and chaos.

Isis was left in agony but was determined to retrieve the 14 body parts of her husband that were cut by Seth.

She managed to do so and asked Thoth, Anubis and Nephthys to help resurrect him. Osiris came back to life but Seth heard of his resurrection and killed him a second…

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