Mnab Firm of heart/steady minded
Ab.
Imagination, let fancy run free
in mind-
Mesqeh. Mental anguish, sorrow, pain-
Ass ab
Light-minded man, mentally
unstable
Table 9: Ailments of the Mind and their Remedies
InAncientEgypt,themindwasrecognizedasaprimaryfactorinthecauseofdiseaseaswellasits
cure.Therefore,itwasassignedadivinitytopresideoverit.ThenameofthisdivinityisDjehuti.He
isrepresentativeoftheCosmicMindofGod.Heenlightenshumanbeingsastotheirspiritualnature
throughthewisdomwhichistransmittedthroughthehieroglyphictextthathebroughttotheworldat
thebehestofRa,theSupremeBeing,andtherebyhealshumanbeingsbymakingtheirconsciousness,
symbolizedbytheDivineEye, ,“wholeandsoundagain.”ThisreconstitutionprocessoftheEye
isametaphorofthespiritualevolutionandresurrection(enlightenment)thateveryhumanbeingmust
pursueinlifeinordertodiscovertruehealthandhappinessonearth,andbeyond.AncientEgyptian
mystical-religiousphilosophytherefore,isintegraltothepromotionofholistichealthsinceitisfrom
thissourcethatweareabletoderivetheproperfoodforthemind,whichleadstosanity,prosperity
andphysicalhealth.SotheAncientEgyptiansages,priestsandpriestesseswerethefirsttopractice
psychology and spiritual counseling as a means to promote good health.
Figure 26: The Divine Eye of Heru
Psychologicalstudiesrevealauniqueaspectofdisease,psychosomaticillness.Psychosomaticdis-
easerelatestothephenomenaofdiseasesthathavephysicalsymptomsbutnophysicalcausesthat
doctorscanfind.Thispointstotheunderstandingthatalldiseaseisinrealityhasamentalsource.In
lightofthepreviousteachingsinreferencetothemind-bodyconnection,itisnosurprisethatthe
mindinfluencestheconditionofthebody.Inthefollowingsectionwewillexploretheteachingof