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transcendtimeandspacealtogetherbydiscoveringone’stranscendentalnature,theSpirit,whichis
beyond.
Deathshouldnotbeshunnedasmostpeopleinmoderntimesdo,asiftheycanescapeitsgrasp.It
should be viewed as a natural aspect of life.


Figure 41: The GodAsaras the Life Source in Vegetation


InKemeticspirituality,thedivinityAsarisoftenrepresentedwithagreenhue.Thepictureabove,
whichcomesfromtheTempleofAsetofAset”(Isis)inEgypt,showsusthereasonwhy.Wheat,rep-
resentingallvegetationinCreation,isseengrowingoutofthedeadbodyofAsar.IntheAsarianRe-
surrectionMyth,Asarwaskilledbyhisbrotherandresurrectedbyhissisterandwife,Aset.Whilehis
spiritresurrectedandbecamethelordofthe“BeautifulWest,”hisbodybecamethesustaininges-
sencewhichcausesvegetationtogrow.He,i.e.thespirit,isthe ,Uas-Ankh-Uas,or“flowof
lifeforceessence”whichcausesvegetationtogrowandsustainshumanexistence.Asar(Osiris)is
greenbecauseheistheessenceoflifeinthevegetablesweeat.Ifwelearntoeattheright“green”di-
etsforourbodies,mindsandsouls,weareeatingAsarhimself,andtherebybecomedivinebeings
ourselves.Isn’tthesaying“youarewhatyoueat”wellknownnow?Thisistheoriginalteachingof
divinefood,whichwaslaterrepresentedinChristianityastheeucharist.Butyoumustknowthat
everything you eat can be a eucharist leading you to health, vitality and spiritual enlightenment.


swadj – “May you become green” – “may you flourish and thrive”


Inamysticalsense,Asaristheverysustenanceoflife.Allfoodthatiseatenis


thereforeAsaralso.ThisideaisalsoexpressedinthebenedictionoftheAncient


Egyptiandoctors,who,uponadministeringmedicaments,wouldspeakthespecial


wordsofpower“mayyourmettuflourish.”TheKemetictermforflourishis


“greening.”Soinordertobecomehealthy,oneistobecome“green”likeAsar.


Thus, Asar is the sustenance of theDuat(Astral) as well as theTa(earth) realms.

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