loveritas Wrote:
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> Hi Thanos 5150,
>
> My interest is in the symbolism of the funereal
> items.
>
> The sarcophagi have traditionally seven or
> fourteen portals - the seven internal gates which
> need to be passed through. The portals, as per
> Djet's serekh (although a vignette), are
> surmounted by a serpent which is enclosed within
> the gates - Kundalini rising. Above all is the
> hawk - Horus - the symbol of ascension and the
> God.
>

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> So, pre-Dynastically, the pathway to the higher
> realms was already known and hidden in plain
> sight.
>
> "If a man desires to seek the king in his
> palace, he will have to go to the palace and pass
> through all the gates; but if after entering the
> outermost gate he exclaims,
>
> Where is the king? He will not find him; he must
> go on through the seven gates and then he will see
> the king."
>
> Sri Ramakrishna
>
> lover
>
>
>
> Post Edited (22-Jul-15 13:13)

Hi Lvr,

I'm not saying you are wrong here...but from what I've read on Serekhs, etc. there are two doors represented in the Palace facade. One is always closed, and one is always open. This represents the enclosed tomb where the King's spirit, (Ka) resides, (closed door) and the offering room where the living come and make offerings to the king's spirit. There are many Pre and early Dynastic Tombs that were built in this 2-room manner, (or 'style' if you prefer).

(Maybe we are talking about 2 different things here, 'gates', and 'doors'.)

Regards, Willie