{"product_id":"symbol-and-the-symbolic","title":"Symbol and the Symbolic: Ancient Egypt, Science, and the Evolution of Consciousness by R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSymbol and the Symbolic: Ancient Egypt, Science, and the Evolution of Consciousness by R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eSchwaller de Lubicz splits his analysis into a direct confrontation between two fundamentally incompatible modes of human thought: the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"135\"\u003eModern Analytic Mind\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"164\"\u003eAncient Hieratic Mind\u003c\/b\u003e. The book is designed to train the modern reader to dismantle their rigid, linear habits of thought to glimpse the universe as the ancients did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThe philosophical argument unfolds across three primary conceptual zones:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e1. The Critique of Modern Quantitative Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eDe Lubicz launches a fierce critique against Western mechanistic science. He argues that modern science is fundamentally limited because it relies entirely on \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"159\"\u003equantitative analysis\u003c\/b\u003e—measuring, naming, weighing, and breaking the physical world down into dead, isolated fragments. In doing so, modern humanity mistakes the mathematical description of a phenomenon for the living reality of the phenomenon itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e2. The Nature of the \"True Symbol\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe book establishes a strict, vital distinction between a mere \"sign\" and a true \"symbol\":\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Rational Sign:\u003c\/b\u003e A utilitarian, arbitrary shortcut created by the intellect (e.g., a traffic sign or the written word \"cat\"). It has no intrinsic relationship to the reality it describes; it is a dead label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Sacred Symbol:\u003c\/b\u003e A natural, inevitable expression of a cosmic law or functional energy. For example, a jackal is not chosen randomly to represent death\/embalming; the animal's biological nature, acute senses, and nocturnal behavior \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"234\"\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e the physical manifestation of that specific, transformative cosmic force on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSymbol and the Symbolic\u003c\/i\u003e serves as an irreplaceable guide to understanding the \"Symbolist\" school of Egyptology, which directly inspired modern alternative researchers like John Anthony West:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e1. The Living Language of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"26\"\u003eNeters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eA major theme is the redefinition of Egyptian \"gods.\" De Lubicz demonstrates that the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"86\"\u003eNeters\u003c\/b\u003e (Isis, Osiris, Thoth, Ra) were never seen by the temple elite as eccentric, mythological characters ruling the sky. Instead, they were personifications of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"248\"\u003ecosmic principles, vital laws, and natural functions\u003c\/b\u003e—such as gestation, decomposition, crystallization, and reflection. The symbols used to depict them are an esoteric, visual shorthand for these fundamental universal laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e2. Teleological Evolution of Consciousness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003eThe book presents a teleological theory of human history, suggesting that human consciousness evolves through grand, cosmic cycles. Rather than viewing ancient humanity as primitive children climbing a slow ladder toward modern technical enlightenment, de Lubicz argues that the Old Kingdom of Egypt represented a dazzling high point of intuitive, spiritual consciousness that modern humanity has completely forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: Mythology.\u003cspan class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__genreButton\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality: Premium Quality Books.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting: High Quality Printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover: Matt cover (Paperback).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Books BD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47274762010809,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/0874\/6169\/files\/Symbol_and_the_Symbolic.jpg?v=1779472973","url":"https:\/\/royalbooksbd.com\/products\/symbol-and-the-symbolic","provider":"Royal Books BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}