Isis Unveiled (Illustrated)

Isis, known as the first daughter of Geb and Nut, was an Egyptian goddess. She was later adopted and worshiped throughout the ancient Greco-Roman civilization, worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. Isis is also known as protector of the dead and goddess of the children (reproduction).Isis is the friend of slaves, sinners, artisans and the downtrodden, but she also listens to the prayers of the wealthy, aristocrats and the rulers. Horus, the hawk-headed god of war, is often depicted as her son. The name 'Isis' means 'Throne' and her headdress is a throne. As a personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh's power, who sat on the throne that SHE provided him. Her worship was popular throughout Egypt, but her most important temples were at Behbeit El-Hagar in the Nile delta and on the island of Philae in Upper Egypt.Isis was born on the fourth intercalary day from her father Geb who was the god of the EARTH and her mother Nut who was the goddess of the SKY. As had been the custom in ancient Egypt and other Western civilizations, she conceived Horus because of sexual intercourse with her own brother and husband Osiris. Before her marriage with Osiris, Isis had gathered his scattered body parts and used her magical skills to cause his resurrection when he was murdered by Set. It was believed that the Nile River flooded every year because of the tears of sorrow which Isis wept for Osiris. Osiris's death and rebirth was relived each year through rituals. The worship of Isis eventually spread throughout the Greco-Roman world, continuing until the suppression of paganism in the Christian era. The popular motif of Isis suckling her son Horus, however, lived on in a Christianized context as the popular image of Mary suckling the infant son Jesus from the fifth century onward. This book covers all sections of human philosophy prevailing in ancient world including astronomy, physics, chemistry, religion and origin of life and the scientific calculations. The migration of Indians to Egypt and Ethiopia is particularly evident by the style and apparels used for construction of the idols of Gods and the Goddesses in ancient Egypt, and its marked influence on ancient Roman and Greek civilizations. This book shows a new direction and opens new avenues for career and research in ancient human civilizations. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (HP Blavatsky), born as Helena von Hahn on 31 July 1831, was a Russian occultist. In 1875, Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, and William Quan Judge established a research and publishing institute called the Theosophical Society. Blavatsky defined Theosophy as "the archaic Wisdom-Religion, the esoteric doctrine once known in every ancient country having claims to civilization." One of the main purposes of the Theosophical Society was "to form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or color". Blavatsky saw herself as a missionary of this ancient knowledge.Her extensive research into the spiritual traditions of the world led to the publication of what is now considered her magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine, which organizes the essence of these teachings into a comprehensive synthesis. Blavatsky's other works include Isis Unveiled, The Key to Theosophy and The Voice of the Silence. Well-known and controversial during her life, Blavatsky was no stranger to criticism. Some authors have questioned the authenticity of her writings and the validity of her claims. while others have praised them. Blavatsky is a leading name in the New Age Movement.The Theosophical Society had a major influence on Buddhist modernism and Hindu reform movements, and the spread of those modernised versions in the west. Along with Olcott and Anagarika Dharmapala, Blavatsky was instrumental in the Western transmission and revival of Theravada Buddhism. HP Blavatsky died on 8 May 1891.