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Mystical Philosophy of Universal Consciousness<br />

The Neteru and Their Temples<br />

Diagram 1: The Ancient Egyptian Temple Network<br />

The sages of Kamit instituted a system by which the teachings of spirituality were espoused<br />

through a Temple organization. The major divinities were assigned to a particular city. That<br />

divinity or group of divinities became the “patron” divinity or divinities of that city. Also, the<br />

Priests and Priestesses of that Temple were in charge of seeing to the welfare of the people in<br />

that district as well as maintaining the traditions and disciplines of the traditions based on the<br />

particular divinity being worshipped. So the original concept of “Neter” became elaborated<br />

through the “theologies” of the various traditions. A dynamic expression of the teachings<br />

emerged, which though maintaining the integrity of the teachings, expressed nuances of variation<br />

in perspective on the teachings to suit the needs of varying kinds of personalities of the people of<br />

different locales.<br />

In the diagram above, the primary or main divinities are denoted by the Neter symbol ( ).<br />

The house structure represents the Temple for that particular divinity. The interconnections with<br />

the other Temples are based on original scriptural statements espoused by the Temples that<br />

linked the divinities of their Temple with the other divinities. So this means that the divinities<br />

should be viewed not as separate entities operating independently, but rather as family members<br />

who are in the same “business” together, i.e. the enlightenment of society, albeit through<br />

variations in form of worship, name, form (expression of the Divinity), etc. Ultimately, all the<br />

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