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Mystical Philosophy of Universal Consciousness The Yogic Postures in Ancient Egypt Since their introduction to the West, the exercise system of India known as “Hatha Yoga” has gained much popularity. The disciplines related to the yogic postures and movements were developed in India around the 10 th century A.C.E. by a sage named Goraksha. 12 Up to this time, the main practice was simply to adopt the cross-legged meditation posture known as the lotus for the purpose of practicing meditation. The most popular manual on Hatha Yoga is the Hatha Yoga-Pradipika (“Light on the Forceful Yoga). It was authored by Svatmarama Yogin in mid. 14 th century A.C.E. 13 Plate: Above- The god Geb in the plough posture engraved on the ceiling of the antechamber to the Asarian Resurrection room of the Temple of Hetheru in Egypt. (photo taken by Ashby). Below: Illustration of the posture engraved on the ceiling. 12 Yoga Journal, {The New Yoga} January/February 2000 13 Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika, The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga by Georg Feuerstein, Ph. D. 53
EGYPTIAN TANTRIC YOGA Prior to the emergence of the discipline of the physical movements in India just before 1000 A.C.E., 14 a series of virtually identical postures to those which were practiced in India can be found in various Ancient Egyptian papyruses and inscribed on the walls and ceilings of the temples. The Ancient Egyptian practice can be dated from 10,000 B.C.E to 300 B.C.E and earlier. Examples: Temple of Hetheru (800-300 B.C.E.), Temple of Heru (800-300 B.C.E.), Tomb of Queen Nefertari (reigned 1,279-1,212 B.C.E.), and various other temples and papyruses from the New Kingdom Era (c. 1,580 B.C.E). In Ancient Egypt the practice of the postures, called Tjef Sema Paut Neteru which means “Movements to promote union with the gods and goddesses” or simply Sema Paut (Union with the gods and goddesses), were part of the ritual aspect of the spiritual myth, which when practiced, served to harmonize the energies and promote the physical health of the body and direct the mind in a meditative capacity to discover and cultivate divine consciousness. These disciplines are part of a larger process called Sema or Smai Tawi (Egyptian Yoga). By acting and moving like the gods and goddesses one can essentially discover their character, energy and divine agency within one's consciousness, and thereby also become one of their retinue, that is, one with the Divine Self. In modern times, most practitioners of Indian Hatha Yoga see it primarily as a means to attain physical health only. However, even the practice in India had an origin in myth and a mythic component which is today largely ignored by modern practitioners. (A) (B) (C) Figure: Above left: The Kamitan goddess Nut and god Geb and the higher planes of existence. Above center and right: The goddess Nut performs the forward bend posture. 14 The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga by Georg Feuerstein, Ph. D. 54
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