trickster i have read budges translation of the book of the dead but i perfer muata ashby .its actually called the book of coming forth by day by the egyptians - or guide for becoming horus -westerners call it the book of the dead.
I know its the Book of Going Forth By Day, i use 'book of the dead' cause the majority of people know it by that name. And how can you prefer this Ashby guy when Budge's translation is considered THE translation by anyone who knows anythig about achient egypt?
So I just did a google on this Ashby guy, heres a bio of him that I found. http://www.truthinstitute.org/bios/Reginald_Ashby.htm So hes bassically someone that heals with herbs and does yoga, and that makes him the most knowledgable person on achient egypt? He can't even spell Maat right!
Heru is the rebirth of the spirit.This rebirth is not a physical birth from the womb,but a rebirth of the higher spiritual aspiration in the mind as a desire for enlightenment.No longer is there a desire for worldly pursuits which are empty and shallow.Instead,there is a burning desire to face and conquer the lower self and regain the original glory and freedom of knowing and becoming one with the higher self.This is symbolized by Heru regaining the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt.In doing so,he has regained mastership of the higher and lower states of consciousness.Thus ,Heru represents the union and harmonization of spirit and matter,and the renewed life of Asar,his rebirth.
Except that Heru (Horus) came AFTER Asaur (Osiris). You ever gonna get your facts right? Notice also that you gave up on that Dr Ashby rubbish when I found out what his 'qualifications' were