The
Truth is a brilliant, many-sided diamond.
The
Great Light fills this gem and colors gleam from every side.
Mystics,
messengers, sages and teachers of all ages, races, and beliefs have spoken
of a different face of this common Eternal Truth.
Centers (Hebrew: Sephira) Centers of energy and activity (Sanskrit: Chakras) located at various points on the etheric doubles of our bodies. Each of the three bodies, from the gross material to the more refined, displays these centers, which correspond to organs of the material body. These centers act as gates and storehouses for elementals. We must exercise care in working with these centers, for while it is necessary for us to develop and awaken certain of them, others are the domain of the Holy Spirit, the Archangels and the Logos --e.g. the "root" and the heart centers-- and we should refrain from any manipulation or direct interference. |
From the Symbol of Life Book in Daskalos' own hand
The Symbol of Life given now is a purely Christian system. It is the old Egyptian Symbol of Life changed and modified by the Prince and High Hierophant Khor-Aton (Khor-Amon) at the time of his Majesty the King of Egypt, the Pharaoh Ankh-en-Aton.
Khor Aton was re-incarnated, again in Egypt, as the Christian Bishop Origenes (Origen). Origenes made also some changes in the Divine part of the Symbol and elsewhere, using the Revelation of St. John in the New Testament, giving the Symbol of Life (as it is now) to the Essenes....
[At the time of Moses] The Egyptian Symbol of Life was neglected and could be seen only in a few temples of the Sun-God Amon-Ra as an ornament Very few hierophants were using it; and the Shakh Kniu-Mu Mosis [Moses] was one of them.
Shakh Kniu-Mu Mosis [Moses] had succeeded in raising his self-consciousness to high levels. He was able to contact intelligences in space, and by invoking them, he succeeded to put their forces under his commands, which enabled him to perform great wonders...
In the Holy Bible, in the Old Testament, the chapter entitled "Exodus" describe clearly the events, the plagues, and also what Moses had succeeded to achieve by using the Egyptian Symbol of Life.
The Shakh Kniu-Mu Mosis [Moses] had changed the Egyptian Symbol of Life and gave the world the "Etz Ha' Chayim", the "Tree of Life", the Hebrew Qabalah.
On the "Etz Ha' Chayim" the names of the Egyptian Gods were taken out from the Centers (Sephira) and new names were given to each such as Kether, Yesod, etc...
On the sketch of the "Etz Ha' Chayim" one can see on the Sephria (Centers), the name of either an angel or the name of an Archangel....
On the Symbol of Life the seekers of the Truth are using, all the Archangels can be contacted in every Center
Surrounded by many dangers, [Pre-historic] man was feeling the need to rely on a stronger entity for protection. He had created his Gods to stimulate the courage necessary to face the difficulties of life he was facing at that time.
Man had worshipped the Sun, feeling that the Sun God was giving him strength. He had worshipped the moon, fire, rivers, mountains and nature. He was very often giving to his Gods the human form, giving also to his Gods names.
Of course those Gods Man had worshipped were Elementals which, when worshipped by many people were gaining both strength and a kind of intelligence. These Elementals, strengthened by the prayers of those worshipping them, could influence greatly the worshippers.
Man, having many experiences decided to find a way to record them. To record his beliefs fro himself, and for his descendants, Man had found the easiest way was to use symbols.
Engraving his symbols Man could later bring back in his mind what these symbols meant to him. Man was explaining the meaning of his symbols to his descendants who would be able to share with him his beliefs and his experiences. Of course those symbols were creating Elementals (living thought-forms) most powerful at times....
From the Symbol of Life by Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis
... When Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (at a service in the temple of Amon Ra, the Sun God) was on the platform, invoking Amon-Ra repeating loudly the Khe-Kau (words of power), a red flame appeared on the right side of the golden image of the sun. A violet flame then appeared on the left side of the gold in image of the sun. In the flames two human looking figures appeared. The Pharaoh lost his consciousness, falling down on the platform. Khor-Amon, [The High Hierophant] took the Pharaoh to the nearby palace in Uast (Thebes) .... Khor-Amon told the Pharaoh the he himself, and all the others had seen the flames and the human-looking figures. Mikh-Ra-Dat (a hierophant who was present) said that the materialized figures were an Archangel of the Order of the Maha-Els (Michaels) and an Archangel of the Order of the Ra-pfa-Els (Raphaels).
Next day the Pharaoh summoned the Assembly of Hierophants...and announced his decision to abolish the Assembly as a Body and expel form the Institute all Hierophants opposing the new order. The Pharaoh announced to the Assembly that the he believed in and was now worshiping, the One Real god Aton, the Absolute Infinite Beingness, the everlasting Life, the symbol of which is the holy Ankh.
An open ware between the Hierophants worshiping the many Gods and the Pharaoh had begun.
... Mikh-Ra-Dat & Khor-Amon prepared a hall [dedicated to the meditation and adoration of Aton - the spiritual sun] in the palace in Apts (Karanak)... and placed the Symbol of Life.
... on one occasion, the Pharaoh had to be standing in front of the Khaut (altar), the two flames - the red flame and the violet flame - appeared on the right and on the left sides of the Khaut. Maha-El (Michael) appeared in the red flame and , stepping out of the fiery red flame, he materialized himself and beckond to Khor-Amon to approach him.
Khor Amon got up and approached the Archangel, who embraced Khor-Amon. Half of the Archangel's body entered in the body of Khor-Amon.
When the ceremony had ended the Pharaoh, in addressing Khor-Amon, had called him "Khor-Aton". In addressing his wife Nefer-Dhiti (Nefertiti), he had called her "Merit-Aton". He then asked all in the future to call him "Ankh-en-Aton"
Raising both his hands, the Pharaoh exclaimed:
Aton
Neter Ankh tteta en Kheh rekh
God Aton, Life everlasting in eternity, I know
Neb
En Pet Kha En T-ta Neter En Maat
Lord of Heaven and of Earth God of Truth
Rekh
A-at Neb Sek-Hem-AA Em utu
I know Great Lord I have gained the mastery of what is asked
a-arit
er-a ttep t-ta neb en ankh kna en Mer A-atef I-ia nek
to be done for me on Earth, Lord of Life and of Love. Divine
Father I have come to you.
Now Spirit and matter, the light and the illusion were at war in Khemt (Egypt).
From the Symbol of Life by Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis
This History, Description and Guide to the Symbol, which contains English & German translations and the original manuscript in Daskalos' own hand and his illustrations. Through the Symbol, most recently taught by Daskalos, we become more aware of the purpose and work of our incarnation. ISBN 9963-8162-1-5 published by the Stoa Series, P.O. Box 28347 2093 Strovolos Nicosia Cyprus. © 1998 Panayiota Theotoki-Atteshli ORDER ONLINE
You may ask, "Is Absolute Beingness God? Where can I find Him?" Many centuries ago, thousands of years before the birth of Christ, human beings were already searching for this Truth. Why? Because they felt the need to get an answer to the questions "Who are we? What are we?" You cannot get the answer unless you know what God is.
Thousands of years ago, the human beings in their search started to think, "What is the relationship between men and animals, and why should men worship animals as gods?" They made that mistake. The Ancient Egyptians were adoring certain animals as gods, for example Anubis. It did not satisfy them, however. How had they come to the point of adoring animals as gods? Because they saw them living and expressing strength. And, instead of understanding the meaning of the phenomenon of life, they simply recognized the shape and form of them. That was a mistake.
They worshipped many animal gods until one day a Hierophant felt that this practice should stop. He asked himself why the sun should be adored as Amon Ra. He started to think about Life, why we are living and how we live. Amenophis the Fourth (Amenhotep IV) got new insight in a state of ecstasy. His nephew Khor Amon, also a Hierophant, agreed with him and together they denounced the many animal gods and even Amon Ra. They said "God is Life, infinite Life.". Instead of Amon Ra they adored Aton, the one and only God, the Incomprehensible. In the old Egyptian language Aton meant "incomprehensible". Amenophis gave himself a new name: "Ankh-en-Aton" (the one beloved by Aton) and Khor Amon was to be known as "Khor Aton".
They declared a new system of worship - worshipping Aton, the one God, being everywhere, giving light and heat to the sun and life to the human beings and the animals. But the world was not ready for that. The High Priests of Amon Ra, Anubis and the other gods did not want to lose their importance and revenue. So they killed both; Khor Aton, by stabbing him to death, and Ankh-en-Aton by poison. This is what always happens to the pioneers who reveal the Truth.
If you study ancient civilizations you find many (similar) stories, e.g. in the history of the 'Aztecs, the Incas, and the Hindus. Ankh-en-Aton, in ecstasy, revealed the Truth and said "I feel Aton within me, talking to me" (as Super Intelligence).