Extract from the book The Temple in Man : Sacred Architecture and the Perfect Man by R. 1 & 2 below), this temple didn’t just reflect the patterns of the physical body its architecture also revealed the occult and metaphysical anatomy of man.ġ. Laid out according to the proportions of an idealised male frame (figs. Its proportions and harmonies are symbolically related to the story of the creation of man, his development and his relationship to the universe.
The theme of creation can also be found in the Temple at Luxor. The temple therefore acted as a bridge between the heavenly realm (symbolising order and law) and the earthly realm (symbolising chaotic forces). Each temple is a microcosm of the universe in which each part of its physical structure symbolises an aspect of the origins of the cosmos and the process of cosmic regeneration.Ĭosmic cycles of decline and rebirth were part of this temple symbolism, the main function of which was to control the hostile forces of chaos and to maintain harmony, balance and order on Earth. The temple symbolises this ‘first moment’, with the ceiling representing the heavens, the floor symbolising the mound and the columns the reeds, lotus and papyrus. A bird (symbolising the spiritual element) rested on reeds growing on the mound which became a sacred place. These myths relate to the beginning of time when a mound of earth arose from the primeval waters. The function and purpose of the Egyptian temple is clearly reflected in the teachings found in Egyptian creation myths. This picture shows Ra’s voyage during the ninth up to the twelfth, the last hour of the day. The lower and upper registers of this ceiling stripe are inhabited by figures, souls and deities who protect and accompanies the sun during its voyage, which progresses from left to right.
For every one of the twelve hours the sun is depicted in its bark, with a goddess, crowned by a sun disk, standing in adoration before its bow. The daily voyage of the sun god across the sky. The astronomical ceiling at the Pronaos, Detail of the first stripe east from the centre.
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