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Dr. Martin Luther King on the Ancient Egyptian Influence on Christianity “The Egyptian mysteries of Isis and Osiris exerted considerable influence upon early Christianity. These two great Egyptian deities, whose worship passed into Europe, were revered not only in Rome but in many other centers where Christian communities were growing up. Osiris and Isis, so the legend runs, were at one and the same time, brother and sister, husband and wife; but Osiris was murdered, his coffined body being thrown into the Nile, and shortly afterwards the widowed and exiled Isis gave birth to a son, Horus. Meanwhile the coffin was washed up on the Syrian coast, and became miraculously lodged in the trunk of a One of the things I find interesting about the above quote is that when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls Ausar (Osiris) a king he capitalizes the letter “K” in the word “King” as one might do if using the word as a proper noun. Perhaps King was making a conscious effort to align himself with the Osirian legacy. Maybe he wasn’t. Either way, the capitalization was deliberate, as it appears in the middle of the sentence, not at the beginning. Both Martin Luther King and Osiris are powerful men who are an inspiration to many people, and both were cut down by individuals who conspired toward their deaths. Now, I’m not saying that Osiris was a historical figure like King is. I’m just saying that both of their stories parallel one another in significant ways. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, but Memphis is named after the ancient Egyptian city. Osiris was murdered in Egypt according to myth. Also, King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel, which was originally named the “WindsorLorraine Motel.” The word “Windsor” means “Riverbank” in Old English. Wasn’t Osiris’ dead body floating down a riverbank according to the myth? Yes it was. King said so himself in the quote at the beginning of this article. King laid lifeless on the balcony of the motel. I wonder if Set walked around for days with Ausar’s blood on his clothes, though. 22 | www.gowhereitzat.com
tree. This tree afterwards chanced to be cut down and made into a pillar in the palace at Byblos, and there Isis at length found it. After recovering Osiris’ dismembered body, Isis restored him to life and installed him as King in the nether world; meanwhile Horus, having grown to manhood, reigned on earth, later becoming the third person of this great Egyptian trinity.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1949
dea—there are 12 astrological houses in the zodiac. The sun represents the “sun of man,” or rather, the ego of man, that moves through these 12 vectors of consciousness. Ta-Setian (proto-Kushite) astrology forms the entire basis for the New Testament in the Bible. The four gospels represent the Air, Earth, Fire and Water elements of the zodiac.
Anyway, when you personally identify yourself with a particular deity, you don’t just take on the savory aspects of that deity. You take on the ENTIRE myth associated with them and that myth will play out in your personal life. This is especially true if you have a natural resonance with the frequency of said deity. If you feel compelled to learn all that you can about a particular deity, then it is because you embody the qualities and attributes that a given culture has ascribed to that deity.
Based on King’s final public speech at the Mason Temple, which I recommend you listen to in its entirety, the minister understood astrological symbolism. Most astute Christian ministers do, but many won’t share that knowledge with their congregations. King spoke about traveling through time and visiting ancient civilizations before seeing the redemption of a people from the peak of a
If you recall, Ausar was cut into 14 pieces when he was murdered by the god Set and his 72 fellow conspirators. Ausar’s penis was thrown in the river Hapi (Nile) and consumed by a crab. The other 13 pieces remained in a coffin. In that respect, the number 13 is synonymous with the beloved man of the people who is ritualistically murdered by his haters. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, and Marcus Garvey all had an “M” at the beginning of either their first, or last names. Of course “M” is the 13th letter of the English alphabet. Not all of the men that I named were assassinated, obviously. Still they all resonated with that 13 energy which is Ausarian in nature. In later centuries the number 13 became messianic with the rise of Christianity (Jesus and his 12 disciples).
mountaintop. King was a Capricorn, therefore his astrological totem was the goat. Goats sit on top of mountains which allow them to see things from a vantage point that others cannot. This gives the goat a higher understanding of its environment.
In Western astrology—which was derived from the land of Ta-Seti by way of Chal-
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People often speak of the “Baphomet” goat as a symbol of fear, but that word is actually a French corruption of the title “Abu Fihamet” which was used by medieval Moors of Europe. The title means “Father of Understanding.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. certainly became that. On the month of his birthday, we salute him.