Scarab beetle

A scarab beetle is a symbol associated with Ancient Egypt. As you know, the Egyptians in antiquity were very inspired by nature. They thought of her as the Great Life Book, Teacher.

The beetle of scarab attracted the ancient Egyptians with its diligence. People watched him process the formless manure, forming from it the perfect sphere, in their opinion. In it, he lays his eggs. The beetle of the scarab rolls its ball out of the manure to the west from the east. Then he pulls out the mink and hides his ball there for 28 days. On the approach of the 29th day, the scarab beetle tears off the ball and sends it into the water. Then the offspring comes out of it.

The above described nature of the insect's actions, as well as the fact that the scarab beetle flies in the hottest period of the day, contributed to the fact that the ancient Egyptians began to identify him with the Sun. According to the legends, the Sun, coming back from the world of shadows, resurrects in the light of the day. According to the Egyptians, a small insect repeats the path of the Light. The insect is resurrected from its manure, its own world of destruction and shadows. The sun was a fiery sphere that carried in itself the germ of all life. With this sphere, the dung beet of the insect was identified.

Scarab personified the god Hepri (Heper). This is one of the three images of the Sun. The God Ra symbolized the daytime Sunshine, Atum - the night, and Hepri - morning, ascending. Together with the other solar deities, the latter served as the Creator of the world, the universe and man.

According to legend, the scarab came out of the nostrils in Osiris's head, announcing the resurrection of him (Osiris) from the dead. Since that time, the figure of a small insect rolling its ball without stopping has become the embodiment of the impulse of rebirth, which arises inside an inert, living matter that is ready to begin its new existence.

The scarab beetle is a talisman that accompanied the ancient Egyptian not only throughout his life, but also after death. According to the people of Egypt, even in the decaying body of the deceased, an immortal soul is kept. She, being freed after the death of the body, is reborn, continuing the journey in the heavenly world.

The scarab personified the power of the Heart. Her person, in order to be reborn, must in itself awaken. During mummification, instead of the present heart, a ceramic, stone or other sacred material was placed with an insect on top or the heart was completely replaced by an insect figure made of stone or ceramics. Thus, in the body of the deceased there was a single central symbol of immortality, imperishable essence and Resurrection.

Many ancient Egyptian texts describe the scarab beetle beautifully and subtly as "God who dwells in the heart, the Creator, the Lord, guarding the light within." The Egyptians personified the heart with the center of consciousness, wisdom, deep knowledge, memories of the Eternal. It was a separate innermost entity that lived in the body and left it in a different world with the soul.

In ancient Egypt, the figures of the scarab beetle could be found almost everywhere. They were made of various materials: green basalt, marble, limestone, faience, granite, blue clay and others. On the base of the figure, as a rule, were pronounced sayings and symbols, which were associated with the sacrament of rebirth. Sometimes an insect had a human head or face.

The scarab for the ancient Egyptians was both the embodiment of the disciple and his journey to wisdom. Just as an insect transforms the formless manure into an ideal ball, the student should turn the viscous mass of all its limitations and imperfections into a transparent, fiery sphere that reflects the light of the Spirit.

The Egyptians believed that you can escape from the deepest darkness, you can be resurrected, reborn, if you awaken the secret power and wisdom of the Heart, which gives the Soul the opportunity to fly to a new life.