Egyptian Magic in Egyptian Magic by Florence Farr.

“We also perform such things as he suggests to our intellect, and he continues to govern us till, through sacerdotal theurgy, we obtain a God for the inspective guardian and leader of the soul. For then the Daimon either yields or delivers his government to a more excellent nature, or is subjected to him as contributing to his guardianship, or in some other way is ministrant to him as to his Lord.'” [via]

Consider also:

  1. “Its forces are drawn from the whole world, and it is established in the SAHU before the soul descends into generation.”
  2. “These four hieroglyphs used for the word BAIE showed distinct orders or genera of souls”
  3. “The Kings and Priests of Egypt were the elect of those who had studied with success in the “School of Wisdom,” a Philosophical Aristocracy; they were chosen because they were not only wise, but could use their wisdom.”
  4. “The Bennu bird also is remarkable for transfixing and piercing its prey.”
  5. “Moreover they looked upon each body, or manifested being, as the material basis of a long vista of immaterial entities functioning as Spirit, Soul and Mind in the Formative, Creative and Archetypal Worlds.”