Прокляття мумії, або Камінь Семи Зірок
Chapter 18
Itisonlywhenwegetacoupd’oeilfromeithertheheadorthefootthatyourecognisethattherearesymbolisations.See!theyareintriplicateatthecornersandthecentreofbothtopandbottom.Ineverycasethereisasuncutinhalfbythelineofthesarcophagus,asbythehorizon.Closebehindeachoftheseandfacedawayfromit,asthoughinsomewaydependentonit,isthevasewhichinhieroglyphicwritingsymbolisestheheart—’Ab’theEgyptianscalledit.Beyondeachoftheseagainisthefigureofapairofwidespreadarmsturnedupwardsfromtheelbow;thisisthedeterminativeofthe’Ka’or’Double’.Butitsrelativepositionisdifferentattopandbottom.Attheheadofthesarcophagusthetopofthe’Ka’isturnedtowardsthemouthofthevase,butatthefoottheextendedarmspointawayfromit.
"ThesymbolisationseemstomeanthatduringthepassingoftheSunfromWesttoEast—fromsunsettosunrise,orthroughtheUnderWorld,otherwisenight—theHeart,whichismaterialeveninthetombandcannotleaveit,simplyrevolves,sothatitcanalwaysreston’Ra’theSun-God,theoriginofallgood;butthattheDouble,whichrepresentstheactiveprinciple,goeswhitheritwill,thesamebynightasbyday.Ifthisbecorrectitisawarning—acaution—areminderthattheconsciousnessofthemummydoesnotrestbutistobereckonedwith.