R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz argued that the Temple of Luxor's layout corresponded to the human body, with its Holy of Holies at the position of the brain. He proposed that ancient Egyptian priests held a 'sacred science' blending religion, art, philosophy and science. John Anthony West explored these ideas in his Magical Egypt documentary series, describing the four fields as inseparable in ancient Egypt.
Schwaller de Lubicz argued the Luxor Temple mirrored the human body
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- R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz studied the Temple of Luxor and argued that its layout corresponded to the human body
- He interpreted the temple's Holy of Holies as corresponding to the human brain
- He proposed that the ancient Egyptian priesthood possessed a 'sacred science' uniting religion, philosophy, art and science
- John Anthony West presented Schwaller de Lubicz's interpretations in the Magical Egypt documentary series
- West described religion, art, science and philosophy as inseparable in ancient Egypt
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R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
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