Wisdom of Thoth

The Secret Wisdom of Thoth explores the mysteries that were hidden within the House of Life, the most exclusive area within the Egyptian temples, and were only taught to select students. This book offers a unique semiotic approach to The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth. The revised edition of the book is now available as…

Nine articles have appeared about the Secret Wisdom of Thoth containing the complete translation of the Ancient Book of Thoth. Here is the index. Introduction Mystic language Why a semiotic approach is necessary Unlocking its secrets The Key to the Secrets The Book of Thoth: The Ritual of Entering into the Sea of Non-duality The…

These are the words that instruct a pupil to take counsel with a son of Thoth. We begin by asking for the protection of the pure and great goddess of Creation, Nebet-hetepet, in every form. May this room be sanctified by her, where we offer to the goddess of Fate, Shai, in all her names,…

Read the first part here These are the words that instruct a pupil to take counsel with a son of Thoth. We begin by asking for the protection of the pure and great goddess of Creation, Nebet-hetepet, in every form. May this room be sanctified by her, where we offer to the goddess of Fate,…

In previous articles, we wrote how we came to the decision to do a semiotic translation of the ancient Book of Thoth. Below is the first part of the new translation of the text, offering fresh insight into the esoteric teachings of the Egyptian priests in the House of Life. With this new interpretation, we…

Finally we have come to the key for unlocking the secrets in the Ancient Book of Thoth. In the table below we give the words and sentences that the Egyptian scribe used in the left column and our interpretation in the right column. Some experts propose that the Book of Thoth represents an Egyptian tradition…

The Book of Thoth is a composition reconstructed from many papyri. These papyri date from the last periods of Ancient Egyptian civilization, when the Ptolemies and Roman emperors ruled Egypt (ca. 330 B.C. to 400 A.D.). Almost all of the papyri are written in the cursive form of the Egyptian script called “Demotic”. This is…

Ancient mystical texts, such as the Ancient Book of Thoth, are rich in symbolism, allegory and sometimes on purpose obscure with hidden meanings. Therefore the process of a literal translation can often lead to a loss of meaning and context. This is why it is important to understand that sometimes, these texts should not be…

As we wrote in the introduction, in Ancient Egypt both mysticism and writing were seen as sacred secret traditions only accessible to elite priests. Therefore we figured that the most mystical book of the Egyptian priests, their holy Book of Thoth, was probably also written in such a way that a profane reader would have…

In Egypt, not only knowledge but also the methods and words of disseminating and gaining knowledge was something sacred and divine. It was so important and divine that one of the most ancient and powerful of the Egyptian gods was responsible for it.  It is difficult for modern man, immersed in mass media, to understand…