Oh symbol of eternal life, of this is granted unto me;
For the universe is kind in her ineffable wisdom!
Though I am mortal in this life, my spirit is infinite.
As life surrounds me, I shall emit love from my heart;
Bringing peace to me, as I bring peace unto others!
The Ankh is one of the ancient symbols the meaning of which remains unchanged till our days. Though, the Ankh is not used nowadays as a symbol, it exists only as an historical heritage of the Ancient Egypt. Though, for the ancient Egypt it was a sacred symbol of extremely important meanings. For example, the gods of ancient Egypt were drawn with the Ankh in their hands. Mostly the goodness of truth Mahat was.
The ankh is a symbol of wisdom and endlessness of life. It is a combination of several symbols, though there is no one general opinion as for the nature of those symbols. There are historians who state that Ankh appeared as a combination of symbols of man and woman and was a symbol of the harmony of life. There are also those who state that that Ankh is a kind of the symbol of Tree of the Life. They base their opinion on the fact that the ellipse of Ankh is a symbol of endlessness and the cross-shaped broadening is a symbol of the spirit's trespass into material, in other words a symbol of birth.
There are no arguments to disprove one or another theory so both of those may be considered as the right theories. There is also another point of view that proves the true of each of those theories. According to the third theory the Ankh is of both meaning and may not be recognised as a symbol of one meaning. According to its nature the Ankh may be considered as a symbol as it contains no invocation and performs the function of incarnation of wisdom and endlessness of life.
The ankh is considered to be the key for secret knowledge, power and authority. That is why the ankh was a symbol the Egyptians depicted their gods with. Another name for Ankh is the Crux Ansata – the key of immortality. It was considered as a key for Neil and the nail was a sacred river of ancient Egyptians. The depiction of Crux Ansata may be found on a great number of monuments and demi-relievo all around the world, not only at Egypt. The Crux Ansata is usually depicted on the chests of heroes or gods as a symbol of their immortality.
According to ancient legend the shape of Crux Ansata was a shape of the key for the gates of heaven. The pharaohs were depicted with the Crux Ansata in their mouth as a symbol of forgiveness for those who were guilty. The Crux Ansata was also put in the tombs of pharaohs in order to guarantee their road to heaven. As the symbol of Ankh was adopted by other cultures it received a number of meanings. Some cultures considered Ankh to be a symbol of water; others considered it to be a symbol of youth and liberation of physical sufferings.
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