“Kings came and departed to their place. They ministered unto the people according to the light revealed unto them. Most knew only the veiled Truth. but in olden times, they were better kings than in later days. There were long generations of men who walked with wisdom, and among them was the generation of the First Great Master, he who established the Brotherhood of the Chosen Ones of Light. In those days men learned the rites for coming forth by day, but the inner wisdom was not declared before them. Yet they were days of wisdom, skill and knowledge, but the knowledge of the spirit still languished, and the Sacred Secrets remained hidden. In fact never have they been revealed to the multitude of men, for never has the multitude of men been worthy.

“Now men say that all the wisdom of those so wise availed them nothing, have they not long gone down into dust? Have they not departed to the land of no return, to the place that may or may not be? Where is their memorial? Where their shrines? Can even their tombs be seen?

“They say among themselves, as it will ever be said when men are deluded by their mortality, “The life of man is short and uncertain; the one certainty in life being the approach of death. What awaits hereafter, no man can tell, for no man is known to have returned from out of his tomb. We are all the children of accident and mischance, and in a short generation shall be as though we had never been. Our bodies shall harden and be ground to dust, and the fire of our hearts shall burn itself out and turn to ashes. Our shade will hover for its day and then be wafted away on the wind, and as the waters come and go, our name will pass from the memories of men forever. The works of man shall pass away like the shadow of a cloud upon the sand, and his life will vanish like the dew of morning that disappears in the heat of the rising sun. What are the days of man, but the shadow of a shadow, and he passes away to an end from which there is no returning. He goes out through a door which is immediately shut, and there is no way back.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (Man:34:5-7)

Kings Ministered According to the Light

In some ancient Societies, kings and others in powerful positions were either students of the spiritual Mystery Schools, or they were advised by students of such schools. So rather than being the materialistic rulers we see today, they were able to rule with the understanding that people have an immortal spirit as well as a mortal body.

Coming Forth By Day

The sacred knowledge was never revealed to the masses or written down where they could find it, so rather than saying that the awakened individuals looked at the sun, they hint at it by saying they came forth by day. They may not have been given all the Sacred Wisdom, as the quote indicates, but as it also says, they were given enough to develop Wisdom and Knowledge.

Wisdom for Nothing

Some people did say that spiritual Wisdom was for nothing because it didn’t help in the material world. Some may have developed that attitude because they were not accepted as students in the Mystery Schools. Others simply felt that it was pointless to study something that didn’t help them in their lives in the “real world”. It didn’t help them grow their crops, it didn’t help them build buildings, it didn’t help them run a business. But such beliefs are false. Some of the most successful business people were successful because of their spiritual insights. The development of new food crops can often be attributed to awakened individuals. And some of the great architects were very spiritual people. And then consider the arts. In sculpture, painting, and music, some of the best artists were spiritual people.

Bodies Turn to Ashes

This part of the beliefs of materialists is true, but it denies that there is an afterlife. For those who choose to fully embrace the realm of matter and ignore their spirit, that is true. But it doesn’t have to be true for everyone. Those who awaken and develop their spiritual faculties while still in the physical realm will be able to move on to an afterlife in spiritual form and continue their development until they reach the highest level of Consciousness and arrive in Heaven.

“Then, there was peace throughout the land, and the two priesthoods dwelt together in tolerance; but, behold, the day came when the hearts of men turned again to strife. Then, the land was rent in twain, and the forces of the Red Reed Crown strove against those of the White Lily Crown. Once, again the dark mists of ignorance descended to envelop the hearts of men. Again, the sacred shrines of Truth were closed, and those who served Truth withdrew behind the veil and were hidden from the eyes of those who would profane her. The whole land was torn apart, from upstream to downstream; from the right hand to the left of Egypt, there was strife.

“Then came one who was mighty among men, one who also knew Truth and saw the wickedness of the people. He was a Declared One, for unless a man be such, he has no value among the chosen. He carried the sword among the striving peoples, and in his day, the might of Mantethrop prevailed. The spirit of Hori, who took the land from Namah, and of Minis, who united it, were with him. Then, the lands of the North and the lands of the South were delivered in to the hands of the king, and they became one. They were united, though they remained two. They were even as they had been before. Yet, the multitude declared themselves for the ways of the multitude, and the light of Truth remained obscured behind the dust raised by their dancing feet. Though peace and plenty reigned throughout the land, righteousness did not attend the throne of later kings. They ruled as kings, but the days of their rule were dark days of sorrow for the followers of Truth. For they became few and feeble in deed. They were lost in the land. Again, as in other days, the High Servant of the Sacred Mysteries, who held the key, commanded that the sacred shrines be closed. This was so that any knowledge of the Great Secrets should not pass into the possession of the unworthy multitude, which would profane them. Again, as has happened many times, the Great Light was removed from the midst of men.”

-The Kolbrin Bible(MAN:34:2-3)

Peace Throughout the Land

The land being referred to is ancient Egypt. We don’t know what time this is about, but there were undoubtedly times of peace as well as times that were not so peaceful there. Historians tell us that in ancient times, Northern Egypt, called Upper Egypt, was essentially a separate country from Southern Egypt. The quote refers to the armies of these two areas as the forces of the Red Reed Crown and those of the White Lily Crown. The photo illustrating the post explains that the white crown represented Upper Egypt while the red crown represented Lower Egypt. When the two were united, the Pharaoh wore both crowns, one inside the other. I have to wonder who designed these crowns, since it is clear that the design makes it easy to unite the two into a single crown.

Sacred Shrines Closed

I don’t think this means “shrines” in the sense that we use the word today. I think it is about the great spiritual schools of that time that are generally referred to as Mystery Schools. The quote says this happened because the “dark mists of ignorance descended to envelop the hearts of men.” This doesn’t mean ignorance of material things, but ignorance of spiritual matters. While the author of the quote says these Mystery Schools closed, it is possible that some actually remained open in secret and hidden places.

One Who Was Mighty

One came who united the two parts of Egypt again. The names used in the quote are unknown, but historians say the one who united Egypt was Menes, who was also called Narmer. The quote indicates that he was a spiritual leader as well as a material one, and that was necessary in order for unification and Truth to return to the land.

The Multitude Remained Materialistic

While the new king may have been enlightened to some degree, the vast majority of the people remained ignorant of the spiritual and embraced materialism, much as we see in the world today. The Light of Truth did remain obscured from those ancient people, but today, that is not the case. While we are certainly in a time of very materialistic people, we are also in the age known as The End Times. Because of that, the Sun of Righteousness promised by ancient prophets has come to give us one last chance to awaken. Only a small number have done so, but the number grows every year, and we can hope that before long it will reach the critical number needed to complete the process of converting the material realm back into spirit.

“Such was Pharaoh, a god below gods, a man above men. He was bound by the decrees of olden times and must ever set Truth over falsehood. He was the narrow channel between God and man, one whose task was to reveal God to men. The family of Pharaoh was, in the first place, chosen by the Council of Light. In those days, a few families were selected and some chosen from them to be carefully bred, so that all the less desirable traits were excluded. Their aim and objective was to produce men and women perfect in goodness, the ultimate in perfection. These were the qualities, in which they were trained to the highest degree: In duty and responsibility, obligation towards the people, in dignity, justice and

benevolence. They were a family, a race apart, trained wholly to govern in goodness. Every moment of their lives was to be devoted and dedicated to the elevation of mankind. They were taught to regard the people as their own children, to be guarded, guided and inspired by the finest examples possible. The family of Pharaoh was to reach out to the very summit of aspiration, to aim for the pinnacle of goodness and spirituality. While the common people labored under them, the whole life of royal families was to be devoted to service and goodness, to the elevation of mankind, to the preservation and administration of justice.

“Originally, this worked perfectly, but earthly conditions are finely balanced between the call of the divine and the demons of the flesh. Somewhere, down through the ages, the dam of spirituality sprang a leak, and that which had hitherto been hoarded and guarded ebbed away. The divinity, the spirituality in the blood was diluted, it became weakened, and when goodness diminished its opposite crept in. What has this glorious institution, the great Pharaoh become today? He is no more than the clacking tongue of a bell, a hollow, empty shell, a vane in the wind.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MAN:33:25-26)

A God Below Gods

W have probably all been taught that the ancient Egyptians considered the pharaohs to be gods, but this quote from the Kolbrin Bible says differently. Rather than actually being gods, it says that the pharaohs were between gods and ordinary men. They were more then men, but less than gods. They were required to be truthful in all things as they were the channel between Man and God.

Council of Light

This is the first I have heard of a Council of Light existing in ancient Egypt, but it makes perfect sense that one existed in a society that placed spiritual values above the material. This council was probably made up of the most advanced priests, and other holy people. As we in Cosolargy know, God is all about Light, so it makes sense that such a group would be called the Council of Light. As the quote says, this council chose families from which the Pharaoh would be chosen. That may not have been the best way to do it since, as we know today, one “chosen” person might come from a family while no one else in that family is worthy of such an honor.

Earthly Conditions Finely Balanced

It is true that conditions here are finely balanced between good and bad, between material and spiritual. At least, that is how it is supposed to be. If a species of animal grows out of control in an area, nature will try to bring balance back by introducing a disease that primarily affects that animal, or some other way to reduce the overpopulation. But when it comes to the balance between material and spiritual, that balance is a lot harder to maintain, simply because the material world is the realm of the dark beings as it was created by the Demiurge, the false god. So I don’t think it was a matter of the spiritual side developing a leak, as the quote says, but rather that over time, the forces and beings of darkness manage to turn more and more people toward materialism and away from the spiritual. Nature can’t do much about that, but God can and is. As promised by ancient prophets, the Sun of Righteousness now shines down upon us. That means that God has placed his presence into the Spiritual Sun. God is also gradually changing the physical realm back into spirit. It has to be done slowly to allow for humans to develop their spiritual Self and change with it. But God won’t wait forever for us to turn around and move back towards the spiritual, so we should all start changing now by using the spiritual development techniques taught in Cosolargy.