Food For Thought: The Hero’s (Heru’s, Horus’) Journey in Human Reality (Part 1)

From the Melanin Man:

What is the Hero’s Journey?

A term popularized by the well-known mythological historian Joseph Campbell, it is the cycle of existence a person endures that leads them through a series of tests and trials which causes a transformation within that person into a new being. The concept of this conflict originated from the Osirian myth of Ancient Kemet, where Horus or Heru (the product of the goddess Isis and the god Osiris, who was murdered by his brother Set before Horus was conceived) was born and claimed the throne from Set.

Sidenote 1: For the Christians out there, combine the story of Cain and Abel with the Jesus mythology, you will have the Osirian myth. The former two derived was derived from the Osirian myth.

The Osirian myth, the basis of the Hero’s (Heru’s) Journey, is a story of rebirth and metamorphosis, basically a narrative on alchemy ( turning something known into something new.) Alchemy (or AlKhemy) was/is the ultimate science that has existed since time inequity, especially when it comes to the evolution of man. The Hero (Heru) archetype has been played out in many alchemical mythological tales such as the adventures of Hercules and Persius, the Great Renunciation of Buddha, the aforementioned “life” ( figurative not literal) and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, as well comic greats Batman and Superman, and movie fixtures such as Bruce Leroy (The Last Dragon, my favorite) and Neo of The Matrix. The archetype has even been portrayed in video game classics such as Super Mario Brothers (pictured above.)

If you are familiar with Mario, you know that playing as Mario you will go through a series of transformations (from small Mario to Big Mario with eating the mushroom, intaking the magical flower to turn into fireball or Rising Kundalini Mario, etc.), fight off numerous underlings (goombas and Koopa Troopas) and underbosses to get to Bowser to save the Princess. You are also familiar with the fact that you can “die and be reborn”, where hopefully you learned not to repeat the same mistakes from the “previous life,” because if not, you have start all over again from the beginning (which at this point you call it night and thus not play the game again for a couple of weeks because you’re so demoralized smh.) Super Mario Brothers truly epitomizes the Hero’s Journey to a T.

So esoterically, comparing to Super Mario Brothers, what does the Heru’s Journey look like for the everyday souls of the melanated (chaos, cosmic) man and woman?

The Heru’s Journey for the melanated soul, for those who are aware (conscious) of the challenge, consists of daily “trials by fire” (Kundalini Energy) that challenge the (un)realities of paradigms and archetypes we were programmed with from our incarnation into the earthly realm.

Sidenote 2: As a Black man or woman, what are the usual paradigms and archetypes one must overcome in this day and age?

The melanated soul who wishes to ascend the human cycle must release (detach) from its programming with a open heart and mind, realizing that the ego self it was born with is not its TRUE SELF. This is early stages of the Rising or Awakening Kundalini Energy, which in short, is the melanated soul awakening from its slumber (the coma that is humanity.) At this point, the melanated soul, the true representation of God(dess), understands and even accepts the different realities of existence and that its path back home is only one of many. The melanated soul then realizes its true purpose and gains a greater appreciation for the ego self it has chosen to manifest itself within the earthly realm. At this point, the melanated soul knows that it is its own Creator. Once its purpose has been fulfilled, the melanated soul will have conquered the Great Dragon (or serpent), which represents the ascension of the soul from base of the human spine (which resembles the shape of a snake or serpent) in the pelvic area into the Pineal Gland or Third Eye (“the gateways of Heaven”, the doorway to the real world.)

See the resemblance? (Art taken from Pinterest)

Through death (or, “the return back to life”), the melanated soul has “rescued the Princess”, or returned back to its Source (The Great Mother), a fully-transformed, new kind of chaos being.

And that’s the Heru’s Journey for the typical mundane melanated man/woman in a nutshell.

I can understand why it can take a couple of thousand lifetimes to get back home. It’s very easy for the soul to be duped into thinking that it is its earthly self, thus passing its karma from lifetime to lifetime. That’s just more junk for the soul to go through to get out of the human cycle.

For the hardcore Christians out there, there’s a subconscious, metaphysical reason why you’re so attached to Jesus Christ the Savior. The Jesus myth (remember, Jesus is Horus) is all about the Christ energy. Letting go of the physical realm, embracing the spiritual self is the major teaching point of that ordeal. Your soul is the “Christ that has risen.”

Ouroboros symbol, the serpent consuming itself which symbolized rebirth or renewal (from Wikipedia)

Chrysopoeia (which chryso is derived from Christ), is the alchemical term that means “transmutation into gold.” That is the Christ energy (also the Kundalini energy), the alchemical process your melanated soul undergoes when it is ready break the human cycle.

What Would You Do?

Please stop taking Jesus literally, y’all.

Now, there are some loose ends to this post that needs to tied up? Like, who or what is the Great Mother? Since the soul resides within the pelvic region of the human body, how much does sex play in the soul’s ascension to the Third Eye?

That’s what the next post proceeding this will touch on. Until then, continue to be the Creator in your world.

Peace and Love,

The Melanin Man


Sorting Through the Human Propaganda (Part 2): Losing All Hope

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From the Melanin Man:

It would be inconsiderate of me to say that the things that you work so hard for in life do not matter at the end of the day. That the things that we desire for more than likely will bring us more than what we bargained for.

But the truth has a way of not being considerate for feelings because it knows it is the truth. 

Life in this temporal existence has no meaning outside of the self-propagating mechanism its been endowed with since the creation of time.

There is no point into trying to save it, preserve it, protect it, or salvage it if or when its time ceases to exist. Trying to make this “prison” more tolerable, more habitable, more humane, is quite frankly a waste of energy. But somewhere between the incarnation (birth) of the melanated soul into the human body and the child rearing years, the soul forgets its purpose (the majority by way of the programming of the ego, the false self) and begins to think its human existence is the end all, be all. In this state, the melanated soul is unconscious to its real purpose and the true nature of the universe.

Take this example…

The melanated soul classifies itself as a Black American human male, who was born and raised in the lions’ den of the United States of America in the Deep South, during an age and time where everything related to Black people is both despised and uplifted simultaneously. He takes up the cause, more passive than aggressive, to bring back the glory days of the African globally, when Black was beautiful, legitimate, and the leaders of civilization. He believes it’s on the path of righteous, that his intentions are pure and its passion is valid.  The love for his people is strong, his heart figuratively and literally bleeds for the cause to raise its people back to their rightful place on the food chain.

Then one day out of the blue, the melanated soul that lives within him AWAKENS.

He realizes that the thing that he fights for are in a nutshell, useless. He re-members that humanity is nothing more than a pressure cooker. His soul chose to be incarnated in Maya (Hindu for illusion) for the purpose to become a better version of itself through human trivialities. The caterpillar (melanated soul) doesn’t subject itself to the cocoon to REMAIN in the cocoon, for its SOUL PURPOSE is to become a butterfly. 

He begins to understand, what his soul knew before its incarnation into the human body and had forgot over time, that there is no reason for him to bring his people back to glory for the betterment of the world. He knows that this physical realm is not the home of his fellow melanated soul beings, and that his people must save themselves by overcoming their own personal tribulations within their lives.

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It’s a liberating feeling to be able to let go of the goals and desires that drive our day to day activities. You’re not attached emotionally to the outcome of your endeavors, or more importantly, the affairs of the world. If it happens, it happens; if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. It’s fine if the world burns (through the “rising of the Kundalini”).

It’s a lonely road to go against popular opinion…the one that says that you must have something to strive for, that you must care, in order to make your life valid.  When you learn to let go and give up hope for the future of this physical realm, the calmness and tranquility that your spirit (ego) will feel will overrule the prospect of being alone.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s OK to have a wife and kids, a satisfying career or entrepreneurship, an adventurous lifestyle, whatever floats your boat. But it has its place in accordance to your soul’s purpose. To be honest with you, your soul chose its lifepath prior to it incarnation into the physical realm that would give it the proper challenge to overcome for its transformation. Try to recall this tiny fact when you find yourself getting caught up the illusion of reality.

 

Happy Hunting!

The Melanin Man

 

 

“Life doesn’t matter to the dead, only the living.

-Unknown