Psychology of the Unconscious / A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido. A Contribution to the History of the Evolution of Thought

by C. G. Jung

Unprotected, turning to the desolate north,

Always retreating deeper into the sleep of death;

And then would I awake on your heart,

Blinded by the splendor of the dawn.

[139]. Translated by Dr. T. G. Wrench.

[140]. After you have said the second prayer, when silence is twice commanded; then whistle twice and snap twice,[^[856]] and straightway you will see many five-pointed stars coming down from the sun and filling the whole lower air. But say once again—Silence! Silence! and you, Neophyte, will see the Circle and fiery doors cut off from the opening disc of the sun.

[141]. Five-fingered stars.

[142]. “Ecce Homo,” translated by A. M. Ludovici.

[143]. The water-god Sobk, appearing as a crocodile, was identified with Rê.

[144]. Erman: “Aegypten,” p. 354.