Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
🏛️ ENROL IN CARLA'S 6-WEEK MASTERCLASS ON THE EGYPTIAN MIND:
👉 halkyonacademy.com/p/ancient-egyptian-meaning-making-and-metaphysics
(Live Cohort Begins Sunday, August 16, 2026 | All sessions recorded for future access)
About the Course: The Egyptian Mind — Cosmos, Myth, and Meaning
Move past surface-level exoticism and explore the deep metaphysics, hieroglyphic language, and cosmology of ancient Egypt from the inside out.
Taught and developed by archaeologist Carla Berenice Groh, this 6-week masterclass at Halkyon Academy approaches Pharaonic civilisation through its own native categories—exploring its sacred architecture, wisdom literature, and foundational metaphysics.
What You Will Learn:
Hieroglyphic Literacy: Learn to structurally parse and decipher authentic monumental inscriptions and royal titulature on Old Kingdom obelisks.
Native Metaphysics: Confidently interpret key concepts like Ma'at (cosmic order), Isfet (chaos), and the dual engines of time (Neheh and Djet).
Anatomy of the Soul: Decode the geography of the afterlife (Pyramid Texts, Book of the Dead) and the metaphysical roles of the Ka, Ba, and Akh.
Textual Critical Thinking: Analyze primary wisdom and crisis literature to see how ancient scribes grappled with universal human questions.
Weekly Curriculum Breakdown:
Seminar 1: Symbol and Reality — The Key to Hieroglyphic Writing (Aug 16)
Seminar 2: The Mind of Egypt — From Mythic Thinking to Cultural Memory (Aug 23)
Seminar 3: The Architecture of the Cosmos & The Mystery of Time (Aug 30)
Seminar 4: The Metaphysics of Death — From the Pyramid Texts to the Book of the Dead (Sept 6)
Seminar 5: The Concept of Ma'at & Human Purpose (Sept 13)
Seminar 6 BONUS: "Cattle of God" — Exploring Culture Through Crisis Literature (Sept 20)
🎓 Reserve your place in the live cohort or join asynchronous study tier here:
👉 halkyonacademy.com/p/ancient-egyptian-meaning-making-and-metaphysics
0:00 The Illusion of the Original Artifact
1:49 The Decay of Ramses II in the Modern Age
4:04 Stockpiling the Past in a Desert of Truth
6:29 Clinical Preservation Versus Sacred Vessels
10:06 Mastering Death: The Egyptian Symbolic Order
18:54 The Ontological Status of the Mutilated Object
🏛️ ENROL IN CARLA'S 6-WEEK MASTERCLASS ON THE EGYPTIAN MIND:
👉 halkyonacademy.com/p/ancient-egyptian-meaning-making-and-metaphysics
(Live Cohort Begins Sunday, August 16, 2026 | All sessions recorded for future access)
About the Course: The Egyptian Mind — Cosmos, Myth, and Meaning
Move past surface-level exoticism and explore the deep metaphysics, hieroglyphic language, and cosmology of ancient Egypt from the inside out.
Taught and developed by archaeologist Carla Berenice Groh, this 6-week masterclass at Halkyon Academy approaches Pharaonic civilisation through its own native categories—exploring its sacred architecture, wisdom literature, and foundational metaphysics.
What You Will Learn:
Hieroglyphic Literacy: Learn to structurally parse and decipher authentic monumental inscriptions and royal titulature on Old Kingdom obelisks.
Native Metaphysics: Confidently interpret key concepts like Ma'at (cosmic order), Isfet (chaos), and the dual engines of time (Neheh and Djet).
Anatomy of the Soul: Decode the geography of the afterlife (Pyramid Texts, Book of the Dead) and the metaphysical roles of the Ka, Ba, and Akh.
Textual Critical Thinking: Analyze primary wisdom and crisis literature to see how ancient scribes grappled with universal human questions.
Weekly Curriculum Breakdown:
Seminar 1: Symbol and Reality — The Key to Hieroglyphic Writing (Aug 16)
Seminar 2: The Mind of Egypt — From Mythic Thinking to Cultural Memory (Aug 23)
Seminar 3: The Architecture of the Cosmos & The Mystery of Time (Aug 30)
Seminar 4: The Metaphysics of Death — From the Pyramid Texts to the Book of the Dead (Sept 6)
Seminar 5: The Concept of Ma'at & Human Purpose (Sept 13)
Seminar 6 BONUS: "Cattle of God" — Exploring Culture Through Crisis Literature (Sept 20)
🎓 Reserve your place in the live cohort or join asynchronous study tier here:
👉 halkyonacademy.com/p/ancient-egyptian-meaning-making-and-metaphysics
0:00 The Illusion of the Original Artifact
1:49 The Decay of Ramses II in the Modern Age
4:04 Stockpiling the Past in a Desert of Truth
6:29 Clinical Preservation Versus Sacred Vessels
10:06 Mastering Death: The Egyptian Symbolic Order
18:54 The Ontological Status of the Mutilated Object
