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    What did the ancient Egyptians consider to be the center of human intelligence within the human body?

    Question #41221. Asked by Hamlet.. (Nov 17 03 10:53 AM)


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    		Not sure about the Egyptians but in the Bible the word "heart" is commonly used, interchangeably with "soul" and "mind", as the centre of human intelligence, emotions and volition. The fact that the heart is the great muscular pump which ensures a continuous flow of life-sustaining blood (Lev. 17:11) throughout the body has always been known. It is therefore not surprising that such an important organ for life should be identified with the processes of thinking which govern our behaviour.



    Nov 17 03, 11:13 AM
    Doug1230

    		For the ancient Egyptians, the god Atum was simply God and Atum was the heart of the cosmos. The heart (which includes the physical heart and spiritual heart, also known as the heart chakra) was considered by the ancient Egyptians to be the seat of spiritual consciousness, intelligence, and awareness as long as it was attuned to Maat, Divine Order, Truth, and Justice.
    http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/isisdawn/viagalac.htm

    Nov 17 03, 11:46 AM

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