Uasar

The name "Uasar" is the original Egyptian form, transliterated from the hieroglyphs. The Greek equivalent, "Osiris," is widely accepted as a Hellenized version of this name. Its precise etymological roots within ancient Egyptian are debated, but it is often associated with concepts of power or being.

The same as Osiris, the latter name being Greek. Uasar is described as the "Efr?-born", like Brahma. "He is the egg-spmnjr Eros of Aristophanes, whose creative energy brinjjs all thingrs into exi.stence ; the demiurge who made and aninuites the world, a being who is a sort of personification of Amen, the invisible god, as Dionysos is a link between mankind and the Zeus Hypsistos" (The Grrnt Dioniisiuk Myth, Brown). Isis is called Vasi, as she is the SakU of Osiris, liis female aspect, both symbolizing the creating, energising, vital forces of nature in its aspect of male and female deity. Uchchaih-Sravas (Sl\). The model-horse; one of the fourte»'n i)n'('ioU'> things or . jeMels produced at the Churning of the Ocean by the gods. The white horse of Indra, called the Raja of horses. Uchanicha, also Buddhochmcha (Sk.j. Explained as "a protuberance on Buddha's cranium, forming a hair-tuft". This curious descri])tion is given by the Orientalists, varied by another which states that Uchnicha was "originally a conical or flame-shaped hair tuft on th<' crown of a Buddha, in later ages represented as a fleshly excrescence on the skull it.self". This ought to read quite the reverse; for esoteriphilosophy would say: Originally an orb with the third eye in it, which degenerated later in the human race into a fleshly protuberance, to disappear gradually, leaving in its place but an occasional flamecoloured aura, perceived only through clairvoyance, and when the exuberance of spiritual energ}' causes the (now concealed i "third eye" to radiate its superfluous magnetic power. At this period of our racial development, it is of course the "Buddhas" or Initiates alone who enjoy in full the faculty of the "third eye", as it is more or less atrophied in everyone else.

The figure of Uasar, the Egyptian god whose name was later Hellenized into Osiris, presents a compelling archetype for contemplating the perennial human fascination with death and rebirth. Blavatsky, in her expansive lexicon, points to his primal identification with the generative forces of nature, linking him to the "egg-born" Eros and the demiurgic power that animates existence. This isn't merely a theological abstraction; it speaks to a fundamental understanding of reality as a dynamic, ever-unfolding process. Mircea Eliade, in his seminal work on myth and reality, explored how such figures embody the cosmic drama of creation, destruction, and recreation, offering a model for cyclical time that stands in stark contrast to the linear, teleological narratives often dominant in Western thought.

Uasar’s story, particularly his dismemberment and subsequent reassembly by Isis, functions as a potent metaphor for the alchemical process of separation, purification, and reintegration. This resonates deeply with Hermetic philosophy, where the transformation of base matter into gold mirrors the soul's journey from ignorance to enlightenment. The Egyptian priests, through elaborate rituals and funerary texts like the Book of the Dead, sought to guide the deceased through the perilous underworld, ensuring their successful rebirth into the afterlife. This was not a passive awaiting of judgment, but an active participation in a cosmic renewal, mirroring the agricultural cycle of sowing, dying, and sprouting anew. Carl Jung, in his explorations of the collective unconscious, recognized such archetypal patterns as fundamental to the human psyche, representing the inevitable processes of individuation and transformation that mark a life well-lived. The enduring power of the Uasar myth lies in its ability to speak to our deepest anxieties about mortality while simultaneously offering a profound vision of hope and continuity, suggesting that even in dissolution, the seeds of new life are sown. It reminds us that the end of one phase is invariably the beginning of another, a truth whispered by the turning of the seasons and the ceaseless rhythm of the cosmos.

RELATED_TERMS: Osiris, Rebirth, Resurrection, Alchemy, Cyclical Time, Underworld, Transformation, Archetype