The human is quite like an egg, or a seed, which is a common theme of potential transformation (Ouspensky 173-174). This cosmic egg image is known from several religious and mystical traditions, including the Orphic, Egyptian, Chinese, Hindu, Finnish, Buddhist, Tahitian, Polynesian, Maori, and Japanese mythologies. In many cases the cosmic egg bursts and discloses an awesome figure with human form, such as Eros or Mithras (Guthrie 92-94; Ulansey 104). An egg has a shel...
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