ANKH

Chain of Names — 7 traditions

1. Egyptian

   ~3000 BCE

   Ankh

   Life, breath, continuity — held in the hand of the gods.

   Old Kingdom hieroglyphic

2. Sanskrit / Vedic

   ~1500 BCE

   Amrta अमृत

   Deathless nectar — what continues past the body.

   Vedas, churning of the ocean

3. Greek-Classical

   ~300 BCE

   Crux Ansata

   Handled cross — the symbol travels into the Hellenistic world.

   Coptic transmission

4. Christian-Mystical

   ~400 CE

   Coptic Cross / Tree of Life

   Eternal life made cross-shaped — the continued through death.

   Coptic Christianity

5. Physics / Elemental

   19th c

   Conservation Law

   Energy conserved — what changes form but never ends.

   Helmholtz, conservation of energy

6. Jungian

   20th c

   Archetype of the Eternal Self

   The imperishable centre — what does not die with persona.

   Jung, Answer to Job

7. Modern Wellness

   21st c

   Unlock

   Freedom is the final layer — the continuance underneath.

   Maddie, Sovereign Systems Spiral

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