Heru-ra-ha

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Heru-ra-ha[pronunciation?] (lit. 'Horus sun-flesh') is a composite deity within Thelema, a religion that began in 1904 with Aleister Crowley and his Book of the Law. Heru-ra-ha is composed of Ra-Hoor-Khuit and Hoor-paar-kraat. He is associated with the other two major Thelemic deities found in The Book of the Law, Nuit and Hadit, who are also godforms related to ancient Egyptian mythology. Their stelae link Nuit and Hadit to the established ancient Egyptian deities Nut and Hor-Bhdt (Horus of Edfu).

Active aspect

The active aspect of Heru-ra-ha is Ra-Hoor-Khuit (Ancient Egyptian: rꜥ-ḥr-ꜣḫtj; sometimes also anglicized as Ra-Hoor-Khu-it, Ra-Har-Khuti, or Ra-Har-Akht; Egyptological pronunciation: Ra-Horakhty or Ra-Herakhty), means 'Ra (who is) Horus of the Horizon'. Ra-Hoor-Khuit or Ra-Hoor-Khut is the speaker in the third chapter of The Book of the Law. Some quotes from his Chapter, (in particular verse 35, where the name appears):

• "Now let it be first understood that I am a god of War and of Vengeance." (AL III:3)
• "Fear not at all; fear neither men nor Fates, nor gods, nor anything. Money fear not, nor laughter of the folk folly, nor any other power in heaven or upon the earth or under the earth. Nu is your refuge as Hadit your light; and I am the strength, force, vigor, of your arms." (AL III:17)
• "The half of the word of Heru-ra-ha, called Hoor-pa-kraat and Ra-Hoor-Khut." (AL III:35)
• "I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased. I will bring you to victory & joy: I will be at your arms in battle & ye shall delight to slay. Success is your proof; courage is your armour; go on, go on, in my strength; & ye shall turn not back for any!" (AL III:46)
• "There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt." (AL III:60)
• Within Thelema, Ra-Hoor-Khuit is called 'Lord of the Aeon' (which began in 1904 according to Thelemic doctrine), and 'The Crowned and Conquering Child'. An appellation of Ra, identifying him with Horus, this name shows the two as manifestations of the singular solar force. According to Crowley, the five-pointed "star of flame" symbolizes Ra-Hoor-Khuit in certain contexts.
• "Khuit" also refers to a local form of the goddess Hathor at Athribis, who guarded the heart of Osiris."Khut" refers to the goddess Isis as light giver of the new year; some older sources say that it can also refer to the fiery serpent on the crown of Ra.

Wikipedia article: Heru-ra-ha

Further reading

• Gunther, J. Daniel  (2014). Initiation in the Aeon of the Child: The Inward Journey. Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. ISBN 978-0892545995. 

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