I am One that transforms into Two
I am Two that transforms into Four
I am Four that transforms into Eight
After this I am One
~Coffin of Petamon, Cairo
I am Two that transforms into Four
I am Four that transforms into Eight
After this I am One
~Coffin of Petamon, Cairo
The Tao of Thoth
The Eight Tenets
Thoth's Egyptian name is Djehuty meaning “he who is like the ibis.” The ibis was a sacred bird in ancient Egypt associated with wisdom. The ibis is active in the day and the night and Thoth is of the world of the living and the world of the dead. The curved beak of the Ibis is reminiscent of a crescent Moon and Thoth is a lunar god frequently depicted with a Moon disc above his head. Thoth was known as Lord of Khemenu, of which there was a city with the same name being the center of his worship. Khemenu means City of Eight. The Greeks later referred to the city as Hermopolis and adopted Thoth Energy in Hermes. Later the Roman archetype of Thoth energy was named Mercury.
The Eight Tenets
Thoth's Egyptian name is Djehuty meaning “he who is like the ibis.” The ibis was a sacred bird in ancient Egypt associated with wisdom. The ibis is active in the day and the night and Thoth is of the world of the living and the world of the dead. The curved beak of the Ibis is reminiscent of a crescent Moon and Thoth is a lunar god frequently depicted with a Moon disc above his head. Thoth was known as Lord of Khemenu, of which there was a city with the same name being the center of his worship. Khemenu means City of Eight. The Greeks later referred to the city as Hermopolis and adopted Thoth Energy in Hermes. Later the Roman archetype of Thoth energy was named Mercury.
The very symbolism of the number eight and The Staff of Caduceus, The Staff of Hermes, the measuring stick of Tehuti/Thoth, are intertwined, if you'll forgive the pun. The 8 is represented by the intertwined snakes on the staff, the integrated energies of polarity.
Mentalism
Everything begins in thought. Everything (material) Yang originates in (immaterial) Yin.
Correspondence
Yin and Yang are coarising. As within so as without, as without so as within.
Vibration
Everything is in flux, a flowing movement of Yin and Yang.
Polarity
Everything has its overt polarity, as well as its contrast, subtle polarity.
Rhythm
Yin and Yang are interdependent and each blossom from the other in flow.
Cause and Effect
For every action there is an equal and contrasting reaction.
Gender
Feminine and Masculine energies are present in everything, overtly and subtly.
Patience
Caring patience is required for quality thinking and being.
"Fall down seven times, stand up eight." ~Zen Koan
Proverbs 24:14 -16
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul when thou hast found it; then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place; for a just man fall seven times and rise up again, but the wicked shall fall into trouble.