Fernand Schwarz
Fernand Schwarz is an anthropologist and philosopher, the author of numerous works and documentaries on ancient philosophies and civilizations. He directed, for many years, the Imaginary Anthropology module at the Paris School of Anthropology.
He has spent over 40 years investigating the symbolic structures of traditional and modern societies.
His multiple investigations relate to the anthropology of the imaginary, architecture and sacred geography, the modified states of consciousness starting from practices of Tibetan Buddhism. On ancient Egypt in particular, the concept of magic and religion, medicine and magic, the Egyptian book of the dead as initiation for the living and the journey of the soul into the beyond.
Among his publications :
- Maat, Egypt mirror of the sky
- Introduction to the books of the Egyptian dead
- Symbolic of Egypt, the origins of spirituality
- Sacred architecture of ancient Egypt
- Egypt - The mysteries of the sacred
- The tradition and the ways of knowledge yesterday and today
Description of my intervention on Magic in Pharaonic Egypt
The Egyptians saw their country as the mirror of the sky, the sky and the earth interacting. The art of harmonizing and connecting the heavenly powers with the earthly forces is what the sages of Egypt called Heka, magic, which translates as "governing the powers." Becoming a magician required a high initiation to awaken this spark of light that resides in the heart. The purpose of the magician was to keep the human body in harmony with the cosmos so that it served as a receptacle for the vital forces that created the universe. The art of Egyptian visualization to defeat the opponent was part of learning. The healing ritual used magic tools, including amulets, gold and precious stones, knots and numbers, blood, magic plants.