Sobek is the Crocodile god of ancient Egypt. He represents our reptilian instincts. Our base instincts to survive and procreate.

In spiritual communities, these instincts are often looked down upon from a desire of wanting to ascend into Enlightened states. Thereby unconsciously perpetuating a duality of good and bad within us. Perpetuating shame. Base instincts bad. Higher instincts good.

I believe that such dualization, which is also seen in presentations of Buddhism in modern times as good karma/bad karma, comes from Abrahamic influences on modern human society and the subtle Abrahamic lenses that underlie each of our perceptions. There is a beauty in the Abrahamic emphasis on this present life and the accompanying denial of the cycle of life and death. The beauty lies in acknowledging that this present life is all we have. This is where we do our inner work. However, this same notion can fuel fear and shame because this is the only life we have at the end of which we shall be Judged.

I like that the ancient Egyptians worshipped our base, reptilian instincts. These are essential for us to survive. We cannot thrive if we don’t know how to survive. I believe that in order to fully ascend, we need to worship the reptile within us. Just as we need to worship everything within us. The Crocodile can then take flight and morph into the Dragon, who rules the Skies

🦁 + 🐍 = 🐊

🐊 + 🦅 = 🐉

Over the past year, I’ve been coming to terms with how much I survived through my childhood. I don’t share this from a place of wanting pity but it lives in me as a fact. The fascinating repression that my consciousness engaged in so that I could live a ‘normal’ life while I was being sexually abused is the same repression mechanism that kicks in at death. Hiding away all the memories of the past life so that one gets a fresh attempt at playing the karmic game. This repression mechanism is reptilian in nature and an essential aspect of human consciousness. A divine aspect of the human being.