Abraham’s descendants, the Israelites, are enslaved in Egypt for generations (Exodus 1:8-14).
Moses, raised in Pharaoh’s court, is called by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus 2-4).
Joseph and the Dreams
- Joseph’s dreams, betrayal by his brothers, and rise to power in Egypt (Genesis 37-50) establish the Israelites’ presence in Egypt, setting the stage for the Exodus. In occult traditions, Joseph’s dream interpretation reflects divine wisdom.
The Book of Exodus
Israel fled Egypt under Moses, crossed a sea, wandered the desert, and received divine law.
Kemet symbolized the dense material world, the realm of form, matter, and cyclical death. To be in Egypt meant to be trapped in repetition, laboring endlessly under unseen masters. T
Israel in bondage represents consciousness enslaved by material identity, instinct, fear, and false gods. Pharaoh is not merely a tyrant king. In esoteric reading, Pharaoh is the ego enthroned as absolute authority. He refuses to let consciousness go because the ego survives by control, habit, and fear. Moses is not a political liberator. He is the awakened mind. His birth story mirrors ancient initiatory myths. Moses is placed in a vessel and sent into water. Water in mystery traditions is the subconscious. Moses emerges from the waters as one who has survived dissolution. He is raised in Pharaoh’s house because awakening begins within the very system that enslaves us. The burning bush Fire that does not consume is a symbol of divine consciousness igniting the mind without destroying the body. This exact image appears in Zoroastrian fire worship, i
Moses removing his sandals signifies shedding earthly identity before higher awareness. The ten plagues are not punishments. They are initiatory dismantlings. Each plague corresponds to an Egyptian god or cosmic principle. Water turning to blood is the corruption of emotional life. Darkness over the land is the collapse of false illumination. The death of the firstborn is the death of inherited identity, the ego lineage, the false self passed down through generations. In mystery schools, initiation always requires symbolic death before rebirth. The Passover is perhaps the most occult moment in the text. Blood on the doorposts marks those prepared to cross a threshold. This is ancient liminal magic. The doorway represents the mind. The blood represents life force consciously offered. The angel of death does not pass randomly. It passes over those who have already died inwardly. The wilderness is a purification. Forty is the number of gestation across traditions. Forty days of fasting, forty years of wandering, forty nights of trial. In the desert, there are no idols, no systems, no comforts.
Manna from heaven represents knowledge that cannot be stored. Spiritual truth must be received daily or it rots. Mount Sinai
The tablets are stone Moses shattering them s The Golden Calf The calf mirrors Apis worship in Egypt, Baal in Canaan,