Zohra Opoku

The Myths of Eternal Life

  • Zohra Opoku, 'The chapter of making the transformation into a living soul, and of not entering into the chamber of torture. ’, 2026
    'The chapter of making the transformation into a living soul, and of not entering into the chamber of torture. ’, 2026
  • Zohra Opoku, "0 keep not captive my soul, 0 keep not ward over my shadow, but let a way be opened for my soul and for my shadow, and let them see the Great God in the shrine on the day of the judgment of souls..."[Extract from The Book of the Dead: The Chapters of Com, 2025
    "0 keep not captive my soul, 0 keep not ward over my shadow, but let a way be opened for my soul and for my shadow, and let them see the Great God in the shrine on the day of the judgment of souls..."[Extract from The Book of the Dead: The Chapters of Com, 2025
  • Zohra Opoku, 'I am one who goes forth prospering, whose name is not known. I am yesterday. The one who sees millions of years is my name.’, Part 2, 2024
    'I am one who goes forth prospering, whose name is not known. I am yesterday. The one who sees millions of years is my name.’, Part 2, 2024
  • Zohra Opoku, 'I am the terror in the storm who guards the great one [in] the conflict. Sharp Knife strikes for me. Ash god provides coolness for me.’, Part 2, 2024
    'I am the terror in the storm who guards the great one [in] the conflict. Sharp Knife strikes for me. Ash god provides coolness for me.’, Part 2, 2024
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘All the magic, all the words said against me, may the gods stand against [them], the Ennead all together, these gods of theirs all together.’ [Extract from chapter 23: Spell for ‘Opening the mouth’/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of So, 2024
    ‘All the magic, all the words said against me, may the gods stand against [them], the Ennead all together, these gods of theirs all together.’ [Extract from chapter 23: Spell for ‘Opening the mouth’/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of So, 2024
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘All the magic, all the words said against me, may the gods stand against [them], the Ennead all together, these gods of theirs all together.’,Part 2, 2024
    ‘All the magic, all the words said against me, may the gods stand against [them], the Ennead all together, these gods of theirs all together.’,Part 2, 2024
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘I drive away my evil. I drive off my sins. I have driven to the ground the evil that belonged to my flesh. Gatekeepers make a path for me. I am your equal. I go forth by day. I proceed on my feet. I proceed in the footsteps of the sunlight.’ [Extract fro, 2024
    ‘I drive away my evil. I drive off my sins. I have driven to the ground the evil that belonged to my flesh. Gatekeepers make a path for me. I am your equal. I go forth by day. I proceed on my feet. I proceed in the footsteps of the sunlight.’ [Extract fro, 2024
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘I have made divine offerings to the gods, invocation offerings to the akhs. Save me, then; protect me, then.’ [Extract from chapter 125: Arrival at the broad hall of the two truths/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose], 2024
    ‘I have made divine offerings to the gods, invocation offerings to the akhs. Save me, then; protect me, then.’ [Extract from chapter 125: Arrival at the broad hall of the two truths/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose], 2024
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘My head shall not be taken from me. You shall raise me up. You shall make me new. You shall rejuvenate me’', 2024
    ‘My head shall not be taken from me. You shall raise me up. You shall make me new. You shall rejuvenate me’', 2024
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘My protection is that of the gods, lords of eternity. My protection is that of the gods, lords of eternity. I am one who is among them. I have gone forth together with Atum. I am one who is not examined. I am in a state of great well-being.’ [Extract fro, 2024
    ‘My protection is that of the gods, lords of eternity. My protection is that of the gods, lords of eternity. I am one who is among them. I have gone forth together with Atum. I am one who is not examined. I am in a state of great well-being.’ [Extract fro, 2024
  • Zohra Opoku, 'I have brought to pass what come to pass (and) what will come to pass (and) vice versa. I am the one who comes forth from the egg which the Nun created, whose flood waters raise you up as one who is made divine.' [Extract from Chapter 119: An Ancient Egy, 2023
    'I have brought to pass what come to pass (and) what will come to pass (and) vice versa. I am the one who comes forth from the egg which the Nun created, whose flood waters raise you up as one who is made divine.' [Extract from Chapter 119: An Ancient Egy, 2023
  • Zohra Opoku, 'I have opened the doors of truth. I have passed the waters of heaven. I have raised up a ladder to heaven among the gods. I am one who is with you.' [Extract from Chapter 149-150: Conclusion of the papyrus/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papy, 2023
    'I have opened the doors of truth. I have passed the waters of heaven. I have raised up a ladder to heaven among the gods. I am one who is with you.' [Extract from Chapter 149-150: Conclusion of the papyrus/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papy, 2023
  • Zohra Opoku, 'My head shall not be taken from me. You shall raise me up. You shall make me new. You shall rejuvenate me.' [Extract from Chapter 43: spell for not letting the head / An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose], 2023
    'My head shall not be taken from me. You shall raise me up. You shall make me new. You shall rejuvenate me.' [Extract from Chapter 43: spell for not letting the head / An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose], 2023
  • Zohra Opoku, 'O lord of offering, great powerful one, see, I bring to you a propitiation offering (so that) you may live on it. Be kind to me. Drive away all the anger which is in your heart against [me].' [Extract from Chapter 14: the theme of driving away anger from, 2023
    'O lord of offering, great powerful one, see, I bring to you a propitiation offering (so that) you may live on it. Be kind to me. Drive away all the anger which is in your heart against [me].' [Extract from Chapter 14: the theme of driving away anger from, 2023
  • Zohra Opoku, 'Yesterday is beyond us. It has to come before me. Dawn comes (but) you are unaware. You are unaware of those who guard you.' [Extract from Chapter 84: Taking on the form of a heron/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose , 2023
    'Yesterday is beyond us. It has to come before me. Dawn comes (but) you are unaware. You are unaware of those who guard you.' [Extract from Chapter 84: Taking on the form of a heron/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead/ The Papyrus of Sobekmose , 2023
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘I am the one who shines, the one who is above the district of the sky. I go forth to the sky. I climb upon the sun’s rays. O, I am weary, I am weary, (yet) I proceed.' [Extract from Chapter 74 : Spell for going forth from the earth/ An Ancient Egyptian B, 2023
    ‘I am the one who shines, the one who is above the district of the sky. I go forth to the sky. I climb upon the sun’s rays. O, I am weary, I am weary, (yet) I proceed.' [Extract from Chapter 74 : Spell for going forth from the earth/ An Ancient Egyptian B, 2023
  • Zohra Opoku, 'I have seen the secret sacred places. I was guided to the hidden sacred places, likewise, she allows me to have seen the birth of the great god who clothed me in his ba.' [Extract from Chapter 75: spell for going to Heliopolis (and) taking a seat there/ , 2022
    'I have seen the secret sacred places. I was guided to the hidden sacred places, likewise, she allows me to have seen the birth of the great god who clothed me in his ba.' [Extract from Chapter 75: spell for going to Heliopolis (and) taking a seat there/ , 2022
  • Zohra Opoku, I Proceed In The Footsteps Of The Sunlight, 2022
    I Proceed In The Footsteps Of The Sunlight, 2022
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘Hail to you great god, lord of the Two Truths. I have arrived before you, my lord. One brings me to you so that I may see your beauty. I know you. I know your name. I know the names of the forty-two gods who exist with you, in this broad Hall of the Two , 2022
    ‘Hail to you great god, lord of the Two Truths. I have arrived before you, my lord. One brings me to you so that I may see your beauty. I know you. I know your name. I know the names of the forty-two gods who exist with you, in this broad Hall of the Two , 2022
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘I appear in glory. I am conducted within. I am ennobled as a god. She places me on this sacred path on which Thoth traveled when he pacified the Two Fighters.’, 2022
    ‘I appear in glory. I am conducted within. I am ennobled as a god. She places me on this sacred path on which Thoth traveled when he pacified the Two Fighters.’, 2022
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘I have hacked up the sky. I have opened the horizon. I have traveled through the earth (to) its edges.’, 2022
    ‘I have hacked up the sky. I have opened the horizon. I have traveled through the earth (to) its edges.’, 2022
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘I have my mouth to speak, my legs to proceed, my arms to make my enemies fall. The two entrances in the earth are opened for me. Geb the prince of the gods, has opened his jaws for me (and) my eyes which were blocked.; he stretches out my legs which were, 2022
    ‘I have my mouth to speak, my legs to proceed, my arms to make my enemies fall. The two entrances in the earth are opened for me. Geb the prince of the gods, has opened his jaws for me (and) my eyes which were blocked.; he stretches out my legs which were, 2022
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘Yesterday is beyond us. It has come before me. Dawn comes (but) you are unaware. You are unaware of those who guard you. My fault is in my belly. What Hu says to me is (what) I say. I shall not speak of lies yesterday (and) truth today. Truth runs upon m, 2022
    ‘Yesterday is beyond us. It has come before me. Dawn comes (but) you are unaware. You are unaware of those who guard you. My fault is in my belly. What Hu says to me is (what) I say. I shall not speak of lies yesterday (and) truth today. Truth runs upon m, 2022
  • Zohra Opoku, 'I am a snake [whose] years are long, who sleeps (and) is born every day. I am a snake who is at the limits of the earth. I sleep. I am born. I am sound every day.' [Extract from Chapter 87: the theme of transformation/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dea, 2021
    'I am a snake [whose] years are long, who sleeps (and) is born every day. I am a snake who is at the limits of the earth. I sleep. I am born. I am sound every day.' [Extract from Chapter 87: the theme of transformation/ An Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dea, 2021
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘Horus is the one who rescues (and) who impedes. Horus is his father. Horus is (his) mother. Horus is this [brother]. Horus is this friend. Horus came from the seed of his father when he was decaying. He rules Egypt (and) the gods serve him. Nursing milli, 2021
    ‘Horus is the one who rescues (and) who impedes. Horus is his father. Horus is (his) mother. Horus is this [brother]. Horus is this friend. Horus came from the seed of his father when he was decaying. He rules Egypt (and) the gods serve him. Nursing milli, 2021
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘Maat is in my belly with the turquoise (and) faience of its monthly festival. This field of mine is lapis lazuli in his festival. I am the Nun who makes the darkness shine bright. I have made the akhmy-demons fall. Those who were in the darkness worship , 2021
    ‘Maat is in my belly with the turquoise (and) faience of its monthly festival. This field of mine is lapis lazuli in his festival. I am the Nun who makes the darkness shine bright. I have made the akhmy-demons fall. Those who were in the darkness worship , 2021
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘(O you) whose natures are secret, do not turn me back. Those (of you) who are on their bellies, do not let the eye swallow its tears. (O) silent one, open for me what is sealed. Give a good path to me (so that) I may pass.’, 2020-22
    ‘(O you) whose natures are secret, do not turn me back. Those (of you) who are on their bellies, do not let the eye swallow its tears. (O) silent one, open for me what is sealed. Give a good path to me (so that) I may pass.’, 2020-22
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘I am made strong, I rejuvenate myself. I am raised higher than those who are in the sunshine, the akhs who came into being with him. I appear in the glory as a divine falcon.’, 2020-22
    ‘I am made strong, I rejuvenate myself. I am raised higher than those who are in the sunshine, the akhs who came into being with him. I appear in the glory as a divine falcon.’, 2020-22
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘Hail to you, lords of truth, free from wrongdoing, who exist forever and forever. I have reached you because I am an akh with my forms. I am powerful through my magic’, 2020
    ‘Hail to you, lords of truth, free from wrongdoing, who exist forever and forever. I have reached you because I am an akh with my forms. I am powerful through my magic’, 2020
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘I have power over my heart. I have power over my mouth. I have power over my legs. I have power over my limbs. I again have power over my invocation offerings. I have power over air. I have power over water. I have power over the flood. I have power ov, 2020
    ‘I have power over my heart. I have power over my mouth. I have power over my legs. I have power over my limbs. I again have power over my invocation offerings. I have power over air. I have power over water. I have power over the flood. I have power ov, 2020
  • Zohra Opoku, ‘Re, cry out, let your heart be pleased by your beautiful truth of this day. Enter from the under-sky, go forth from the East, (you) whom the elders and the ancestors worship. Make your paths pleasant for me, broaden your roads for me (so that) I may cros, 2020
    ‘Re, cry out, let your heart be pleased by your beautiful truth of this day. Enter from the under-sky, go forth from the East, (you) whom the elders and the ancestors worship. Make your paths pleasant for me, broaden your roads for me (so that) I may cros, 2020