"O Planter who came forth from Heliopolis, I have not disputed about property at all.
O Doubly Evil One who came forth from the Busirite Nome, I have not had intercourse with a married woman.
O He-who-Sees-what-he-has-brought who came forth from the House of Min, I have not wrongly copulated.
O He-who-is-over-the-Great-Ones who came forth from the house sealed with copper (House of Suasm)*, I have not struck terror.
O Demolisher who came forth from the grove of offering*, I have not transgressed.
O Proclaimer of Speech who came forth from Weyrt, I have not been hot-tempered."
Faulkner, Raymond. The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day (Chronicle Books) (Plate 31 - Chapter 125) San Francisco. *Faulkner left these untranslated and I have added my own attempts referring to Sir Wallis Budge
Our passions motivate us to dramatic actions of every kind. My own failings in this matter seem to be driven by unexpressed anxiety. How can I quickly identify that I'm operating out of that anxiety, and rein it towards more useful purposes?
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