Tefnut

The principle of moisture, balance, and sustaining condition within the Nine Ennead.

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Definition

Tefnut is studied as the balancing complement to Shu.

She represents the sustaining condition that prevents space from becoming empty abstraction.

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The Nine Ennead 3:1

Tefnut

The Nine Ennead • Chapter 3

“Tefnut follows Shu because establishing a condition is not the same as making that condition capable of sustaining what follows. A system must first exist, then become able to support continued unfolding.”

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The Nine Ennead 4:1

Geb

The Nine Ennead • Chapter 4

“Geb appears after Shu and Tefnut because a foundation cannot exist until the conditions capable of supporting it have already been established. Foundations do not create conditions. They rest upon them.”

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