The External Matrix
Laws are external rules imposed by authority - religious, governmental, institutional. They claim power over your behavior through threat of punishment. They create guilt and fear.
The Trap: Surrendering sovereignty to external authority. Living by rules you didn't choose.
Mosaic Law (Ten Commandments)
Divine commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai - 613 mitzvot governing all aspects of life from worship to diet to social relations.
Code of Hammurabi
282 laws covering commerce, family, labor, and property. Famous for "eye for an eye" proportional justice.
Ma'at - Cosmic Law
42 Negative Confessions - declarations of purity before Osiris. Truth, justice, cosmic order personified as goddess.
Canon Law (Church Law)
Church regulations governing faith, morals, sacraments, clergy, and church governance. Evolved from Council of Nicaea.
Sharia (Islamic Law)
Divine law derived from Quran and Hadith - covering worship, family, commerce, criminal matters. Interpreted by scholars.
Natural Law (Hermetic/Greek)
Universal principles discoverable through reason - "As above, so below", correspondence, vibration, polarity.