Virgo and the Well of the Abyss

The iconography in the fifth hour of the Duat shows Isis above, Seker opening the door to the tomb of Osiris, and a lake of fiery water.

1. The Eastern Sky: Dawn = the Vernal Equinox: Easter
2. The Western (the Western Sky: Sunset) = Autumn Equinox. The Sun under Set: the Fall
3. Ptah-Seker-Osiris
4. Virgo-Isis and Spica, denoting the House of Bread
5. Libra, the Nephthys-Sekhmet aspect of Virgo
6. The Well of the Abyss at Virgo's feet
7. Hydra the Serpent of the Abyss, also known as Herod / Herot
8. The Tomb of Osiris = the Womb of God

The Hours of the Egyptian Book of Coming Forth by Day (the Book of the Dead) 
Hour One – The Cancer-Leo transition. The Sun enters into the western horizon at High Noon / the Summer Solstice, when Horus arises and Osiris is interred. 
Hour Two – The Leo-Virgo transition. Watery world of Osiris
Hour Three – The Virgo-Libra transition. Watery world of Osiris
Hour Four – The Libra-Scorpio transition. Sandy realm of Seker, dragged along zig-zag pathways in a serpent barque towed by serpents
Hour Five – The Scorpio-Sagittarius transition. Sandy realm of Seker, dragged along zig-zag pathways in a serpent barque towed by serpents. The tomb of Osiris above a lake of fire, covered by a pyramid mound (the womb-house of Isis) and flanked by Isis and Nephthys as falcons (cherubim). Were these two cherubim the two serpents of Ophiuchus? Seker and the serpent – Ophiuchus and the serpents… the Vitruvian man
Hour Six – The Sagittarius-Ophiuchus-Capricorn transition. Ra-Osiris’ soul is unified with his body within a circle created by a serpent. The Sun begins its regeneration. 
Hour Seven – The Capricorn-Aquarius transition. The battle against the giant serpent Apophis / Apap (darkness)
Hour Eight – The Aquarius-Pisces transition
Hour Nine – The Pisces-Aries transition
Hour Ten – The Aries-Taurus transition
Hour Eleven – The Taurus-Gemini transition
Hour Twelve – The Gemini-Leo transition

From Wikipedia:
In hour 1 the sun god enters the western horizon (akhet) which is the transition between day and night. 
Evening time (Dusk or Dawn): the time of evening between the opposites of life and death / night and day / winter and summer: the balancing of opposites. “At evening time, there shall be light”: “Between the Eves”. A reference to the evening of the day and night; to the sptinging forth and the Fall of Man, and the spring or autumn of the solar year. In this passage, the use of the western horizon denotes the evening / autumn and the concept of the dying sun (Sol). The Sun’s journey through the Western Horizon begins at the Summer Solstice / High Noon.
In hours 2 and 3 he passes through an abundant watery world called 'Wernes' and the 'Waters of Osiris'. 
The Autumn rains? The Milky Way / Celestial Nile? The waters of Osiris may elude to the water of stars: where the Milky Way (Celestial Nile) conjoins with the Nile in Abyssinia at the Augean Stables (the Tropic of Capricorn).
In hour 4 he reaches Imhet the difficult sandy realm of Seker, the underworld hawk deity, where he encounters dark zig zag pathways which he has to negotiate, being dragged on a snake-boat. 
A deity who uses Serpents below the Milky Way to pull a barque through the sand, much as the Levites (Leviathanians) toted the Ark of the Covenant through the desert.
In hour 5 he discovers the tomb of Osiris which is an enclosure beneath which is hidden a lake of fire, the tomb is covered by a pyramid like mound (identified with the goddess Isis) and on top of which Isis and Nephthys have alighted in the form of two kites (birds of prey). 
In the sixth hour the most significant event in the underworld occurs. The ba (or soul) of Ra unites with his own body, or alternatively with the ba of Osiris within the circle formed by the mehen serpent. This event is the point at which the sun begins its regeneration; it is a moment of great significance, but also danger. 
In hour 7 the adversary Apep (Apophis) lies in wait and has to be subdued in chains by the magic of Isis and Ser, and the strength of Serqet, who is assisted by the god Her-Tesu-F. 
In hour 8 the sun god opens the doors of the tomb and Horus calls upon a monstrous serpent with the unquenchable fire to destroy the enemies of his father, Osiris, by burning their corpses and cooking their souls. 
In hour 9 they leave the sandy island of Seker by rowing vigorously back into the waters. 
In hour 10 the regeneration process continues through immersion in the waters. 
In hour 11 the god's eyes (a symbol for his health and well being) are fully regenerated. 
In hour 12 he enters the eastern horizon ready to rise again as the new day's sun. 
Once the deceased finished their journey through the underworld, they arrived at the Hall of Maat. Here they would undergo the Weighting of the Heart ceremony where their purity would be the determining factor in whether they would be allowed to enter the Kingdom of Osiris. 

Aaron and Moses
Aaron and Moses had magical wands
A rod which, in the hands of Aaron, the high priest, was endowed with miraculous power during the several plagues that preceded the Exodus. In this function the rod of Moses was equally potent. Upon two occasions, however, the singular virtue of spontaneous power, when not in the grasp of its possessor, was exhibited by Aaron's Rod. At one time it swallowed the rods of the Egyptian magicians, and at another it blossomed and bore fruit in the Tabernacle, as an evidence of the exclusive right to the priesthood of the tribe of Levi (see Aaron). In commemoration of this decision it was commanded that the rod be put again "before the testimony" (Num. xvii. 10). A later tradition asserts (Heb. ix. 4) that the rod was kept in the Ark of the Covenant. The main fact, however, is thus confirmed, that a rod was preserved in the Tabernacle as a relic of the institution of the Aaronic priesthood.
The Haggadah goes a step further, and entirely identifies the Rod of Aaron with that of Moses. Thus the Midrash Yelamdenu (Yalḳ. on Ps. ex. § 869) states that
"the staff with which Jacob crossed the Jordan is identical with that which Judah gave to his daughter-in-law, Tamar (Gen. xxxii. 10, xxxviii. 18). It is likewise the holy rod with which Moses worked (Ex. iv. 20, 21), with which Aaron performed wonders before Pharaoh (Ex. vii. 10), and with which, finally, David slew the giant Goliath (I Sam. xvii. 40). David left it to his descendants, and the Davidic kings used it as a scepter until the destruction of the Temple, when it miraculously disappeared (). When the Messiah comes it will be given to him for a scepter in token of his authority over the heathen."
That so wonderful a rod should bear external signs of its importance is easily to be understood. It was made of sapphire, weighed forty seahs (a seah = 10.70 pounds), and bore the inscription , which is composed of the initials of the Hebrew names of the Ten Plagues (Tan., Waëra 8, ed. Buber).
Aaron’s rod was the one that turned into a snake in Pharaoh’s court; when the Egyptian magi also turned their staffs into snakes, the snake that had been Aaron’s rod swallowed theirs up (Exodus 7:8–10). It was Aaron’s rod that God used to turn the water of Egypt into blood (Exodus 7:19–21). And it was Aaron’s rod that summoned the plagues of the frogs (Exodus 8:5–6) and gnats (verses 16–17). After Moses and Aaron had led the Israelites out of captivity, God set apart Aaron and his sons as priests (Exodus 28:1; Numbers 18:1). The rest of the Levites were to minister to the Lord in the tabernacle, offer sacrifices, and hear from God for the good of the whole nation.

The most famous story of Aaron’s rod begins with a few of the Levites becoming disgruntled about the extra authority given to Moses and Aaron. In Numbers 16, Korah, who was also a Levite, joined with two others, Dathan and Abiram, to incite a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. In verse 3 Korah says to Moses, “You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel has been set apart by the Lord, and he is with all of us. What right do you have to act as though you are greater than the rest of the Lord’s people?” Because of this defiance of the Lord’s authority, God caused the earth to open up and swallow these three men and their families (verses 28–33).

However, rather than submit to the Lord, the other tribal leaders jointed the revolt. Numbers 16:41 says, “But the very next morning the whole community of Israel began muttering again against Moses and Aaron, saying, ‘You have killed the Lord’s people!’” The Lord desired to wipe out the whole company, but Moses and Aaron fell on their faces and pleaded with Him not to destroy them. God relented and, instead, sent a plague throughout the company of rebellious Israel; the plague killed 14,700 of them (verse 49).

To put an end to the unrest, God once again used Aaron’s rod for a miracle. God commanded Moses to have the leader of each tribe of Israel bring his rod or staff to the tent of meeting, with Aaron’s rod representing the tribe of Levi. Each of the twelve leaders was to have his name inscribed on his rod. The Lord told Moses, “Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you” (Numbers 17:5). They left their rods before the Lord, and in the morning “Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds” (verse 8). Aaron’s rod didn’t just sprout buds; it brought forth flowers and fruit, a clear demonstration of the power of the One who gives life. Verse 10 says, “And the Lord said to Moses: ‘Place Aaron’s staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant to serve as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths.’”

Hebrews 9:4 tells us that Aaron’s rod remained in the Ark of the Covenant as a testimony of God’s choice of Aaron and Moses to lead His people.
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 
16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 
17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row. 
18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 
19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 
20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. 
21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. 
22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold. 
23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 
24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate. 
25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it. 
26 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward. 
27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 
28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. 
29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. 
30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually. 
31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 
Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord, upon his two shoulders, for a memorial.... And Aaron shall bear the names of the Children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the Holy Place.' -- EXODUS xxviii.12,29. 
Every part of the elaborately prescribed dress of the high priest was significant. But the significance of the whole was concentrated in the inscription upon his mitre, 'Holiness to the Lord,' and in those others upon his breastplate and his shoulder. 
The breastplate was composed of folded cloth, in which were lodged twelve precious stones, in four rows of three, each stone containing the name of one of the tribes. It was held in position by the ephod, which consisted of another piece of cloth, with a back and front part, which were united into one on the shoulders. On each shoulder it was clasped by an onyx stone bearing the names of six of the tribes. Thus twice, on the shoulders, the seat of power, and on the heart, the organ of thought and of love, Aaron, entering into the presence of the Most High, bore 'the names of the tribes for a memorial continually.'