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Ancients fiercely believed the soul lived in the heart

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Ancient Egyptian mystics held absolute disdain for the human brain. During their elaborate mummification rituals to prepare for the mystical afterlife, priests would violently scramble and drain the brain out through the nose, believing the physical heart was the exclusive magical vessel for all human consciousness and emotion.

Ancients fiercely believed the soul lived in the heart
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