Ancient Egyptians

The ancient Egyptians postulated 7 souls,
Top soul, and the first to leave at the moment of death, is Ren, the Secret Name.
This corresponds to my Director,
He directs the film of your life, from conception to death.
The Secret Name is the title of your film.
When you die, that's where Ren came in.

Second soul, and second one off the sinking ship, is Sekem:
Energy, Power, Light
The Director gives the orders,
Sekem presses the right buttons.

Number 3 is Khu, the Guardian Angel.
He, she, or it is third man out . . .
depicted as flying away across a full moon,
a bird with luminous wings and head of light.
Sort of thing you might see on a screen in an Indian restaurant in Panama.
The Khu is responsible for the subject and can be injured in his defense- but not permanently, since the first three souls are eternal.
They go back to Heaven for another vessel.
The 4 remaining souls must take their chances with the subject in the Land of the Dead.

Number 4 is Ba, the heart, often treacherous.
This is a hawk's body with your face on it, shrunk down to the size of a fist.
Many a hero has been brought down, like Samson, by a perfidious Ba.

Number 5 is Ka, the Double, most closely associated with the subject.
The Ka, which usually reaches adolescence at the time of bodily death, is the only reliable guide through the Land of the Dead to the western Lands.

Number 6 is Khaibit, the Shadow, Memory, your whole past conditioning from this and other lives.

Number 7 is Sekhu, the Remains.