“The concept of a heart of stone would have been associations with ancient Egypt. First of all, Egyptians believed that it was the heart that was weighed in judgement to determine whether or not the afterlife could be attained. If it was weighed down with guilt and sin, the result could be disastrous. The heart would also be associate with the mummification process, the heart was removed from the mummy and placed in a canopic jar. This was done because the Egyptians believed that the heart might betray the individual when he came to judgement and thereby jeopardize the afterlife. The heart was replaced with a stone carved in the shape of a dung beetle. In Egypt this insect was the symbol of eternal life. By transplanting inside the mummy in
