The ancient Egyptians believed that the after-life consisted
of the "Kingdom of the West" which was a happy and carefree place. To enter the
kingdom of the west, ones heart was weighed against the feather of truth. If the
heart and feather balanced, the person had led a good life and was allowed to
enter.
The other origin of the myth....
When the early settlers landed on the east coast, they
began branching out into the new world. As people decided to discover more of
this great land, they headed west. So many people died in the beginnings of
exploring the new world that they slowly began calling it "Going West".
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"During this period Steen and Fox were
killed trying a single-engine instrument approach at Moline.
Then Campbell
and Leatherman hit a ridge near Elko, Nevada. In both incidents the official
verdict was Pilot error,
but since their passengers, who were innocent of
the controls, also failed to survive,
it seemed that fate was the hunter. As
it had been and would be."
— Ernest K. Gann, 'Fate is the Hunter.'
"No, son - you're not up there alone - not
with all the things you come through.
You have the greatest co-pilot in the
world even if there is just room for one in
that fighter ship - no, you're
not alone."
-- Colonel Robert L. Scott, Jr., USAAF, 'God Is My
Copilot.'
