dustyscarabs:

Anup, Lord of Heaven and Earth,
He who Emerges from the Horizon,
Praise to you, Lord Anup!
Embalmer of the Beloved Dead, 
And Guardian of the Duat,
I pray for the Ba of my departed loved ones,
In hopes that they have found peace.
Anup, Lord of the Sacred Land,
Whose eyes watch over both the living and the dead,
I ask for You protection, so that I may walk without fear.
Breathe unto me so that I may be purified of Isfet,
And healed of wounds both old and new.
Beloved Lord, 
Dua Anup!

obsidianservant:

I just faintly felt Sobek-Ra pop in with words along the lines of “this will pay off, continue working hard and push yourself as hard as you can, just a little while longer…” before fading away again. Wish I could feel him more clearly, though I’m glad for anything he gives me.
My brain just feels so foggy from overstimulation and overexertion.

smarmychristopagan:

what if the Set animal is actually just a giraffe or something, and the Egyptians were just like REALLY bad at drawing

asphodel-grimoire:

self-animate:

daily affirmations: my religious practice is mundane and that’s okay, my relationships with my gods are calm, they do not ask too much of me, it is not some soul-tearing heart-wrenching tragic affair and that’s okay, my practice is not like other people’s practice and that is okay

i honestly needed this

there are just some times when i’m like “why can’t i pray and sob in the rain and beat my fists on the ground dammit why can’t i be special enough for that???”

but this is real af

knightsolaireofthesun:

roachpatrol:

roachpatrol:

kenaabik:

So I see this

and all I can think is 

this

oh my god this got so many notes

Eat shit, Ra

spillywolf:

Dear God,

-incoherent screaming-

thetwistedrope:

pancakebunnyteawolf:

hyacinth-halcyon:

pancakebunnyteawolf replied to your post:[[MOR] tbh i often wonder why i bother doing any…

I can’t imagine they had a ton of devotees and worshippers when their culture was alive and kicking (based on what I know, which isn’t a lot). Besides, free food. And, aren’t they historically not super talkative and affectionate? You can’t necessarily take their silence as ignoring you

it’s their silence with me and volume with others that makes me wonder what is wrong with me, especially when I made sure to keep up constant communication options opened on my end. After a while of constantly being met with nothing more than a shrug when I did get an answer it’s worn on me.

I have the same problem. By and large my gods don’t say much to me, and I have a godphone (it’s not that great, but I have one). They haven’t rejected me, so I stick around. They help unexpectedly and I appreciate that. I have trouble with the silence too, but I understand that sometimes they just don’t talk a lot. It doesn’t mean I’ve been rejected or that they don’t want me around. Not to mention they keep chasing other gods off sooooo. It’s hard to get over, but I think of it like this: when my depression is getting the better of me, I have this issue of thinking I’m ruining everything in my relationship and that this will never work and I should break up (both god relations and with my fiance). I have to work extremely hard (omg it’s so fucking hard) to remind myself that it’s sick brain talk, and that it’s not true. Oftentimes the gods and my fiance can’t really say anything to me. What will they say? The same they always do, you’re fine, we’re fine, I care. They don’t really understand, and it can make it difficult for them to help and comfort. Doesn’t mean they don’t care.

idk if it matters or not, but even though my gods chose me, I still don’t always hear from them very often. They both go through long periods of not showing up, not saying anything, etc. Hell, I can count on one hand (or close to it) how many times I’ve talked with them in the past year and a half (albeit specific circumstances are part of the reason why).

Sometimes no news is good news. Sometimes the gods are saying things and we don’t hear it (this is esp true for those of us under a lot of stress and those of us with mental illness, imo). Sometimes the gods don’t know what to say. Sometimes they’re trying to say stuff, and it’s not working, etc.

This is why I tend to push people to find their own personal reasons to continue to venerate gods. Or to fall in love with the religion first, and have the gods be an added bonus. I sometimes feel that practicing a religion simply because you’ve got a fondness for a particular deity can lead into problems if said deity disappears for a while, and/or if a god doesn’t ever show up to “claim you” to begin with. It makes it harder to find the motivation to continue if said motivation is pinned on one (or a few) entity.

F’ex, if the only reason I practiced Kemeticism was because I liked Set, I’m not sure what that would have meant for me a few years back when he kicked me in the teeth like he did. I probably would have lost the motivation to stick around, because it was all centered around him. But since I like Kemeticism as a religious structure with o without gods, it was less of an issue about religious practice (as in, should I stay Kemetic now that I hate Set), and became more of an issue of me and my deity having a specific problem (I am mad at Set, but would stay Kemetic even if I decided to no longer venerate him).

Obvs, this is only partially relevant to HH, but I had thoughts and felt like hanging them somewhere so here I am. I guess what I’m saying is that a lack of communication doesn’t necessarily mean that someone doesn’t like you or want you around. There are lots of people I like a lot, but don’t talk to regularly or as much as I feel I probably should be. There can be lots of reasons why communication isn’t happening, and sometimes the reasoning has nothing to do with the devotee in question.

And since the communication isn’t always there, for a variety of reasons, coming up with a personal reason to want to do the Thing, even when circumstances aren’t ideal, can sometimes help to keep you going when shit hits fan or a fallow period sets in. Obvs, it’s not for everyone, but it’s something to consider, I guess.

That being said, if you’re not getting a whole lot out of the relationship, there technically is nothing wrong with parting ways- even if for a little while. Sometimes we have to back away from something entirely in order to see what it does for us, for our lives, to our mental health, etc. It’s part of why i’m taking such a huge break from social media–I want to see how it truly effects me, and I can’t do that if I don’t make a somewhat extreme decision and examine the results. So I mean, if you’re not sure, maybe take a break for a bit and see what happens. It may help to clarify why you keep going, even though you feel like there isn’t a lot of purpose/point behind it. Or you may find that it really wasn’t doing anything for you. Either revelation may be helpful for figuring out what to do moving forward.

idk. I’m rambling now.

hyacinth-halcyon:

I mean… Even if you believe the gods to be above us, then seriously, why are you acting like the gods have no agency or accountability? And why are you expecting someone else to have the same relationship you do? Especially if the relationship is a close one? Because guess what, relationships are give and take. Even in power-imbalanced ones. And if people have clearly defined terms of their relationship and the god is violating those terms, they have the right to call foul. That’s how a relationship works if it’s healthy. If someone screws up, you talk about it and find out why the other person didn’t follow through on their word and what can be done about it. 

For some people, worship in and of itself is enough of a reward. The joy and ecstasy of the divine is enough to sustain them. But for others, it isn’t. We all have different needs from a relationship. This goes for deities too. If someone needs more than just spiritual contentment, then they need more. And if they’re giving their all but receiving nothing in return, one would argue this isn’t a balanced or healthy relationship. Even severe power imbalances have a balance between give and take in the relationship, depending on the needs and wants of the party involved. If it’s not your relationship, you have no right to judge.

smarmychristopagan:

In the interest of making sure I didn’t leave out anything important, I copy/pasted the entire last chapter of the book, under the cut

Keep reading

thetwistedrope:

“Overall one cannot say that the personalities of the Egyptian gods were defined in other than functional terms. One finds few character traits indicating distinctive, sharply etched personalities. Seth stands out as the sole exception.

It must be said that he was the “excessive” god, and that this len him a profile that his reputedly perfect fellows lacked. Violent, aggressive, given to drink, he was also brave, and a pitiful victim of his own passions.

With other gods too, one discovers, if one examines the texts closely enough, certain personal particularities that are not always apparent at first glance. 

Thoth was wise but boring, or even a wee bit pompous; he was also something of a con artist.

Re, the supreme divinity, was occasionally somewhat weak and indecisive, torn as he sometimes was btwn the different opinions aired by the gods of his entourage. His hand was forced now and again. At other times, in contrast, he could be stubborn and rather unscrupulous, willing to juggle the facts to impose a point of view he knew to be unjust.

Isis, the mother and weeping widow, sometimes overplayed her role, profiting from her situation to monopolize the attention of her peers. In fact, she was rather cold and proud. She was not in the habit of letting her scruples get in teh way of her objectives, but, in this, she was quite like her fellow gods. It was universally acknowledged that she was perfectly faithful to her deceased husband and wholeheartedly loved his child, even if her love was not devoid of tactical considerations.

Osiris could seem colorless and excessively narcissistic, not to say egotistical. His precious self, power, and privileges were his chief preoccupations. His wife was absent from his thoughts, while his son existed for him only insofar as he would ensure his triumph in the hereafter while seeing to it that he also maintained his power everlasting in this world.

Nemty was greedy and perhaps a bit of a simpleton. […]

These gods with virtually unlimited powers fought like adolescents still trying to find their direction in life. Their mistakes and failings left their mark on a creation that went sliding down the slope of a destiny the gods did not really control.”

-Daily Live of the Egyptian Gods, Meeks. pg 107