obsidianservant:

Some of my favorite epithets:

• The great physician/doctor 
• Who never sleeps 

• Who passes/moves through purely

• Who provides for the body with the work of his hands

• The Lord of the hidden things

• Who puts his hand on he who is in the coffin

• – He who lets rest the corpses of the ones who are in the earth

• Who is forever on his hill

• Who creates eternity

• The Lord of Life

• The Great one in the Duat

• Who gives his arms at the entrance of the cave

• The Lord of his Laboratory

• The Lord of the hidden chamber

• The Ruler of the Beautiful West

• The magnificent jackal

• Who announces the way

• The strong armed one with a knife behind his enemies

• He with tremendous force  

• The Lord of Knives

• Who causes his enemies to fall

• Who puts an end to the one who arranges mischief

• The perfect protector

• Who watches over his father

• The highest one of the court of justice of the thirty

• Who is over the secret

• He with skillful arms

• Whose work it is to revive the dead bodies

• Who satisfies his heart with what he loves

idi-the-noof:

“Pharaonic Egypt never developed a radical two-worlds theory comparable to Christianity, Judaism, and Gnosticism. The Judgement of the dead connects the norms of this world with the next. What is valid here will be valid there. The attitudes and behaviors that lead to happiness, fulfillment and success in this world will find favor in the next. Classical Egyptian texts make no mention whatsoever of the idea of inversion by which in the next life the poor shall be made rich and vice versa, or those that travail and are heavy laden will be compensated for everything they have been made to suffer. The judgement of the Dead is not the great divide between this world and the next quite the contrary; it binds both worlds together inseparably.”

The Mind of Egypt by Jan Assman page 182

mystic-scarab:

The Beautiful Feast of Opet is a festival that was celebrated in ancient Egypt in honor of the Netjer Amun (Amun-Ra), Mut, and Khonsu, the triad of Waset (usually called Thebes, & modern day Luxor). It began in the second month of Akhet, the inundation; on the modern day calendar, it begins on September 1st. Pharaoh Hatshepsut is believed to be the first pharaoh to develop and celebrate the Opet Festival. During her reign, the festival only lasted for 11 days. Other Pharaohs that had celebrated this festival are Amenhotep III, Tutankhamun, and Ramesses II. The purpose of this festival was to give energy to the Netjer, and to reestablish the pharaohs divine right to rule. It was thought that throughout the year, the Netjer would grow tired and lack energy. The ceremony is a means of rebirth and renewal for both the Netjer and the pharaoh. It is also believed to celebrate [and reconsimate] the marriage of Amun and Mut. The way the ancient Egyptians celebrated this festival was with a grand procession starting from modern day Karnak, and travelled to modern day Luxor. During this procession, statues of Amun, Khonsu, and Mut were picked up and transported to Thebes (where the majority of the celebration took place). Amun-Ra was the first, then Khonsu, and last was Mut. Large crowds that consisted of many people walked along the barque that carried the Netjer, this festival was a way for the people of lower class to become closer to the Netjer. (Which makes sense, since Khonsu was thought to be close to those of piety). The routes taken varied from pharaoh to pharaoh, the route Hatshepsut had taken was the one of the land. On her return route, they took the river, which symbolized Amun-Ra’s rejuvenation in Luxor, and arriving in triumph to Karnak. After the arriving in Luxor, the statues of the Theban Triad stayed together for 20-27 days.

Sources/References:

http://m.touregypt.net/featurestories/opetfestival2.htm

http://m.touregypt.net/featurestories/opetfestival1.htm

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Opet-Egyptian-festival

http://anthropology.msu.edu/anp264-ss15/2015/02/12/the-opet-festival-in-thebes/

obsidianservant:

Some of my favorite epithets:

• The great physician/doctor 
• Who never sleeps 

• Who passes/moves through purely

• Who provides for the body with the work of his hands

• The Lord of the hidden things

• Who puts his hand on he who is in the coffin

• – He who lets rest the corpses of the ones who are in the earth

• Who is forever on his hill

• Who creates eternity

• The Lord of Life

• The Great one in the Duat

• Who gives his arms at the entrance of the cave

• The Lord of his Laboratory

• The Lord of the hidden chamber

• The Ruler of the Beautiful West

• The magnificent jackal

• Who announces the way

• The strong armed one with a knife behind his enemies

• He with tremendous force  

• The Lord of Knives

• Who causes his enemies to fall

• Who puts an end to the one who arranges mischief

• The perfect protector

• Who watches over his father

• The highest one of the court of justice of the thirty

• Who is over the secret

• He with skillful arms

• Whose work it is to revive the dead bodies

• Who satisfies his heart with what he loves

delphi-king-devotee:

“one of my favorite stories starts with a girl and a god. he took her hand and lead her into a forest of dreams and memories. they came across a waterfall made from white wine, and sat under a laurel tree. her head fell onto his lap, and she closed her wishful eyes and spreaded a smile from her lips. he told her stories of sirens in streams and dragons that roam the top of the mountains, he sang her lullabies in romance languages until she fell asleep. as a heavyness swept over her, she grabbed onto the feeling of being loved for the first time.”

– beginning

intaier:

sainput:

When everything collapsed
with a shaking like thunder
you were there.

You caught
our breaking
Hearts

and made us
strong
again.

And now the rain is his
and now the storm is ours
and the wind sings in the trees

songs of love and devotion.
“Above all, be joyous,”
you said to me.

Your Heart is great, Red Lord, it holds
strength beyond measure,
and joy beyond darkness

and you bring us
to dance
in the light.

This is touching and lovely! Would you also send it to the Anthology for Djehuty and Set? 😉

athenaion:

a friendly, gentle reminder, if you need it, or if you’re feeling unsure:

the gods want to be worshipped. they grant us many things and return, we open ourselves to them and give in return. the gods want to be worshipped. even the smallest offering, the smallest prayer, the smallest act of devotion, when given with reverence and love is just as good and deserving as a large and elaborate ritual. the gods want to be worshipped. they want to hear your voice singing them a hymn, reciting them a poem, saying a few words of gratitude and praise.

if you’re feeling unsure, unworthy, or undeserving, it’s alright. we all feel that way. but give anyway. even if it’s small, even if you don’t think it’s good enough, give. give with all your heart, with all of the love that brings you to them in the first place. 

all you need to do is the best you can. they will understand. they know what’s in your heart.

that’s enough. what you can do is enough. 

you are not unworthy.

theosophicalwitch:

So you’re a kemetic and you’re looking for another way to provide offerings or to venerate your Netjeru. If you’re like me, you may have been fascinated with Ancient Egypt (AE), their purity standards, their love of jewelry, wigs, fashion, make-up and cosmetics. Perhaps you have offered these things to Netjer on your altars. Perhaps you have placed a bottle of facial creme, a perfume bottle, your favorite lipstick, or even nail polish on your altar. But has it dawned on you that “Hey, couldn’t wearing this be an act of devotion?” I would like to loudly proclaim “YES!”

Taking Care of Your Body As A Devotional Act

There are a variety of things you can do to take care of yourself and your body as a devotional act to your Netjeru. In AE, our bodies (or khat also spelled X .t ), was considered extremely important. It was the vessel that holds our ka, ba and akh. Without our physical bodies our souls would take a passage to the duat, hopefully to become akhu and join the stars of Nut. So making sure the body was well taken care of was prominent in AE.

So how can this be done? How can we use this as a devotional act? One of the first and obvious things one can do is practice self-care. Here is a tumblr tag search for “self-care masterposts”. There are plenty of things to do and read through from making yourself a warm cup of tea to going out and jogging to let out stress and frustration.

However, that is not the main focus of this post since I feel like self-care is widely posted about already. Instead, this post will be more about the physical care of one’s body and how it relates to AE practices. This means we’re primarily going to be talking about cosmetics! Yay!

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wings-of-the-scarab:

O, Great god Anubis
Who guards the scales of Ma’at
He who judges the passed
Give me your strength, power, and watchful eye
Guard my being, if you will
Be with me as I tackle the challenges of this day
Guide me
Bless me with your strength
O, Great god Anubis

Amen

whorunstheworldgrills:

people deny the existence of gods and the spiritual…because of no evidence or proof…but its like emotions…you can feel your emotions theyre very real but no one else can feel them even if they can relate to the feeling…maybe its like that in some way