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reading about Buddhism and noticing a whole lot of similarities with Buddhist views and Ma'at.

I feel like I could definitely understand Ma'at better if I did some more reading on this... it just.. seems to connect

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Prayer to Djehuty

The rest of the prayer can be bought on a mainly donation-based service here: https://ko-fi.com/s/fd1111d41d

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Dua Djehuty, Lord of the sacred words.

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Dua Heru-sa-Aset 🙏

Praise Horus, Son of Aset

Praise Horus in the Horizon

Praise the Divine Falcon

Praise He Whose form and Whose appearance are not perceived

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Oh Sekhmet, Lady Lioness of Light, may you guide me on my path, and help me have the strength to uphold Ma’at at every opportunity I receive.

My love to you, Lioness of Light, fighter of Isfet and destroyer of evil. I admire your will and your strength, and the fire that burns behind your passion and your love.

May your fur never thin, may your sword never dull, may your cup be forever full of the most wonderful beer and wine.

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I'd want to try making some egyptian headwear but the sources are so far and few and I think I'll just have to wing it... I really want to make a nemes or khat style headwear, but I'm hesitant bc I know that at least nemes was reserved for nobility, but I've seen illustrations and some sources that show commoners, soldiers and priests wearing a khat or a nemes style headwear 🤔 though in those illustrations it's not striped turqoise, or striped at all, so I was thinking that I'll leave the turqoise or blue-ish colors alone and go with red? Or just plain white? I would of course also leave out the uraeus and vulture.

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Im Hotep!

This is a spiritual/religious sideblog for @james-march. I follow back from that blog.

I'm a Kemetic Pagan, practicing since 2012.

I mostly work with Sekhmet, Sobek, Djehuty, Hathor and Ra.

Feel free to reach out! I'd love to talk about the netjeru or faith/religion in general.

This blog is not a safe space for bigots.

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Bronze Ptolemaic figure of Sobek wearing an atef crown, c. 600 BC. Housed at the British Museum.

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Sekhmet, She who slays the enemies of Amun-Re

I request your vigor and zeal as I confront my difficulties that I've been faced with.

If my voice trembles, shift it into a mighty roar.

If my feet shake, steady them so I shall stand tall and proud.

May your belly be filled with the blood of your enemies, great lady of war.

And may I overcome this obstacle with fiery dynamism and unshatterable courage.

Dua Sekhmet!

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Head of the Goddess Sekhmet, 1554-1305 B.C.E

Stone

Egyptian

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Sekhmet whose name means: “She who is powerful” or “the One who loves Ma’at” was the goddess of the hot desert sun, plague, chaos, war, and healing. She was created from the fire of the sun god Ra’s eye when he looked upon Earth. Ra created her as a weapon to destroy humans for their disobedience to him and for not living in accordance with the principles of Ma’at.

-Description from the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum website

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The Mighty One

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May I be with you, you gods; May you be with me, you gods; May you live with me, you gods.

I love you, you gods; May you love me, you gods. 

-Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, Faulkner Translation 

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Dua Sekhmet! Dua Sachmis!

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🌻 Dua Hathor, Bringer of Joy and Bearer of Prosperity! 🌻

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The Kemetic Calendar: Months

It's really difficult to talk about and find a decent Egyptian calendar. So difficult that honestly, I've just created my own at this point.

The Egyptian calendar had 365 days, just like the modern western calendar. It consisted of three seasons with 120 days each, with an intercalary month of five epagomenal days to keep up with leap days. Each season was divided into four months of 30 days each.

Below are the seasons, and months.

Akhet (Flood). Roughly September to January in AE, but I celebrate it from January to May.

Month of Djehuty (Jan. 1-30)

Month of Pa'en-Opet (Jan. 31-Mar. 1)

Month of Hat-Hor (Mar. 2-31)

Month of Ka-Hor-Ka (Apr. 1-30)

Peret (Winter). Roughly January to May in AE, but I celebrate it from May to the end of August.

Month of Ta-ib (May 1-30)

Month of Makhir (May 31-Jun. 29)

Month of Pa'en-Amunhotepu (Jun. 30-Jul. 29)

Month of Pa'en-Renenutet (Jul. 30-Aug. 28)

Shemu (Summer). Roughly May to September, but I celebrate it from the end of August to the end of December.

Month of Pa-Khonsu (Aug. 29-Sep. 27)

Month of Pa'en-Inet (Sep. 28-Oct. 27)

Month of Apip (Oct. 28-Nov. 26)

Month of Mosu-Ra (Nov. 27-Dec. 26)

The Epagomenal Days. These were five days at the end of each year to help balance out leap days. After these days were done, the new year was celebrated. Each of these days celebrates the birth days of the deities they are named after. For me, they take place from December 27-31, although in Ancient Egypt they most likely would have taken place in late July/early August.

Meswet Wesir

Meswet Heru

Meswet Sutekh

Meswet Aset

Meswet Nebet-Het

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accounter of hearts,

you have captured mine

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i made a version of this way back in 2013 or so. i felt it was a good time for an update.