#devotional activities

[sehetep-shenwer]

Full Moon Celebration!!!

Em hotep y'all,

I apologize for the lack of updates and stuff. Been busy with school and depression's beating me with a stick. But today I set aside the evening to celebrate the full moon and basically just throw a party for the Netjeru that I worship

My little plush babies I offered to Them! I'd love to get some for Taweret and maybe even Horus.

Offered some water to them and I also baked cookies for them! Forgot to take a picture because I totally didn't eat them all >:)

I can't light incense or real candles so these babies had to do, feat Nephthys!!

I put on music for them using my record player and I was able to meditate with Them, talk to Them, and even dance with Them for a little while. It felt very liberating yet calm to simply just BE and exist in the same space as them.

Afterwards, I gave myself three readings, an oracle one, a love reading, and a one card pull from my oracle deck. I'll be interpreting my oracle reading but I drew Selket again (I had drawn Her card for my new moon reading). My love reading hurt but gave me good clarification that while my heart was heavy and empty that I needed to start projects and cultivate positivity even if it's hard. Then for my one card, I pulled Ra for enlightenment!! Under his influence and guidance I will be able to take action in order to heal and recover while actually take the time and energy to live in the sun rather than in the rays of the moon.

This was a much needed experience so I might make this a regular thing. While there was an eclipse tonight, I didn't feel safe leaving my apartment to go check it out. Anyway, tonight was fun and I'm gonna try and get back to work on Children Of Kemet in spite of my new job and college X_X

Senebty!

[sehetep-shenwer]

Brushing your teeth to honor Maat

Idk if anybody else struggles to keep up on brushing their teeth, but I wrote a little incantation for Maat before I start:

Dua Maat, She who speaks truthfully.

I cleanse my mouth for Maat

I cleanse my tongue for Maat

I cleanse my teeth for Maat

I cleanse my voice for Maat.

Dua Maat.

Then while I brush my teeth I visualize my mouth being cleansed by green energy.

I also read somewhere milk was believed to have aided in dental health. (Of course this is ancient medicine we're talkin with) but I might implement that into the ritual too 🙂

Image source: r/cowofgold_essays

[sehetep-shenwer]

Hmmmm I think I will meditate with Sobek today

[sehetep-shenwer]

Decorated my bday cake to honor the Netjeru!

I tried to make it say "Ankh, udja, seneb!" (Life, prosperity, health!) and the animals of either side of the Ankh are Anubis (left) and Bastet (right). I think I may have just started my first Kemetic tradition :)

[sehetep-shenwer]

when saying good morning or good night to a deity, do i verbally say “good morning/night *insert deity name*” or is it more of a say it in my head psychologically thing?

genuine question, i’m a beginner

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You may do both if you wish! Tho if ur in a space where ya can't do it aloud, psychologically saying it is just fine :)

Just don't forget to visualize the deity(s) ur greeting, tho don't be afraid to get creative. For example, you could say good morning to Ra and visualize Him sailing across the sky, or good night to Thoth and visualize Him rising into the dark sky as the moon.

And in my experience it doesn't matter what name you use whether it's Anubis or Anpu. Hope this helps! Nefer sedjmek!

[sehetep-shenwer]

Baked chocolate cookies in honor of Hathor and now I will go to sleep cause [redacted]

[invisible-dragons]

Embroidering little things for the gods is so nice, it doesn't seem to drain me much mentally/emotionally, it's time consuming and takes effort so it feels like it means something, I can embroider symbols of a god or an animal or something that they're associated with, and at the end I have something that I can use as a little patch associated with a god that I can sew on clothes and such. I also just enjoy embroidery, it's fun

[domestichearthwitch]

Possible things I want to start researching, learning and/or doing devotionally:

Veiling/Hair Binding

Hearth Witchcraft/Kitchen Witchcraft

Recipe Hunting and Learning How To Make Bread

Herbal Dictionary Notes For My Green Witch Girlfriend

Aromatherapy

CPTSD Workbook

Participating More In Art, Theater, And Singing

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