hound of gods

Kemeticism for cosmic dogs.

[jungwildeandfree]

so this guy right he makes ancient egyptian themed furry costumes. he makes all kinds but mostly he specializes in Horus heads. it's his passion really. he loves to make the beautiful falcon head of the Sun God. anyway so he's at a con one day and he sees this whole bunch of people in middle kingdom dress with these indistinguishable animal heads. he's like. oh man these folks could really use a new source, i can hardly tell what animal those are! so he goes over and he says "hey guys! i see you are into ancient egyptian mythological themed furry costumes--if any of you are interested in being the radiant Son of Ra, I am the BEST in the business!"

and the group of people look at each other, then at him. awkward. finally one of them says: "uh. no thanks. we're all Set."

[s-cullayy]

[thatlittleegyptologist]

This has been sent to me four times today, so I'm condemning OP to be judged by the 42 and fall into Nuun.

[datundit]

I think every laugh will make OP’s heart a bit lighter.

@thatlittleegyptologist

Judge OP’s heart

I laughed, I lighten his heart.

His heart shall be heavier for this.

Voting ended onMar 1

[sunbentshadows]

[zarya-zaryanitsa]

“Ma’at was the Egyptian conception of the world as it should be. Ma’at was both an ideal to strive for and the proper way of doing things. It was the supernatural aspect of the world, as well as a social code of behavior. To live according to ma’at was to contribute to the protection of the world from chaos and disorder. To enact ma’at in your daily behavior was to improve the world and to stem the waters of chaos that surrounded creation.”

- The History of Egypt Podcast, Episode 15 by Dominic Perry

[nehdjet]

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[dwellerinthelibrary]

Gods sticker set 1 by Hbruton

[tesemdesher]

@wayward--sun

[cryptotheism]

If you die whose getting ya tumblr followers

My mutuals will be buried alongside me, and will act as my ushers to Duat. The remainder will go to pjack.

[tesemdesher]

I like my attempt at describing the nature of a/pep just a bit too much to consign it to the reddit comments section for all time, so:

I feel like there's often a lot of misunderstanding regarding how Kemetics view a/pep. We seem to be characterized as 'fearing' it, or 'pearl-clutching' about the 'evil' of it or whatever, but that's not accurate to the worldview there.

A/pep isn't evil. It exists outside of morality. It's more accurate to liken it to a representative of entropy--it's a force that seeks to unravel the entire cosmos and everything in it. It stands opposite to the act of creation, it represents the end of all things. A/pep 'winning' would look like an empty universe, everything brought to absolute zero. This force is a part of our universe, and we (and the ancients) very much do acknowledge it, but it's not something to communicate or collaborate with, because there is nothing to be gained from it. It has nothing to say to us, nor us to it, because we're diametrically opposed: we exist, and it is a force of nonexistance.

Characterizing it as representative of 'chaos' or 'destruction' therefore falls a bit flat--even destruction is a form of creation, it turns things into new things (even if those things are often horrible). It's sort of like that old saying, "the opposite of love is not hate, it is apathy". A/pep is that apathy. It is Nothingness. A forest fire is a devastation that can bring about new growth, but the 'destruction' a/pep brings is final.

The netjeru fight a/pep each night because this uncreating force is overwhelming and tireless, and must be constantly beaten back in order for existence to continue. In a way, you can see it as choosing every single day to continue surviving, even when forces in the universe try relentlessly to grind us down. That's why we deface its name--it's not fear, it's not like it's fucking Voldemort, it's just that each strike against it is a small effort we put towards keeping the lights on. The ancients believed words have power, and even invoking its name gives it a tiny mote of energy--and it doesn't need our help.

tl;dr the concept of a/pep is too often likened to a more binary 'good vs evil' system when it's basically just a force of entropy. A/pep is the concept that all things end and we have to make a choice to not give into that. You can't befriend something that is opposed to your entire existence.

[tesemdesher]

as much as I enjoy hanging out on Kemetic reddit, mostly to greet new and curious folks (picture a prancing, cheerfully squeaking African wild dog here), I'm getting awfully tired of having to explain why people shouldn't be working with a/pep. Betting someone five dollars I'm gonna get called out here soon for 'gatekeeping' Kemeticism.

[tesemdesher]

as an update no one asked for, someone DID INDEED accuse me of gatekeeping the gods and 'trying to tell people who to worship' or whatever. never change, pagan internet.

[thesorceresstemple]

Sekhmet Sistrum

[tesemdesher]

as much as I enjoy hanging out on Kemetic reddit, mostly to greet new and curious folks (picture a prancing, cheerfully squeaking African wild dog here), I'm getting awfully tired of having to explain why people shouldn't be working with a/pep. Betting someone five dollars I'm gonna get called out here soon for 'gatekeeping' Kemeticism.

[tesemdesher]

While my epag days have been largely quiet, I feel like any leftist Kemetics out there may appreciate my chosen vessel for execration this Wep Ronpet.

At a local thrift store, I found a very...familiar-looking doll that was described as a "dammit doll"--apparently you're supposed to hit it on things to express frustration. I thought I could do it one better.

So I bought it, brought it home, and today for Set's day I sat at my shrine and clumsily sewed a snake onto the doll in red thread to symbolize a/pep. Behold, my manifestation of isfet:

On Wep Ronpet we will mutilate this thing in the name of Ma'at. I think it will feel somewhat cathartic.

[tesemdesher]

oh, and as an update to this: we fucked it up

isfet is struck down. isfet is destroyed. isfet is fucking obliterated.

[tesemdesher]

a belated image of The Wep Ronpet Altar to demonstrate that I'm definitely doing SOMETHING

I'm often envious of the lovely altars I see on polytheist Tumblr, but for something scraped together on relatively short notice, I am pleased with how it's shaping up so far.

The five candles are, of course, for the epag days and not my permanent setup, although I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do now that the new year is upon me.

The lotus centerpiece was a lucky find at a thrift store. It's actually designed for a very thin taper candle, but I don't have any more of those, so it gets a tea light.

The white powder in the jar on the upper shelf is, unfortunately, not cocaine*. It's homemade natron, all that's left after making my Wep Ronpet Purifying Scrub™. The loop beneath it/between shelves is a very lovely lapis necklace, also a thrift store find.

And of course let's not forget the upper shelf's centerpiece: a representation of Wepwawet...made from a plastic coyote figurine painted gold and draped with an old devotional bracelet. Sitting on a tiny bit of craft plywood.

Not pictured: the secondary shrine space specific to Heru-wer, because Dad gets his own house.

And that concludes whatever this was.

[headlessmage]

Dua Nebthet! I call out to you, The beautiful shining one Who dispels darkness!

Just as you prepare the protection for the left and right eyes, I call upon you to prepare my protection!

You who burns the enemies of Ra, May you too burn all ifset in my path!

I call out to you, The great one of flame, The head of the Ennead! Dua Nebthet!

[tesemdesher]

While my epag days have been largely quiet, I feel like any leftist Kemetics out there may appreciate my chosen vessel for execration this Wep Ronpet.

At a local thrift store, I found a very...familiar-looking doll that was described as a "dammit doll"--apparently you're supposed to hit it on things to express frustration. I thought I could do it one better.

So I bought it, brought it home, and today for Set's day I sat at my shrine and clumsily sewed a snake onto the doll in red thread to symbolize a/pep. Behold, my manifestation of isfet:

On Wep Ronpet we will mutilate this thing in the name of Ma'at. I think it will feel somewhat cathartic.

[thetwinhalls]

Eye of the Moon // Inktober Day 1, Ring

━⊱•⊰━ I think of the haunting ring of the songs and sounds of the night’s Great Kings. Canson Watercolor Paper, 4 x 4.5". Done in Sakura microperm pens (.005, .02, Brush), Copic White ink, Gold Ink pen, and Sepia calligraphy ink. ━⊱•⊰━ 🔅 Creations made possible by all of my wonderful supporters on Patreon🔅

[headlessmage]

Your children come to greet you now,

O Heru-Wer, Lord of Strength,

With arms full of offerings and mouths full of praise!

Primeval One, Reborn under Nut and Geb,

You created the sky for your beloveds

Who in return worship you and your creation!

May you be satisfied with what we offer,

May you be nourished, may you be strengthened,

May you and your ka be satisfied!

May you rejoice upon your day!

[headlessmage]

Great Heru-Wer, may we be blessed on your day!

[kemetnefret]

| The god Osiris depicted on the sarcophagus lid of Teuris, surrounded by incorrect hieroglyphs (Most likely written by someone illiterate in the script) | { Greco-Roman, 2nd Century AD, Tuna el-Gebel, on display at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam }

[sehetep-shenwer]

Dua Osiris!

[tesemdesher]

Hello, Kemetic tumblr. Is there still a Kemetic tumblr? I admit I haven't been in the tags for quite awhile, and that was under a different name on a different account.

Well. If Kemetic tumblr is still a thing: hello, I am called Tesemdesher-Khentimesenu. You can shorten that however you like. There used to be a high-profile Kemetic who went by "Desh" (although I never knew them, personally), so maybe "Sen" would be best. I am in service primarily to Heru-wer.

I'm in the process of returning to the gods after a very long fallow period/ Coming home, in some small way. Not sure how much I'll use this blog, but blogging was helpful to me the first time around, so we'll see.

Also, for me this is almost the last day of the year--the epagomenal days begin on Thursday. An early di Wep Ronpet nofret to you all.