A Kemetic System

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[smarmykemetic]

“i want to worship a/pep because some destruction and chaos is necessary for life and can be helpful, it should be considered sacred not evil”

“i think it could be cool to honor ap/ep because death and decay is natural and should be honored, not shunned”

[ofspeckledplumage]

Might I add that if you’re interested in a Netjeru/Netjeri (it’s sort of unclear which She was thought to be) that literally does “take out the trash” and that is seldom revered or worshiped by modern-day Kemetics, I have Someone I think you may want to consider:  Ammit. 

[smarmykemetic]

^^^

[shezep]

“I just really like snakes though!”

Wadjet, Renenutet, Uraeus

[saintmaneater]

“okay but what if i just wanna be EDGEY????”

[ptah-ikemi-ka]

theres a fuck ton of obscure netjer/netjeri too, and also, the Known Ones are always in need of new devotees like why dont your work with the very Essence of Nothingness: Kekui and Kekuit?

[sehetep-shenwer]

O ya like snakes? MEHEN!!!

[thekemeticquantum]

If you tell me you want to worship a/p/e/p, you're basically telling me you've done no research on actual Kemetic beliefs and you just think it sounds cool and edgy. I cannot fathom how ANYONE can miss the POINT of the snake. It is not some being to be worshipped and communed with, it is the natural opposite of order. I don't even think most a/p/e/p sympathizers are genuinely evil and wish harm on the world; they're just extremely misinformed.

[rynquestionmark]

—- Sekhmet reborn as Hathor

[worshipoftheoceanmelodies]

cute little blinkies for pagans :3

might do a part two lol if yall like them !!

[the-loneliest-man-alive]

My most detailed piece, took my so dam long. SCARAB!! (the circle at the top broke off in the kiln cuz i half assed it which sucks because its supposed to represent the sun but wtv)

[hesy-bes]

O' Lady of Truth,

Your breath is my breath

My heart beats with the joy of your beauty

Your wings surround me,

shielding me from the horrors of isfet.

O' Ma'at,

without you,

the solar Barque would not sale,

and the sun would never see the Two Lands.

Dua Ma'at!

[petaltexturedskies]

This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future;

Margaret Atwood, from "Shapechangers in Winter" in Morning in The Burned House

[khonsu-temple]

Spell of Driving Out Illness

Disclaimer: never substitute medical prescriptions with the spells

I am Sekhmet the Powerful — begone, illness. I am Heka, Lord of Magic — begone, weakness. I am Isis, Great of Healing — begone, pain. I am Serqet of the Scorpion — begone, venom. I am Djehuty, the Wise Physician — begone, disorder. I am Khonsu the Healer — begone, fever. I am Bes, the Guardian — begone, affliction. I am Osiris, Restorer of Life — begone, decay. I am Neith, She Who Protects — begone, harm.

By the names of the gods who mend and guard, No shadow of illness may remain.

[laidback-thrills]

Djehuty.

[coinandcandle]

Newsflash: your mental or physical illness does not make you a bad witch. 

[coinandcandle]

Lukewarm take cuz I don't think it warrants a hot take label but:

Witchcraft has been and should always be anti-fascist.

Witchcraft should be revolutionary.

[coinandcandle]

How to utilize witchcraft against fascism that literally anyone can do:

Protection spells for those protesting or pushing for change in political spaces.

Binding spells against those who are fascist and bigoted. Including, and in fact, especially starting with your local lawmakers.

Communication spell to increase awareness around a particular topic.

Anti-fascism sigil, created to repel the bastards from you and yours.

Curses for fascists. Curse 'em.

Confidence spell on yourself to boost your bravery and fight for change in the ways available to you.

Attraction spell to connect you with more like-minded people. Use dirt or concrete chips from your local town square if you wanna specify locality.

Spell to obscure the face of protesters from view.

Spell to hide the location of those who ICE may be inclined to pick off the street. Bonus if you know them personally.

ICE banishing spell for your neighborhood/town--melt ice over a sigil created for the express purpose of banishment, and then flush that shit (water and all) down the toilet. Feel free to throw in extra bits and baubles like rusty nails or dead bugs just to add a lil flair.

There's more, but I'm crashing from a caffeine high, so feel free to add.

[akhret]

Prayer to Re

May my journey follow yours from dawn until dusk.

May every day shine as brilliant as you.

May every day be as sweet as honey.

May every day be as good and pure as you.

[milky-rozen]

Them ✨

[memories-of-ancients]

Sardonyx cameo with bust of Isis, Ptolemaic Egypt, 200-30 BC

from The J. Paul Getty Museum

[mothloid]

Painted some pottery today :)

[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.

[bacchante-madness-deactivated20]

Shrine is complete now 🥰

[vakravia]

Osiris [egyptian mythology]