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so i dont' usually talk about subreddit stuff over here, but r/kemetic has recently had a moderation shift, where the mods want to have absolute control over who has access to both the server and the subreddit.

in the process of doing this, they delisted the long-standing r/kemetic server and created a new one that is run by someone i wouldn't trust to moderate a paper bag.

so if anyone is ever looking for the old r/kemetic server link, here it is: https://discord.gg/P3EjRPBmgY

this is the place i am most active now, so if anyone ever wants to find me, try here.

also, if you ever run into someone named Freya's Follower? i recommend you don't waste your time with them.

#kemetic fossil #kemetic #r/kemetic

Hi! I'm not sure if you still take asks on the subject, but I've got a question regarding non-corporeal relationships.

Little bit of background, sorry for the wordiness. I've been in an astral marriage myself for going on ten years now, and in the last five I've landed in a relationship with a human in this plane as well. We're all poly so cheating isn't an issue, and my spirit partner knows about my human one... but I honestly don't know what to do about telling my human partner about everything that goes on in the astral. He's not religious and doesn't think highly about spirituality due to some trauma but for the most part is willing to just let sleeping dogs lie on that topic. I don't think him finding out would blow up our relationship or anything like that, but I feel he deserves honesty, even if it does make him think I'm nuts. That's probably what would happen in my case, as Mr. Spirit Spouse is a fairly well known guy with an unfortunately popular pop culture depiction that may or may not cause misunderstandings with people who aren't clued in to the pagan world. This world often doesn't look upon spirit spouses kindly and I fear being mistaken for a deranged fan of something else entirely.

I guess my question is: How the hell do I go about telling Mr. Human? I've done a lot of reading and comes up with dead ends. I talked to my spirit spouse about it, and he's mostly neutral about it, but rightly thinks it would get a weight off my chest if I could just say something.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading. Sorry again it's such a long ask! No pressure to respond, of course. Any advice or accounts of personal experience would be greatly appreciated. Have a good day!

so idk if i'm the best person to ask, mostly because i've never had to tell someone that thought the notion is bogus.

it is my personal opinion that stuff that happens, effectively, in your mind (as most astral workings are), you aren't necessarily obliged to tell anyone, though I understand why you would want honesty.

if it were me, i'd probably introduce him to the concept so that he understands what it is, and what it entails.. you can even tell him there is a history of it in many places (you ever play Silent Hill f....?), if having a historical backing might help him to see that you're not just pulling this out of thin air.

beyond that, best i can recommend is to make sure he understands he can ask questions, and to expect it to take some time for his mind to open up to the idea, since sometimes a completely new concept throws us for a loop.

anyone else got anything on offer?

#ask #asks #wow you can add these in the inbox now #astral #non corp relations

aphroselenon

Kemetic pagans: do not support Mogg Morgan

He is denying the genocide in Gaza. No money to Zionists and genocide sympathizers.

@thetwistedrope

thetwistedrope

omg that's a name I haven't seen in a dog's age. didn't realize he was still floating around.

#receipts #mogg morgan

Hello! Do you know anything about the god Ha? Because I think I was contacted by him in a dream

There doesn't seem to be much about Ha, here's what i could find in my PDF stash...

From Routledge:

From Wilkinson's Complete Gods and Goddesses (sorry for the poor legibility, that's how the PDF is)

From Butler (i refuse to link to his site anymore, he's fascist adjacent)

If anyone else has anything on Ha, feel free to add!

#ha #kemetic #asks

"This picture of the social status of the ka-cult officials and others depicted in the elite tomb programs is not surprising. Although information regarding the structure of private mortuary cults is less extensive than that about royal mortuary cults, they seem to have functioned, in many cases, in a similar manner.29 High-ranking officials were typically given priesthoods in royal cults, which conferred status as well as financial rewards, due mainly to the reversion of offerings. These priesthoods were part time, usually a month out of every ten, so that the cult was continuously fully staffed by a rotating group of officiants.30 In this manner, the priests were able to maintain their official jobs in the administration. Ann Roth notes that another benefit of this system for the king was his ability to patronize ten times the number of people, which expanded his circle of loyal supporters and dependents. The same principle applied to service in a private ka-cult, as these ka-priests (and other officiants) received payment in the form of some percentage of the offerings in return for their service, and so were dependent upon and loyal to the tomb owner as their patron. Several texts among the Qubbet el-Hawa programs make this arrangement explicit, mentioning the rights of ka-priests to claim some of the food offerings. And like in the royal cults, the combination of service to the tomb owner and concomitant financial rewards placed the ka-cult officials at a higher status than others not invited to serve."

Community and Identity in AE by Deborah Vischak

#akhu #ancestor veneration #ka #kemetic book quotes #vischak #kemetic #ka priest #reciprocity #offerings

son-of-the-smokies

In case you're wondering what to do.

Build as much community as you can. Now is the time.

If you've been thinking about asking some old friends to go somewhere, do it. If you've been thinking about starting up that D&D game, do it. If you used to hang out with some people and you're not sure what happened, see if they want to hang again some time. If you see a stranger that you feel like you can talk to, talk to them, even if only for a second.

It's okay if this means that you can't do something else that's kind of important to you. Honestly, your personal goals can probably wait a little bit (obviously don't sacrifice them if they really can't). Chances are very good in the digital age of 2025 that you are weighted a little bit (or a lot) towards your own internal life, since there are so many isolating forces.

It's okay if they don't (within reason) agree with you. Your proximity will probably change them. It's okay if they change you too.

The more people you are connected to, the better. The number of people you can ask to do you a favor when you need one is a very important number. The number of people to whom you can show something at least close to your truest self is also a very important number.

This is how the world used to work, it is the oldest trick that humans have. It is still what we are best at. Humans cannot be destroyed unless they are first divided.

#boat paddling #community

heatherwitch

Remember Keith Porter, who was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve (December 31st, 2025).

Remember Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old man from Cuba, who died in ICE custody on January 3rd, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “medical distress and under investigation”. Witnesses saw guards hold down and strangle Geraldo. The county medical examiner determined cause of death to be “asphyxia due to neck and torso compression”, and ruled his death as a homicide.

Remember Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, a 42-year-old man from Honduras, who died in ICE custody on January 5th, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “complications related to congenital heart failure”.

Remember Luis Beltran Yanez–Cruz, a 68-year-old man from Honduras, who died in ICE custody on January 6th, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “heart-related health issues.”

Remember Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026.

Remember Parady La, a 46-year-old man from Cambodia, who died in ICE custody on January 9th, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “anoxic brain injury, post cardiac arrest, shock and multiple organ failures following severe drug withdrawal”.

Remember Victor Manuel Diaz, a 36-year-old man from Nicaragua, who died in ICE custody on January 14th, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “a presumed suicide; however, the official cause of his death remains under investigation.”

Remember Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, a 34-year-old man from Mexico, who died in ICE custody on January 14th, 2026. His cause of death is “currently under investigation” according to ICE.

Remember Wael Tarabishi, whose health declined and ultimately led to his death on January 23rd, 2026 after his father and primary caregiver, Maher Tarabishi, was taken by ICE. The Tarabishi family are once again asking for Maher’s release, this time so he can attend his son’s funeral.

Remember Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by Border Patrol on January 24th.

Additional sources:

ICE website (filter to detainee death notifications)

Wikipedia: List of Deaths in ICE Detention

2025:

The Guardian: “2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody.”

Previous post on ICE-related deaths in 2025

This post is a list of ICE-related deaths in 2026. It has been edited to include Keith Porter since he was killed just hours before the new year, and Wael Tarabishi.

This post was last updated January 27th, 2026.

thetwistedrope

it's almost like scaring people half to death by seizing them and then taking people away from their medications and locking them up is *gasp* bad for their health!

#chinga la migra #ICE

frenchwitchdiary

Meme templates X tarot

#memes #tarot #spreads

hagiomoto

stoptheantisemitism

So tiktok is being moderated by an IDF soldier? I'm sure nothing could go wrong here.

Who wouldn't want a child murdering modern day Nazi to moderate content. Oh she supports a violent ethno state full of child abusers too??? How wonderful /s

stoptheantisemitism

prev is right

You can't unsee a genocide

Tiktok uninstalls are up 150% since Larry Ellison's purchase

Imagine spending $14 billion dollars to stop us from hating Israel.

#tiktok #zionism #israel

the-phantom-in-regular-size

in pagan groups, you see a lot of really beautiful heartfelt art devoted to the gods, meanwhile i’m doing this to sobek. dua sobek

kofi 𓆊

#art #kemetic #sobek #fff

Hi, I've got questions about sistrum. I know there's not much info about it so anything helps! First, is sistrum ritual use restricted to Hathor and Bast? If not, does it function as a means to call the netjeru in the beginning of a ritual, a bit like incense?

Many thanks <3

i totally forgot this ask was in my bin rip. Have an info dump about sistra

The sistrum usually comes in two styles: the hathor-headed style (above) and the loop style (below)

The sistrum is heavily associated with Hathor. It's thought that the sistrum may have originated as shaking papyrus flower bundles. This is mimicked a bit in the "sesheshet" name. Hathor is associated with the papyrus and it's shaking (imagine cattle walking through papyri groves).

According to Wilkinson, the sound of the instrument was regarded as protective and the instrument itself was a symbol of divine blessings and embodied the concept of rebirth. In certain circumstances, the sistrum can carry erotic or fertility connotations (also closely related to hathor).

Originally, it was central to Hathor's cult center, specifically with Ihy playing it for her. He says the sistrum entered the cults of other deities, especially those of Amun and Aset. So if you want historical backing to use the sistrum outside of Hathorian/Bast contexts, there is a precedent.

He mentions that it was specifically used by priestesses in antiquity, but i don't think that really matters in the modern era.

imo, the sistrum can be used to call gods, even though Wilkinson doesn't specifically mention it. They seem to come to nice things, things that smell good, taste good, sound good, look good. So why not? Also worth mentioning that it can also be used to pacify gods.

idk if that helps?

#asks #kemetic #sistrum #hathor #sistra

adulthoodisokay

happy new year, y’all

thefingerfuckingfemalefury

WHAT A MOOD