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Devotional/religious blog of a Kemetic Orthodox Shemsu. Child of Geb and Nut, beloved of Sekhmet-Mut. Worshipper of Hathor-Isis, Dionysus. They/them pronouns.

[dailyclassicart]

Peder Mørk Mønsted - "A stream running through a forest on a sunny springtime day" (1897)

[dionysianivy]

Dionysus Androgynos

Happy Trans Day everyone! May you all be blessed and feel comfortable in your own skin. Today we celebrate the joy and beauty of being ourselves 💜🏳️‍⚧️

[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]

[whatrealbeautylookslike]

I love the casual substitution of "gods" instead of "god" in colloquial sayings. "oh my gods" "gods, my feet hurt" etc etc. like yeah deconstruct the societal standard of monotheism with me. let's party

[fuckyeahchinesegarden]

荔波小七孔Libo Xiaoqikong Scenic Area, Guizhou, China(photos by 深谙)

[maureen2musings]

Almond blossoms

kartalgoz.photography

[goldenwolfen]

I dreamt briefly of Hathor last night. She was the Egyptian goddess of love, joy, music, and motherhood. She was also a protector of the dead, guiding them safely into the afterlife. This is one of my all time favorite and best pieces IMHO, and very appropriate to my life personally right now. Her kindness, love, and reassurance is a balm. Prints Here Wood Pendants Here

[dailyclassicart]

Ernst Koerner - "The Caves of Beni Hassan in Upper Egypt" (1922)

[sekhmeic]

Hathor Stimboard Offering !!

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[wiisagi-maiingan]

"People from [insert country] are all inherently bad" NO. WRONG. VERY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER FOLLOWED BY FLASHING LIGHTS AND AN AUTOMATED RECORDING OVER THE PA SYSTEM WHICH JUST SAYS "XENOPHOBIA IS A VIOLENT AND DEHUMANIZING TRAP THAT SOWS PARANOIA, DISTRUST, AND HATE AND COMPLETELY DESTROYS COMMUNITIES AND LIVES" OVER AND OVER

[happyheidi]

[enki2]

[rynquestionmark]

—- Sekhmet reborn as Hathor

[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.

[axtssmnfr]

A hymn for the beautiful Goddess Nut in Middle Egyptian!

[axtssmnfr]

Nut-Hapi

[wenuni]

I love this!

[vakravia]

Osiris [egyptian mythology]