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Does this event affect worship or devotion to the gods? You must wait for them to pass or you can continue with your practices normally.

Hi everyone! I am incredibly new to all this, so please bear with me.

The question I have is, are foxes signs (symbols, I'm not sure what word I'm looking for here) of Anpu? I did try to research foxes online, but some sites say it's a representation of Set and others Anpu. There wasn't anything in my book about this, and this subject seems kind of hard to just google because I don't trust every site is accurate.

I recently picked up, "Ancient Egyptian Magick" by Eleanor Harris and I am enjoying it.

I was lurking here reading some posts and how you can ask which Gods or Goddesses' are open to working with you. To be honest, I felt a little scared to do that (still battling the Christian upbringing) so I went to sleep last night and didn't think much else about it.

I have lived where I currently do off and on my entire life. I grew up here and moved back about 5 years ago. When I was on my way to work this morning, I noticed a red fox run across the road, but not before full-on stopping in the middle of the road to look at me for a moment and then run off. I swear we made eye contact since I slowed down so as not to hit him. It is rural here, but I have NEVER seen a fox out here in my entire life. Maybe I'm just looking for a sign, but I'm not so sure.

Hello! This is my first post here and I hope it's okay to post this, I was trying to recreate a moment I had when me and three other witch friends at the time were doing.

We were trying to see our past lives and I had met Anpu next to a closed door as I had asked him to help guide me so I wouldn't get lost in my past selves. Just as I was about to touch the door knob, one of my witch friends broke everyone's concentration by obnoxiously talking about his recent past life loudly while the rest of us were still meditating. I tried to get back in the groove of it but was constantly getting distracted so I had to stop.

When I was home alone and made sure no one was near me, I lit a candle and an incense I believe and put earbuds in while listening to meditating music. I tried once more to see my past life, asking Anpu again to help guide me.
While in my meditative state I was in what looked to be a forest or something similar at night, there was fog and it rolled up to my knees but never further up than that. I walked for a little bit and saw Anpu in his half-human form holding a scepter that touched the ground in the shape of an ankh and the weighing scales replaced the horizontal middle of the ankh.
Neither of us spoke but he knew what I was there for. He pointed at what looked like a mausoleum when I turned to look, and when I looked back at him to get a confirmation he was gone. I went towards the mausoleum and saw several busts on shelfs, I can't remember what else happened after that but I woke up from my meditation and wasn't really able to remember anything else other than what I just wrote.
I met another kemetic during an event where she was the main character and I asked her a question if there was any meaning or if it was some sign and she had no clue, saying that that sort of thing hadn't happened to her. While I was upset about that, I tried to do my own research and wasn't very successful. I had no answers from anyone, and I had even forgot to ask Anpu in a tarot/pendulum reading since I was so depressed at the time and had taken a step back from my craft for the sake of my own mental health.

I'm back into my craft now but I'm taking very small baby steps, so I could basically be considered a baby witch now lmao I'm still kind of awkward in working with my neteru's but I'm trying to get passed that. I've gotten signs from Set and am even trying to do more research on him while I'm following both him and Anpu.

I was chatting with some folks on a Discord server, and a person who was new to Egyptian Paganism asked how to go about building a relationship with Anpu. It ended up involving a lot of typing, so I decided to share it here as well. This person was new enough to Paganism that they didn't know what kinds of things worked well for them in connecting with deities, so I tried to present several different options. 😸

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There are many ways to connect with the netjeru, and I personally think that it's good to have or at least know of more than one in case you end up in a situation where you don't have access to something for a while. I was only taught ritual when I started, but I have a sleep disorder which was un-diagnosed at the time, so I was exhausted and needed as much time as possible for sleep just to function. I ended up needing to halt my ritual practice so that I could put that time toward sleep, and when I lost that I went through a spiritual crisis where I felt completely cut off from the gods. It took me a while to develop other methods. To avoid that, it's best to have a diversity of practices from the start.

So, if you like to read, I have a thread that I started for gathering information which would be helpful for newcomers. At the top of the comments section, I’ve left a series of comments which go over various important concepts in Kemetic religion, and at the end there’s some recommended reading:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kemetic/comments/16dypue/how_to_kemetic/

I’d add another book to that for Anpu specifically, called Black and Gold God, by Terence DuQuesne. I haven’t read it yet because it’s out of print and has been difficult to find or too expensive for me, but I checked again for both of us and it’s now available as a free PDF from Darengo Publications:

https://www.darengo.co.uk/black-and-gold-god/

Ritual is another way to reach out, and a lot of people like it because it’s something new to add to their life, but being new also means that most people need a long time to build up their skills and some of the senses used within it. That’s fine, and normal, and I only point it out because many folks also get impatient, frustrated, or concerned that they’re not having the “right” kinds of responses or experiences. For one thing, everyone experiences the netjeru differently--I have a theory that They tailor Their methods of interacting with us to our natural strengths, which results in different kinds of experiences since we all have different talents and skills to work with. For another thing, the important parts of ritual are showing up to do it, and the words and actions involved. No divine visions, paranormal sensations, or mental voices are needed. The gods are there and They see you. They see you showing up and doing the work, and They hear your prayers, even when you can’t see or hear Them. Even if you do develop an ability to interact with Them through an altered state, it’s quite normal for Them to go silent for periods of time.

With all of that being said, there are two kinds of ritual in Kemetic religion. Priestly ritual, also known as temple ritual, is longer and more complex. We have records of rituals which were performed in the temples: the words to be said, some instructions, and pictures of the king performing various actions. The purpose of the images was magical, to ensure that in some form the rituals were always being enacted, but for us they also illustrate the use of ritual gestures. There is no way that we can replicate temple ritual exactly--the temples each had a large staff of priests and each ritual involved groups of priests working in teams. Each team would be performing different ceremonies simultaneously in different areas of the temple at the same time, and periodically they’d join together for a larger group effort, then break away into smaller tasks again.

A man name Richard Reidy, who was Kemetic and also had a Masters of Divinity and access to scholarly libraries, researched these rituals and found that the general rituals (the ones which were done daily, and not just for special occasions) were very similar between different temples and different gods. He studied the symbolism and purpose of each ceremony and picked out the core ones, then streamlined them in such a way that a single person could perform them if necessary. He published his work in two books: Eternal Egypt and Everlasting Egypt. I was very fortunate to meet Rich and join a couple of his temples. He’s gone to the Beautiful West now, but he was and is a devoted member of the Kemetic community and has contributed some fantastic resources for us.

Temple ritual involves a great deal of heka--ancient Egyptian magic--and its main purpose is to re-establish ma’at, reinforce and continue the cycle of giving between humanity and the netjeru, and to maintain a divine statue as a vessel which a netjer may use to live more closely with (thereby becoming part of) the local community. That last part, the maintenance of the divine image, requires a special ritual to enliven the statue and then daily ritual afterward to care for it. The performance of these rituals is the purpose of the priesthood, and so they’re expected to perform these rituals daily anyway, so they’re usually the ones who have these special statues. People who aren’t priests can absolutely also do these rituals if they want to--I do. I enjoy ritual, I think that these are beautiful, and I find the words and actions to be very satisfying. I also feel that the first two purposes of temple ritual are beneficial and I feel good contributing to them, but I still don’t perform ritual regularly and I still can’t live up to a daily practice, so I don’t have any enlivened images and I don’t want any. My regular ones serve their functions just fine!

Because temple ritual involves so much heka and entering into the now-sacred space which you’ve set aside for an altar as the dwelling-place of your deity, ritual purity is very important and needs to be held to as high a standard as possible. There are purifications which should be performed beforehand as part of a ritual bath or shower (or at least washing the hands and mouth), clothing would ideally be white, comfortable, clean, made of natural materials, and not include any leather or wool, and incenses and oils should be free of dung or urine (some stick and cone incenses from India use cow dung as a base--loose incense on charcoal briquettes is your safest option, or just research that company’s ingredients--and I prefer essential oils to perfume oils because some perfumes may contain derivatives of urine or urea).

The other type of ritual is what everybody else does, and we don’t have a good name for it. I often refer to it as laymen’s ritual, but in Egyptological sources they’ll usually speak of it as part of “domestic religion” or “the religion of the common people.” We don’t know much about this from ancient Egypt unfortunately. Early Egyptologists were much more interested in the flashy and costly items associated with royalty and temple religion. If they found some crudely shaped clay statue in a regular person’s home, they’d probably have thrown it out. They’re interested in it now and trying to recover as much information as they can, but a lot has probably been lost and the kinds of materials which poorer folk would have been working with wouldn’t preserve as well anyway.

We do know, however, that most of the priests in the temples were part-timers, serving their temple one month out of each Egyptian season (so a total of three months out of twelve), and being regular townsfolk during the rest of the year. So they would have had exposure to priestly practices, and could have incorporated some of those into their own domestic practices. This is the assumption that many Kemetics go on today, borrowing pieces of religious literature and putting them together into some kind of practice. The nature of these rituals can vary widely depending on how much a person knows about temple ritual and how much inspiration they want to draw from it. There have been niches found in the walls of some preserved village houses (only the lower parts of the walls are still around, sadly), and Egyptologists suspect that deity statues may have been kept in these niches, so we have reason to believe that your average non-priestly Egyptian would have had and done something.

Some temples also contain what’s called a “contra-temple,” which was a structure specifically designed for the religious needs of the common people. The temples of ancient Egypt were created as sanctuaries and dwelling places for the netjeru, and one doesn’t just barge into someone else’s home and wander around, so only the priests who were there to serve the deity accessed the parts of the temple beyond the outer courtyard. However, on the outside of the very back wall at the rear of the temple, some temples had an image of the god or goddess either carved into the stone or painted on gilded wood, and there were wooden door leaves which could be closed to protect this image or opened to reveal it. The room where the divine image which the priests were caring for was kept in that rearmost room of the temple, so just on the other side of the wall where the contra-temple was located was the closest that a regular person could come to this vessel in which the god lived. Usually, the contra-temple was open to the air, but in some larger temples there was a small room around it. I wish we knew more about what the common people did at these contra temples. Did they go there to pray? To present offerings? Did they have special celebrations for holy days? We know that they had something to do with oracles, but whether it was a place to request one or receive one, and how much involvement the priests had with this practice, I have no idea.

The purpose of ritual for layfolk is to develop a relationship with a netjer, and they can also be used as occasions for prayer and the practice of heka when desired. Purity is important since you’re still interacting with a deity and you want to be clean, but there can be levels of purity for different types of activities and there’s more leeway to just do your best. A person can simply pray to the gods at any time in any state, and there are no purity issues involved.

If you’d like to pursue the path of the layperson, which I highly recommend even if you plan on becoming a priest later, there are much fewer guidelines out there for what ritual should look like. You could use temple ritual if you’d like, pick out some parts of the temple ritual which speak to you and leave out those which don’t, incorporate some of them into some other form of ritual, or come up with something which is completely your own. When I started, most of the temples I moved through had some simple ritual for folks to use. It generally involved greeting the netjer in some way (our gods are immanent, so They’re already here and don’t need to be invoked, but it’s nice to say hello and get Their attention somehow), lighting a candle and some incense, making an offering of some sort (bread and water are symbolically potent and always well received by any netjer), and a space which was left open for prayer and/or sitting quietly with the netjer. I’m terrible at meditation and always struggled with that, but my teachers encouraged me to just relax, paying attention to all of my senses and how my body felt. Get comfortable, bask in the presence of the gods, enjoy the candlelight, and unwind a little. Set a frequency of practice which works for you.

There’s an abbreviated form of ritual in Rich’s Everlasting Egypt book, which I think would be wonderful for any layperson. Rich includes the ka embrace in his version, which is a ceremony from temple ritual where a person transfers some vitalizing energy into the divine image. I don’t think that’s really necessary if your image isn’t alive to begin with, but it certainly won’t hurt anything. The one in the book is non-specific as to which deity it’s for, but in our private files we have versions which are tailored to several of the netjeru. We didn’t have one for Anpu, so I made one:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uyv64zrutlqmezkr6eqor/Brief-Ritual-for-Anpu.doc?rlkey=50ditdy0c6354nv0rnks8uwhs&dl=0

If you like to listen to people talking on a subject, Rich gave a lecture on Anpu and Wepwawet at a Pagan convention we used to go to. I posted this in a thread with some pictures, and there’s a little more information in the comments:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kemetic/comments/17fszn9/a_talk_on_anpu_and_wepwawet/

I’ve also found that doing things which I associate with the gods helps me feel close to Them. For one thing, it’s just as much “showing up and doing the work” as ritual is, and if the thing you’re doing is something which is of value to that deity then it can be an offering as well. When I can’t do ritual, this is one of the main ways I relate to my gods. The feeling is difficult to describe, and perhaps it took a while to build? But the best way that I’ve been able to explain it is to imagine that there’s someone who is particularly beloved to you--a friend, family member, teacher, someone you admire, or any mix of these things--and there’s this thing you used to do together, or which they used to do for you. Your love for that person gives this activity a really positive association, and it’s something which in some way represents something special about this person, the relationship you have, or just something you love about them. Then one day they have to move far away, or they pass on, and you know you’ll never see them in person again. But whenever you do this thing, it reminds you of them. Sometimes, it’s almost like you can feel their presence there with you again, doing it together. You won’t be aware of this feeling all the time, because the task itself can be more or less distracting depending on what it is. But even reflecting on it after the fact can make you feel good. And if this task involves something which is really core to who that netjer is... you never know, but maybe it’ll give you a little insight into Them, and why They do what They do.

When I started getting to know the gods, I picked out devotional duties for each of Them--some kind of activity which was in some way linked to Their sphere of influence, which I thought They might value or appreciate. This was something that I did for Them, not for me (but of course it was ok to enjoy it or learn from it!). For Anpu, I picked a local cemetery and I went there once a week to pick up trash. This particular cemetery didn’t seem to have a grounds keeper and the place was a wreck, so I also started bringing along a broom to sweep some of the slab stones on top of the graves. I raked leaves in the fall. I picked up flowers which had been blown over and tried to set them up nicely again--watch out for ants, sometimes they like to get in the soil. At first I tried to pick up old headstones which had fallen over too--it was an old cemetery, and many of the graves were in rough shape. If you decide to try something like this and encounter this situation, just leave the headstones where they lay. It’s very tempting to try to set them upright again, but once they’re broken they become unstable, and eventually they’ll just fall over again and this risks further breakage and damage to the headstone. Also, if you choose an old cemetery, be aware that the ground shifts periodically and sometimes old bones can come to the surface. Just leave them alone--I freaked out when I found my first ones, and even called the police because my mother was concerned that some murderer might have found the perfect place to hide a body. But my mother was also concerned that I would be kidnaped by vampires when I moved to San Francisco, so I’ve learned since then not to take all of my mother’s concerns seriously. There could very well be other things you might think of which are available in your area that you could do with Anpu--maybe think about that as you read about Him.

I just discovered that my old email had saved every document that had ever been mailed to me (or which I had mailed to myself) in a folder which I hadn't been aware of. They've remained there even after I deleted the emails they were originally attached to, so I've been going through them just now and I found a hymn to Nebet-Het. I remembered that there were some folks here who worship Her and who said that stuff about Her is difficult to find, so I figured I'd post what I had in case anyone wanted to take a look. This appears to be someone's attempt at translating a hymn--there are places where they're uncertain of their translation, and I suspect that the next to last line where the words are attributed to Nebet-Het is mistaken, because it looks like the words are being spoken to Nebet-Het rather than by Her. I tried to look up this Ian Ransom, but I can't determine who he is.

This beautiful hymn translation was posted on NephthysTemple June 6, 2005 by Margaret (Henuttawy).

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THE HYMN TO NEPHTHYS

FROM KOMIR TEMPLE

In the translation from the original text by Ian Ransom, 2005. Translation copyright Ian Ransom, 2005.

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Emperor Caesar!

The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Antonius the Defender!
All protection of life and strength goes round about him, like Ra, eternally.
He makes adoration to his Mother, the very Great, who loves Her brother Osiris, caretaker of the son that She loves.

Words spoken by the King:

Glory to your beautiful face, Nephthys the Great, Mistress of the District [nome] of the Gazelle, the Purifier, the Resplendent, who rules at Pi-Khnum.

The Great, the Most Excellent, dwelling in the Beautiful Country - the abode of Her brother Osiris, who comes to life again in Her, She who renews for Him the body that once was, in Her name of "Renewing of Life", Guardian of the wellbeing of the God for His own Ka.

Glory to you, Kheresket the Great, Daughter of Ra, who unites Herself to Ma'at the Great, Beloved of Khnum - as Ra'yt, Mistress of the Two Lands.

It is the venerable Mistress of the Two Lands; the Great Lady of the House of Amun.

The beauty of your face gives your eyes glamour for the Festival ... [with beautiful face, who makes the cheeks festive, also the drunken one in Her right moment].

To you as Meskhenet the Excellent, who gives life to the Two Countries and gives the breath of air to all nostrils.

To you ... [Mistress of Drunkenness?] of numerous festivals, Mistress of Joy, Lady of the Dance!

To you, the Mistress of Beer, who loves the day of Festival, for whom men and women play the tambourine!

To you as Tefenet, who is in the moment of Her wrath; who, then, supports her desire?

To you, the Caretaker [mother?] of Horus, the divine companion of Ounennefer, justified, the Excellent, who preserves Horus and Osiris.

To you, as Seshet the Great, Mistress of Humanity, the Mistress of Writing, the Lady of the Entire Library.

To you, who utters divine decrees, Great of Magic, who rules in the Mansion of Archivists.

To you, the Mistress of Renewal, who commences to set apart for the conflagration of the enemies of the Divine Slaughterhouse.

To you, the Great of Magic, Excellent of Kindness, who engenders for the Ennead according to that which She has decided.

To you, Merkhetes the Formidable - Nephthys!

Divine Sister, who protects Her brother in the torrent [inundation?]

To you as Opet, on the head of Her father, the Great and Venerable, in the arms of djinn [HH.w?]

To you, Meret of the North, who takes care of the Members of the God in the Mansion of Gold, in His time.

To you as Khenemty the Mighty, who rules over the souls of Heliopolis, as Heket in the Island of Embracing.

To you as Menhyt-Sekhmet of Esna, as Nebtou'o-Tefenet in the Country of Khnum.

To you, the Great Mother of Amun, Daughter of Ra, who loves that One's ka [whom His ka loves?], Gembaous of the Two Countries.

To you as Nehemet-aouay, as Unnut of the South, as Heket who announces the events.

To you, Meret of the South, as Unnut of the North, Eye of Ra, Mistress of Beauty who shines forth before Ra.

To you, Queen of all humanity [every male one?], who vivifies the beings of people, men and women, Mistress of Fresh Skin!

To you as Khensut on the head of Soped, the Doer of Good Things, the Excellent of Counsel for the Soul of the East.

To you as Mut, Mistress of Humanity, who favours the Gods, as Mafdet, going out of ... the Divine.

To you as Hathor, the Cow Akhet, in every district, Mistress of Drunkenness, who created the beer Wn'w!

Come in peace, Watchful One, Honoured of Face!

I give you inviting gifts [the appropriate gifts?] in kindness.

I exalt your mightiness from the desire of that comes from She Whose Feminine Attributes are Beautiful!

I am your son who loves you and who is on the throne for eternity.

Words spoken by Nephthys the Most Excellent, who loves Her brother; Her names are numerous in all towns:

May men and women halt before your dwelling to make adorations to your ka!

(Hymn ends)

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Will be enlisting in the National Guard soon. Super excited! Doing the culinary MOS. I feel Super loved by Sekhmet and Sobek lately as this is the reason they have reached out. They have done so much for me during my trying times of trying to get into the guard and I am super thankful for that. Dua Sekhmet and Sobek! Dua Netjer! 🫶💪

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I'm asking specifically about a particular website, if anyone know about it, and if so, any help on how to go about figuring out how to use it.

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I'm currently working on a long term project that is fiction. Sepcifically a work of Fantasy. I've been looking for a decent accessible online resource to find Egyptian style names to get inspiration from. The website "Persons and Names from the Middle Kingdom," was shared with me but the person who shared it didn't really give any instructions on how to get it to work. It's fairly accessible, though the search eengine on the site is one of the worst I've ever dealt with. I can find name entries but not sure how to figure out names, spellings, or which thing or part on each entry is a translation or whatever.

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Like I said at the beginning of this post, while I am asking about a specific site, if anyone has any good resources on Egyptian names that you be willing to share, I'd be grateful for any recommendations, aid, or anything else!

Blessings to you all.

This is for our vegetarian and vegan brothers and sisters.

Aubergine and chickpea stew (Fa'limin)

2 medium aubergines, sliced into chunks

1 onion, finely sliced

2 garlic cloves, pureed

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 tsp chilli flakes

400g can chickpeas, drained

400g can chopped tomatoes

250g cherry tomatoes halved.

Place aubergines in a sieve and sprinkle generously with salt. Leave for 10 minutes then pat dry with kitchen paper. Place in a 200C oven on a roasting tin for 25 minutes, turning them once halfway through.

In a large heavy pot, cook the onion until soft, add spices and garlic for another minute or two then add the cherry tomatoes. Press down with the back of a wooden spoon to bring out all the juices and cook for about 5 minutes.

Once the aubergines are done, add them to the pot, add the chickpeas the can of tomatoes addwith salt and pepper.

Cover to simmer for 5 minutes until everything is well incorporated and serve usually in a folded flat bread but you can use Pitta. Add a good spoon full of plain goat yoghurt.

Hope you try.

Senebty

Shepsetet

Blessings to you all!

So I just have a few questions and I was hoping to get a few answers from the community! I’ve been worshipping Anubis/Anpu for about a year now but I’ve been very inconsistent. I don’t think he’s upset with me, especially considering I was having a bad night a little bit ago and felt his presence comforting me. He’s quiet as a lot of people have stated so I feel like it’s a little difficult to get answers out of him. (Not in a disrespectful way!) So I thought I’d just ask here!

1. Does he prefer Anubis or Anpu?

Ive called him both and I haven’t gotten any sort of vibe that he prefers one over the other but I just wanted to ask other worshipers of Anpu. (Plus whenever I look up stuff online I find using Anubis gets me more info than Anpu)

2. Are there any rituals specific to him?

3. I don’t have the time/money to donate or volunteer at animal shelters/take care of canines, what else can I do as an act of worship for him that isn’t just prayer?

4. Do I need a statue of him?

I would like one but they’re very expensive and I am very broke haha.

5. Do I need to worship his consort/bride Anput too? Or should I just acknowledge her since I don’t intend to worship her specifically?

Thank you!

Dua Anpu! 🖤

Blessings to you all.

I have been contemplating many things since my uncle journeyed to the west, may the Netjeru love him for eternity.

I have had plans for a number of years now to return to Kemet for the last time and stay permanently. Unfortunately it has not been feasible up until quite recently.

I have therefore, finally come to a decision. I intend placing my home on the market. However, this will mean deconsecrating my temple. It is the largest of the bedrooms. The sale should give me more than enough for my needs.

There are many reasons for my decision but the main two are shame about not being with my uncle at the end. And that I feel I have gone as far as I can with my path and faith in the UK. I miss upper Kemet, I miss my people and I miss the desert. I have never feared the desert or the creatures that live there, I respect them but not fear them. My uncle and the other men of the village taught the young women how to survive there. A tradition that goes back many centuries. The stories I could tell you about our hunting trips years ago. A week at a time.

I should have little difficulty finding a house in my grandparents village as many still know me.

A few goats, some chickens and a piece of land where I can grow what I need. It was the last time I was there 2022, when I realised just how much I love it. Most of the houses in the village have access to the internet so I will be able to keep in touch with my friends.

This may sound very strange however, even though I was born in the UK I have felt homesick for Kemet since the last time I was there. I have no family, I never married nor had children. So there is nothing to keep me here.

So I open another chapter in my life.

Go in love and peace.

Senebty

Shepsetet

This question peaked my curiosity after reading a post by u/Direct_Ad253, in which he discusses how new-day Kemetics somehow have consistent UPGs. So, I got to thinking, how does one truly differentiate between a UPG, a VPG, and an “Experience”.

Take this example: I think of hugging Sobek, and I feel his love in return. Looking past the psychological reasons for this, is it a UPG, VPG, or an experience?

Well, let us define what the three mean. A UPG is an Unverified Personal Gnosis, meaning it is uncorrelated with the knowledge of the ancients and whatt they thought of. A VPG is a Verified Personal Gnosis (wow!), and is correlated with the ancients thought & wisdom. An experience, to my eyes, is defined as the interpretation or presence of any deity that poses superstition, and lacks the ability to be a UPG or a VPG. What do I mean by this?

Looking back at the example, I feel the presence of Sobek. He isn't dancing on rainbows, or randomly copulating - he just is there. By that, what I feel is an experience, as it meets the criteria.

So, I feel like there is a distinct line between all three categories, but I also feel like that UPGs and VPGs stem from experiences. Think of it in the time of the Egyptians: They had no VPG or UPG, buut they had experiences, or some sort of detection of the Netjeru, which led to VPGs. But at that time, what we call “VPGs” would've been closer to UPGs. That is due to the astronomical amount of myths, the aspects of Gods, the different forms of one God, etc. After some time though, they became VPGs due to polyvalent logic, but that term didn't exist for them. So, we depict them with VPGs, where as they depicted themselves with UPGs, and it all stems from experience. What I find interesting is that we are them, in the sense that we are that time of UPGs, where they are holding onto now VPGs, but in the future I think we'll be like the Egyptians: Bearers of VPGs, where that time would be caught with UPGs.

This recursion of UPG and VPG is exactly why I think neither technically exist. If two people read two opposing myths on the same deity - assuming neither of them knew polyvalency - then who'd be right? We see this all the time with the Set v. Horus story: Two people will read different stories, one where Heru is r@ped, and the other where he is seduced, and they'll argue on it. By polyvalent logic, both should be right, but then discrepancies occur. If those “VPGs” just said they made out, then it'd be true. But here we have them both occurring in the same context, so, he is either r@ped or seduced. Because only one is true, and to those two people they're correct, neither are a VPG. This recursion happens over and over, with any myth really, or any UPG or VPG.

So, with that said, that leaves experiences. I think we all experience something unique with the Netjeru, hence why some are frisky with Setesh and some dance for Anpu and some learn physics for Djehuty. There is no UPG or VPG, only what we experience: And that alone should stay the truth.

Saying my morning rites, manifesting a good day for anyone reading this ✨

Hello, newbie here. I've felt drawn to Anubis and I would like to work with him. But I'm also curious about Kemetism as a whole. Are there any good books on Kemetic mythology and practices? Thanks in advance!

Hello all:) This post isn't a question or a request but more of a ramble. I just got done laying offerings and I have a sudden burst of religious motivation, ykwim;) I think we've all felt that.

I just have the desire to share some new changes in my practice and it's not exactly common to meet felloe kemetics in my small town...

Recently I've been feeling disconnected with Anpu. This likely stems from an ill timed depressive episode and then a change in living environment, leading me to be separated with my place of worship (altar). I still pray when I can but it's never anything formal, mostly just words of praise, and it doesn't feel the same as being at an altar with incense burning and a statue in front of you... I never knew how much I would miss that feeling. And given that Anpu is a rather quiet diety it can be hard. Although when I was having an episode of religious doubt and asked for a sign, he certainly delivered. I was on my way to therapy (I had to be practically pulled out of my bed) I witnessed a beautiful dog with a broken leash at the corner of the sidewalk staring! When I went back the dog was gone, sadly. But I definitely got the hint that even when he is quiet, he is still present.

Oh and also, unrelated, my friends grandfather had passed. The first thing I did was lay offering to the small makeshift altar I had and pray for a successful funeral and a safe passage for my friends grandfather. And last I heard, the funeral went smoothly:) Dua Anpu!

And in recent changes I have created a schedule for laying offering and praying. I read a post/comment by someone in here that I cannot for the life of me remember where it was, but they had mentioned how they pray three times a day! The first for an hour in the morning, second for 15 minutes in the afternoon, and third for an hour at sunset (if you're reading this I admire you so much.) But that gave me the idea to do that also! Albeit, not exactly to the same level as them. But I figured setting a schedule will really help me feel more connected! I lay offering every other day, and pray three times a day at sunrise, noon, and sunset. So to that person, thankyou you so much.

That's all! Thankyou for reading my yap session, it's lonely being the only kemetic I know of in a 100 mile radius. I appreciate you all and I love reading all of your post's!

Dua netjeru

Senebty

Em hotep

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Edited to add: They're having to reschedule this lecture due to technical difficulties. Sucks for me, but at least other folks will have more advance notice this way. I'll try to remember to post when the new date is announced this time, or you can keep an eye on the website.

I apologize for not thinking to share this earlier, but there will be a free online public lecture tomorrow over Zoom (the lecture takes place on 3/23!). You must register to attend, but registration is free. Since registering for one of their lectures, I've been getting their newsletter--I don't remember whether I requested it or not, but it's infrequent and it lets you know when the next free lecture is coming up and what the subject will be.

You can register for the talk here:

Public Lecture: Divine Palaces, Processional Barks, and Unusual Forms of Osiris: New insights into Religious Ritual at Ramesside Abydos - ARCE

I am a massage therapist and my work is a very important part of my spiritual practice. I was wondering if there are any Kemetic Gods or Neter (sorry if I am referring to them incorrectly, still new) you would associate with bodywork/massage/healing? I know massage is sort of specific but anything to do with the body would be of interest. Thank you 😊

Hey! I was wondering if anyone has resources or advice for learning hieroglyphics, and eventually being able to read and write in them? Thanks in advance!

(Also are there any common phrases in Kemeticism that I should know? I've seen a few like "Senebty" but I don't know what they mean, and I want to learn.)

I'm in a pissy mood rn so I'm not going to answer this prompt.

For what I'm doing I'm associating Male deities to the body parts (or organs) they rule over to learn to perform physical devotional acts in their name, or call upon them to help with said body parts.

For reference I have;

Montu for the arms, strong and valorous

Min for the phallus, sensual and vigorous

Osiris for the back or spine, grounding and reliable

Horus for the eyes, intense yet relatable

Amun for the head to calm the mind

If you see a pattern I'm mainly looking for associations related to Ra or Amun personally, but let this be a teaching ground and share what you know about other gods and goddesses

Etc. Hathor for the hips and waist, Isis for the female reproductive system, or Sekhmet for blood. Anything helps :)

I got into spirituality recently, (recently being about half a year ago) and I'd really like to know how to build a spiritual connection with Hathor. I've learnt a lot about her and her role in ancient Egypt, I've seen some prayers, but I want to do more. What do I do? And how?😭

Small personal info about me:

I am from india and iam 25 years old. Iam a hindu. This is from a person suffering from ADHD and anthropophobia. Iam not a very talented person as well and perform poor in academics even though i try a lot but coudnt focus on it. I tried reading lot of self improvement books and listening to life history of famous people. It gives me temporary motivation boost lets say like it lasts for a 4 or 5 says and it gradually falls off. But then one day ,i read about ancient egypt religion and i was fascinated by the concept of neters and its role in our life and its practices. It was very unique and gave a new insight about the role of religion which can play in our life . I learned about the story of few neters like isis, osiris, set, nepthys, anubis, amun, ra , hathor etc and like the role of priest and priestess in ancient egypt, the roles of pharoh, how ancient egypt evolved over the time. Now i started reading about egyptian book of the dead. So learing all these which made me believe that by reguarly incorporating these practices daily, maybe i could do better in life. Thanks for listening to my story.

I’ve seen posts like this in other subs and I’m very curious about what this community’s answers will be. Everybody has different experiences with the same deities and it’s so interesting to hear how others interact with them.

How do the gods feel to you? Do you feel their energy and if so, what does it feel like? How do you know the gods are with you? How do you perceive their personalities?

I’ll start:

Sutekh: His energy feels intense and imposing, and I was intimidated the first few times I ran into him. I now feel very protected by him. He is pretty blunt and doesn’t pull punches, but he also has a kind, patient, and loving side to him. He’s very efficient with guidance and he has an old, old kind of wisdom. I love him! ❤️

Isis: She feels very royal and motherly. I want to sit with my back straight and I feel inspired to reach her expectations.

Anubis: He seems quiet, stable, patient, and loving. I feel his presence like my literal heart is being held. I get the vibe that he is perfectly content to sit quietly with you and enjoy your presence.

Nut: She feels like the Mother of All Mothers. Whatever deficits your own mother has that you didn’t even know you needed, she has them. I think she has a fiesty, sassy side, and she is not afraid to tell you like it is. When I first encountered her, I had this feeling of recognition like I had known her all my life.

I’m curious to hear what all of you have experienced. 😁

I just moved into a new neighborhood and there's a building with this mural. Took a photo today on the dog walk. The building houses a dance studio. 🤷🏻

Has anyone found any Kemetic readings that are especially comforting during periods of grief and misfortune?