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I'm new to the Kemetic belief and in order to better understand how the Netjeru might want us to behave, I took the Negative Confession from Ani, rewrote them as affirmative statements, and changed them to present tense. To replace some of the duplicate and outdated confessions, I took inspiration from the confessions of Nebseni and Nu as well as help from Djehuti in some of the interpretations as I was writing it and came up with The Positive Assertion. A reworked negative confession for the modern age.
On the left is the positive assertion and on the right is the Ani confession it was based off. If it doesn't have an associated Ani confession, it's probably a replacement for a duplicate I came up with or one taken from Nebseni or Nu. If it has a * next to it, it's one Djehuti and I came up with and if it's from another source I put a footnote down below explaining how it got there as well as some clarifications for others.
I'd love notes or questions on it! (peer review my work, if you will) This took me a really long time and I'm pretty proud of it. I intend this to be a sort of daily affirmation for myself but feel free to use it however you want, I just felt accomplished and wanted to share with y'all. Dua Djehuti!
The 42 positive Assertions
1- One of the confessions of Nu is "I have not explored nothingness" which I interpreted as contemplating or attempting suicide. Excluding mental health conditions like depression or schizophrenia where your perception of the world is skewed, this one is more about committing suicide over trivial matters or temporary life stresses that could otherwise be dealt with.
2- This one comes from Nebseni where he is meant to say "I have not encroached on sacred times and seasons." I decided to expand it to encompass sacred times, seasons, and rituals of other religions and beliefs.
3- In this context, "benign reasons" means nothing major or enormously life altering for yourself or others. Asking for a spare couple hundred bucks to cover bill this month? OK. Trying to compete with Bezos? Not OK. Using Heka on a friend to help them with something minor or positive like a job interview or helping their garden grow more food/bigger flowers? Very cash money. Using Heka to curse someone or make them sick? Not very cash money.
4- Another way I've heard this notion described was "talk good behind others backs." Be the person that gasses someone up to other people when they're not around.
5- For example, a law that requires you to report someone who you suspect has had an abortion. The law is against my morals (#16), has negative consequences for the person being reported, doesn't respect the other persons property (#3) (philosophers: is your physical body considered your property), and is frankly none of my damn business. It has no bearing on my life, nobody is in danger if I don't report them, and therefore, is not a law I will follow.
6- Nobody said he had to go that hard with the line "I have not shut my ears to the words of truth" but he did
7- Along with Ani, Nu speaks "I have not made start in labors over what I did previously." I interpreted this as not starting over or redoing work you've already done without reason. Don't throw out a drawing just because your pen slipped.
8- Another banger from Ani. "I have not multiplied my words in speaking" goes hard.
9- At least in the US, we don't have city deities so I expanded it to the earth and environment as a whole.
I have to take an intro to religion class at my university. The professor is fantastic and has been focusing on the positive, loving aspects of the major religions of the world, particularly with an emphasis on radical compassion. It was refreshing at first, given my experiences with Christianity, but…
I dunno. We’re into restorative justice now with a heavy emphasis on murder and other heinous crimes, and it’s almost feeling like the narrative is painting wanting punishment and being angry/unforgiving as outride bad or morally less than than having compassion and opening your arms to the abusers. Maybe it’s because I simply could never forgive nor show kindness to somebody who heinously harmed my loved ones, but… I’m getting so uncomfortable.
So. All of that is to say that the thread on vengeance/revenge grounded me, and made me think of just how happy and relieved I am to be devoted to a goddess like Sekhmet, a god like Ra, and basically being in a tradition that doesn’t just want you to deprogram a natural human emotion or ignore the desire for justice and retribution entirely.
If you read all of this, thanks for listening… er, reading 😅
Hello, I want to learn more about her, I'm a little scared of her for being a dark goddess, but anyway, can someone tell me names of books, or about your experience with her, how has she helped you? What is her personality like?
If anyone can guide me or talk to me on chat privately, I would greatly appreciate it too.
Because i dont want to anger any gods.
I am apart of the LGBTQ+ community myself, working with Anpu and Bast I've only had positive experiences. The Netjeru is very lovely and cares for us, no matter our gender or who we love. They guide us to the right path and they help us🖤 What are your experiences like, did you manage to maybe come out to others while working with the Netjeru? Did they help you learn how to accept yourself? Tell me anything!
In my personal experience, I had troubles accepting myself even though I knew I was queer, I knew I was attracted to women always. Taking the hand of Netjeru made me accept myself for who I am, and made me learn to love myself.🖤
A few days ago I posted asking for advices for plants to make an altar for Geb and this is how it came out! :)
Okay so, before I explain let me say that this is a genuine question, and I hope im not being offensive in anyway but I've been curious about this for a while.
So, my question is mainly about me. I've heard of some goths asking if it's okay to where an Ankh if they aren't kemetic, but my question is a little different.
So I'm a norse pagan but I worship Bast (as well as a Greek god) and I've been wondering, would it be a appropriate for me, someone who's not a kemetic to wear the Ankh symbol because they worship one Egyptian god? Would it be okay to wear it alongside a Mjolnir?
Thank you to everyone who replies and I please be nice.
I could of sworn somewhere in my lifetime I've seen an Egyptian spell for protecting a book. I tried finding it online, and while I did find a version that seems like something I might remember, I really need the version in hieroglyphics, and I'm not entirely sure how to get that.
I always thought he was a kangaroo or some type of marsupia so am I correct?
Hi everyone. I read these confessions and it gives me the impression that one must have never made a mistake to go to the Field of Reeds. Were there, on the other hand, funerary texts that emphasized virtues and good deeds rather than denying sin? Is there forgiveness or remission for those who break the laws of Maat?
Hello! I have made a few posts here in the past, but now I have a goal and need help accomplishing it.
My goal is to gather the holidays of all polytheistic religions and add them to a doc so people like me, can get access to all the holidays.
I need a good site to find the holidays or what you guys believe the holidays are. Ive been using a site called Kemetic Reform, but as I have little experience in the area, I do not know if there's better sites to find what I'm looking for.
All help is appreciated.
If so, how did you do it because you see there are times where I thought about telling my Christian Mom, but I just can’t bring myself to do it, I want to tell her so that way I can stop blowing out my candles every time she walks into my room, I don’t really wanna hide it anymore, any advice? How did you gather up the courage to do it?
I was relaxing this evening after work with my boyfriend. I had been thinking about getting back into my spirituality lately. I have worked with Bast and have always been drawn to her. I felt recently that she’s been calling me more than before. When we were watching tv tonight a commercial for a restaurant came up and featured none other than a black and gold cat sculpture in front of a pyramid. I instantly got a wave of warmth over me when it happened. Dua Bast🖤
So I'm finishing a podcast by rotten mango (love her btw) and it's about a Taiwanese daughter being possessed by a deity from her county is that the same for kemeticism general question
I came across the image earlier today and was very intrigued by its origin and what it might represent. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Thank you in advance!!
Or do you think they are all in the field of Reeds?
This is a random post, but it makes me really happy to hear about people's experiences with the deities. If you have any memories you would like to share, write it down! Id love to hear! ☀️🐈
And also, does anyone have cheap Isis / Ra / Seth / Sekhmet plushies or statue links?
What gods are present on the boat, and what happens at this time of day?
So I’ve already im the past tried working with Bastet and even posted about it a few times on here, but back then I was pretty new and didn’t really know what I was doing, I took a break from kemetism for a while (basically just forgot about for a few years I guess) but recently started being more active in the practice again, I’ve been trying to see if Bastet is reaching out to me for a while but I was never really sure since she is one of the more known deities and maybe I just wanted her to reach out so I took anything as a sign, however today I went into the thrift store, not expecting much just wanting to look at a few blouses, and there I saw a little Egyptian cat statue, i immediately got it of course but idk could this be a sign?
I have been working with Anubis for a long while but recently I've noticed signs of Horus reaching out.
But the thing is I'm dense af. Since a kid I've loved Egyptian mythology and Anubis has always been my favourite. It took me until last year to realise he had been reaching out to me for YEARS. Looking back at it now makes me laugh my butt off.
Anyway back to Horus. It wasn't until this Monday when I found a notebook with papyrus covers and Horus' picture on the front from a second-hand store.
But wait, it gets better.
I turn the notebook over and it has my name on it. I have a very rare name in the country I'm living in and I'm used to having it misspelled to a different name.
So I guess I have both Anubis and Horus trying lead and help me? What does Horus require for his altar? I read smt about orange juice?
Hello! I was thinking to use a potted plant as an altar for Geb, i can't do a proper altar since i live with my family and I was wondering what type of plant i could use or if any type of plant is ok thanks in advance, Dua Geb :))