Are you interested in Kemeticism, but don’t know how to begin? The Kemetic Starter Guideis an excellent overview! What would you suggest to a beginner? Are there things you wish you had known when you were starting out?
Category: Links
Link: A Merry Christmas Eviction Notice
Not Kemetic, but if you’re in the U.S. it’s worth reading. A Merry Christmas Eviction Notice
Link: Wesir Mysteries
Here’s the start of an interesting series of reflections on the Wesir (Osiris) Mysteries: Day one:Day two:Day three:Day four:Day five:
Link: Missing Link: When Ancestors Don’t Match Your Religion?
An interesting blog post by Tess Dawson, Canaanaite Polytheist. Missing Link: When Ancestors Don’t Match Your Religion. This is an issue for almost all Kemetics. How do you approach it?
Kemetic Interfaith Network- Checking Back
Gratuitous Shrine Pic Back in July, I did an initial look at the Kemetic Interfaith Network forum. How’s it been doing? Surprisingly well! At the moment, there are 154 registered users on it, and 2,728 posts. The Kemetic world is a small one, so if you’re active on some of the other forums, you’ll recognize…
Link: Why do you worship Set? (Warboar)
For those who can’t get enough of Sutekh- here’s an excellent summary with a mix of historical and personal.
Ancient Lives Project: Decypher Papyri In the Comfort of Your Own Home!
In 1896 a dig began at the site of Oxrhnchus, ‘City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish.” What had been garbage dumps began to yield papyri of all kinds- books, poetry, contracts, letters, and wills. When the digging ceased, 500,000 fragments of papyrus were sent to Oxford. Here’s the story… With the Ancient Lives project, you can…
Link: Kemetic Creation Story (Southern Fried Pagan)
Here’s an interesting re-telling and synthesis of many of the Kemetic creation stories by the Rev. Sonia Miller. It’s Tameran in outlook, but it’s still a great example of how you can take personal lessons from the ancient myths. Faster Than a Cat Can Wink His Eye (part 1) and That’ll do me…. (part 2)…
Link: "They ate supper before they said Grace!" (Southern Fried Pagan)
Southern Fried Pagan: “They ate supper before they said Grace!” An interesting “How do you start out in Egyptian religion?” answer by Rev. Sonya Miller. She’s Tameran/Wiccan, but this applies equally to recon paths. I agree with her that “The Book of the Dead,” especially the old Budge translation is NOT the way to begin. …
Link: Per-Sabu: House of Jackals
Wepwawet While I’m on the subject of resource links, if you have an interest in the Jackal Deities, Per-Sabu is a treasure of information. Check it out! It’s just been started recently, so more information is still being added. I’ve never known if Inepu, Yinepu, or Anpu was the right name for Anubis. Now I…