continuing exploration of ancient Egyptian religion
It’s especially difficult for some beginners to establish any sort of shrine-work, even with an “easy” ritual like the Kemetic Orthodox Senut. Angelica (Facets of Gold) offers some great advice gleaned from Shinto practice on establishing daily awareness of the Divine: Living Pagan: How to Cultivate “God-Awareness” What do you think? Would this be an…
I’ve started a second website/blog called shrinebeautiful.com, Enspiring, Enchanting Sacred Spaces- Altars and Shrines from Many Pagan Paths. Its goal is to go beyond being a photo collection, have people discuss the “why” and “how,” and categorize each shrine by path(s), with links to pages with more information. Why Shrine Beautiful? The neo-pagan* world is wonderfully diverse….
The ancient Egyptians went to a lot of trouble for their religion. Herodotus certainly thought so, and said they were “religious to a higher degree than any other people.” The temple complex at Karnak, dedicated to Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, covered 200 acres. It’s one of the largest religious sites in the world. There were…
I am taking a while getting my shrine set up. For one thing, I have picked up on the idea that if you decide to replace something in your shrine you have to do something to de-commission the old item. So I’m trying to pick a set of “nice” things that I won’t mind using…