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The Egyptian Gods and You! ( Kemetic Roundtable #03 )
For the third question for the Kemetic Roundtable: The Egyptian Gods and You! Do I need a main deity to practice Kemeticism? No, I don’t think you do. However, many people want to find a main deity for several reasons. For one, it’s a default position for monotheistic religions. There’s one Big Guy, and that’s…
Kemeticism: Esoteric or Exoteric? ( Kemetic Roundtable #02 )
Question: How do you survive fallow time? Last year I wrote about “fallow times,” a period when nothing is working for us, in my Dry Spells post, so I’d like to look at this question from a different direction. You’re probably familiar with the term Esoteric:
Preparing for Ritual / Ritual Purity ( Kemetic-Roundtable #01 )
How do you prepare for doing a ritual? What is “ritual purity“? To understand it, we need to understand W’ab. What is W’ab? “W’ab” is a term that is translated as “pure” or “clean.” ( If I understand correctly, the ‘ simply means the “a” has an “ah” sound, so it rhymes with “Bob” or…
Introducing the Kemetic Roundtable!
There seems to be a lot of anxiety over starting out in Kemetic religion. The web contains a wealth of misinformation, and what looks legitimate sometimes seems forbiddingly complex. It took me a while to actually get started, and I was lucky enough to have a friend guide me to good resources and answer my…
Reconstruction? Revival? Reform? Really? Are you HIP?
Kemetic Reconstruction, Revival, Reform. We “know” what the words mean in this context, but nobody else seems to. When we mention our path, others have the impression that it’s a soulless attempt to re-create a past that can never come again. Hidebound. Un-creative copying. If it’s not in some dusty, beetle-chewed papyrus, we just don’t…
Kemetic Storytellers, Episode #01
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a group of people who’d produce “radio dramas” of ancient Egyptian stories, and new ones set in Kemet? Well, there is! Here’s Episode #01 featuring Beauty and the Beak, and Bring the Flood. Both modern re-tellings of the story of the Celestial Cow. Related articles The True Meaning…
Link: Sarduríur’s Academic Sources Guide for the Unversed
There’s a tremendous lot of junk out there on ancient Egypt. Pyramid Power and Ancient Astronauts are the most obvious examples. But there are many less-obvious sources of misinformation lying in wait for us. For example, there are many copyright-free 19th-century Egyptology texts available for download. “Yay, free stuffs!!!” 😀 But they can be highly-colored…
Link: Bringing Back the Gods
P. Sufenas Virius Lupus has written a thoughtful post on the place of the gods in modern paganism (or lack thereof.) Bringing Back the Gods. It dovetails nicely with my previous Faith & Hubris link. “For a long time now, I’ve been hearing modern Paganism characterized as a “nature religion” or an “earth-based religion.” That…
Link: Modern Mythology: Santa Min (NSFW)
In discussions of modern Kemetic mythology, Moomas, and Jackal’s Eve, the legend of Santa Min was born. Devo has created a post about him, with a special altar. As she says, “This post may not be safe for those under 18. Some images are NSFW.” (Not Suitable For Work), so keep that in mind. thetwistedrope:…