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Litany of Set
“Set and Apep” by Sophia Shultz Hail, Majesty! Hail, Powerful of Foreleg! Hail, Lord of Terror over Heaven! Hail, Conqueror, Lord of Hat-Waret! Hail, Foreteller of Speech, coming forth from Wensy!...
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For Service, Slavery, and Sex : Tattooing in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
A reader asks: A lot of cultures tattoo themselves as oaths or offerings to their Gods. Did the Ancient Egyptians do anything of this sort? While many instances of tattooing are fairly well-documented,...
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Kemetic Round Table : Bribes and Threats – Underlying Principles of Egyptian...
Bribing and Threatening the Gods: Can you do it? If you can, how so? And is it somehow ‘blasphemous’ or ‘immoral’ to do so? INTRODUCTION : PERFECTION AND LACK THEREOF, AND THE PRETEXT FOR BRIBERY AND...
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Festivals of Wepwawet
Reblogged from In Jackal-Infested Waters: Just jotting these down so they are all in one place, will add to this list as I uncover more: Intercalary 1 - Procession of Wepwawet to the temple of Anubis...
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Boat Paddling 101: The Basics
Reblogged from The Twisted Rope: Just a little over a year ago, I wrote a post that likened the Kemetic community to islands. I didn't realize it at the time, but this post would end up opening a...
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Hry.š.f and Hr-šfy : One God, Two Primary Names, Manifold Associations
At the temple of Sahure (reigned 2487 – 2475 BCE), which dates to the 5th Dynasty, Herishef is represented without His characteristic Atef headdress. This crown-less depiction, specifically its...
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The Maetreum of Cybele is Being Challenged in Court – Again
While my blog is not a news blog and I am not a journalist/investigative reporter, I was made aware of some news earlier today that is of import to the overarching “Pagan” community, and that I felt...
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Kemetic Round Table : The Nisut in Egyptian Religion, Then and Now
The role of Kingship and the Nisut (Pharaoh/King) in Egyptian religion, particularly Modern Egyptian religion, is a controversial one. In order to more fully explain the controversy, I will give a...
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The Symbolic Use of Color in Ancient Egyptian Art
Detail of a vibrant and well-preserved mural from the tomb of Horemheb (KV57). Egyptian paints were created from mineral sources, lending them an unmatched permanency and brilliance. Temples and tombs...
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Kemetic Round Table : Underground Kemeticism – Navigating the Underground
Click the banner to see more articles on this topic. Underground Kemeticism: How public are you about your beliefs and practices? How has it (or not) impacted your work life, your familial and friendly...
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The Priorities of Heru-Gods, Continued : Hat Thief the Greater
“How many Gods has Set visited?” Image © Octane
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Ana Nergal
One of Nergal’s Divine animal-symbols, the lion, on my Mesopotamian shrine. Ana Nergal, ašarēd ilāni / lā ādir kakki šašme / kaš-kaš ilāni / lā gāmil lemnūti / āšib É.ŠA.HÚL ša qereb mê-turni (1)...
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Community, Foundations, and Thoughts
Originally posted on Of Axe and Plough: From the accounts that crop up across the internet, we’ve seen that when folks get off the internet they tend to be more cordial with each other. Maybe even...
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Hi. I’m a Shit at Blogging.
I’m terribly behind on my posts, and the messages sitting in the email account attached to this blog. For those of you who have sent me private correspondence and/or have asked for research assistance,...
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Helping Tawy, and Supporting ”Pagan” Artists and Small Businesses this Midwinter
Greetings, dear readers! I am currently in the midst of playing catch-up on KRT posts and other articles long imprisoned in the draft folder, and am taking a little time out of working on those to do a...
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An Egyptian Prayer to Rešep
Detail of Turin Stele C 1601, on display at the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy. It is a limestone devotional stele from Deir el-Medina dating to the 19th Dynasty (New Kingdom Period) depicting a...
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Epagomenal Day 1 : The Day of the Pure Bull in His Field
My bronze Wesir statuette, with the icon of the unity of Wesir-Re I repainted standing behind it. It is the end of the Kemetic year according to the Kemetic Orthodox calendar, and the “Five Days...
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Epagomenal Day 2 : The Day of One with the Powerful Heart
My Heru-Wer icon in its shrine. According to the Kemetic Orthodox calendar, today is the second of the “Five Days Outside Time” preceding Wep Ronpet (this year, it occurs on the 3rd of August, 2015 on...
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Epagomenal Day 3 : The Day of One with the Powerful Heart, Son of Shu Who is...
My sterling Set amulet. He is depicted wearing the Sekhemti crown, royal regalia symbolizing orderly lordship over the Two Lands. According to the Kemetic Orthodox calendar, the 31st of July, 2015, is...
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