#Dua Anubis!

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So, for a little while, I’ve been worshipping only Lady Sekhmet. I figured I was starting out with too many Netjeru, more of Them than I could handle. Y’all know the urge to include all of Them, but like, no time and too little space.. 😮‍💨

For a while, I’ve been thinking of incorporating Anubis or Khepri into my practice. Leaning more towards Khepri, though Anubis has done a lot for me. I need to leave Him an offering.

What is y’all’s experiences with Khepri? I haven’t heard much about Him at all.

[thewitchywitch]

Dua Anpu! Dua Anubis!

[kemetic-cain]

Anubis moodboard. Dua Anpu.

[servantofthegodss]

Dua Yinepu, Khenty-Amentiu 🙏

Praise Anubis, Foremost of the Westerners

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Praise He Who Is upon His Mountain

Praise The Lord of the Sacred

Praise He Who Is in the Place of Embalming

[lavenderdreams-of-primordialseas]

Haven't posted in a hot minute, so here's my fully updated altar.

I don't have much to add to this post, honestly.

[azamisnow]

[bolszaja-miedwedica]

me: what exactly is Hermanubis then?

Anubis: well you see, its a ship name for me and Hermes-

me: no...no, no, no....

me: *has intrusive thoughts*

me: please don't listen to my brain

Anubis: wow your brain is a mega spicy piece of meat

me: ?? fuck does that mean

Anubis: ???lmao

[malware-menace]

misc blinkies ive made

[sehetep-shenwer]

Im hotep y'all. It me

Blessed be and peace and ease c:

[likeadeadbattery]

So, in my past post, I mentioned doing a long ritual with Lord Anpu and Lady Sekhmet, involving tarot cards and my new pendulum.

I did a deity reading with my tarot cards because I felt like Someone was reaching out to me. And then, I used the pendulum to ask if They were a Netjeret, or a Netjer.

I got some… very interesting pulls, to say the least. Over half of them were reversed. I was nervous, especially when I saw the reversed Magician.

I tried to interpret them as best as I could. The results were very strange, but I have a nagging feeling it may just be Sutekh or an obscure Netjer.

May I ask for help interpreting these just to make sure? Here is my draw, and then my interpretation.

Please let me know if my handwriting is chicken scratch, like some people say it is! I just didn’t feel like typing my interpretation summary out.

The pendulum reading is on the bottom. Basically faked me out. It was confirmed that They are a Netjer.

I should have everything typed out here, but I’ll add stuff if I forgot something.

[thewitchywitch]

sorry if this comes off as weird i just don’t have anyone to talk to about this irl and it stunned me this morning. i’m in college to be a mortician/embalmer/funeral director, and i’ve loved egyptian mythology since childhood, especially anubis. yesterday i bought an anubis altar statue, and this morning when i lit him some incense as an offering, a random dog ran into my backyard. idk just a fun story maybe it’s him saying hi

Not weird at all anon, I love receiving messages! I'd definitely take this as a sign too, you should reach out some more if you feel so inclined.

I find that he loves sandalwood scented incense specifically, this is the one I use:

He also loves Egyptian brass and/or gold jewelry on his altar. I have a brass Egyptian cuff my mother gifted me that I keep on his altar, and I wear a gold ankh to honor him (though I used to wear one made with Egyptian silver that was made in Egypt, he loved that one too)

I'm very excited for you to start your journey with him anon, he's truly amazing, and a fantastic deity to work with :D

[i-make-my-journey]

Always always grateful to have Anubis with me on hard days. The morning started rough, but wearing the necklace of Him to work has helped me smile all the same and made the day that much more pleasant.

[spac3-em0]

people be like “(insert dog breed) is so scary and threatening!!!! we need to euthanize them all bc they’ll eat our children!!! they’re nothing but aggressive monsters who are mad all the time!!” and then it’s a breed that is frequently abused because people don’t understand them enough

no, your herding dog is not going to like your cramped apartment in downtown New York.

no, your sled dog is not going to like being left alone for more time than they’re allowed to exercise.

no, your hunting dog doesn’t understand why it’s bad for them to go after the neighbourhood squirrels during walks.

it is NEVER the breed’s fault. it’s our responsibility as human beings to train the animals we bred to be trainable.

and if you don’t have time to properly and regularly train a dog no matter the breed, you do not deserve one.

anyway here’s some pictures of my doxie, Pippin

[lavenderdreams-of-primordialseas]

From concept to shading to color, Anpu is officially finished

[alexlex2000-blog]

Warning: long story. It might be a TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read) case for many. I have tried to highlight all the important moments, though, so I hope it helps.

Actually, there is a history to my practice which I think I understand relatively well. Everyone's spirituality has a history. Mine is as follows.

Until 2015 I was not very spiritual: my mind was about other things entirely, I was young and interested only in video games, some sciences, movies et cetera. I knew quite a few Greek myths (the Persephone might be my favourite) and knew some Gods were demonised for no reason (poor Hades), I knew about some deities from the Ancient Egyptian pantheon, but I never paid enough attention. But even then I felt certain curiosity about the statue of Anubis my family has brought from Egypt two years after I was born. I think it is a piece of the puzzle.

Then I have become true to my faith I was Christened into after birth and studied the Orthodox Christian spirituality. Until the end of 2022 it was my breath, my life and my wisdom. Most of my diligence was actually invested into studying theology and ethics: what are the Angels, Their ranks, what is Their purpose, how some of Them have become daemons later and what are the sins, why they are considered to be sins, what the Saints say about it all: that sort of knowledge. I never was very devout in practice, and only sometimes, while desperately praying, I could feel some comforting and reassuring presence. Back then I used to think it was God's grace, and I still think so, but in a different way. This might be a piece of the puzzle too.

In the beginning of 2023, I was suffering some doubts about my faith: these come and go when you do something spiritual. Before that I would just push them into the back of my mind, tell myself "if God does not want me to know something, probably it's for the best" and calm my sentimental volcano for another period. This time, however, I went to Church and asked the priest, one I respect (even now, because he is wise and honest within his confession), and basically he told me: "You know much more than other Orthodox Christians know, it is worthy, but to these questions I answer with more questions".

Soon after that I have left the Orthodox Church and decided to research other confessions. I have studied Arabic language and culture in the University and, as a theologian, I studied different branches of Christianity and Islam pretty well, so I was not interested in these systems. I have studied magic and invocation, but, either these were "bad teachers" or I misunderstood something, I could not look at it with anything but pity and aversion. You believe you may invoke any celestial or hellish being, any elemental or spirit, and you "work with them" to change something in your life which you could change naturally all by yourself? You could learn from them and probably experience enlightening and most pleasant socialisation with intelligent beings which are not humans, yet you choose to use this for something so mundane? Not my cup of tea, I beg your forgiveness. Maybe, I am wrong, maybe, I was misguided, but as I understand it, magic should be used more elegantly and for higher purposes then "attracting good into your life" and "making somebody else's life miserable risking your karma striking you into the ground for doing so".

Anyway, I have decided to better understand Buddhism, Hinduism and Yoga next. I have found some gurus and masters I respect (once again — even now. I might not agree with everything they believe, but I feel they are honest, diligent, kind and helpful persons who wish to teach those who seek their advice) and enjoyed studying. Reincarnation theories, divine and hellish worlds, the principle of "as above — so below", the chakras and different bodies, techniques of prana (chi, ki, ka, life energy) manipulation and astral projections, meditation — it all was a pleasant breath of fresh air for me. So I have practised this for some time, basically half a year. There were some positive changes, I believe, but still I felt being stagnant and incomplete, not truly happy.

While studying the Yoga and other adjacent systems (Actually, for Yoga any system is adjacent, it is very compatible, but I refer to Hinduism and Buddhism), I have studied the Ancient Egyptian mythology better. I took interest in Gods and events that were very creative and poetic. And then, I suddenly remembered the statue of Anubis. Some time passes: I visit my brother's house, and there, without looking for it directly, I somehow find it. As expected, it was collecting dust on a shelf, neglected and forgotten. I have asked permission and brought it home. A week passes, and finally, the story of my Kemetic practice starts for real.

I have heard about the Wiccan practices sometime, read a book "I am a Priest" or something like that, than forgot about it. But when I have recovered the statue of Anubis, I have revisited this research, but this time I have walked a different path. I have learnt Anubis is also called Anpu, Anup, Yinepu, and decided to call him Anpu, it felt more natural. Actually, I try the same with all Deities, especially after reading about Djehuty being a bit unpleasant with being called "Thoth". Some YouTube videos, those by LeafyWitch (very useful and inspiring, I thank her deeply) and LunarWitch (I have come to understand there is some truth to them, but some of my UPG (Unverified Personal Gnosis) contradicts what he says. He has my respect, but I think he has misunderstood Anpu in some moments. For example, Anpu does not "hate Sutekh", all Netjeru (Gods) are in harmony, after all) were helpful. Then I have discovered the subreddit Kemetic, and it is very useful too. So, on Thursday, August the 10th, I have gotten the book "Eternal Egypt" by Richard J. Reidy (great both for theory and practice, I recommend it strongly) and my practice has begun.

This day, I offered Anpu quite some actions. I have cleaned my place, set up a simple altar for him. I have taken a bath, washed myself, wore clean clothes and conducted my first, messy, yet sincere offering ritual.

I cannot describe what I felt back then in detail, I am sorry for it before myself and the others, but I have four words. "Reassuring and comforting presence". After the ritual I have been concentrated and mindful for a few days. I felt happy and devout, complete. I started doing my rituals daily, studying utterances and actions better and performing them better each time. I was set on becoming better for myself, the people, Anpu, the Netjeru and the Universe. This is my goal even now.

My practices now involve: making offering rituals as often as I can (ideally twice a day, in the morning and in the evening. For some time I maintained this practice, but recently it was a mess, so I had to become less consistent. I know Anpu understands) with bread (sometimes other food) and water (for Anpu I sometimes add dark beer and dark chocolate), candles (for Anpu — black ones) and incense (for any Netjer (God)/Netjeret (Goddess) — frankincense, Anpu enjoys Egyptian Musk), going to the graveyard and taking care of the graves there (if these are not of your relatives — make sure to not scare people by tending to random graves without asking permission first, though) and trying my best to become better, study something new about the Netjeru and Gods in general, being useful and helpful to myself, the people around me, and, hopefully, to the Gods and the Universe.

So, if you are interested in Kemetic practices or any practices really, here is my advice: research it, study it, and try it. If trying it does not hurt you or make you uncomfortable in a vile way, keep experimenting and keep concentrated and determined. Sincerety and diligence never stay unnoticed. Even if the magnanimous Netjeru (Gods) are not answering you immediately, remember: they accept your offerings and your devotion might make them warm up to you and put a slight smile on their faces. Stay patient, and this all will be rewarded. If not immediately by the Netjeru you worship, then first by the Universe, Atum, Amun and Ra, and then, given time and practice, by them.This is my credo as of now. I hope this helps somebody.

To Kemetic Devotees!

(And anyone else who'd like to chime in!)

How did your relationship with your deities start out? How has it evolved since then?

For myself, I started out pretty insecure in my practice. I was still in the broom closet, so there wasn't much I could do in way of worship and offerings at first.

As time went on, I started to grow a lot more confident in my skills, and also became more open with my practice when I finally started to open up with my deities as well.

[sensitiveseal]

Tysm for answering my ask about kemetic paganism! I really respect ancient gods and deities. Really nice to see this is another way to respect and practice. I set offerings of food out often for many gods, I didn’t know stimboards were also a good form of offering!! If you don’t mind could you make one for Anubis? Thank you 🐺💛

!!! yayyy it’s so great to meet other practitioners!! let me know if either of you would like anything changed, and thank you for the patience! i hope this pleases you both :)

dua anpu!

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