#Egyptian_Religion

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Egyptian Gods - The Complete List

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives. It is not surprising then that there were over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon. Some of these deities' names are well known: Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, Anubis, and Ptah while many others less so.

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Blog #2: Kemetic Meditation

Hello again to all my meditation junkies! This week, we are focusing on the Egyptian culture and their Kemetic yoga/meditation. This type of meditation focuses on physical movements and controlled breathing techniques. Before performing this type of meditation, I found that Kemetic meditation has a variety of health benefits – helps to heal and restore the body, corrects spinal alignment and defects in the skeletal muscular system, helps to remove muscle stress/soreness, and helps to improve blood circulation.

Kemetic meditation dates back to the Egyptians because of the hieroglyphics and artwork that were found in caves over the years. The artwork that was found that related to Kemetic meditation was found carved into a wooden chair in the tomb of Tutankhamen. In the image, there is a man, who is believed to be called ‘Shu,’ and he represents the concept of breath. On the top of Shu’s head, there is a sun disk, which is believed to represent the crown chakra, which is associated with energy, intelligence, and enlightenment, and two snakes, which represent the channels in which energy flows throughout the body.

Kemetic meditation is said to be based on self-development, really focusing on physical postures and controlled breathing patterns. The philosophy behind this meditation is that everything in the universe emerges out of an all-pervasive order called Ma’at, which is the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth, justice, harmony, and balance. While Kemetic meditation has many different poses, it is said that each of these poses relates back and mimics the many different hieroglyphics that were found in the caves.

With Kemetic meditation, I was not quite sure how to perform it or how to perform any of the poses. Unlike last time with my Buddhist meditation, this time I followed a walk-thru video I found online. At the bottom of this blog, if you are interested, you can find the link that I used to perform Kemetic meditation. I decided to perform this meditation one afternoon when I had my dorm room all to myself. Because of all the movement and different poses, I moved all the furniture in my living room out the way, so I had an abundant amount of space. In order to make my dorm room a nice and cool setting, I turned off the main lights, opened the blinds so only the natural light was provided, and then I put eucalyptus essential oil in our oil diffuser. I hooked my laptop up to our main TV so I could have the Kemetic meditation video playing and easy to see. The meditation as a whole took about 10 minutes. During these 10 minutes, I encountered a lot of moving, some a little more uncomfortable than others. Internally, I experienced a lot of peace and calmness throughout my body. After the 10 minutes, it was as if I snapped back into reality. My body felt healthy, and I noticed a lot of previous soreness I was experiencing had disappeared.

Relating the Egyptian culture back to aspects of what we learned in class, it is evident that the Egyptian culture is part of the Eastern interdependent culture cycle.  As I mentioned earlier in the blog post, the philosophy of this meditation follows Ma’at. In the Egyptian culture and upholding the principle of Ma’at, one had the understanding that one’s actions in life not only affected them, but everyone around them. People in the Egyptian culture were expected to depend on each other to keep balance and harmony. Another concept that was brought to my head from class was the term ‘filial piety.’ Filial piety is a virtue of respect given towards elders, ancestors, or other authority figures, and in this case, Gods and Goddesses. When performing this meditation, you are channeling powerful energies of the Gods and Goddesses that were worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians.

I truly did enjoy this type of meditation, and I will definitely perform it again in the upcoming future. For those that are interested and want to learn more about  Kemetic meditation and the Egyptian culture, please take a look at the various links provided below!

https://amaramillerblog.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/origins-of-yoga-part-i/

https://www.ancient.eu/Egyptian_Culture/

https://www.ancient.eu/Egyptian_Religion/

https://www.corneliabutterfly.com/kemetic-yoga

https://www.cairowestmag.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-kemetic-yoga/

https://yogainternational.com/article/view/the-black-history-of-yoga

https://blog.anaheart.co.uk/african-origins-yoga/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlMqD7xQeU

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Ancient Egyptian Religion

Egyptian religion was a combination of beliefs and practices which, in the modern day, would include Egyptian mythology, science, medicine, psychiatry, magic, spiritualism, herbology, as well as the modern understanding of 'religion' as belief in a higher power and a life after death.

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Cultural & Theological Background of Mummification in Egypt

Many myths and falsehoods concerning the Egyptian practice of mummification have been promoted to the general public in movies, television shows, and documentaries. While these offerings are entertaining and fascinating to watch, the purposes and details regarding the ancient preparation of the d...

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Harper's Songs of Ancient Egypt

Harper's songs were lyrics composed in ancient Egypt to be sung at funeral feasts and inscribed on monuments. They derive their name from the image which accompanies the text on tomb or chapel walls, stelae, and papyri in which a blind harper is shown singing his composition to the deceased and s...

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Ancient Egyptian Government

The government of ancient Egypt was a theocratic monarchy as the king ruled by a mandate from the gods, initially was seen as an intermediary between human beings and the divine, and was supposed to represent the gods' will through the laws passed and policies approved. A central government in Eg...

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