#devotional acts for sutekh

[akhret]

Sutekh

Offerings

Bourbon, whiskey, scotch, red wine, beer, milk, coffee, soda, water.

Meat, bread, fruits and vegetables, honey, sweets, cakes, candy, cinnamon, spices, spicy food, heavily seasoned foods.

Frankincense and myrrh, dragons blood, cinnamon, sandalwood, cedar, ginger, peppercorn, thyme, and cypress are all good scents for incense, candles, essential oils, or perfumes.

Sutekh was first associated with the color white, in earlier texts, and later became associated with the color red. Items of these colors are acceptable. Other items you may offer are crystals (carnelian, garnet, obsidian, tourmaline, jasper, gold, silver, etc.), and sand!

You can also give him workout equipment! Give him weights, bands, etc.

Ankh, was scepter, maat

Devotional acts

Acts of fun, loving chaos. Go out with your friends and joke around. Unlock your inner child- go to the arcade, a trampoline park (jump on your bed), go play laser tag! Sutekh is often seen as a ‘shadow work’ deity, as well, so unlocking your inner child can be a good way to heal parts of yourself that never got to be free and loud. You can also participate in different things like playing video games (play some CoD or Assassin’s Creed).

As a god associated with foreigners and foreign lands, it can be as simple as making new friends or going out to new places (restraints, parks, cities, states/countries). Put yourself out there and get out of your own comfort zone. Get out of the rut you may be in and do something different.

As a protector of Ra and leader of warriors, learn how to fight. Stick up for others and for yourself when you need it. Start working out, learn some self defense (watch some YouTube videos).

He also guided the deceased, and as a god of foreigners, help out others who may feel like they’re on the outskirts of society. Helping others is always a great devotional act, but it can be as simple as lending an ear to those who need it, listening and being there for them. Just remind them that they’re not alone- and just because they feel like they’re on the outskirts- it doesn’t make them any less valuable.

Signs

Imagery of the sha or even animals that look like the sha (anteaters, jackals, foxes, donkey, hyena). Sutekh is also associated with donkeys, pigs, flamingos, serpents, and hippopotamuses.

Sutekh is associated with the planet Mercury, the Great Bear constellation, and with sunsets. You may start feeling drawn to these or even see an increase in imagery. As well as imagery of royalty.

You may see an increase in storms in your area, or even earthquakes. He was connected to flash floods in the desert and his strength could cause the inundation. Speaking of his strength, you may feel a call to start working out and excising, as well.

You may feel an overwhelming heat surround you or a huge boost in confidence at random points in time.

[ascendingaeons]

Relationships With The Netjeru: Set

Of all the Netjeru I work with, Set (Seth, Sutekh) has been with me the longest. He came into my life when I was seven years old and was my constant companion growing up. I was in the second grade during our first trip to the school library. Almost immediately, I found a picture book depicting the Kemetic Mystery Play, the story of the primeval pharaoh Asar’s (Osiris) betrayal at the hand of His evil, jealous brother Set. Asar’s queen, the beautiful and wise Aset (Isis), traveled long and far with Her devoted sister, Nebt-Het (Nephthys) to restore Her husband to life. Sadly, because a “piece” of Him was lost, Asar was unable to fully return so He descended to the Duat to reign over the souls of the dead. With that “piece” Aset conceived and was left to raise Their son, Herupakhered (Horus the Younger). Eventually, the young Heru grows up and challenges His uncle for the right to rule. In the end, Heru is victorious and earns the kingship over the land of Kemet. I was absolutely enthralled.

Of all the Gods in that story, Set stood out to me. I noticed pretty quickly that He was different. To my young mind, Heru was probably the most similar to Set as they both had animal heads. If the story hadn’t said otherwise, They could be brothers! I was a… unique kid who struggled to fit in so I related to Set’s otherness. I could understand His anger and the distance He put between Himself and His fellow Netjeru. With Set in my life, I felt like I wasn’t alone even when it appeared that I was. I felt His presence even before I could understand what that meant. 

Controversial as this may be, I believe nothing would get done without Set. He represents the force of opposition, without which there could be no momentum or growth. Without expulsion forces, planets would leave their orbits and galaxies would rip themselves apart. Without friction, we could not walk. Without challenges, we would not improve. Without bad conduct, we would not know how to act. Set is the primeval Other that churns the waters of creation. Even in the Mystery Play, Asar would not become the ruler of the Duat without Set being there to kill Him. Set along with His brother Heru-Wer (Horus the Elder) were the Egyptian kingmakers since the predynastic era.

Long before the fertility cult of Asar gained prominence Kemet was divided into tribal territories possessing different patron deities with Set belonging to an archaic stellar cult and Heru-Wer belonging to a proto-solar cult. Eventually, these two cult centers and their mythos merged, originating in the concept of the Two Lands and creating the earliest narrative of the Contendings of Heru and Set or the Tale of Two Brothers. Set and Heru-Wer embodied the complementary forces of the cosmos that, through their interactions, are responsible for what we consider the creative principle. An important thing to note is that through all Kemetic mythos, Set and Heru fight and sustain injury but neither can destroy the other.

Set has a very aristocratic, noble personality that does not bow or bend to adversity. Once a benevolent storm God, psychopomp, and ruler of the honored dead, Set’s role was recast from the Second Dynasty onwards. He became reviled by those outside of the priesthood for millennia, representing isfet, destruction, and conquering foreigners—an irony I believe He revels in. Set knows His worth and recognizes those who recognize Him. Despite His treacherous role in the Asarian myth, every night Set defended the solar barque from the onslaught of Apep, a task otherwise reserved for the Eye of Ra. Set was so trusted by Ra that He was given the task of defending the light of creation in its most vulnerable moment.

Set was directly responsible for a lot of growth in my life. As a child, Set opened my mind to the vastness of the cosmos, showing me that there is so much more to… everything. He began to impart an understanding of All That Is and I began to question the apparent order of the world. As a teenager, He started to guide my Initiation, acting as an agent of Khepera through my expanding consciousness, and so I began to write. As an adult, He began the tedious, painful process of removing from my life and my being all that does not serve me, and so guided me through my first dark night of the soul. Without Him there to challenge me I don’t know where or who I would be. Set is the dad who tells you to get back up when you fall off your bike and takes you out for ice cream when you get it right.

Humor is one of the ways I commune with Set. He loves bad jokes, dirty jokes, and particularly irony. In all likelihood, Set invented the dad joke. It’s no surprise one of His sacred animals is the hyena. Laughter is a universal language that every conscious being can understand. It has been shown to promote physical healing in otherwise irrecoverable patients and I’ve known people with debilitating chronic depression whose road to recovery began with laughing until they cried. Humor is a way to take ourselves less seriously and release from material attachment. It moves mountains by illuminating what is hidden in darkness. All at once, Set’s Gift releases us from what doesn’t matter and shows us what does.

Even though His domains are unpleasant, Set is kind to a fault. It is actually because of His raw, destructive capability that Set is kind. Among the vices Set detests are self-pity, hypocrisy, and victimization whereas He respects those who take responsibility, speak the truth, and do their best. One of Set’s epithets is “Great of Strength.” He knows exactly what you are capable of and expects nothing less than that. He also validates emotions such as defeat, depression, grief, and anxiety. Were Set truly unkind and incapable of recognizing inner truth, He would be utterly incapable of guiding someone through a dark night of the soul.

He is also notoriously confident and proud. Although it might be difficult to discern there is a difference between arrogance and confidence. I think arrogance is like a snow globe and confidence is like a diamond—one is carefully crafted to be alluring but is ultimately hollow while the other is forged into something relentless by pressure, heat, and time. Working with Set is like becoming a diamond and reaping the rewards of your endurance. His confidence and bravado are reassuring and they often come out during His praise. He’s the dad who sits tall with a cheeky grin pointing out His kid who scored the winning touchdown.

Of all the things that I revere about Set one stands apart from the rest. Among Kemetics, Set is widely considered to be a “Gay God.” Until recent years, being LGBTQIA+ was widely considered to be unnatural, immoral, and in many instances criminal. I grew up living in South Texas surrounded by angry bigots, probably one of the worst places to be for someone queer. When I realized I was bisexual I decided that for better or worse I would never live in the closet. That was simultaneously the best and worst thing I could have done but it was also the most Setian thing I could have done. That decision made me who I am today and I made the conscious choice to never look away. I’d like to point out that all of the Netjeru detest acts of bigotry as it is antithetical to ma’at but Set in particular stands as a symbol of strength, courage, and resistance among the LGBTQIA+ community.

Set is my father, teacher, healer, and friend. I don’t see as much of Him now but He is around. I’ve gotten to a point where I don’t quite need Him as much but He still makes Himself known. The occasional life lesson sown by isfet reminds me that His lessons never end. He sometimes shows up as things go awry—always situations that He knows I can handle. Will I stress and worry or will I ride out the storm, however brief it is likely to be? One thing I’ve learned from Set is that I can choose what to worry about. If something isn’t worth my energy, I owe it only one thing—if even that—and that is to walk away.

Set represents the aspect of chaos that is beneficial in that it, by becoming aware of itself, undergoes self-transformation. His is the power of Ouroboros, the cosmic serpent that devours itself to so engender the greater alchemical process of eternal return. In slaying Apep, Set is proving that His Will and Nature transcend that of mindless chaos. In this way, Set has both an aristocratic air and that of a seasoned warrior. He is a trickster, a fighter, and a lover of red meat, spicy food, hard liquor, terrible jokes, and all things over-the-top. He is a Master of what we call magick and His is the process of Initiation. Set is all of these things. He is the Netjer of many hats.

Dua Set!

Recommended Books:

Seth: God of Confusion by Herman Te Velde

Images of Set by Joan Lansberry

Tankhem and Bull of Ombos by Mogg Morgan

Set by Judith Page and Don Webb

The Setian by Billie Walker John and Melusine Draco

The Sky Religion in Egypt by G.A. Wainwright

A Silver Sun and Inky Clouds by Bibliotheca Alexandrina

[a-child-of-chaos906]

Guide on devotional playlists!

(Note: English is my second language, there could be mistakes. Please be understanding.)

Making devotional playlist and listening it is one of the simplest way to connect and honour your Deity, plus it is a popular devotional act. It is simple, so if you have little energy, disabled, don't have time, it is a good, easy and modern thing to do, that everyone can do. But sometimes it's hard to decide what to add to playlist, so today I made a guide, how to make devotional playlist. You can add your additions, if you have one, it will be great! This guide will work for every God, Deity, Spirit, not just Netjeru.

I will go through it with my Patron God Sutekh and my playlist to Him and examples from that playlist.

I need to say with a little reminder, that everyones music taste is different and two playlists for same God will never be same, so be kind to each other.

You can put songs of any language.

1.) Songs directly about God.

It is self-explanatory. If it is a song about God, if it sings Their myths, or is about God without Their name, but it's clearly Them, it falls under this category. It is one of the simplest. For me those are:

Derek Fietcher – Set;

Канцлер Ги – Полынь и Ковыль;

Khepri – The Desert od Set;

Altay Tuna POLAT – Mercy of Seth, and so on.

2.) Songs that have Their energy, that feel like Them or Their symbols.

That could be one of the biggest categories, because there could be a lot songs that can feel like Deity. It could be Their aspects, symbols, animals, domains and just energy in general. For example, song "God" by Jake Daniels have big Sutekh energy for me with the lyrics themselves. List can be replenished with:

Alcest – Sapphire;

Watt White – Eye of the Storm;

Blackmore's Night – Storm;

The Score – Revolution;

Casey Edwards – Bury the Light;

Hollywood Undead – Bloody Nose;

Fall out boy – The Phoenix;

Adrian Von Ziegler – Ancient Storm;

Once Monsters – My Name Is...;

Ария – Дух Войны;

Halestorm – I Am the Fire;

And so on. It could be one of the biggest categories and for everyone it will be different.

3.) Songs that you think They will like.

Basically, songs, that don't have to do with the Deity themselves, but you think your God might like them. It could be specific genre, that associated with Them, like rock or hip-hop, that just have something in it. My examples are:

Ghost – Mary on a Cross;

My Chemical Romance – Na Na Na;

Glass Animals – Toes;

Rammstein – Sonne;

Bryce Fox – Horns, and so on.

4.) UPG.

This is a part, that will appear through your time with Deity, it is something that will feel to everyone personally. Maybe, a symbol, an animal, maybe, you will have special relationship. It is individual from person to person. In songs it could be a specific genre, that you feel to Deity and songs connected to your UPG. As well, it could be song through which your God gave you some kind of lesson.

For me, Sutekh became my parental figure, He became very special to be, so my playlist has songs from parental love, like:

My Indigo – Safe and Sound;

Three Days Grace – Unbreakable Heart;

Peter Gundry – A father's lesson;

Three Days Grace – Painkiller.

Song through which He gave me reminder and lessons to continue fighting:

The Score – Born For This.

And so on. UPG can be very different, and so are the songs.

5.) Ambient and nature sounds.

This part can be not for every God. Mostly, it is good for Gods with nature elements, to listen them. Like, for Sutekh, I listen sounds of desert and sounds of storm and rain. But ambient is more universal. It can be, again, ambient of some kind of nature place and event, like, again, desert, water, forest, it could be ambient of some general feeling, like dark, calm, energetic. There is a lot of ambient in videos and others people playlists. It can also be UPG.

For general Netjeru, I can recommend Egyptian music. For Anpu it could be more dark ambient, for Wesir calm, for Heru it could be royal.

Under this category also falls music for meditation. Music with calm rhythm, without words. I have another playlist for Sutekh, that is sixteen and half hours long with music that feels like desert and sounds of storm.

That is all I got so far. You can write down additions for categories, if you have!

I hope everyone will have a great day!

[beloved-of-storms-and-sands]

Oh, this sounds like fun. Also as practice with my otherkin journey, this would be great!

Colours: red, blood red, scarlet red, black, different kinds of brown.

Animals: butterflies, moths, snakes, golden eagles, deepsea anglerfish, overlooked/forgotten/outcasted/unloved animals. Also Sha, of course.

Elements: if coming from my own element tablet, it would be darkness, light, chaos, spirit, and a little bit of material elements (fire, earth, air, water) here and there.

Crystals: opals, pearls and mother of pearls, beside that any black, brown and red crystals and minerals, plus metals and meteorites.

Herbs, flowers, plants: dandelions, wormwood, feathergrass, red and black flowers of any kind, unloved plants, desert/steppe plants.

Scents: sandalwood, rain, earthy scents, cold scents, steppe in spring, sand.

Symbols: spirals, and, because I see myself as continuation of my Gods, which are Sutekh, Nyx, Erebus, Tartarus and Eilistraee, any symbols that associated with Them could be used for myself as well, so, Big Dipper/Ursa Major, was sceptre, night sky, shadows, bottomless holes, swords and so on.

Imagery: of associated animals and symbols, which also could be of my Gods, deserts and steppes, nomadic lifestyle, also imagery of divine androgyne and chaosyne.

Offerings: art supplies of all and various kinds and trinkets, beads, dices, pins, cool things, vintage items and different kinds of horde/collection things, shiny items, beautiful daggers.

Devotional acts: art in it's every unlimited form, collecting/hoarding all kinds of items, healing and being kind to your inner child, finding divine and magical in anything, learning about being your own home (or, what I call, nomadic understanding of home), being creative, fantasising and daydreaming, creating your own rules, finding little joys, being weird and being yourself, give oneself up to divine madness.

I hope you will find what suits you soon. It is very fun to figuring out what is yours and it brings a lot of joy, when you find it. I know you wrote it as for your self-esteem, but I would recommend to go through divinekin/godkin tag for a little, I remember seeing there altars one person was making for others, you could find some inspiration there. Good luck to you.

Also, feel free to send asks/DM if you have any questions about what I wrote here. Xddd.

rb (if u want to ofc) and tell me what an altar dedicated to you would look like/have on it!! what are things (colors, animals, symbols, elements, crystals, imagery, herbs, scents, etc) u associate with urself? what would be offered to u? what music would be played for u? stuff like that <3

i like to have my own associations/correspondences for myself (spiritually, in my space, on my altar, etc) just like i do the deities in my life!! not that they need help identifying me or anything, it's more just a fun way to personalize my practice. it is mine after all!! 👻🖤