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Kemetic Spirituality for Beginners: How to Get Started in Egyptian Neo-Paganism – Part 4 of 4

September 30, 2022

  Heka — or ancient Egyptian magic — goes hand in hand with Kemetic spirituality. In fact, it’s hard to separate one from the other. Perhaps that’s because the ancient Egyptians lived in a world infused with magic.  In this fourth and final instalment of Kemetic Spirituality for Beginners, I’d like to demystify the mystical as much as possible, just as my teachers once did for me. The…

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Kemetic Spirituality for Beginners: How to Get Started in Egyptian Neo-Paganism – Part 3 of 4

November 30, 2021

Lately, I’ve been writing about so many intermediate to advanced to even experimental topics, that I’ve forgotten to continue with my series on Kemetic spirituality for beginners. So sorry, guys! Please excuse my ramblings. This post is way over-due, so let’s jump right in. Building and blending your bases of knowledge and experience Alright, so you’ve set up a scared space (i.e. your very own Kemetic altar and…

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Safe Pagans: A response to peer violence in the Kemetic neo-pagan online community

February 14, 2021

  Peer violence is a confronting topic to address and in all honesty, I wish I didn’t have to. But someone has to. The intention of this post is to promote spiritual safety for all pagans, particularly newcomers. Believe it or not, peer violence in the Kemetic neo-pagan online community exists and if we do nothing, our community will erode and we’ll be robbed of bright individuals, whose light belongs in…

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Kemetic Spirituality for Beginners: How to Get Started in Egyptian Neo-Paganism – Part 2 of 4

November 8, 2020

  Cultivating a Relationship with the Divine In part 1 we covered how it is much easier to get started on a path in Kemetic spirituality than you might think. Plus, I listed a few basic items you’ll need for a barebones starter pack, using items you’re likely to already have around your house. The goal of part 1 was to encourage newbies and instil confidence. Quite often, I meet…

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How to Make and Use Natron to Achieve Ritual Purity

October 3, 2020

  Natron and Ritual Purity Natron is a naturally occurring mixture of salts found in dried up salt lake beds. The ancient Egyptians had a variety of uses for natron, which included the mummification process, making ceramics, combined with oil it was used as an early form of soap and it was also used in ritual purification. In pagan practice today, we use home-made natron to establish a state…

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Kemetic Spirituality for Beginners: How to Get Started in Egyptian Neo-Paganism – Part 1 of 4

September 27, 2020

  Introduction to Kemetic Spirituality If you’re brand spanking new to Kemetic spirituality, or to put it more simply, Egyptian neo-paganism, you’re bound to have lots of questions about how it all works and what you can do to get started. No need to feel overwhelmed! The good news is, it’s a lot easier to get started on this path than you might think. In this four-part series…

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Discussion on Kemetic Altars and Shrines

August 30, 2020

In this video, I discuss Kemetic altars and shrines a bit further from a beginner’s perspective. My hope is to compliment experienced practitioners and encourage the newbies as well. The point is, if you are a new practitioner like me, there’s no need to rush out and buy a bunch of Egyptian stuff to get started. You can get started right now. You and your relationship with the…

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Newbie on a Kemetic Spiritual Path

August 9, 2020

  In this video, I talk about being a newbie on a Kemetic spiritual path, along with some background on how I got started. Each of us will have our own unique stories and our own personal connection to the netjeru, or ancient Egyptian deities. I think an important distinction to emphasise is the deities are not trapped in the past. They are in the here and now;…

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A Kemetic Conclusion: Why I Chose Egyptian Neo-paganism as my New Religion

August 2, 2020

  It may seem ironic that I’ve chosen to call this first blog post A Kemetic Conclusion, when we’ve only just started. The happiness and resolve that I’ve felt, having decided on a path that is spiritually safe and fulfilling, is quite profound. I think the circumstances surrounding every new Kemetic’s path are unique, though there are bound to be common threads. This is a theme I would love…