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The daily devotions are written by Her Holiness the Nisut (AUS) and include
prayers and special practices for the faithful, corresponding to the Kemetic Orthodox
calendar.
From 1994-1999, the daily devotions had been available exclusively to followers
of the House of Netjer. We share them now with the general public so that all may
learn from these enlightening and thought-provoking missives.
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Daily Devotions from Her Holiness
Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
March 1, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
We congratulate the following Remetj (People of Kemet, congregants of the House of Netjer) on dedicating themselves formally to Netjer as Shemsu ("Followers of Netjer") in the Kemetic Orthodox Faith, in a Naming Ceremony held last evening. May their Parent (or Parents, in the case of those with dual parentage) bless them richly as they begin a new spiritual journey!
Shemsu of Aset:
Asetnedjmet, daughter of Aset, United Kingdom
Meritaset, daughter of Aset, Australia
Wenemaset, son of Aset, USA (Tennessee)
Shemsu of Bast:
Merenbast, son of Bast, USA (Kentucky)
Shemsu of Djehuty:
Djehutydjesi, son of Djehuty, USA (Missouri)
Yashu-senu, son of Djehuty and Wesir, USA (Wyoming)
Shemsu of Heru-sa-Aset:
Ahaenituef, son of Wepwawet and Heru-sa-Aset, USA (Illinois)
Shemsu of Heru-wer:
A'atheru, daughter of Heru-wer, USA (California)
Shemsu of Sekhmet:
Biaytsekhmet, daughter of Sekhmet, USA (Wisconsin)
Tanetsekhmet, daughter of Sekhmet, USA (Wisconsin)
Shemsu of Wepwawet-Yinepu:
Nesiwepwawet, daughter of Wepwawet, Canada
Ahaenituef, son of Wepwawet and Heru-sa-Aset, USA (Illinois)
Shemsu of Wesir:
Yashu-senu, son of Djehuty and Wesir, USA (Wyoming)
This Naming brings to 60 the number of Named Shemsu of Kemetic Orthodoxy in the USA and internationally (16 countries total).
Nekhtet! I am so proud of all of you.
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves."
Herbert Casson
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Daily Devotions from Her Holiness
Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 28, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
We have a festival of Wesir today. Honor your Akhu and their Nisut with libations, bread and speaking their names.
Tonight the Akhu will be overjoyed to receive almost a dozen new dedicants of Kemetic Orthodoxy in a Naming Ceremony. Men, women and young people who have decided to dedicate their lives to Netjer solely through the vehicle of our faith as Shemsu will be Named as Kemetic Shemsu before their family, friends and fellow congregation. It's a really exciting time for us and I'll have news to share on the Namings tomorrow!
Dua Wesir! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Daily Devotions from Her Holiness
Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 26-27, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
As we reach the end of the Kemetic month there are no special practices. Use the time as would have been done in antiquity: to get work done, to prepare for the next festival, to visit with family and friends. Give yourself some rest and relaxation if you need it: in today's world often we seem to need to be "told" to do so before we'll actually do it.
Remember that all these things, all these parts of your lives, are lived in the presence of Netjer. You don't need a special holiday to pray, to honor your spiritual Parent(s), or to get in touch with your friends and your loved ones. Every day is a holiday when you know that to celebrate life is the greatest gift any god or goddess can give.
Celebrate!
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
Mahatma Gandhi
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Daily Devotions from Her Holiness
Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 24-25, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Over this weekend, we celebrate the feasts of Heru and Het-hert and Wesir, respectively.
Make sure to leave special offerings for Them in shrine; greet Their children of your acquaintance.
Enjoy the weekend's festivals with your family and your Akhu!
Dua Heru! Dua Hethert! Dua Wesir! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror."
Ken Keys
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 23, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Another Feast of Heru graces the calendars today. Make special offering for justice and strength in challenging situations.
Heru is also a name much associated with effort, whether it is the mythological/symbolic effort of His struggle to become, and then to remain, king; or whether it is His associations with martial arts, blacksmithing, or other physical pursuits. He is always in action, doing things, making things happen. His ability to make this effort appear effortless is also something to aspire to in one's own endeavors.
The opposite of effort is laziness. Not being willing to put out effort on many levels can have consequences even in the unseen parts of your life. As stated by the Dalai Lama in The Path to Tranquility: Daily Wisdom,
Laziness will stop your progress in your spiritual practice.
One can be deceived by three types of laziness:
the laziness of indolence, which is the wish to procrastinate;
the laziness of inferiority, which is doubting your capabilities;
and the laziness that is attachment to negative actions,
or putting great effort into nonvirtue.
In what parts of your life can you ask for Heru's help with replacing laziness with effort?
Dua Heru! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
Did you know that Kemetic Orthodoxy has its own website (and is a recognized faith) at Beliefnet? Check it out!
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 21, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
We have no special calendar practices today, other than to celebrate the birthday of our very own Imakhu Niankhsekhmet Sekhem-ma'at Meritamen, priest of Sekhmet. Heru em meses nefer enes!
Imakhu Niankh has been with us for quite some time now. She serves as the senior Imakhu as well as physician-priest; as an herbalist and student of the healing arts she has been able to counsel and assist many of our members and myself on many occasions regarding better health. She honors her personal Akhu as a member of her Anayunwiya ("Cherokee" to some) Nation; she is a devoted mother to one of our Shemsu. It has been an honor to be able to work alongside Imakhu Niankh these years and I look forward to many more to come.
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"It does not require many words to speak the truth."
Chief Joseph (Nez Perce)
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 20, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Today, after the Sky has been established, the High One, He Whose Eyes are Sun and Moon, Heru, appears.
I pray to the Great One of Speckled Plumage that He lend His sharp sight and quick wings to each and every one of you in your search for success. I pray that He protects you and keeps you strong and on target as you venture forth into the world.
Offer rum today, or red meat, or oil poured on the ground. Rub a piece of iron. Wear red clothing. Know He is there and be safe in the knowledge. Let Him call you forth to the service of mankind, as mankind's perfect servant. Let Him guard your back as you go into places of danger. Let Him guide your steps as you move forward, crying out the song of the free one, the high one, the victorious hawk of gold. Hear His wisdom and be taught. Feel His strength and be fortified. Know His love, and be moved.
Dua Heru! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
Bird of prey, bird of prey
Flying high, flying high
gently pass on by
Jim Morrison
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 19, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
We complete two days of festival in honor of Nut, She Who is the heavens, today, with Her birthday celebration.
Contemplate what the sky means to you, to all creation. Contemplate what She means symbolically. Many religions consider the sky a father rather than a mother. What difference does this make to you, that your Mother reaches down rather than up? Make special offering to the Akhu also, the shining stars She protects every evening.
I pray to the Great Mother Sky that each of you is healthy, prosperous and fully blessed.
Dua Nut! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"Correction does much, but encouragement does more."
Goethe
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 18, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
We enter two days of festival in honor of Nut, She Who is the heavens, today. The first of the two festivals, the eve of Her birthday, is called "the festival of Nut, Who counts the days."
Go out today, or preferably tonight, when Her starry belly is suspended overhead, and pour an offering in Her honor. Think about goals you have or can make, and announce them to Her and the Akhu Who shine in Her bosom as witnesses -- and let Her count the days until their fruition. Honor Her as mistress of time, Mehet weret, the Great Flood, the Celestial Cow Who raised up Ra.
All things under Nut are safe. May She embrace you in such a way that you may feel Her watchful and protective spirit in all your moments.
Dua Nut! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
Who we are never changes. Who we think we are, does.
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 17, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Heru appears today. Be on the watch not only for His physical symbol, the hawk, but for where hawks appear and where His influence can be felt in your life.
I pray to Heru for strength, justice and peace for all those needing stamina and protection.
Dua Heru! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty."
Frank Herbert
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 16, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Last night, I enjoyed fellowship and conversation with 24 of our Remetj and Shemsu. Our topic of discussion was one that isn't generally something people would put on the top of their list as a hot topic. We talked about death, the afterlife, and the Kemetic concepts of both. We talked about ceremonies held the night before in honor of a family member of one of our Shemsu. We talked about the larger questions of life that could be some of the reason why religions of all kinds flourish in an otherwise "godless" world.
What does it mean, to die? Why do bad things like death (and other bad things that aren't fatal) happen to people? Is there an overarching or ultimate purpose to it all? Does (insert name of deity here) care about us? About me? Or, as one of our Shemsu put it, "am I just screwed?" She joked (or perhaps not) about taking a big stick and hitting the Universe back when it hit her.
Far from being horrified at her "bad attitude," or even wondering if she was being heretical or irreverent, I smiled. Absolutely when the Universe "hits" you for no reason that you can make out, you should be fighting back. As long as you keep getting back up when circumstances knock you down, you cannot lose.
It is a lesson for all of us. There are no perfect extremes. Life is neither all good nor all horrible. It is not about how many good things happen or how many bad things happen, who they happen to or even why they happen. Ma'at, the balance in our universe, is about the space between these things: what we do when we've been knocked down, or even when we've been lifted up. It is about whacking the Universe with a stick when we aren't getting what we deserve as children of Netjer; or being whacked ourselves by that same stick if we're not being responsible about swinging it. It is the equilibrium, the swinging place between the highs and the lows, which we seek and, should we not be blessed with finding it in life, that we shall certainly ultimately find at the judgment before Wesir.
May Ma'at, She Who is Balance, provide peace and silence to all conflict and noise in your lives. I pray for Her blessing in all that you do, say and are.
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"Adversity is the first path to truth."
Byron
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Daily Devotions from Her Holiness
Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 15, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
We honor the festival of the half-month today. How are you coming with your personal monthly goals?
Yesterday evening in our biweekly Dua session we honored the ka of Marcella Agnes Tiemann Yates, grandmother of Shemsu Heru-em-peryt, as the 70 days were marked following Marcella's journey West. In honoring her as a family the rites of death (and rebirth) are truly noted. Nekhtet! It was as always a blessing to spend an evening in ritual with Netjer's children, and last night was no exception, the day also being the Day of Making Health and Long Life. I regret that the computer system that provides our devotions was down or I would have had much to say on the subject. In any case, make sure to take time to contemplate your health and your life in physical terms. One day a year is hardly enough for something that important!
Today I pray also to Heru-Behdety, the Winged Disk, to protect all of the people of my faith, and their loved ones and friends. May He offer His wide wings as comfort and guard always.
Dua Behdety! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"Assumptions allow the best in life to pass you by."
John Sales
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 13, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Djehuty appears with His spirits today.
The bas (spirits) of Djehuty are baboons, honored in ancient Egypt as symbols of wisdom and the first of Netjer's creations to praise the rising sun with singing and waving their arms. Be on the lookout today for wisdom in unusual "packages," from unusual sources. Offer the first two words you write on any piece of paper in shrine as an offering to He Who Made Words, as scribes of old often dipped their inkwells in libation to Him.
Dua Djehuty! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"You can tell whether a man is clever from his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise from his questions."
Naguib Mahfouz
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 12, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Today we honor the ritual appearance of Wesir in His sacred barque, as He traverses the Duat. Pour a water libation in His honor and for your Akhu in shrine today. Use the day also to consider how you can emerge into the second half of the year from old habits or outdated ways of being.
I would like to ask all of you to also remember our Shemsu, Amunemma'atef, in that shrine time today, as we mark the anniversary of his journey West. (See yesterday's devotion for more information). As the first of the modern Kemetic Orthodox to become an Akh, he has a special honor in our shrine and in our hearts.
Dua Wesir! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"The body says what words cannot."
Martha Graham
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 11, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
It's hard to believe it's been two years tomorrow morning that the call came and pulled me out of a class I was taking, to receive the news you never want to hear. Terry, one of the House's Shemsu, one of the people I spoke to almost every day, had gone west the day before -- not peacefully, not in his sleep or with his loving family encircling him -- but had been killed, in a violent, senseless, and completely avoidable situation.
Remembering the day someone died is often difficult, even when you are Kemetic Orthodox and you know that person is still with you as an Akh. Even when you still have the ability to speak to that person every day, the memory of the event of death, especially when the event was unexpected and unpleasant, remains. Many of the children of Netjer in our House will be remembering Terry's senseless death two years ago today. Many more, who were not even here when it happened, will hear stories retold -- not of Amunemma'atef's death, but of his life. Joyous, amusing, even miraculous stories will be shared. Smiles will be had, laughs will be heard. And tears will be shed -- tears of water and natron, Netjer's most precious gift for us, to give to our Blessed Dead, shared with his ka and his memorial stela made lovingly by our own Imakhu-Wenut Djehutymose, which sits atop the Akhu shrine of the House.
Honor to your ka, Terry. Look down upon your family from your star and bring us peace.
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea."
Medgar Evers
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 9, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
The Day of Judgment graces our calendar today.
Rather than a somber festival of doom and gloom, consider this holiday (and it is a holiday) a day to honor favorable judgments in your life. A day to know and celebrate victory. Make it a day of choices, a day of affirmations. As today is also a ritual appearance of Heru, rejoice in the knowledge that justice and fairness are yours and triumph is your birthright.
Celebrate the judgment in your behalf! Nekhtet!
Dua Heru! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 8, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
This evening we honor the return of the Eye of Heru sound, healthy and whole, in the Tepy-Semdet (Full Moon) festival of Sokar-Wesir. Make special offerings and use the celebration as time to reassess your monthly goals and plans.
Today we also begin our newest probationers' group, for all of you who have been writing and wondering when it would begin. If you are interested in sitting in on a group, there's still time -- applications will not be closed for several days yet for this current 16-week group. Get in touch with Kai-Imakhu Antybast for the particulars!
Dua Sokar-Wesir! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
Nothing worthwhile is instant.
Unknown
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 7, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
The Eye of Ra Calls the Shemsu today.
Approximately 90 percent of the membership of Kemetic Orthodoxy is Shemsu, a word from antiquity denoting the particular "fellowship" or "following" of a particular god or goddess. In our religion, Shemsuhood is a particular dedication that members (referred to as Remetj, or "the people," make to the god or goddess they call Mother or Father (or in some less common cases, Mother and Father, or Mothers or Fathers for those who have two guardian Names). Not only have these men and women (and in some cases, children) dedicated themselves to the practice of our religion, but they have also gone an extra step to answer a personal calling from Netjer, to serve It in a permanent and an intimate fashion.
On this day, the Eye of Ra calls to you, as Shemsu, to reaffirm your commitments before Netjer, and to your brothers and sisters in faith, both Shemsu and Remetj. It calls to those of you who may not yet have made this commitment, to search your hearts and consider dedicating yourself, should you feel that call. It even calls to those who are not part of the faith, to give thanks to Netjer that so many Shemsu exist in the world again.
I pour a libation in the honor of every Shemsu of Netjer. May each of you find blessing and honor in the year to come. I love all of you so much!
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent."
John Donne
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 6, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Today we have two festivals in the calendar: the Jubilation of Wesir and the Appearance of Yinepu with His Adorers. It is a given that a day with these two Names in honor would also be fitting for cemetery visits and/or offerings to the Akhu in shrine.
On festival days of particular gods or goddesses, it is also appropriate to send greetings to the Children of those gods/goddesses. Do you know of any children of Wesir or Yinepu-Wepwawet that you haven't talked with recently? Today might be a great day to say hello!
I ask that Wesir and Yinepu grant peace and protection to all their Children and all the Akhu, and that they permit us always to remember that the unseen world is just as important as the one we acknowledge with physical senses.
Dua Wesir! Dua Yinepu-Wepwawet! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
Here are some websites of Yinepu's (and Yinepu-as-Wepwawet's) Adorers! Stop by and say hello!
Kai-Imakhu Nakhtdeshretiu
Imy-Set'a Shemsu Meresinepu
Imy-Ra Shemsu Ikhet-itw
Shemsu Mehetibeminpu
Shemsu Petriyinepu
Shemsu Satyinepu
Shemsu Yinepuhotep
Shemsu Yinepuikeret
Remetj Angel F.
Other Adorers of Yinepu are welcome to share their pages, too!
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 5, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
We celebrate the ritual appearance of Nit, after sunset. Make appropriate offerings to Her in your shrines; pray to Her for strength and foresight in difficult situations.
Today we also honor the birthday of the chief priest of the House of Netjer, Kai-Imakhu Sepedher Antybast. I have had the privilege of knowing Antybast since before this faith and its temple even had come together. He has been, and continues to be, a tremendous helper and counselor in times of need, a terrific person to talk to or share ideas with, and has also been a wonderful and dear friend to me and to many within our religion.
I give thanks to Bast for him, for without his effort, good ideas and personal sacrifices over the last decade, the House of Netjer and even Kemetic Orthodoxy would not be what it is today. Antybast truly honors his temple with his service, as he honors his spiritual Mother and his faith. Thank you for all that you do for us, Antybast. Dua-Netjer enek!
Dua Nit! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
And never shall one room contain me quite
Who in so many rooms first saw the light,
Child of all mothers, native of the earth.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 3-4, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
Today I would like to share with you a piece of scripture from another religion. Once, a little more than a decade ago, I was a part of this religion, and this verse was part of a longer meditation that I contemplated very often. Recently, upon reading a meditation of the Dalai Lama, I was reminded of this little piece of Tibetan Buddhist wisdom again, and thought to share one of its section with you:
When someone whom I have helped
and in whom I have great hopes,
hurts me terribly,
I shall regard him most of all
as my special and holy teacher.
From "Eight Verses for Training the Mind" by Geshe Langri Tangpa
Some time in your life, you will experience pain. Some time, perhaps at the same time or another time, you will experience that pain at the hands of someone you care for deeply; a person for whom you have respect or have always thought kindly of. It is an inevitability of human nature that sometimes our mistakes harm others, and perhaps the most harm falls upon those we love the most. I know no human being who has never experienced this particular emotion.
The meditation gives a different perspective for considering these heartaches. Perhaps, rather than dwelling on pain resulting after a "friend" harms you, or declaring it to be the end of a relationship, the breaking of a heart, or a betrayal, take a step backward and think: Maybe this person is in pain and has lashed out, not knowing know how to ask for help. Maybe I am not as innocent as I believe, and I have truly wronged this person. Maybe it was a misunderstanding and it can be fixed.
And perhaps, in taking a step back to meditate upon the situation, to "train the mind" as the lama who wrote this beautiful verse would put it, you can put a stop to suffering and gain something good from a position that may not have been so at first.
I ask that Netjer in all Its Names, all the gods and goddesses, bless your hearts.
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results."
James Allen
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 2, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
It's a state of mind.
What you think can affect what you know, how you act and even, to a certain extent, who you are to others. Your thoughts inform your actions, your deeds and even your words.
Attitude is everything in relation to this concept of you are what you think.
Have a lousy attitude? Are you convinced you're no good, that the world (or some specific individual) is out to get you, that nobody is listening to you, that you aren't good enough? Convinced that someone doesn't like you? Are you angry, tired, stressed? How does this attitude manifest when you are presented with new opportunities, when you are speaking with others, even when you're just deciding what to do with your day?
Conversely, if you foster a positive attitude, how does the person who treats you badly get responded to? Or the person who treats you well? How many more things get you down when you are accepting of defeat rather than swearing you'll never be taken alive? How many feelings get hurt when you approach others thinking only about yourself, or convinced that you will be misunderstood or treated badly?
It's not just adult behaviors, either. How many dogs bite people who aren't afraid, and how many children shy away from or cry at people who smile and are happy to see them, rather than frown or look nervous?
It's all a state of mind. Doesn't mean it's not true or that it's made up. But it might just mean you need to take what your mind is doing just as seriously as you do the work of your hands or your mouth....
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained."
Marie Curie
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Nisut Hekatawy I (ankh udja seneb)
February 1, 2001
Bless all the children of Netjer, known and unknown!
May your coming be peaceful.
The new Kemetic month and the second half of our year are upon us. We make offerings and give thanks for the six months past and ask the blessing of all the gods and goddesses for the six to come.
May all Netjer's children, wherever they are, take some time today to honor Netjer as It comes to them in their lives. Whether She be Aset, Hethert, Bast or any goddess, or He be Ra, Wesir, Djehuty or any god....of the millions and millions of forms, there is a god or goddess for each person. May They bless each of Their children with all life, prosperity, health, stability and power.
For each of you, I ask Netjer's blessing in personal success. I ask Netjer's blessing in financial stability. I ask Netjer's blessing in positive, nurturing relationships, in learning new things, in making new friends. I ask above all that Netjer bless those who feel they do not deserve to be blessed -- that these people be given the ability to know that they are alive, and this life is itself Netjer's glorious gift. I ask that food be provided for those who hunger and thirst, shelter for those who need a place of refuge, and a means of transportation for those who have nowhere to go.
May this prayer, this heka of mine, be heard and multiply. May it only grow Ma'at, reflect Ma'at, build Ma'at. And may She be with you every day of your lives.
Dua Netjer! Nekhtet!
Thought for the Day:
"Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right."
Henry Ford
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