Ma’at / Maat or Mayat is the Egyptian Goddess of Truth, Justice, Harmony and the divine order. Ma’at, wasn’t just the goddess of these concepts, but was the embodiment of them and therefore was seen to be above the ideas of right and wrong because she IS the truth, and nothing is stronger than truth! To the ancient Egyptians she personified both physical and moral laws, and was also thought to have been the ruler of Earth as well, being that she regulated the sun, stars, seasons and all cosmic events. This concept is seriously so crazy because while being one of the most important deities, she had no temples of her own or places of worship. The other Egyptian deities even had to follow under her! This makes sense because temples for other god’s often contained statues of her within them! Total boss!
Ma’at ‘s symbol was the white feather, commonly of an Ostrich, and this feather was used in deciding whether a person would successfully reach the afterlife by weighing her feather of truth against the weight of their soul. This act, found in the Egyptian book of the Dead, was known to be part of the 42 laws of Ma’at. The soul after dying would then recite the 42 laws of Ma’at in which one needed to be able to honestly claim that they had not committed certain sins. After this process The judgement of Osiris was initiated. If the heart weighed less than Ma’at ‘s feather, the 42 judges of Ma’at would weigh in on if the the soul could pass on to the field of reeds (afterlife of heaven.)
You’ll need the following on your altar: A white feather, an ankh, rose oil, a white candle, earthy-scented incense like frankincense or myrrh, and a piece of amethyst.
In times of need, pick back up the same ankh and amethyst and reopen yourself to Ma’at. You may also carry a tumbled amethyst in your packet or talisman pouch, and wear an ankh necklace. Be sure to carry both at the same time for proper connection to this Goddess.
Pogo of J Southern Studio is a Brujx living in Los Angeles, California who has been practicing various forms of divination, healing and spellwork for a greater part of the last decade. Their abilities and intuition come from a bloodline of healers that they walk in gratitude with daily.
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