A unique formulation the nearest concept to that of justice in egyptian is the notion of maat. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading light as a feather. Maat was the ancient egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice. Pharaohs believed in maat as the basis of their authority to govern, and the entire ancient society was expected to uphold her universal truths. By observing them any spiritually mature person will gain access to wisdom and spiritual power, and thus serve as a vehicle for the manifestation of god in the world. Punishment for the personal transgressions was reserved for the judgment of the gods not in this life, but in the judgment of maat. The punishment for sins in ancient egypt was banishment which usually meant banishment from the community. Jan 02, 2012 things they dont teach you in church the ten commandments did not come from the 42 laws of maat. Jul 18, 2016 hello, great topic i have a question to ask about the 42 laws of maat, the 42 laws of maat where written thousands of years before the 10 commandments, and if i am correct they are contained in the book of the dead or written there my question too you is, who was the author or who wrote the 42 laws of maat and or the book of the dead. Fulfilling gods need is the highest act of love, and only through your love for god can you fulfill your love for others. Metis and egyptian maat are both closely connected to the idea of legit imate monarchic. The divine law is the likeness of god and the measure of my being. She was the personification of justice and truth, and her symbols were the scale and above all the feather, that she wore on her head. Aug 16, 2003 an understanding of this first great principle of psychokinesis empowers the individual to comprehend the laws of the mental universe, and to apply the same to his or her well being and rhythmed advancement.
Maat was also personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation. Ive read it three times thoroughly and i read the 11 laws daily with my husband. The benefit you get by reading this book is actually information inside. The great oracle of tehuti and the egyptian system of spiritual cultivation, and an afrocentric guide to a spiritual union, and more on.
Maat, also known as maat or mayet, was a female goddess in the ancient egyptian religion who represented truth, justice, balance and morality. By antoinette mckesson the laws of maat, known as the declaration of innocence, are the oldest afrikan book of holy scriptures. It has helped me change how i think and what i manifest into my life. Essential guide to understanding maat the 11 laws o. Law of maat god needs you in order to come into the world. So when you check out this book you can get a lot of advantage. His preface indicates that he refers to the kamitic tree of life, rather then the somewhat different hebraic version. Introduction there are 11 elements in the kemetic pantheon, maat is the 4th and was known as the lady of law. We actually are studying this book now together while in our social distancing phase. This is not the first time that such knowledge has been unveiled. This book is dedicated to the memory of john lennon. Together with thoth, they charted the daily course of the sun god ra. Maat was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of mortals and the deities who had brought order from chaos at the moment of creation. How to use the laws of maat daily for beginners youtube.
There were 11 laws in ancient christianity that translate into the 42 commandments, 8 of these commandments are transmitted to us in the 10 commandments of. I am it, and i therefore enjoy a life of order and prosperity. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts. The forty two precepts of maat, the philosophy of righteous action and the ancient egyptian wisdom texts advanced studies this manual is designed for use with the 1998 maat philosophy class conducted by dr. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of maat. She decided whether a person would successfully reach the afterlife. Have faith in your masters ability to lead you along the path of truth.
The purpose of maat law justicetruth among the kemet kmt khemet people of ancient upper and lower egypt was to divert chaos isfet. Maat was the central moral and spiritual guiding concept of kemet egypt. James ferguson, centre for eastwest cultural and economic studies, fsd, bond university, qld, australia. Maat the 11 laws of god rent 9781930097759 1930097751. Dec 01, 2003 the ideas behind the 11 laws are very much needed today, one cannot dispute that. The papyrus of ani is the title now commonly given to the great collection of funerary texts which the ancient egyptian scribes. Here is one of many ways to use the 42 laws of maat on a daily basis. Though it was probably written in the first or second century bce, the traditions that it presents are much older, perhaps dating back. Nov 17, 2016 this is the website where i found the 42 laws in the medu neter. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. Learn 11 laws of maat in a reggae song by baraka aka. By observing these laws, any spiritually mature person will gain access to wisdom and power and thus serve as a vehicle for the manifestation of god in the world. Maat is the primordial goddess of khemet, feminine energy counterpartwife of thothtehuti logical thinking, divine intelligence. As the ancient egyptian book of the dead can be consider the forefather of the bible and quran, correspondingly the 42 negative confessions can be considered the forefather of the law of moses and especially of the ten commandments.
The fortytwo precepts of maat are a list of principles named after an ancient egyptian goddess of truth, justice, and order. Law of maat written by administrator sunday, 03 april 2011 16. Learn laws of maat with a reggae song and purchase the book for your children to learn of the ancient truth from the kamau ancient egytian. The daughter of the egyptian sun deity ra and wife of the moon god thoth, she served a kind of spirit of justice to the egyptians. Truth introduction to maat philosophy by muata ashby maat revealed philosophy of justice in ancient egypt do you 12 laws laws asimov laws laws of exponents absinia laws the 48 laws of power pdf singapore laws black laws the 48 laws of power kenyan laws laws. Kemetic spirituality the 11 laws of god from the maat. Written at least 2,000 years before the ten commandments of moses, the 42 principles of maat are one of africas oldest moral and spiritual instructions. Maat plays an important part in the book of the dead. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I purchased this book because i read the 11 laws online and wanted them further expanded on. So, when you compare the 7 codes laws of maa with the 42 declarations incorrectly called the 42 laws of maat or 42 negative confessions and the whole pert em hru the socalled egyptian book of the dead which translates literally to the book of the sunday we can easily see that the declarations and the book itself is actually someones. Law of ausar your nature is unconquerable peace, therefore nothing or no one in the world can be against you. Allowing the reader to view a pictorial view of ancient symbols and make a comparative.
The fortytwo gods and goddesses of the nomes of egypt conduct this initiatory test of the soul before the scale of maat. It is the reciprocal relationship of things to each other and the whole as fixed by nature. This event is supposed to have happened around the th or 14th century bc. His preface indicates that he refers to the kamitic tree of life, rather then the somewhat different. Desires, cares, inclinations actions, deeds light weighing judging determine essence of kaspirit. Book of the coming forth by day book of the dead keywords. Law of heru you have the power but not the right to ignore gods law. Book of the coming forth by day the book of the dead in the papyrus of ani is the negative confession. Wallis budge the viewer of this hieroglyphic picture finds the petitioner led by anubis into duat underworldthe gate. Id love more content from this writer, perhaps a childrens book as this is. This maat the 11 laws of god book is simply not ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands.
Unfortunately, the invaders took the books for themselves, and then renamed these spiritual books the book of the dead. Oct 21, 2010 there were 11 laws in ancient christianity that translate into the 42 commandments, 8 of these commandments are transmitted to us in the 10 commandments of modern christianity. By observing them any spiritually mature person will gain access to wisdom and spiritual power, and thus serve as a. The 42 laws of the goddess maat are the real origin of the ten commandments. In spellbookchapter 125 of the papyrus of ani also book of coming forth by day or the egyptian book of the dead, as edited by e. It is mistakenly described by scholars as a book of spells and magic to divert us from it seeking its true knowledge. At this point, we may recall the teachings of jesus where he told us that the law given by moses was actually not the entire law. The precepts of maat are found in inscriptions in tombs and on some papyrus records. This article presents a maat definition of the 11 laws of god as is selfevidently constructed from an understanding of the cosmologics of classical african civilization, kemet ancient egyptnubia. The laws of manu represent one of the most ancient sources for our knowledge of early indian social structure.
Copyright 2007 by michele doucette all rights reserved. Reflections on social justice and natural order1 by dr r. Maat was also personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the. Mar 12, 2012 the 42 laws of the goddess maat are the real origin of the ten commandments. Choose to follow the law of god with the love and joy that grows out of your understanding, and the wisdom and power of gods spirit will flow through your being. The 42 commandments of ancient egypt the ten commandments, eight of them at least, were taken from the egyptian principles of maat written at least 2000 years earlier. Hail, white teeth, per em tase an semama ah neteri. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading maat the 11 laws of god.
Have faith in your own ability to accept the truth. We know she is a very ancient neteru because we find her in the boat of ra as it rose above the waters of the abyss of nun on the first day. The laws, judgments and sentencing of the guilty were all measured against her divine principles. Reign disruptive digital marketing mysterious matters of max. The 42 laws of maat for children kindle edition by nebthet, kajara, bey, adofo. All experiences come to you to promote your reclamation of peace, that you may in turn acquire wisdom and spiritual power.
This book provides basic information in a very straight forward manner. In maat, the 11 laws of god he shares the revelations he has received concerning the laws correlated with the tree of life that influence and govern peoples livesback cover. So, when you compare the 7 codeslaws of maa with the 42 declarations incorrectly called the 42 laws of maat or 42 negative confessions and the whole pert em hru the socalled egyptian book of the dead which translates literally to the book of the sunday we can easily see that the declarations and the book itself is actually someones. The laws of maat, known as the declaration of innocence, are the oldest afrikan book of holy scriptures. The 42 negative confessions i have not committed sin i have not committed robbery with violence. The author makes some research before write this book. This means the biblical moses would have been well aware of the 42 laws of maat. Judges in ancient egypt were known as priests of maat. The laws of maat are called the 42 negative confessions and they were revealed in the egyptian book of the dead, or the papyrus of ani a book that was written more than 3,000 years ago. These principles are fundamental for those who follow kemetism.
Maat at the center for judgingweighing maat fulcrum of. The weighing of the heart, pictured on papyrus in the book of the dead typically, or in tomb scenes, shows anubis overseeing the weighing and. I live by it and am therefore in harmony with the whole. Maat or maat was the ancient egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice. To work with me, book a consultation or for all other business inquiries. They come from the egyptian book of the dead spell 125. For example, they are the spiritual equivalent to what we understand as physical laws such as the law of gravity. Rosicrucian order amorc,osiris,egypt,judgment,initiation,maat created date. The erroneous argument that places religion and spirituality in a separate category from science, mathematics and logicbelief and faith versus reason and knowledgewill be fully refuted in the course of this book maat, the 11 laws of god. Maat the 11 laws the essentials by uwa afu goodreads. The particular book maat the 11 laws the essentials has a lot of knowledge on it. The purpose of law in ancient egypt was to realise maat on earth and the king. In the weighing of the heart rite, the heart of the deceased is weighed in the scale against the feather of the goddess maat, who personifies order, truth, and what. The serious student is empowered to apply intelligently the great mental laws, instead of using them in a haphazard manner.
Maat is depicted in female form wearing an ostrich feather on her head in egyptian texts. What is interesting is that the ten commandments are very similar to the 42 principles of maat that appeared at least 2,000 earlier. Hello, great topic i have a question to ask about the 42 laws of maat, the 42 laws of maat where written thousands of years before the 10 commandments, and if i am correct they are contained in the book of the dead or written there my question too you is, who was the author or who wrote the 42 laws of maat and or the book of the dead. Even when the rest of the jewish laws are considered, they pale in the light of the ancient egyptian law. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of. The moral ideal in ancient egypt by maulana karenga. If people can live be aware that these laws are in effect in our lives the world would be a better place. The negative confessions from the book of coming forth by. A het abehu of the infant, not have i sinned against the god of the town. In the beginning of creation, the world was built on the foundation of the divine law of maat. Law of amen it explains that we were all created as peaceful beings.