#Kemetic Orthodoxy

[korya-elana]

Not a girl or a boy, but a "sekhet" third thing <3

I cracked myself up on my way to work with this joke (yay sleep deprivation!) and complained to my girlfriend that it was such a niche joke no one but my kemetic church and her would get it, so actually, I decided to share this lovely link for context and education <3 And yes, this is how I personally identify, although I go by "nonbinary" for ease of understanding lol.

~Em PS: Ashley runs our spirituality/kemetic blog if anyone's interested at @caffeine-and-sunshine Read about the Sekhet Gender, Egypts third gender

#did osdd #system #plurality #did system #alters #lgbtq #lgbt pride #lgbt representation #queer #kemeticism #kemetic #kemetic pagan #house of netjer #kemetic orthodoxy #paganism #pagan

[be-your-bast]

Dua Yinepu, Wepwawet, and Wadjet

(Old art, I don't think my artstation page works anymore. You can find this and more @ deviantart.com/kitryu)

#kemetic orthodoxy #kemetic #art #yinepu #anubis #wepwawet #wadjet #my art

[twojackals]

Nefertem has arrived

Nefertem finally arrived today, so I was able to complete the final part of my New Year observances.

All settled in until next year now!

#kemetic #kemeticism #wep ronpet #new year #nefertem #netjer #netjeru #gods #polytheism #kemetic orthodoxy

[transtheology]

Wadj-wer was worshiped as early as the Old Kingdom; drawings and inscriptions are found at the Pharaoh Sahure’s Pyramid Complex and Mortuary Temple (c. 2500 BCE) located near Cairo. In the relief shown above from the Mortuary Temple, he carries an offering loaf on a mat with Ankh symbols suspended from his arm. With his androgynous form, large breast and a belly representing pregnancy, Wadj-wer is associated with fertility and prosperity. He continued to be referred to throughout ancient Egyptian history, especially through protective amulets and tomb inscriptions.

#m. #kemetism #kemeticism #wadj wer #gender & god #kemetic polytheism #kemetic orthodoxy

[i-make-my-journey]

Due to limited space, my shrine is confined to a closet, but…

LOOKIT ALL THOSE GODS!!!!

From back left to right; Anubis, Sekhmet-Mut, Hathor-Nut, Bast, Mafdet, Wepwawet, Shezmu, (itty bitty) Amun-Ra, Nefertem, Wenut, Tefnut, Pakhet, Duamutef, and Anupet!

Front: Serqet!

Currently awaiting a proper statue for Amun-Ra, and need to get Mama Anupet a bigger jackal (I thought the itty bitty one was gonna be as big as Dad and Wep’s 😭) but!! It feels SOOO good to have Them all represented somehow!! 💜

Dua Netjeru!

Also please excuse the fuzz and ashes on the shrine cloth, I own a lot of black faux fur that sheds on everything, and ashes are kinda par for the course with incense smh

#anubis #sekhmet-mut #hathor-nut #bast #mafdet #wepwawet #shezmu #amun-ra #nefertem #wenut #tefnut #pakhet #duamutef #anupet #kemetic #kemeticism #kemetism #kemetic orthodox #kemetic orthodoxy #serqet

[khensaptah]

Oh my god. What was posted?

CW for blatant transphobia as well as anti-vax

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Daryt (Kari) has been getting deep into GOP brainwashing for some time, starting with falling into the Trump camp in 2015 and then moving on to be anti-vax and and anti-mask when 2020 rolled around, even after nearly dying to COVID. However, as someone who doesn't want to lose her friends and position, she has done a good job about keeping quiet about these things in public situations. In typical HoN fashion, "we can't police people's private opinions or political views," so nothing is done about it.

She's recently taken an interest in "rapid onset gender dysphoria" and posting transphobic "studies" on the topic, declaring she thinks "both sides" of the "trans question" need to be discussed. She has also declared her intent to start working in a teen psych unit to help "treat" trans youth. Daryt is a nurse in Indiana, a state that just banned trans healthcare.

Being called out by multiple former trans members of the House seems to have resulted in a net loss for everyone involved.

Personally, the whole encounter is taking me back to 2020, when another reverend of the House dug himself a similar hole over racist statements. I expect a similar result: Rev. Siuda attempting to play both sides, with the offending party chosing to leave because of ~hostile lefties~ instead of actually facing punitive action from the Temple board. I encourage Rev. Siuda and the board to prove me wrong, and for any House of Netjer members reading this to demand action to be taken.

EDIT: Her most recent post after a ton of folks saying NOT COOL is to simply post a don't tread on me flag. Nice dog whistle.

#kemetic orthodoxy #transphobia #kemetic polytheism

[caffeine-and-sunshine]

Yesterday was the birthday of Heru-Wer (Haroeris), He With the Eyes of Moon and Sun! Admittedly we do not know this Name very well so we spent some time researching for offerings. His candle is scented with clove, cinnamon and orange with yellow wildflowers, citrine and agate. He also got mandarin oranges and a gingerbread cookie!

I'd like to get to know this Name better. Our lineup is VERY lunar while Em's partner (@be-your-bast) has a lineup that is very solar. So to have those two themes in one Netjer is FASCINATING to both of us. So if you have any interesting stories or information you'd like to share, please do!

#kemetic #kemeticism #dua #kemetic paganism #horus #heru-wer #wep ronpet #horus the elder #heru #kemetic mythology #kemetic orthodoxy #lunar themes #solar themes #netjeru #netjer #egyptian pantheon

[thetwistedrope]

i know some of you follow me for kemetic news/info and i guess maybe this is worth mentioning since it will effect the landscape of the community in some way or another?

but in case you haven't heard, tamara siuda stepped down from their role as king/nisut within kemetic orthodoxy today. there isn't much information about how the group will be organized or operate moving forward, but uh, can confirm that they have officially stepped down.

#kemetic #kemetic orthodoxy #ko

[worship-of-the-gods]

So I am stepping down from Shemsu. I am not leaving Kemetic Orthodoxy but I am just pulling away in regards to the vows I took as a Shemsu.

This has been a long time coming but I’ve been putting it off.

I’m simply not able to complete the vows I took as a Shemsu.

I also have disagreements with KO in how things have changed (especially due to Hemet pulling away despite them constantly bugging us to donate to pay her for her work. Despite the fact she’s done less work in public eye. Everything is very much around money now).

I’ve never seen Hemet as the Kingly Ka as she claims and it’s always been very odd to me that she claims as such.

There’s a similar post by another KO member and their post just kinda reminded me why I’ve been wanting to leave.

I’ve also have had thought if in believe in the Gods anymore at all which hurts my heart as I’ve had real experiences with my Divine Father and Beloveds. I know I have. But how can there be Gods when so much evil exists in the world. I don’t know what to think. But I still have my mini shrine. I still pray and I still wearing my protective Yinepu necklace. Because I know my experiences where real. I just need to think about things. Because as a trans autistic person this world is cruel and I’m loosing hope.

I’ll still post here but trying to make enough money just to pay rent and buy food is taking most of my time. But you’ll see me reblogging and such I’m sure

#kemetic #pagan #kemetic orthodoxy

[lexstellaris]

DI WEP RONPET NOFRET! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We've hit Kemetic New Year again and I'm now Exhausted lol. It is the year of Nefertem! A cooling year, one for rest and healing. I will enjoy that, yes, after so many years of fire and burning.

I've been in ritual space for, like, ten hours straight wooo. XD But totally worth it to hang out with my Kemetic family. <3 Imma go finish offerings and chill for a while, it is nearly midnight and I am Tired. <3

May the new year bring you all good health, prosperity, and success in everything you do. <3 I love you all. <3

#kemetic orthodoxy #wep ronpet #shrine pics #nefertem let's go :D

[thelittlestscribe]

Kemetic Cake

Hello fellow kemetics! I have been watching a channel called Tasting History and the host Max Miller did a video a while ago on an ancient Egyptian cake, made of tiger nuts.

I plan to make it for Wep Ronpet this year, and i thought I would share it so other kemetics could give it a go too!

#kemetic #kemeticism #egyptian polytheism #egyptian paganism #kemetic orthodoxy #Youtube

[mar-im-o]

I refuse to follow kemetic orthodoxy fully (mostly because of their refusal to take an Afrocentric approach as they literally worship African deities and attempt to reconstruct an African religion) but some of their points I really agree with

Like the belief in one God (Netjer) that can be divided into the Netjeru really aligns with my belief in the Universe as a God and the aspects of it divided into other deities

And the belief in beloveds I sorta vibe with. I know a lot of pagans have one or a few pateon deities, but I do vibe with this feeling of there being multiple netjeru that care and watch and protect me. I don't know if I ascribe to the belief in them being my parents, but like. Nut? Anuket? Bast? Hathor? That's my little posse

#netjeru #kemetic orthodoxy #kemeticism #kemetic polytheism #kemetic paganism #egyptian polytheism #egyptian paganism #paganism #paganblr #spirituality #black spirituality #witchblr #witchcraft #netjer #nut #anuket #bast #hathor #african spirituality

[be-your-bast]

The current state of our House Shrine shared by my partner system and me!

#kemetic orthodoxy #kemetic #bast #yinepu #wepwawet #sekhmet #khonsu #taweret #ra #kemeticism

[twojackals]

It starts at the top

Rev. Dr. Tamara Siuda is a good person who I admire. I consider her a mentor and I probably always will to some degree. She is a skilled Egyptologist, a talented divination professional, a beloved spiritual leader (even still to me now, that remains true), and I dare say under different circumstances she'd be easily considered a friend -- the problem is, no one these days has access to Tamara Siuda long enough to be her friend -- but what's worse is that in, my opinion, no one has enough access to Tamara Siuda to be her devotee, either.

And that is definitely one of the big reasons behind my dropping down from Shemsu-Ankh to Remetj.

Let's roll back for a second though.

Rev. Dr. Tamara Siuda is the creator of Kemetic Orthodoxy (not Kemeticism, but Kemetic Orthodoxy in specific. She is a truly beloved spiritual leader, and the self-proclaimed incarnation of the Kingly Ka (a spiritual component linking all Pharonic Kemet rulers, aka Pharaohs). She had a calling, and a vision, and she did everything she could to bring those ideas and visions to fruition. Enter Kemetic Orthodoxy.

I arrived in the House late 2000. The year 2000 was a different time: Some people like me will tell you the old days were the better days, and we really do mean it; however, it doesn't come without its caveats. We were smaller back then, and that isn't something I deny to be an easier situation. With a smaller community size, came differences. Much different, in fact. So different, it may have well been an entirely different religion in a lot of ways, not in belief structure, but in access to the people most important to be the guiding lights of the path itself, and interaction with Hemet (a word conveying a type of royalty), or Rev. Dr. Tamara Siuda, was not at all infrequent.

Having an actual human relationship with Rev. Dr. Siuda back then wasn't a difficult task, and it is what I remember most fondly about "the old days", as it were.

Today, you can literally go months without ever seeing Hemet in any accessible KO location. It's strange because I think I didn't notice it for a long time, and only began to realize the extent of this isolation / disconnection for myself when I first joined her Patreon server. While I had spent the 3+ years (4 come Wep Ronpet) since re-joining the temple wondering "where is Hemet in all of this these days" as her presence grew ever more scant, joining her Patreon would be a refreshing surprise, because basically: there she is. It's not terribly difficult to touch base with her when you're on her Patreon Discord or in one of her Patreon programs, and that shook my world a bit more than I thought it would. To the point where it became one of the reasons I pulled out of the same program after being in it for only a very short amount of time.

Where was Hemet? Well she was there, for anyone who was willing to pay for it at least, and that bothered me to my very core. To be extremely clear, I do not believe she means it to look this way. I do not believe it is her intention for things to be this way, but as per our capitalistic society, maybe that's just the way it needs to be.

That sent me spiraling back into my memories, some more recent than others. We had for years disavowed the idea of a "paywall" inside Kemetic Orthodoxy, for example. Even the old mailing list which was a "Donate $5 and get access to extra stuff!" was a source of disdain: People considered that "tiered access", though I think the donation aspect still exists but not held in perpetuity or the like (you donate once, no one notices if you never donate again). But today, the quality of what you get is no longer there anyway, even for $5. I suppose that is because holding anything back "just for donors" brings that "tiered access" problem back. Today, the list you are subscribed to is nothing but a regurgitation of some Daybook content, and it appears to be queued up robotically with absolutely no customization.

It's funny because if you read what the list is meant to provide, it is that Daybook content as well as (quote) "hymns, prayers, and other tidbits provided by Hemet (AUS)." We used to get that back in the day, to be clear. The tidbits, prayers, hymns… we used to even have access to KO blog-style posts from Hemet multiple times per week. Unfortunately, those days are long gone, and as I mentioned, the mailing list is nothing but the same Daybook content on a never-ending carousel, the beautiful inspirational blog posts are long gone, and Hemet is about as distant as both of them.

As a result, I hardly consider the "mailing list" to be a form of tiered content, but there was at one point in the House's history a time when people cried about the disparity between those with $5, and those without, despite always needing donations, and I suppose here we are.

When you think about the fact that we no longer have the access to Hemet we once did, we no longer have the relationship to Hemet we once did, we no longer get the tidbits, prayers, hymns, and other unique content we once did, and no one really cares if you continue donating "at least $5 in a calendar year or not" to be on it, you realize that list is really nothing anymore. It's just recurring mush pre-scheduled and unlovingly dumped into your box at midnight or like, akin to so much spam we avoid day in and day out, and you still technically have to pay $5 for it.

But all the while we the Kemetic Orthodox crowd is getting this regurgitated content and limited access, people are in fact able to get plenty of access to Hemet and personalized relationships and advice... just not within the actual religion she created. And the way they do that is, in fact, by paying for it: the one thing we kept saying we didn't want to do as a religion, but that we can -- and dare I say, should -- do. Because listen: I recognize capitalism, and that nothing operates on hopes and prayers. There should be tiered access available within Kemetic Orthodoxy that gives access to programs and resources so that donations do happen and that Hemet does not need to go to Patreon independently to do what she needs to do, and our community can again have an access to its spiritual leader that makes that much more worth being here to begin with.

Because I can get the Gods anywhere -- I can only get Kemetic Orthodoxy here though.

But at the same time, you can't keep asking for donations, and delivering almost nothing to the very religion you created. And I do not say that in a vacuum, because before you say "all she does behind the scenes", I already know quite a bit of what she does behind the scenes, and I'm here to tell you quite point-blank: it isn't enough (clarify: it isn't enough to only be behind the scenes and just tell people you really really promise you're doing tons of work, even if you never see or get to interact with me).

I'm sorry, Tamara.

It's weird, I know, I sound like I'm speaking against her, but yet seem to turn it around entirely saying things like she should be available via paywalls. It also seems like I'm screaming into a void of entitlement, but again that's not meant to be the case. If you look at what I'm saying, you will understand I am not speaking 'against' her at all. I am in favor of her doing every single thing she must to find joy, happiness, and yes money, because that's the world we live in... and if that's outside Kemetic Orthodoxy, so be it. But you can't necessarily be "King", either, at the same time.

I do not agree with the idea that the only place you can seem to get access to our own spiritual leader in any significant capacity, is outside of the very religion she created. And creating a religion is no small thing, particularly if you are going to be assigned the literal role of Royalty that comes down from a very long, long line. I mean, she won't even participate in our own Discord, and to be clear, she is definitely participating in her own. So this is not a technology-gap kind of thing, and while the excuse over time has always been that people will try to overwhelm her, there are ways of dealing with that -- none of which anyone is willing to explore.

That responsibility you create by the process of birthing an entire religious movement into this world… it cannot be quantified by contracts, donation levels, exterior commitments, or other spiritual lives you may lead. If you create a path followed by hundreds, you need to be there, because that is your creation from the ground up, your baby, and all the babies that came from it depend on you for as long as it remains standing. "How do you make money", "How do you keep it going", "How do you find the time" -- all good questions, and all not questions anyone in the religion you've created technically needs to worry about, because it wasn't their choice to make this path, it was only their choice to follow it.

By making a statement of such importance as being the incarnation of an ancient, profound, holy and somewhat unbroken energy, followed up without a commitment that reflects the very innate reverence and humility contained within the statement itself, is a paradox I am having great difficulty to reconcile, not the least of which is how you can claim to be this, but also be dual-aspected in terms of your own spirituality in your own personal life as well (something I will not comment further on, asit is a point of bitterness I cannot overcome right now but also a very complex point as well that is not fair for me to touch on).

Simply speaking, after great, deep consideration, I have simply had to come to the conclusion as follows:

Rev. Dr. Tamara Siuda, who I still admire, and deeply respect, is not the incarnation of the Kingly Ka of Pharonic Kemet. She remains an amazing spiritual leader, a strong and experienced divination practitioner (which is why I still accept my RPD results), and a beautiful soul. But in its current incarnation? I feel Rev. Dr. Tamara Siuda has functionally abandoned Kemetic Orthodoxy in one too many ways, and I do not believe any true modern-day King could be capable of such a serious lapse or gap.

In a not-insignificant way, I do feel she avoids her community more than she embraces it, and that makes me sad. Too sad to stay as I was any longer, because I was not getting what I needed from a spiritual community, and too much of it went back to Tamara in specific.

It's possible, one day, I will change my mind about this. I am not so arrogant to think I will never change my mind again, I am 41 years old and have changed my mind more times than I can count. But for now, I agreed I would talk about why I've decided to make these changes in my Kemetic spiritual life, and this needed to be said if I was going to be honest. This is how I feel, right now, for today, and probably tomorrow.

I've cut out quite a bit of material from this, things I wrote down in my first few days after I made the change to Remetj that were perhaps a lot more harsh than I intended. I re-read it to myself and, while a lot of it still made sense, I decided it was just not fair to post. Instead, I tried to balance the way I feel, and the things I want to say, with enough balance that I can still project how disappointed I am in the state of everything and turns of events (or lack thereof), without equally projecting a serious attack against another person (which is not my intent).

I am not here to attack. I am here to express, and that will walk a fine line not everyone is going to agree with.

As usual, I'm fairly OK with that. Edit: Wow... in writing this, I wasn't expecting it to feel like a 20-lbs weight has been lifted from my chest, and my heart, and my soul. But here we are.

Edit 2: Someone on Facebook decided to state that I believe Hemet is a "dirty capitalist" -- I want to be clear that if this is what you've gotten from this post, you are wildly mistaken. Either I am not calling her that at all, or I am simply calling us all dirty capitalists, due to the innate unavoidability of capitalism itself. Ultimately, the idea is to combine 'necessary capitalism' with KO in order to save it and to ensure its spiritual leader can survive on what is connected to the House, rather than what comes from outside the House.

But, I was also accused of stating that Hemet should spend 'all of her free time' in the House, and that is a bit more tricky to address. Here's the thing: if you're going to call yourself King / Pharaoh, perhaps this is the responsibility that comes along with it -- whether that is 'palatable' to people becomes irrelevant.

Edit 3: Because we need these edits, yo. To be crystal clear, I also believe there are alternatives to Tamara being "only involved" in KO, but that's going to involve her a) speaking more readily, honestly, and openly to her congregation on a regular basis (perhaps not every day, but regular, none the less), b) dropping down from a position of "King" to something more akin to High Priest or Spiritual Leader so that her role makes more sense, c) creating full delegation to a wide group of people to run the Temple and its resources/platforms (something where change is happening slower than a snail can jog), d) dropping all contracts that indicate she will work x-amount-of-hours for x-amount-of-pay, because the organization is no where near big enough or committed enough to support it, unless e) they finally agree to integrate some revenue stream into the Temple itself. I'm not saying I have all the answers. I'm saying the way it is now, doesn't work, and will only get worse. I am hoping for change that bridges the gaping divides, and I don't have a scripted plan to 100% tell anyone how that would go. I just know that it can't stay like this, and as long as it does, Kemetic Orthodoxy is not for me. Like I said: I can get the Gods anywhere.

#blog #kemetic #kemet #personal #netjer #religion #pagan #spirituality #spiritual #growth #spiritual journey #kemetic orthodoxy #kemeticism #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #gods #ancient egypt

[cowandsistrum]

Epagomenal Day 1: Wesir

31/07/2023

No pictures today; was down sick with a cold and didn’t get the time to prepare as much as I wanted for Day 1, so shrine is still looking a bit half empty. Wesir was pleased though; I have not worked with Him very much before, or had much interest, frankly speaking, but tonight’s experience with Him was more warmer and kinder than I ever expected. My interest had been piqued a few weeks before, learning that He was one of the chronokraters on our birthday, but before that, I really didn’t have much to do with Him. I think we got something worked out tonight though.

Wesir as the Bull, grazing in the green fields of reeds, peaceful and calm among the Blessed Dead. Bull feels apt. It feels like something clicked for us with tonight’s prayer, which made mention of His bull theophanies. A face of His we can connect to and resonate with? We’re both pretty pleased with this. He liked our offering; the flames on the candle sparked as we said His prayer and presented our offerings (good old beef bolognese, one of the homeliest meals I know, and one I associate particularly with family warmth and childhood). I felt a great sense of calm with Him and among our akhu...there are many things to do, but I feel He has given me a good start, and a promise of more to come. The reading I did before bed, a few hours after shrine, confirmed it in the best way too ahah: The Hierophant. I take my first class of semester tomorrow with a new batch of students, so this also felt like an encouragement.

Day 2 tomorrow, and it’s Dad’s birthday.* Both He and I are looking forward to it, and I hope to get Him some beer and something meaty tomorrow. It was pouring down today, and storming (somewhat ironically, on Wesir’s day), so I couldn’t go to the shops. I think it was good to force me to stay inside and rest up though, instead of getting myself more sick running around outside trying to do things.

*We are not divined in the KO system, but Heru-wer has always had something of a paternal role to us, Lune especially, hence: Dad.

#scribings #kemetic #kemetic orthodoxy #epagomenal days 2023 #wesir

[i-make-my-journey]

FINALLY have a proper statue for Amun-Ra! (Featuring Shezmu and and Nefertem’s back peets)

#Amun-Ra #kemetism #kemetic #kemeticism #kemetic orthodox #kemetic orthodoxy