Ma’at

Festival October 8 th

Truth Justice

Balance Harmony

Order Reciprocity

Morals/Ethics

The Goddess Ma'at is one of the oldest Egyptian Goddesses.

Ma'at is a Cosmic Goddess of Truth, Justice, Balance, Harmony, Order, Reciprocity, and Propriety / Morals and Ethics.

Ma'at is the Creator Goddess who brought Order from chaos at the moment of Creation.

Her Plinth that she stands on represents "The Principle of Foundation" which everything and everyone is based on.

Ma'at wears and ostrich feather on her head as a symbol of Truth and Power. At death the person's heart is weighed against "Ma'at's feather to see if you have lived a good and truthful life.

Ma'at also may wear the Solar Wings which also symbolise Truth, Justice, and Cosmic Balance.

Ma'at is representative and the symbol for Order in the Cosmos - of the stars, seasons, and actions of both the Gods and humans. It was Ma'at who kept Order out of Chaos.

It is Ma'at who reminds us to honour her Laws through our Honesty and Truth, Propriety, Ethical behaviour, and Reciprocity for the Order, Balance, Harmony, and Justice to exist inour world and the Cosmos.

Understanding that the laws of "As Above, So Below, and As Below, So Above are laws of Ma'at.

People, Priests, Priestesses, Kings and Queens would know all her Laws as the 42 Confessions. These were the Laws of Moral Ethical and Truthful Behaviour written as Negative Confessions: "I have not sinned by ......."

At death each person would be assessed by Ma'at and Anubis in "The Weighing of The Heart". The person's heart was placed on one tray of the scales against Ma'at's feather on the other tray. If your heart was as light as Ma'at's feather you would be deemed to have lived a good and just life and could enter the Afterlife. If you had not lived a sinless life you would be devoured by the Goddess or Demoness Ammut and your Soul would cease to exist.

My Response to Ma'at

I have written my own 42 Postitve Confessions of how I wish to live in alignment with Her Laws and Virtues.

My 42 Ideals of Ma’at

1. I Honour the Sacred Above All Else and in ALL Things

2. I Honour and Respect the Life of ALL: Our Sacred Gaia, and All Animals,

Creatures, Plants, Minerals, Devas, Elementals, Sidhe and Other Dimensional

Cousins and Beings

3. I Honour and Give Thanks for the Gifts and Blessings of My Incarnation and

Life Force every Day!

4. I Honour and Give Thanks for the Guidance and Protection of the Sacred

Neteru every Day!

5. I Honour and Respect My Body, Mind, and Soul

6. I Honour and Respect Beauty

7. I Honour and Respect Gifts of Creativity and Powers of Manifestation

8. I Honour Virtue, Her Laws, and Commands

9. I Honour Peace Within Myself and Within Others

10. I Honour Truth

11. I Honour Justice

12. I Honour Harmony

13. I Honour Balance

14. I Honour Equality

15. I Honour Freedom

16. I Honour The Divine Feminine

17. I Honour The Divine Masculine

18. I Honour the Safety of ALL

19. I Honour the Health of ALL

20. I Honour the Wellbeing and Happiness of ALL

21. I Honour the Opportunities for Learning and Growth of ALL

22. I Honour and Respect the Hopes and Dreams of ALL

23. I Honour and Respect the Needs of ALL

24. I Honour and Respect the Work and Deeds of ALL

25. I Honour the Rest and Solitude of ALL

26. I Honour and Respect the Rites of Holy Longing

27. I Honour and Respect the Rites of Birth, Adulthood, and Elderhood

28. I Honour and Respect the Rites of Marriage and Partnership of ALL

29. I Honour and Respect the Rites of Dissolution, Death, and Transition in This

Life

30. I Honour and Respect the Beliefs of ALL

31. I Honour and Respect the Rights of Autonomy, of Difference and

Individuality for ALL

32. I Honour and Respect the Rights of Families

33. I Honour and Respect the Rights of Communities

34. I Honour and Respect the Lineage of Customs and Traditions of ALL

35. I Honour and Respect the Lineage of True Knowledge and Wisdom in Our

World

36. I Honour and Uphold Love and Compassion for Myself and for ALL

37. I Honour and Share Healing with ALL

38. I Honour and Share Beauty and Joy with ALL

39. I Honour and Share Reciprocity with ALL

40. I Honour and Share Self-Discipline with ALL

41. I Honour and Share Humility with ALL

42. I Honour and Share the Bounty of My Life with ALL

How I work with The Scales of Ma’at:

Balancing the Polarities

The Yin and Yang

The Feather and The Heart

Truth – Justice

Balance – Harmony

Feminine – Masculine

Sacred -- Profane

Light – Darkness

Aten – Amun

Ego – Shadow

Soul – Personality

Cosmic – Individual

Heaven – Earth

Love – Hate

Compassion – Wisdom

Creativity – Letting Go

Evolution – Devolution

Autonomy – Control

Freedom – Power

Openness – Closed

Praise – Jealousy

Expand — Contract

Non-Judgemental – Prejudiced

Healing – Wounding

Creating – Destroying

Inner World – Outer World

Imagination – Reason

Experience – Thinking

Mystical – Philosophical

Spiritual – Religious/Dogmatic

Intuition – Cognition

Happiness – Disappointment

Joy – Sorrow

Grief – Anger

Forgiveness – Resentment

Peace – Anxiety

Desire – Apathy

Birth – Death

Resurrection – Desolation

Hope – Fear

Trust – Despair

Faith – Confusion

Rest – Work

Healing – Illness

Connection – Loneliness

Family – Solitude

Circular – Linear

Cycles – Spirals

Kairos – Temporal

Synchronicities – Inflexible

Dreams – Intellect

OBE – One-Dimensional

NOW – Past, Present, Future

For Your Own Reflection:

1. Write your own Positive Confessions or at least some.

2. I find if you think in themes this helps. Find your key Values in your Life and turn them into a Positive Confession.

3. Write your list of Polarities /Opposites that you struggle with and wish to heal.

4. Read the 42 Positive Confessions of The Fellowsip of Isis or of The Isis Sanctuary at Geyserville California.