By the Middle Kingdom, all dead were afforded the opportunity.
In the Old Kingdom, only the pharaoh was granted mummification and, thus, a chance at an eternal and fulfilling afterlife. Therefore, it was necessary for the body to be preserved as efficiently and completely as possible and for the burial chamber to be as personalized as it could be, with paintings and statuary showing scenes and triumphs from the deceased's life. The ẖt (Egyptological spelling: khet), or physical form, had to exist for the soul ( kꜣ/ bꜣ) to have intelligence or the chance to be judged by the guardians of the underworld. On display at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California. It is the animals, land, waters, trees and plants that are godly and we as humans don’t deserve the reverence, love and beauty and wisdom they gift us.An ushabti box, Ptolemaic Period. It is my belief that humans could learn a lot from nature. Humans are overcome with their consumption, pleasure, greed and this false belief of entitlement and it is this that has caused so much harm to the land that sustains us. There is a expectation of ownership or being above everything that surrounds us. Skulls and other parts can be used as familiars or guardians and protectors, as the soul often doesn’t travel too far from its vessel and is known to return from time to time, so its of great importance that each piece is treated with great respect.Īnimals, trees, rocks, water, earth are often seen as a commodities or even a nuisance to the human species. I also believe that rocks, trees fossils, and the animal spirits leave behind residual energy and power that can be harnessed by those gifted with the ability to communicate with spirits.
It is my belief that the afterlife involves a journey to the spirit world upon which the spirit must not become lost and so by cleaning, caring, and tending to animal remains or parts, I am healing the soul of the animal so that it may continue on its journey returning to the earthly planes as a visitor instead of a prisoner. This is often the case in a violent or traumatic death where the animal is not respected.
In some instances, the spirit remains on earth as a ghost, often becoming malignant in the process. In indigenous cultures all over the world the practice of Animism is ancient.Īnimism recognizes that the universe is alive with spirits and that humans are interrelated with them.Īnimistic belief systems hold that this spirit survives physical death and can see what is happening with its remains. It is also the belief that everything is infused with a life force giving each object personality, perception and spirit. Animism is a belief that inanimate, miraculous qualities exists in the natural world.
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