Reflections on social justice and natural order1 by dr r. What is the difference between the 10 commandments and the. Desires, cares, inclinations actions, deeds light weighing judging determine essence of kaspirit. Mar 12, 2012 the 42 laws of the goddess maat are the real origin of the ten commandments. 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. Maat is depicted in female form wearing an ostrich feather on her head in egyptian texts. The 42 laws of maat for children kindle edition by nebthet, kajara, bey, adofo. The fortytwo precepts of maat are a list of principles named after an ancient egyptian goddess of truth, justice, and order. This acclaimed book by muata ashby is available at in several formats for your ereader. The fortytwo gods and goddesses of the nomes of egypt conduct this initiatory test of the soul before the scale of maat. Buy the the 42 precepts of maat and the philosophy of righteous action of ancient egypt ebook. 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. Maats feather of truth and the 42 negative confessions. Sep 14, 2015 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 reason why there were 42 negative confessions is because there were 42 nomes or districts in ancient kemet at that time. 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. In the duat place for judgmentunderworld and the hall of two truths, thothtehuti holds a tablet and writing tool and records the scales reading of the 42 affirmation of the petitioner. A unique formulation the nearest concept to that of justice in egyptian is the notion of maat,2 which is. It is from these principles, erroneously called the 42 negative. Cosmic ordering secrets 42 ideals of maat the egyptian goddess of justice. Maat ancient egypts most important religious concept. Maat represents the entire law that ruled the life of the ancient kamits. Egyptian book of the dead 42 negative confessions house of truth. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading light as a feather. The egyptian book of the dead, nuclear physics and the substratum. They come from the egyptian book of the dead spell 125. The negative confessions of maat page 2 ancient mysteries. The assessors of maat are the 42 deities listed in the papyrus of nebseni.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading light as a. The laws of maat, the 42 principles of maat are one of africas, and the worlds, oldest sources of moral and spiritual instruction. What is interesting is that the ten commandments are very similar to the 42 principles of maat that appeared at least 2,000 earlier. Apr 27, 2017 the negative confession included in this text follows this same paradigm as it would have been written for ani, not for anyone else.
These declarations varied somewhat from tomb to tomb, and so can not be considered a canonical definition of maat. They are named the papyrus of ani and the papyrus of nu. Maat 42 negative confessions free download as pdf file. Maat was an ancient egyptian goddess of truth, balance and order. Reading the hieroglyphs live lecture egyptian book of the dead, learning the medu neter, hieroglyphs made simple, recitation of the negative confessions, e. The purpose of maat law justicetruth among the kemet kmt khemet people of ancient upper and lower egypt was to divert chaos isfet. Book of the coming forth by day the book of the dead in the papyrus of ani is the negative confession. Egypt 42 laws of maat vs 10 commandments whats the. In the second phase, the room is called the hall of maati, where suffix i.
The laws are also known as the 42 precepts or declarations of innocence or negative confessions. The 42 laws of maat egyptian virtues image taken from maat shrine maat is the ancient egyptian goddess of truth, balance and order. And yes christianity and even judaism, which came out of egypt with. The weighing of the heart, pictured on papyrus in the book of the dead. Reclaim your peace that you may attain to your reason. 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. The 42 negative confessions can be found in two different parts in the book of the dead. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book was delivered but unfortunately the poster has not it already has benn a week and a half since the book can you please check my order thanks in advance.
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. Jan 03, 2017 egypt 42 laws of maat also known as 42 positive pontifications to maat or 42 negative confessions vs 10 commandments whats the problem because the black conscious community dont follow none of. Law of amen you were made in the likeness of a peace that nothing can disturb. The scales of maat would weigh ones heart against the feather of maat representing truth and justice to ascertain whether one was worthy of joining the gods in the fields of peace. The individual comes into this hall in the spiritrealm to go before the 42 assessors of maat, 42 deities, to proclaim. The duat underworld as the place for judgment is where the popular kemet funerary scene of the hall of two truths is depicted in the various versions of the egyptian book of the dead. Thus, the categories of sins that moses, the afrikan, used as the basis to formulate the socalled ten commandments already existed.
Ani can be consider as i and nu can be considered the name of the fathergod nu. From what i have read the priests, for a small price, may have read the egyptian book of the dead to the dying much like tibetan priests read the tibetan book of the dead to them too. Here is a translation of the 42 negative confessions. My positive thoughts flow naturally from my being ausar. Egypt 42 laws of maat also known as 42 positive pontifications to maat or 42 negative confessions vs 10 commandments whats the problem because the black conscious community dont follow none of. Living in maat and the 42 truths posted by templeofmaat on september 5, 2010 leave a comment there are several names for the 42 truths. Dealing with the same subjects they were updated and made positive rather than negative. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts. Living in maat and the 42 truths the temple of maat. Although the egyptian book of the dead is often described as the. Thus, the 42 laws of maat became the basis of egyptian law. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of maat. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of.
Maat was the ancient egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice. When the deceased go to the afterlife, the egyptians believed that their hearts would be weighed against this feather. I embrace the all loreon, of isis oasis, was one of the 9 priestesses of the temple of isis who traveled to egypt in 1995 and undertook to rewrite these laws, now changed to ideals, from the ancient text. Maat 42 plus god kindle edition by pagebalkcom, latonya. May 15, 2015 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. Then there are the 42 negative confessions to the god maat see appendix i. She is most often depicted as a woman with wings or a single white ostrich feather. Since we have the laws and faculties to do so, why not dedicate the use of our will to program desirable ends in our livespeace, happiness, health and prosperity. Law of maat written by administrator sunday, 03 april 2011 16.
Wikipediathe doctrine of maat is represented in the declarations to rekhtimertifentmaat and the 42 negative confessions listed in the papyrus of. In spellbookchapter 125 of the papyrus of ani also book of. These original 40 confessions are contained in the book of the temple, reconstructed by german egyptologist joachim friedrich quack more than. The precepts of maat are found in inscriptions in tombs and on some papyrus records. The god thoth, or djehuti in ancient egyptian, was the scribe of judgment. 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. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading maat 42 plus god. In the ru nu pert em hru, book of coming forth by day misnomered egyptian book of the dead, the deceased spirit comes upon the usekh ent maati the hall of the two maat goddesses. The laws, judgments and sentencing of the guilty were all measured against her divine principles. The laws of maat, known as the declaration of innocence, are the oldest afrikan book of holy scriptures. The hall of maat is where the judgment of the dead was performed.
The ibisheaded thoth is the patron saint of maat scribes and priests. These were written to accompany the 42 assessors, although the confessions. Judges in ancient egypt were known as priests of maat. 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. Maat is the primordial goddess of khemet, feminine energy counterpartwife of thothtehuti logical thinking, divine intelligence. I found this list of the ancient commandments, which the author of the page has been reworded from i have not to thou shall not. From the egyptian book of the dead, the 42 principles of maat, commonly known as the negative confessions. 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. The most famous list comes from the papyrus of ani, a text of the egyptian book of the dead, prepared for the priest ani of thebes c. Wikipediathe doctrine of maat is represented in the declarations to rekhtimertifent maat and the 42 negative. Our physical nature is totally amenable to reprogramming. Maat 42 negative confessions middle eastern mythology ancient. James ferguson, centre for eastwest cultural and economic studies, fsd, bond university, qld, australia.
What is the difference between the 10 commandments and the 42. Hail, thou whose teeth are white hetchabhu, who comest forth from tashe the fayyum, i have not slaughtered with evil intent the cattle of the god. The 42 laws of the goddess maat are the real origin of the ten commandments. Sep 05, 2010 living in maat and the 42 truths posted by templeofmaat on september 5, 2010 leave a comment there are several names for the 42 truths. These negative confessions come from chapter cxxv of the book of the coming forth by light commonly known as the book of the dead. Are the 10 commandments taken from the 42 laws of maat. Hail, khemiu, who comest forth from kaui, i have not transgressed the law. The negative confession also known as the declaration of innocence is a list of 42 sins which the soul of the deceased can honestly say it has never committed when it stands in judgment in the afterlife. It is mistakenly described by scholars as a book of spells and magic to divert us from it seeking its true knowledge. The assigned jurorjudge will declare hisher acceptance by declaring maakheru true of voiceaction. The 42 divine principles of maat ten commandments religion. The egyptian book of the dead, nuclear physics and the substratum by john frederick sweeney. 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.
I know that my spirit is essentially unconditioned, therefore whatever beliefs i take into trance, my spirit will make come true if it is at all humanly possible. At that time also, there were ten 10 categories of sins. Egyptian book of the dead 42 negative confessions house. 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. Maat at the center for judgingweighing maat fulcrum of balance, balance principle heart feather of truth. Wikipediathe doctrine of maat is represented in the declarations to rekhtimertifent maat and the 42 negative confessions listed in the. What is the difference between the 10 commandments and the 42 laws of maat. Thank you for you creativity my daughter has enjoyed 42 laws of maat. Although the egyptian book of the dead is often described as the ancient egyptian bible or a scary book of the occult, it is actually neither.
This event is supposed to have happened around the th or 14th century bc. Teach your children the laws and morals of maat, ancient egyptian. Are the ten commandments based on the fortytwo principles of. Jul 15, 2017 the 42 principles of maat were created so that ancient egyptians could follow vital rules and act with honor and truth in manners that involve family, the community, the nation, the environment, and the gods. Pharaohs believed in maat as the basis of their authority to govern, and the entire ancient society was expected to uphold her universal truths. The 42 divine principles of maat free download as pdf file. Egypt 42 laws of maat vs 10 commandments whats the problem. Truth introduction to maat philosophy introduction to maat philosophy by muata ashby maat revealed philosophy of justice in ancient egypt laws contract laws laws of the universe laws of trading california gun laws bu8siness laws laws of thermodynamics black laws the 48 laws of power the 7 laws of success. That there are not 42 priestly negative confessions is another indicator that they are specific for one group in society and so there was no need to pad out what we get in chapter 125 of the book of the dead in order to have one confession for each nome. The jews have 6 commandments and you can read about them at this link also includes links for the full list.
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