I’m fascinated with the death stories of various cultures and have researched them extensively. So much so my first book Exit Strategy: Thinking Outside the Box, was about creative burial options in America. However, the Egyptian mythology surrounding their afterlife captivates me the most. I am grateful to have had the privilege of going to Egypt and studying it in March of 2023.
The ancient Egyptians believed in the continuity of life and consequences. One of the ancient Egyptian’s main ideologies was the afterlife as they believed that the soul is immortal, and the earth was only part of a larger plan and journey.
In this ancient Egyptian mythology, the judgment of life after death was a crucial aspect. According to their beliefs, after a person died, their soul, known as “ka’ would undergo a judgment process in the Hall of Ma’at.
The heart of the deceased was weighed against the feather of Ma’at, the goddess of truth and justice. If the heart was lighter than a feather, it symbolized a life of harmony with the principles of Ma’at, and the person could enter the blissful afterlife. However, if the heart was heavy with wrongdoing, it could be devoured by Ammit, a creature with the head of a crocodile, the front legs of a lion, and the hind legs of a hippopotamus, condemning the soul to nonexistence. Unlike the Christian story where there is a heaven and hell and the soul continues to one place or the other, if devoured Ammit, the person’s soul would cease to exist forever.
The judgment was part of the intricate Egyptian belief system surrounding the afterlife and the pursuit of eternal life in the Field of Reeds, the place of purification and eternal bliss.
So, let me ask you, if you had to go to the Hall of Ma’at, would your heart be as light as a feather?
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Like all matter, crystals give off their own unique frequencies. However, crystals are special in that their atomic structure forms so organized that their frequencies are extremely balanced. Crystals are incredibly harmonic- naturally. So when an unbalanced chakra interacts with the balanced energy of the crystal that is always operating at the desired frequency, it can influence that chakra. Like a hug from a friend when we are feeling down or like a deep breath when we are feeling overwhelmed, the unbalanced chakra can be pulled back into an optimum frequency when interacting with the right crystal.
Root (base of the spine) ‘I accept all of the abundances in my life. My energy is grounded and I am secure.’
I wrote this blog 7 years ago, a month before I found out I had cancer in my face, and before all the reconstructive surgeries that followed. I am convinced this practice helped me heal and it is now a part of my spiritual and healing discipline. I encourage all of you to simply take your shoes off and walk barefoot on grass, dirt, a beach, and Mother Earth.
Our shoes distort our bodies’ feelings and function and also disconnect us from the earth. We don’t think about this, working in our offices behind non-opening windows, perched high above the earth on steel encased in concrete. We sleep and move in climate-controlled homes and vehicles where we have to look at an instrument to know the temperature outside. Our lifestyle is more like life in submarines or spaceships than on Mother Nature, it seems. Conversely, there’s something primal, damp, sensual, and connective about walking on the earth. Something of mystery. This is the thing I love about it: it redirects my abstract concerns. It plugs my attention into something much greater and more live-giving than the ridiculous flock of worries my mind generates.
Daily Visualization and Meditation – personal power is metaphysical so getting your power back will require internal work. Take a few minutes each morning to visualize your power returning.