Friday, February 21, 2025

Day of the Fight on Behalf of Sutekh the Great-One: Fighting Against The Nothing


Today is another Kemetic holiday, the Day of the Fight on Behalf of Seth the Great-One. I would like to mark it by getting my thoughts down about the eternal  Chaoskampf Sutekh fights against the Chaos Serpent A𓌜p𓌜e𓌜p𓌜. A few days ago I rewatched The NeverEnding Story because I thought that it had themes which are relevant to the chaotic times in which we find ourselves. For those unfamiliar, it follows a boy warrior Atreyu, who is trying to stop his fantasy the realm, Fantasia, from disappearing, as the world is being swallowed up by the Nothing. A fearsome wolf named G’mork is helping to spread the Nothing, much as A𓌜p𓌜e𓌜p𓌜 tries to bring about nonexistence to the universe.  This particular exchange near the end of the movie when Atreyu confronts  G’mork I found to be of particular interest:


Atreyu: But why is Fantasia dying then?

G’mork: Because people have begun to lose their hopes  and forget their dreams. So the Nothing grows stronger.

Atreyu: What is the Nothing?

G’mork: It is the emptiness that’s left. It’s like a despair m destroying this world. And I have been trying to help it.

Atreyu: But why?

G’mork: Because people who have no hopes are easy to control; and whoever has the control…has the power!


(G’mork’s captions are in green because that’s how they are on the VHS release and I think that’s cool.)


Anyone who’s been hanging around social media lately might have witnessed this happening to our world. The people working behind the scenes, the billionaires, the parasitic class as I call them, wish to spread hopelessness and despair, because people without hope are easy to control. We are bombarded with terrible news every day, as fascism is on the rise. Now, for those of you that are pagan, and believe in some form of magic, whether Kemetic heka or “magick”, surely don’t think that you know something those in power do not. There is a reason magic was criminalized for centuries under the Abrahamic god. They don’t want the commoners to use it, they wish to spread the idea that it is either evil or fake, but they have been using it themselves all along. Whenever you see the latest quote from the Orange Ogre or the Muskrat in your feed, it is an energetic attack. Meant to chip away at your hope. The Zuck employing fake AI accounts for the purpose of starting arguments with people is another form of energetic attack. It’s subliminal messaging. They do this to secure their power, and they are doing this through an alliance with A𓌜p𓌜e𓌜p𓌜, or whatever form the serpent is taking to them. However, while their goal is complete power, the goal of A𓌜p𓌜e𓌜p𓌜 is complete nonexistence. Their goals are going to conflict at some point, and when that happens, they will lose control, and become victims of A𓌜p𓌜e𓌜p𓌜 themselves. 


Sutekh is the only netjer who can stare into the eyes of A𓌜p𓌜e𓌜p𓌜 without flinching. The other netjeru have to look away. Sure Sekhmet, Horus, and Ra in His cat form can defeat the serpent, but they can’t look it in the eye. When you scroll through social media, you eventually glimpse into the eyes of A𓌜p𓌜e𓌜p𓌜. So in order to protect yourself from energetic attacks you should at the very least limit your time on social media, so that the energetic attacks do not reach you. With time and practice, under Sutekh you too can learn to look into the eyes of the serpent unflinchingly, but until then, limiting your contact with it is your best bet. This needn’t be the same as sticking your head in the sand and ignoring the news, but don’t allow yourself to be overwhelmed and consumed by it. This is what they want. Find a balance. And do not lose your hopes or dreams. “Fantasia can arrive in you”.


𓋹֍֎𓋹


~ Siamanto the Foreigner

 𓋷𓅁𓈖𓏏𓍯𓀭𓈖𓐎𓏺𓈉𓏏𓅂𓌙𓀀

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Friday, February 14, 2025

The Feast of Nut ~ Goddess of the Galaxy

 

Today is the Feast of Nut. In my modernized practice Nut is a representation of the Milky Way Galaxy. This may upset the original hierarchy of the Netjeru, in which Nut is the grandchild of Ra. But the ancients had no concept of galaxies. Perhaps the only Netjer that would outrank Her would be Atum, or Ptah, whichever Creator deity you want to go with. But there’s no one truth in Kemeticism. Perhaps She could be synchronized with Neith, sometimes said to be the mother of Ra. She would be the mother of all stars and planets. 


Here are a hymn to Nut I wrote:



Dua Nut, Mother of the Stars

Creatrix of planets, comets and asteroids,

Whose love reaches us from the soft glow of the galactic core.

You who take Ra and Geb into Your loving arms,

And give your love to all lifeforms in Your domain.

May your love reach us all,

From Ra, to Sopdet, to every lonely rogue planet,

To every lifeform that exists in Your domain,

From the most complex and intelligent, to the simplest one-celled organisms.

And when you merge with Andromeda in billions of years,

May you do so in peace, creating something new, and better.

Dua Nut, Mother of Sutekh, Mother of us all.

Truly, it is so.





𓋹֍֎𓋹


~ Siamanto the Foreigner

 𓋷𓅁𓈖𓏏𓍯𓀭𓈖𓐎𓏺𓈉𓏏𓅂𓌙𓀀

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Image credits: https://www.universetoday.com/170456/the-most-accurate-view-of-the-milky-way/#google_vignette


Saturday, February 1, 2025

Armeno-Kemetic Holidays for February



Above: A neopagan celebration of the Armenian holiday of Trndez


Well Gregorian New Years feels like about six months ago. What a long month. At least we have holidays to look forward to this month. And if you’re looking for a pagan alternative to St. Valentine’s Day I have a couple options here for you. 


As a reminder, the Armenian month of Սրաց (Arats) began on January 6, and the Kemetic month of Great Fire (𓂋𓎡𓄑𓊮𓏴𓂋 , Rkḥ-wr)  began on January 29, and will last until February 28. 


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Արաց Նպատ/February 2 ~ Anubis Goes Forth


Արաց Սէին / February 3 ~ Feast of the Sixth Day if the Moon - Hosted by Duamutef


Արաց Վարագ/ February 4 ~ Feast of the Portion of the Moon - Hosted by  Kebehsenuef. 


Արաց Գիշերավար/February 6 ~ Feast of the Coming of Djehuti; Feast of Khnum (two day festival)


Մեհեկի Արեգ/February 7 ~ Month of Meheki begins; sacred to Mihr.


Մեհեկի Արամ/ February 9 ~ Coming of Djehuti with His Spirits


Մեհեկի Մարգար/ February 10-14 ~ Five-Day Feast of Khnum (He sure gets a lot of feasts this month)


Մեհեկի Աստղիկ/February 13 ~ Տռնդեզ/Trndez, ancient Armenian holiday for lovers. Somewhat similar in spirit to Imbolc, an early spring celebration. Young couples would join hands and jump over a bonfire for good luck, a happy marriage, fertility, etc. Powerful spellcasting.  A great pagan replacement for Valentine’s Day. Although associated most with Mihr, being in His month, it also falls on Astghik’s day of the month, which may be no coincidence as She is a Love Goddess. 


Մեհեկի Միհր/ February 14 ~ Feast of Nut. If you want to add a love-theme to it you could celebrate the love between Nut and Geb. 


Մեհեկի Ձոպաբեր/February 15 ~ Feast of the Moon - Hosted by Ihy 


Մեհեկի Անի/ February 18 ~ Feast of the Providing Moon - Hosted by Anpu and Wepwawet 


Մեհեկի Արամազդ/ February 21 ~ Day of the Fight on Behalf of Sutekh the Great One 


Մեհեկի Մասիս/February 24 ~ Sepandārmazgān, a Persian festival for women, associated with the Zoroastrian form of the Armenian Goddess Spandaramet, Spenta Armaiti. 


Մեհեկի Կորդուիք/February 28 ~ Kemetic month of Little Fire begins (𓂋𓎡𓄑𓊮 𓅫 , Rkḥ-nḏs), Rekh-Neds. 

The Majesty of Set is Prosperous in the Region of Djedu-Bousiris

The procession of Het-Heru. “(...) procession of Hathor the Lady of Dendera with Her divine Ennead; stopping in the House of Birth”. [From the calendar in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera]



February 

1. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

2. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

3. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

4. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

5. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

6. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

7. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

8. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

9. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

10. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

11. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

12. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

13. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

14. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

15. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

16. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

17. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

18. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

19. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

20. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

21. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

22. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

23. 𓊢𓊢𓊢

24. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

25. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

26. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

27. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

28. 𓄤𓄤𓄤

For Leap Years

29. 𓊢𓊢𓊢, then next day is 𓄤𓄤𓄤, everything gets shifted forward by one until the extra epagomenal day


Here are the Armenian days of the month for reference: 


Armenian Days of the Month

  1. Արեգ -Areg
  2. Հրանդ - Hrant
  3. Արամ - Aram
  4. Մարգար - Margar
  5. Ահրանք - Ahrank
  6. Մադեղ - Madegh
  7. Աստղիկ - Astghik (Goddess)
  8. Միհր - Mihr (God)
  9. Ձոպաբեր - Dzopaber
  10. Մուրց - Moorts
  11. Երեզկան - Yerezkan
  12. Անի - Ani 
  13. Պարխար - Parkhar
  14. Վանատ - Vanat

15. Արամազդ - Aramazd (God)

16. Մանի - Mani

17. Ասակ - Asak

18. Մասիս - Masis

19. Անահիտ - Anahit (Goddess)

20. Արագած - Aragats

21. Գրգոռ - Grgor

22. Կորդուիք - Korduik

23. Ծմակ - Tsmak

24. Լուսնակ - Lusnak

25. Ցրօն - Tsron

26. Նպատ - Npat

27. Վահագն - Vahagn (God)

28. Սէին - Seyin

29. Վարագ - Varag

30. Գիշերավար - Gisheravar