About The 42 Laws of Ma’at
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The 42 Laws of Ma’at are also known as “The Negative Confessions” or “The Declaration of Innocence”.
About Goddess Ma’at
The ancient Egyptian goddess Ma’at from The Old Kingdom played a significant role in the law, religion, and cosmology of ancient Kemet (Egypt). Traditionally, Ma’at is depicted as feminine with an ostrich feather on her head and sometimes with wings. Her ostrich feather represents truth, morality, justice, balance, and harmony. Ma’at is the principle governing all aspects of life, society, and the Universe. She is the daughter of the Sun God Ra and the wife of Thoth, the God of Wisdom. The ancients believed Ma’at was the force keeping the universe balanced and by doing this; society, the Pharaoh’s ruling of the land, and the afterlife were all able to function properly.
Ma’at and the Feather
According to ancient Kemetic beliefs, once a person dies, their heart is weighed against the feather of Ma’at at the afterlife judgment. If the heart was lighter than the feather, they would be admitted to…
