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Sacred Geometry on Instagram: "Artistic representations of Ancient Egypt display a hall where the dead were judged for their worthiness to enter the afterlife. The center of the dead person's soul, his heart, was weighed on a scale against Ma'at's feather.  Typically, the feather was a symbol of Ma'at, the Goddess of Truth and Order. The Goddess was always shown wearing an ostrich feather in her hair. The feather whose tip bends under its own weight was itself emblematic of it.  If the heart were free from the impurities of sin and therefore lighter than the penalty, the dead person could enter eternal life after death. Other Gods in the trial room who were part of the court overseeing the weighing of the heart were also depicted holding a feather.  "The Egyptians believed that the heart, Ancient Egypt Display, Egypt Display, Weighing Of The Heart, Trial Room, Goddess Of Truth, Spiritual Center, Grad Nails, Path Of Life, Heart Center

Sacred Geometry on Instagram: "Artistic representations of Ancient Egypt display a hall where the dead were judged for their worthiness to enter the afterlife. The center of the dead person's soul, his heart, was weighed on a scale against Ma'at's feather. Typically, the feather was a symbol of Ma'at, the Goddess of Truth and Order. The Goddess was always shown wearing an ostrich feather in her hair. The feather whose tip bends under its own weight was itself emblematic of it. If the heart…

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Women in the Scriptures: When it Comes to Having Children-- It is all about your Heart Life In Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Painting, Egyptian Deity, Ancient Egypt Art, Egyptian Tattoo, Egyptian God, Egyptian Symbols, Egypt Art, Egyptian History

This is part 1 of my series “Cultivating a Heart Open to Life.” The Ancient Egyptians believed that after you died you would be taken before the God Anubis (pictured above with the jackal head) and your heart would be weighed against the feather of truth. If your heart was found to be lighter than…

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