Oils
- Discussing the use of oils, and annointment
- When persons are annointed with lavender/euculyptus oils, they are receiving healing powers
- Lavender of Neb-het; lavender is purple in color, and Nebt-het means "lady of the house", one of her qualities is to bless the home, she is also the netcher to help during times of stress; relates to her anxiety and guilt over her transgression with Asar, and her eventual forgiveness by Aset
- Euculyptus of Aset; one of her qualities is as a healer
- Euculyptus is excellent as a scent for clearing the airways
- The oils are to bless the community
- The use of oils in any practice is a bit different than using incense; with oils you must keep your area clean, the residue from the lavender is very heavy (must less from euculyptus); must really keep the lamps very clean
- Oil burners which the oil is put in, causing it to go from liquid to gas, and if you're not careful it can flame up
- Sometimes the oils smell can be a bit strong, so need to find the right amount
- Why does the annointment generally occur to the forehead; pineal gland is the first shakra - have not seen writings on the shakra, result to some degree, of blending different traditions and drawing from different cultures
- Discusses the production and release of melatona
- Hymm to Amen-Ra is so important because it reflects the sleep-wake cycle; the "so called worship of the sun" is an acknowledgement between the sun and the rhythm of life
Oils in the Sacred Images (medu neter)
- Shows images from Kemet displaying the use of oils in jars; in one picture we see oils from the water lilly (so called lotus flower)
- Showing pictures of the 7 sacred oils with their names (not certain about the translation to English); usually each oil has a uniquely shaped jar
- Shows oils depicted on an offering platter
Festival of Epet
- Divine statues (all three) are moved along a processional route
- On the teturn they put the boats on boats and make their way north; the festival lasts about 7 days
- Shows images from Kemet showing where the procession took place
- Procession shows drummers, stick players, acrobats
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