EGYPTIAN
You are Anubis.
Anubis, also known as Yinepu and Anpu and spoken
as “Anupa”, is the son of Ra in early myth and
Nephthys and Set in later accounts, the sibling of
Horus, the husband of Anput, and the father of the
goddess Kebechet.
The Archetype Embodiment: You as Anubis are “He
who is upon his mountain”, “He who is in the place of
embalming”, and “The Guardian of the Scales”.
Anubis is the jackal-headed god associated with
mummification, the afterlife, and the weighing of
worthiness of the dead. By weighing the heart
against Ma’at (an ostrich feather), Anubis assumed a
powerful role as he dictated the fate of souls. He is
also the protector of the dead on their journey to the
afterlife. With this encoding, you are here to assess
“right action”, to facilitate the process of
transformation, and to be a protector and a guide.
The Symbols: The jackal, the ox-hide hanging from a
pole, embalming equipment, the flail, and flags.
Anubis is portrayed as a half-jackal half-man holding
a scepter. The black color portrayed is not
representative of the animal, but rather it denoted
the color of rotting flesh, associating his role with the
dead. Anubisis likely portrayed as a jackal because these scavengers were known to
lurking about graves and tombs. Ancient Egyptians began the practice of elaborately
decorating graves and tombs to protect the dead from desecration by jackals.
The Mythology of Anubis: Anubis assisted in the funerary rites of the dead used to assure
admittance of the dead into the underworld. Worshipped as the god of mummification, it
was said that Anubis invented the process of embalming in order to preserve the body of
Osiris who was briefly resurrected by Isis. Following a person’s death, it was believed that
Anubis oversaw the embalming of the body, welcomed the body into the tomb,
conducted the “Opening of the Mouth” ceremony, and escorted each soul to the “Field
of Celestial Offerings.” During the test to determine whether a soul was worthy of entering
the afterlife, Anubis monitored the Scales of Truth. This was done to preclude any
deception by the gods that would condemn the soul to the unjust fate of eternal death in
the belly of Ammut.
The mythology excerpt above is sourced from: www.ablemedia.com