Kanda & Maat

Thoughts on Ori and Horus

I was able to find an article by Paul Oluwayanmi Aghedo that also points to the comparative meaning between words in yoruba and medu netcher. Since every orisha has an ori and Ori is an orisha too, I think we can view Horus role in Kemetic thought similarly. This might be a reason that we…
Telling time the Ancient Egyptian way part 2

see part 1 https://kandamaat.com/2024/10/17/telling-time-the-ancient-egyptian-way-part-1/ Now that the relationship between the astrological signs and the Kemetic calendar have been established we can take a look at the decans. The decans consist of group of stars used to track time, with each decan being ten days (Beatty, 1998). The earth being roughly a sphere of 360 degrees…
Telling time the Ancient Egyptian way part 1

What is recognized as astrology today was not seen as separate from astronomy in the times of the ancient Egyptians. The Coptic calendar follows the ancient Egyptian calendar in name but was fixed to the Julian calendar of roman times. It would be more helpful to note the similarities of the Ancient Egyptian calendar to…
As one cycle comes to a close, we prepare for the new.

This current cycle has been rough. Armed conflicts have intensified, and we are continuously bombarded with information that obscures the truth. The rise of social media and all the convenience apps have promoted a way of being that trap us in an abstract and projecting way of thinking. It cuts us off from the knowing…
Relationships in Kemet

The stories the ancients told were allegories based on concrete meaning and observations that build on knowledge from an Africana system of understanding. This holistic approach and worldview is what allowed me to see Wsir as Heru’s uncle and Djehuty as Heru’s baba.
Family relationships in ancient Kemet

My study of non western cultures has always allowed me to see the flaws in the modern nuclear family construct. In many cultures there are no words that makes a distinct between your siblings and cousins, or your parents, uncles and aunts. The words used to mark relationships are based on generation or age. I…
Overcoming the misinformation and cognitive dissonance

Technology’s rapid spread into every part of our lives has brought about more change than most people can comprehend. The internet and social media have allowed many people to have 24/7 access to conveniences and distractions leading to less concrete relationships. The costs are showing as the effects on the well-being of our shared spirit…
Embracing Ubuntu – New Moon

The institutions that have been imposed on the world may have control over an enormous amount of the world’s resources but the greed and desire to control and dominate has destroyed the little legitimacy they had with the global majority. Identifying with empires, nation-states and abstractions that rely on classifying, categorizing, and fragmenting our reality…
Breaking the chains! part 2

Why did the ancient Egyptians resist the Greeks’ attempts to change the calendar? Because it went against Maat. This is an example of the objectification, abstraction and materialism that informs the perspective of Europe and the modern world described in “Yurugu“, by Marimba Ani published with Afrikan World Books 1994. The Ancient Egyptian calendar (Sidereal) aligned…
Breaking the chains!

Centering time in an Africana worldview – Kmt. The two great lights, the enduring five stars and their ntrw. Think of these seven as the hands on a clock, each having their unique cycles. The two lights The five sb3w (stars) There’s more to come. #Sidereal #Kemet # AfricanaStudies