The Diety Ma’at

There is no one word that will exactly describe the Tama-rean (Egyptian) conception of Ma’at, both from a physical and from a moral point of view. The fundamental idea of the word is “straight,” and it is clear from the Egyptian texts that Ma’at meant right, true, real, genuine, upright, righteous, just, steadfast, unalterable, et cetera. Ma’at – the Goddess of the unalterable laws of heaven and the daughter of Ra is depicted in female form wearing a feather, emblematic of Ma’at, on her head, or with the feather alone for a head and a scepter in one hand.

The Ma’at feather, the symbol of justice ostrich feather, represents the quill of Tehuti – [who] scribed many scrolls of ancient Egypt (Tama-Re). Representing the struggle on the inside, [it] was used for the weighing of [the] heart. After death – at the deceased’s funeral – the heart was weighed against a feather, which represented the truth, and if the scales are balanced, the person could go onto the next world. It represents the sentimental winds of life.

Excerpted from The Degree of Christ-ism by Dr. Malachi Z. York-El
Related: Principles of Ma’at

• An illustration of Ma’at
• Ma’at feather

Excerpted from The Degree of Christ-ism by Dr. Malachi Z. York-El
Related: Principles of Ma’at