Egyptian Deities, Creation and the 7 Hermetic Principles Bodychain

There are several prominent Creations brought forth in the Beginning; with many names; Deities/Gods/Entities in Egyptian History, which for most beings these days; thinks of only as Myth; Tales of Ancient Power and Utilization of Skills we would call Impossible... but there are those that Know Better. Who Remember. Who have a Deep Inner Fire that tickles the Senses saying, I know the Truth. A Feeling of Reality and Potency within these 'Legends'. This piece holds symbols of These Beings who were Once worshiped. Some were forgotten over their Time Periods and some still hold a Potency and Importance in 20th Century Recognized Symbolism. Though we know Time is merely a non linear, 3rd Dimensional Illusion. We bring back the Potency of Ones who became Lost in Legend and those who are still in the Spotlight.

The symbols on this body chain are Beings brought forth at the Dawn of Time; Creative Forces that make up the 3D Universe We Know and Play Active Roles in the Other Dimensions. Who played Key Parts in Creating the Platform for our Existence today. The Creation Story as told by Ancients who studied with Thoth. And the 7 Hermetic Principals/ Universal Laws the govern everything in existence.

*FRONT OF BODYCHAIN*

2 Snake Heads; Representing Polarity, Chaos, Cycles, Repetition, Shedding of Ones Skin. Inherently apart of All Cycles of the Soul and the entire Cyclical Nature of The Universe.

Thoth; The Great Teacher, The One who Translated the Words of The All, Keeper of All Records, Master of Knowledge, Wisdom, Sacred Texts, Mathematics, Geometry, The Sciences, Magic, Messenger and Recorder of the Deities and Patron of Scribes. Thoth was portrayed with the Head of the Ibis. Created by Divine Order/Atum at the Beginning of Creation, he Represents Order and Justice.

Anhk; Also known as 'The Key of Life", is Representative of Lifes Eternal Cycles.

Snake skin on the Anhk; Apep, Chaos bringing Rise to All Else, firstly and namely being Order.

Symbols on the Ankh; Deity and their Hieroglyphic name; (It is also important to note that no Egyptian Deity has but one symbolic representation and that the spelling of their name consisted of several symbols, often different from their 'Physical Personification")

Atum/Order/Infinity; The Universal Force that Arose from Chaos- and Direct Manifestation/Principal of Consciousness; Order- Represents; Creation, Pre- Existence and Post Existence. The Consistent Creation of Order from Chaos. Creator who gave Rise to All of the Following Deities at the beginning of Creation and continues to Give Rise as the Cycle of Eternity producing Chaos and Thus order Never Ends.

Shu/Air/Feather; Masculine Deity and The First Celestial Force brought Forth by Order/Atum. Depicted as the dry air/atmosphere between the Earth and Sky, separating the two Realms after the event of the First Occasion, and with this position also represented Wind. Portrayed wearing an Ostrich Feather which Represented 'Lightness and Emptiness".

Tefnut/Moisture/Serpent; Feminine Deity and The Second Force Brought Forth By Order/Atum. Represents Moisture and was personified with the Head of a Lioness and a Sun Disk. Her name when written was the hieroglyph of a Snake.

Eye/Eyes of Atum/Amun RA/Sun; 2 Seeing Eyes of Atum were Created and though they were an aspect of him, they were completely Independent of Him. The First Eye was Feminine in Nature and the second Masculine in Nature. When Atum Incarnated in Physicality in the Material 3rd Dimensional World, That Part of Him was known as Amun RA and the Eyes correlated to Him with important Symbolic meaning though out Egypt and are still widely recognized and used today. The Eyes represent; Order, Creation; Light, Loyalty, Knowledge, Wisdom, Protection, Strength, Capability.

Hathor/Celestial Cow/Falcon; Celestial Mother of The Universe, Music, Love, Fertility, Embodiment of Light and Dark, Dance, Creativity. In Thebes, she was known as The Goddess of the Dead. Depicted as a Cow with a Sun Disk and two horns. Her name identified in hieroglyphic form is that of a Falcon.

Anubis/Death/Canine; Depicted with the Head of a Canine, Anubis represents Death and the Path the Afterworld. Known to Usher the Souls into the Afterlife and attended the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony and in that; would determine whether the Soul would be allowed to Enter The Realm of The Dead. Although He was one of the most mentioned and depicted Deities in the Egyptian Pantheon, Anubis played almost no role in Egyptian Myths.

Ma'at/Wisdom/Ostrich Feather; The Personification of 7 Principals; Truth, Balance, Order, Harmony, Righteousness, Morality, and Justice. She was associated as the Partner to Thoth and as such also represented great Wisdom. Her Ostrich Feather represents Truth and was the measure that determined whether the Souls (considered to Reside in the Heart) of the Departed would reach the Paradise of the Afterlife successfully, during the Weighing of The Heart Ceremony which took place in The Duat.

Geb/Earth/Goose; Earth, Vegetation, Fertility. The Physical Support of the World. Geb was usually Portrayed as a Man without any distinguishing characteristics, but at times he was Represented with his head surmounted by a Goose, the hieroglyph of his name.

Nut/Cosmos/Water Pot; Seen as a Star-covered nude Woman arching over the Earth. She Represented The Stars, Sky, Cosmos, Mothers, Astronomy. She was depicted wearing The Water Pot, which identifies her in Hieroglyphs.

DNA Helix; The Spirit and information that Creates the Physical Being that is Us. The Essence and Encoded Material that forms Our Beingness. The double Helix; describes the appearance of double-stranded DNA, which is composed of two linear strands that run opposite to each other, or anti-parallel, and twist together. Each DNA strand within the Double Helix is a long, linear molecule made of smaller units called nucleotides that form a chain.

*BACK OF BODY CHAIN*

Egyptian Creation Story; The Substantial unchanging Infinite reality of Everything that Is; Consciousness, encasing All Creation. Consciousness First Arising thought gave birth to Chaos (Apep, Cyclical Eternal Serpent), which naturally Gives Rise to Order (Eye of RA), providing the Substance to which allows the Second Law and Hermetic Principal of the Universe to BE, Correspondence.

The 7 Hermetic Principals/ Laws of the Universe. (Good to note that each Principal has a direct correlation to each Chakra)

1. Mentalism; "All is Mind, The Universe is Mental."
2. Correspondence; "As Above, So Below, As Below, So Above."
3. Vibration; "Nothing rests, Everything moves, Everything Vibrates."
4. Polarity; "Everything is dual; Everything has poles; Everything has its pair of opposites; Like and unlike are the same; Opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; Extremes meet; All truths, are but half-truths; All paradoxes may be reconciled."
5. Rhythm; "Everything flows, out and in; Everything has its tides; All things rise and fall; The pendulum swing manifests in everything; The measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; Rhythm compensates."
6. Cause and Effect; "Every cause has its effect; Every effect has its cause; Everything happens according to law’ Chance is but a name for law not recognized’ There are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the law."
7. Gender; "Gender is in everything; Everything has its masculine and feminine principles; Gender manifests on all planes."

The Intention of the piece is to Evoke the Entirety of Creation, the Deities who were brought into Being in the Beginning of Creation and the unfolding of All that Is and Ever Will Be, For Eternity. To Understand and Know each Hermetic Principal/Governing Universal Law and incorporate their lessons in daily life. To Become Fully Aware that We are Part of an Intricate Web of the Universe, with many moving parts and Purposes. That Our Beingness is accompanied and surrounded by Infinite Others and that We Are, As all Entities Are; Cosmic Consciousness Experiencing Itself in Every Perspective Possible.

IMPORTANT INFO FOR PLACING ORDER; The price of this piece is dependent on exact measurements, because it determines the length of chains used and therefor how much silver and how much time it takes to hand make. 

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SIZING;

Please use a string to take three different measurements for your body chain. It is best to have someone help you as two of the measurements are on your back.

For the front of body measurements; First place the end of a string at the base of the back of your neck, bring the other end around to the front and down to the center of your chest, just below the breast plate, this is your first measurement.

For the back body chain measurements; First place the end of the string at the base of your neck and let it hang to the middle of your back, this is your second measurement. Next, keep the end of your string beginning at the base of your neck and this time let it hang but wrap it under the arms, around the ribs, to the front of your body and to the center of your chest, just below the breast plate. This is your third measurement.

Please include all four measurements in a note at checkout, with your final order.

Note; this piece weighs over 1lb in silver (1/2kg) The sample piece measurements for the front body chain measurements are 41cm from base of back of neck around to the front middle/center of the chest. For the back body chain measurements; 54cm from back of neck and wrapping around the ribs to front/center of chest. 32cm from base of neck to middle of back.

Dimensions; All chains are different lengths based on custom fitting for each person.

Ankh: H:13cm W:9cm

Pure 925 Silver, all handmade, including chains.