Musings on the afterlife It would seem the kemetic afterlife could be all sorts of things. The people of Kemet tried to answer the question of what happens after death as much as anyone, and they came up with many theories. After the Weighing of the Heart, any or all of these scenarios may follow, from a kemetic point of view. Fields of Reed I view this as what people would refer to as "heaven" - it's depicted on the colourful walls of tombs, and seems to be a continuation of life, where one's ka can live happily ever after. In this place, you can do pretty much anything you did on earth - grow crops, have kids, feast, enjoy the company of other people as well as that of the netjeru, etc. Perhaps this is a reality which you can shape entirely to your liking, and then invite others in to, I don't know. It's an entertaining thought, however. Akh duty Upon your death, if all goes well, you should become part of the akhu. I don't know if you get to "choose" between akh duty and the fields of reed or not, but I'm hoping you can do both. The akhu are one step closer to Netjer, and are thus an important bridge between here and the Duat. Quite a task, but I imagine it could be fun, and meaningful. I mean, personally I don't want kids, so I wouldn't have any descendants to look after, but I could look after the family of my friends, as well as the kemetic community - certainly an honourable task. Reincarnation I've always found this an interesting thought, but I haven't previously been able to fit it in to my beliefs. But ponder this: once you've been judged, the ba should be free to do whatever it wishes, right? It could then, theoretically, choose to be born into a new body, with a new ka. Not everyone shares these beliefs, but I find it an interesting topic to muse about. What happens if you don't pass? If you don't pass the Weighing of the Heart, your ka gets thrown to Ammit the Devourer. However, as Banu points out, nothing is said of the ba - so perhaps that part of you is given a second chance, through being reborn into a new life with a new ka, to try again? What about everyone else? Kemetic orthodox are rarely dogmatic enough to think these afterlife scenarios go for everyone - we generally don't say that "our heaven" is the only one, and that leads me to believe that there may be many afterlives. You go to the one that suits you the best. Perhaps they resemble nations of today - with a "passport" in hand, you can visit some of those in other afterlife realities.