Living Kemetic Orthodoxy This is something I'm struggling with, having been raised pretty atheistic. How does one incorporate faith into everyday life? The following list is not some sort of guide on how to lead a kemetic orthodox life - it's merely an explanation of how I personally try to live my faith. Live ma'at. I try to be just, support good causes, do little things that makes someone's day brighter, and speak up more, as part of living ma'at. I also try to be more ecological and enviromental. I avoid bad heka. Honour Netjer. Even if I do not do Senut each and every day, properly, I try to do it once a week. I also pray and leave offerings on a semi-daily basis. Get in touch with your akhu. I attempt to do some family research, note down the names of known ancestors, and scrap family memories, in order to establish some sort of connection with my akhu. Celebrating. I celebrate or otherwise note many of our festivals, big and small, as well as several feasts outside the faith, that I feel compelled to honour for some reason. Getting along. Kemetic orthodoxy is a "family oriented" faith that promotes well-being within the family. Thus, I try to spend time with and help my parents, and I try to make our home enviroment a good one. Starting afresh. I try to remind myself that each day brings zep tepi, a new beginning, a clean slate - every day has new possibilities, and I needn't dwell so much on yesterday. It's what you do with the present that matters, and the possibilities are endless. Marriage My knowledge of our wedding ceremony is a tad sketchy, but the basic outline, as far as I understand it, is: bride and groom (or groom and groom, or bride and bride - we don't mind who you love) both sign a marriage contract put together by Hemet (AUS), while the gathered members of the faith witness it. Then everyone there signs it. After blessings and purification, the two parties give their wedding vows before Ma'at, Hemet (AUS) and the people gathered. Afterwards? Party time. ;) Kids When children are born into the faith, the parents can choose to have it "rootnamed" - this means that the kid gets a kemetic name, aside from his or her secular name, based upon the festivals of the day (or so I think). The kemetic nick is used within the faith and possibly the family. If the child should choose to become more involved with the faith later on in life, he or she will be divined and get a new name - a proper Shemsu name (if shemsuhood is chosen, of course).