I think, perhaps, that one of the new things I want to do with this site is better utilise this blog thing. More posts on my religious musings and such, especially while I rewrite the pages the site used to have and update links and info. Cos, you know, I was always going to redo the site, it’s just now I have a reason to. XD

Anyway. A re-intro for everyone, since the last was eaten. I am Sobekemiti, a Kemetic Orthodox Shemu and eclectic Pagan. I’m 25 years old, live in Australia, and adore cats. (And crocodiles, adds Sobek.) I was divined three years ago as a child of Sobek, and a Beloved of Heru-sa-Aset, Aset, Djehuty and Wepwawet. I also have a soft spot for Bast(-Mut), who has taken to guarding my altar. I was named Sobekemiti, which means ‘Sobek is my Daddy.’

I also have another name, IbDjehuty, which was given to me before my divination by Djehuty in a dream. It means ‘Djehuty’s heart’. In Kemetic thought, the heart was the seat of intelligence, the brain, the heart, the imagination, the mind. I am somehow not surprised Djehuty ‘owns’ my heart, and I have often drawn Him with an ib hieroglyph to represent this.

My spirituality is rather diverse. I am not only Kemetic Orthodox, but also eclectic Pagan. I tend to follow my own path and don’t limit myself to one pantheon/religion/spirituality. The sheer diversity of religions and faiths and spiritual practices all across the world fascinate me. They’re all expressions of humans searching for meaning, in all sorts of different contexts.

I think this is why my spirituality is so diverse, and draws from not just Kemetic thought, but from Hinduism, Discordianism, Qaballah, Shinto, and others. I seek wisdom, wherever it might lead or come from. Sobek and Djehuty seem to encourage me in this. After all, it was Djehuty who told me to talk to Ganesha, that I could learn a lot from Him. And so, my altar evolves.

In my room, I have two altars, one formal one I use for formal worship, and a second, higher up, that serves as an informal one and tends to house all the stuff I don’t keep on my formal shrine. So it has the other Kemetic statues I have, and other trinkets and such. Important shrine stuff that doesn’t necessarily need to be on my formal altar. Because I am fastideously minimalist when it comes to altars. I don’t like much clutter; it gets in the way of ritual.

I used to keep my Daddy and Beloveds on my altar, but it’s evolved since then. It more properly represents the diversity of my beliefs and practices. Instead of having icons of Sobek, Heru-sa, Aset, Djehuty and Wepwa, it now has icons of Djehuty, winged Aset, Ganesha and Kwan Yin. Also, at some point, I’m going to make hand prints on there, similar to those found on cave walls and such, because the imprint of a hand, reaching out to touch the Gods, is so incredibly profound for me that I can’t not have such an image on my own altar. When the weather’s warmer, I’ll get it done.

It helps that Sobek and Heru-sa have come to an agreement in which They don’t seem to mind where They are, as long as They’re next to each other. Their closeness is something I knew about from the moment I was divined, and am still figuring out. (Hemet (AUS) wasn’t sure if I was a child of Heru-sa or Sobek and had to argue with the divination, but no, I was a child of Sobek; Heru-sa’s just really close to me, and to Daddy, it seems.) I find it rather touching that They’re so close. When I went to move Them to my informal shrine, there was a strong sense of not wanting to be separated. They didn’t want to be on other sides of the shrine, so now They sit together and seem perfectly content to do so.

It has mainly been Sobek and Djehuty who have allowed my spirituality to branch out the way it has. As Daddy keeps reminding me, He’s always there, watching over me, no matter where I look for wisdom. Truth is everywhere; there is more than one Truth.

A lot of this stems from my intense desire not to be told what to believe. So I tend to look for things myself, rather than just accept what someone or some group tells me. Yes, I have issues with organised religion. But I think I am better off looking myself anyway. I have more fun looking in all sorts of nooks and crannies for something other people might miss. Indeed, there are times when I envy the … certainty, for lack of a better word, of those who only find one religion calling to them. Then again, I wouldn’t swap my spirituality for anything. Everything makes my life complete, from the gentleness of Kwan Yin to the sternness of Aset to the cuddles from Sobek. I wouldn’t have it any other way.