#sokar

Hail to You, Sokar-Osiris, Lord of the Sacred Ground, King of the West, where souls are crowned. You rest in silence deep and wide, Yet stir the seeds that death would hide.

In shadowed halls Your power breathes, Through sand and root Your spirit weaves. You wake the stillness, You mend the torn, From the dust of night new life is born.

O Hidden One, whose wings enfold, The weary hearts, the young, the old— Grant peace to those whose names we call, Lift them in light beyond the wall.

Greatly inspired by @khaire-traveler's wonderful subtle worship series, which can be found here.

Visit cemeteries; leave flowers at graves (with permission); or help clean up gravesites (if allowed)

Make charms/other items for deceased loved ones especially protective ones or ones with his image and leave them on their gravesites (if possible) or on an ancestor altar

Learn about and uphold Ma'at

Make a playlist or listen to songs that remind you of him or you think he'd like

Make a collage/moodboard/pinterest board/similar collection of photos and images you associate with him, especially if some of the images are your own

Wear a piece of jewelry or other clothing item that reminds you of him

Light a candle or incense that reminds you of him (safely)

Carry a picture of him in your wallet, pocket, phone case, etc. or as a phone or computer wallpaper

Have falcon or boat imagery

Honor your ancestors/souls that have passed

Allow yourself to mourn over difficult changes or the end of relationships; allow yourself to miss people

Become comfortable with change; take new risks, try new things, accept difficult changes

Hold onto any family heirlooms; keep items from people who have passed in your life

Support humanitarian organizations, especially funeral funding or suicide prevention ones

Learn about death; acquaint yourself with the idea of death; figure out what you believe happens after death

Admire art in your life

Collect art related items

Go to an art museum

Work on something creative that you put down because it wasn't going well

Practice a craft consistently

Supporting small or local artists and craftspeople

Learn about different art types, movements, etc.

Create something related to him or his attributes

Eat in season produce; support local farmers

Start your own garden; grow plants in your room

Spend time out in nature

Learn about local invasive species, plants or otherwise; get rid of any invasive plants you see, if safe to do so

Cook with homegrown herbs or produce

Plant seeds, especially the fruit or vegetables you've eaten; give it new life

Recycle; reuse things that don't need to be immediately disposed of

Use compost for your garden or nearby plants

Try to start each day fresh

Make a list of simple joys in life; focus on the good parts of your day at the end of it

Keep a self-growth journal; write down things relating to self-improvement, how you're feeling, goals you're working towards, etc.

Give people chances to change, but if they continue not to make changes, don't continue to spend time with them

I may add more to this list in the future. Suggestions are always appreciated.

So during Playing With the Big Boys, they're just chanting the gods' names and I was like HEY I KNOW THOSE GUYS!

Everyone in my fam just looked at me like this 😭

O' Great Builder,

Lord of the Mortuary Tomb,

I work,

I labor,

I create in your name,

so that my ka will feel your breath in it's nostrils.

So that when my time comes,

for my ba to rise from my own tomb,

I will soar towards the heavens on wings built by You

The djed pillar is used to represent the terms ‘stability’ or ‘enduring.’

This was often placed near the spines of mummified bodies, across their lower torso, or around their necks, so the dead could reuse their spines in the afterlife. When this was worn as an amulet, it would help invoke the regenerative powers of Osiris. It was most commonly depicted as blue or green to symbolize the ability to give the deceased a new life- making them become Osiris-NN. Thd djed representing the spine comes from the Osirian myth.

When Osiris’s body was sent down the Nile in a coffin, after being murdered by his brother, a tree started to grow atop of his coffin quickly, enclosing Osiris’s body within the truck. The pharaoh of the land was perplexed by its unnatural growth and ordered his people to cut down this tree to use as a pillar within his palace.

Isis had found his body at Byblos. She petitioned the pharaoh and his wife for a favor, which they had granted. She asked for the pillar within their palace. When this favor was granted, she extracted the coffin from the pillar, anointing it with myrrh and wrapping it with linen.

The djed has incredibly important connotations for religious purposes in accordance to ceremonial and religious usages, along with festival usage. The djed was associated with Osiris, Ptah, and Sokar.

The djed was also used at the sed festival in a cermony called ‘raising the djed,’ which represented Osiris having victory over his brother Set.