Ancient African Adorations Musical Offerings and Wisdom Teachings for Goddess Nut.
February 26 is the Day of Nut according to the Neterian Calendar of Holy Days presented by TemoleOfAmun.com In this series, Musical Offerings of Wisdom teachings are shared in alignment with the Holy Days.
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dua Asar un nefer Neterah mph vol 1 pg 153 hymn to Asar 4 Great Truths Dua Nut Muta Ra Chapter 19 Protection Dua Nut Dua Geb Dua Shu
“O my mother Nut, spread yourself over me, so that I may be placed among the imperishable stars and may never die…that my name might remain enduring in this temple forever and ever.”
Utterance 432 – the Pyramid Texts (written circa 2500 BCE):
O Great One who became Sky, You are Strong, you are Mighty. Every place is filled with Your Beauty. The whole world lies beneath you. You possess it! As you enfold the whole Earth and all things in Your arms, enfold me too. Make me an Indestructible Star in your Body.
“I am Nut, and I have come so that I may enfold and protect you from all things evil.”
According to the Ancient Egyptian calendar, February 1st (Rekh Neds 18) is a Very Favorable Day as “It is the feast of Nut, who counts the days.“
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Oh my Mother Nut, stretch your wings over me. Let me become like the imperishable stars, like the indefatigable stars. May Nut extend her arms over me and her name of “She who extends her arms” chases away the shadows and makes the light shine everywhere. O Great Being who is in the world of the Dead, At whose feet is Eternity, in whose hand is the always, Come to me, O great divine beloved Soul, who is in the mysterious abyss, Come to me. Ancient Egyptian prayer
Tjef Neteru Sema Paut: “I Am the Cosmic Mother of Asar, I Am Your Mother. I Am the Night Sky and Outer Space. My Body is made up of stars which are my children who I invited to be with me at the time of their death. I Comfort and watch over you always. At the end of your journey on Earth, I invite you to experience the comfort of the bosom of vastness.”
Al Minya has a site with an image of the Blind Harpist, so we absolutely had to go there. Because this is a Musical Initiatic Journey. I had never heard of this place before. My first visit was in 2018, then again in 2020.
. We spent the entire day there both times, visiting many different sites and locations that were completely mind-blowing, everything happened so fast, I simply must return every time I am in Kemet…
Here is an introduction from askaladdin.com
Monuments And Ancient Sites In Al Minya
Al Minya is 246 km away from Cairo and is one of the most important governorates of Upper Egypt because of its unique location midway between northern and southern Egypt. In addition Al Minya has many historical sites and monuments that go back to different eras from the Pharaonic era to modern times.
Al Minya stretches for around 135 kilometers on both banks of the Nile at 18 kilometers wide from the east to the west. The size of the city is approximately 32,000km and its population is around 4 million.
Al Minya was the capital of Egypt in (1373 – 1390) BC when Ikhnaton and his beautiful queen, Nefertiti, lived there in the small village of Tel El Amarna in the Markez of Malawi, which was the center of the worship of the God Aten. This was the first time in Egyptian history when the Egyptians worshiped one god, changing the religion that encouraged worshiping many gods especially the famous god Amun.
The bridge of Upper Egypt had an important role in other stages of the Egyptian history. During the Roman era, it was the center of the worship of the god Thut, the god of wisdom and knowledge…..
Akhenaten: Okht Aten or Tel Al Amarna, the capital of his kingdom.
There is a small museum for Akhenaten, and most of his abode is in ruins. When he changed the culture to One God, he lost the support of most of the Kingdom, and was unable to obtain limestone and other enduring materials for construction. So, he used the Sun and Clay. This is why most of his structures are in ruins….you can still feel the energy however….
Adam my guide told me that Queen Nefertiti and her mother-in-law Queen Tye, did not get along, living together was very unpleasant, An Nefer, and so Queen Nefertiti moved out of the palace, down the street. They eventually got a divorce! It is said that after the divorce, he married KIya and made her his beloved Wife, however, she was never known as the Royal Wife….
Blind Harpist: High Priest of Aten, during reign of Akhenaten; the Tomb of Meryre, Meirire; Al Amarna, New Kingdom.
There are at least 47 sites with a Blind Harpist, which marks another one of the Harpists Songs. “These songs display varying degrees of hope in an afterlife that range from the skeptical through to the more traditional expressions of confidence” (Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume 1: The Old and Middle Kingdom”, Miriam Lichtheim, University of California, 1976, pg. 115, pg. 175-178
Harper’s Songs
The singer Tjeniaa says: How firm you are in your seat of eternity, Your monument of everlastingness! It is filled with offerings of food, It contains every good thing. Your ka is with you, It does not leave you, O Royal Seal-Bearer, Great Steward, Nebankha! Yours is the sweet breath of the northwind! So says his singer who keeps his name alive, The honorable singer Tjeniaa, whom he loved, Who sings to his ka every day
Harper Song from the Tomb of Paatenemheb, the time of Akhenaten
Make holiday, don’t weary of it!! Look, there is no one allowed to take their things with them, and there is no one who goes away comes back again.[1]
In Ancient Egypt the “Harper’s Song” (or Song of the Harper) is a poem which was inscribed in the tomb along with the image of a blind man playing a harp. It is thought that the harpist played and sang the song during the mortuary feats for the deceased.
From Harper’s Song: Tomb of Intef “Hence rejoice in your heart! Forgetfulness profits you, Follow your heart as long as you live! Put myrrh on your head, Dress in fine linen, Anoint yourself with oils fit for a god, Heap up your joys, Let your heart not sink! Follow your heart and your happiness,”
Harper’s Song: Tomb of Inherkhawy ” set your home well in the sacred land that your good name last because of it; Care for your works in the realm under God that your seat in the West be splendid The waters flow north, the wind blows south, and each man goes to his hour. So, seize the day! Hold holiday! Be unwearied, unceasing, alive, you and your own true love; Let not your heart be troubled during your sojourn on earth, but seize the day as it passes! Put incense and sweet oil upon you, garlanded flowers at your breast, While the lady alive in your heart forever delights as she sits beside you. Grieve not your heart, whatever comes; let sweet music play before you; Recall not the evil, loathsome to God, but have joy, joy, joy, and pleasure! O upright man, man just and true, patient and kind, content with your lot, rejoicing, not speaking evil Let your heart be drunk on the gift of Day.”
Basically, the older songs discuss the struggles of living with the knowledge that death comes no matter how wonderful life is. And the newer songs (ie, after the Greek Invasions) discuss enjoying life to the fullest because no one escapes death anyway…
Now that I have started playing the harp, I would like to learn some of these songs, and of course, write a few of my own. When I was there in 2020, a lovely chant came through me as I sat in from of the Blind harpist: Mery Maati Mery Ra. You will hear it in one of the videos below. My experience at the site revealed to me that as the Blind harpist, I must remain Blind to the politics and chaos around me and remain in the stillness, blind to the ignorance and hypocrisy, and remain focused on creating beautiful music and sweet sounds that keep us in tune with the Divine, with Neberdjer, and lead us to Enlightenment.
The first time I visited El Minya, it was the first stop on a whirlwind tour. The second time, we began in Aswan and worked our way towards Cairo. By the time we got to the Blind Harpist ,for the very first time, I recall being in a state of shock/euphoria. I had no real understanding of where we were, or the significance. This is why I am going back every time….We had so much fun going from Temple to Temple. Next time, I will have my bearings, and, I will have a battery pack and extra data cards for all of the photos! AND, they will be labeled with names and locations….and, maybe you will join me?????
2021 Update: I made it back, with battery packs, however, I did not label my photos well, and lost almost half of them! LOL! I am planning another trip once it is safe to travel again.
Click the link above for a detailed description of the site, from ask-aladdin.com. I have included some photos from this site in the video.
Djehuty: Tuna Al Jebel
There were like 2000 roads underground, filled with tombs, mummies, in the catacombs. We saw actual baboon mummies, Ibis mummies. It was like an underground city. There were even street signs! A wonderful song for Djehuty came through while I was in the catacombs, standing near the tomb of a priest from ling ago….
In 2020, I had an amazing time meeting some of the children that were playing outside of these sacred sites. They were fascinated by my presence, and kept asking me my name! lOL! Then they were following our group. I am sorry to say that those were some of the photos and videos that went missing. Perhaps they will remember me when I return….
Funeral Houses: Tomb of Isadora
Isadora was a wealthy and beautiful young woman living in Hermopolis during the time when the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (AD 138–161) ruled over Ægyptus. She fell in love with a young soldier from Antinopolis (current Sheikh ‘Ibada), and they wanted to get married. However, her father refused, so the young couple decided to elope. Unfortunately, Isadora drowned while crossing the Nile. Her body was mummified, and her father built an elaborate tomb for her, featuring a poem of 10 lines inscribed in Greek elegiac couplets. At some time after her death, a cult developed around her tomb. Isadora’s mummified remains are still present, encased in glass, in her mausoleum—a prominent building at Tuna el-Gebel.
Take a Day Trip!
Al Minya is considered a Day Trip from Cairo. I hope to spend more time at all of these sites again very soon. Because it is not on the usual, well-traveled Tourist Path, it is very different from the other places that I have been. I can still recall the joy at seeing the Blind Harpist for the first time, and the hospitality of the vendors and guards, that were surprised that we traveled so far out of the way to experience the wonders of Al Minya.
Here are video slide shows only visit in 2018, and 2021
When we visited the Akentanyen Temple Ruins, I gathered some sand. When I got home, you won’t believe what I found!!!
Without further ado, The OFFICIAL Two Roads Music Video is now available on the Tchiya Amet VEVO youtube Channel!
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Of course it would be released during Mercury Retro and, BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!!! it was actually released on other platforms on January 18, however for some reason, the Universe conspired to release on youtube yesterday….on February 4!!!!
The Lyrics of the song Two Roads are straight from my notes from the book Maat Wisdom and Philosophy by Dr. Muata Ashby ( Sebai Maa). The 2 roads are the path of Ignorance of the Divine (Egoism) & the Path of Wisdom of the Divine ( Intuitional Wisdom, Spiritual Aspiration & the Redemption of the Soul).
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The message of this video is basically to stop begging the colonizers for freedom. We must be Free within Our Hearts & Minds to evoke change. Protesting has made life different, but not better for us. Most people still practice the religion of their oppressors, which is spiritual enslavement. There is no savior or prophet coming back to liberate us. No more Martyrs please. No more of our heroes sheroes being killed. We must LIBERATE OUR MINDS & OURSELVES, Help the Children to do the same, set an example. No one can really free or enlighten anyone else. Cannot save anyone or save the world: IF WE EACH FOCUS ON THE INNER WORLD, we will see change in outer world. We can help each other find tools for enlightenment, however we must do the inner work…FOR OUR SELVES….
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I have watched protests, executions & the corruption of Black & Indigenous leaders for 50 years: MLK was the first assassination I was aware of at age 8. Let’s stop matching & walking and Turn within, turn to Ancestral Ways of Africans & Indigenous Peoples of the Four Directions. Spiritual Enslavement will NEVER lead us to the Freedom & Peace we seek… we are deserving of, OUR INHERITANCE!
you can also stream on Spotify or your fav music platform:
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Dua Sebai Maa Dua Seba Dja. Dua Maat.
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Notes taken from Egyptian Yoga Vol. 2 by Dr. Muata Ashby excerpts shared on July 16, 2020 for the Birth of Set In the Neterian Tradition, there is no Devil We have a different understanding of what is evil
Adversity arises from unrighteousness Unrighteous actions come from Set
Egoism comes from identifying with body and mind as who one is Without deeper awareness of connection to All that Is
When Ego is controlled by the Higher Nature it fights forces of entropy When beset with ignorance it leads to degraded states of humanity
Notes taken from Pg 89 PMH by Dr. Muata Ashby Fetters of the mind prevent the Soul from attaining Nehast Set is the enemy of the aspirant, until he can be tamed, controlled and sublimated at last
The mastered ego becomes the servant to the Higher Self And protects Creation from Chaos of Apep
Pg 35 Vol 3 PMH
Smai Heru Set Union of Heru and Set; Egyptian Yoga
Maat #29 pg 135 Vol 1 PMH Dr. Muata Ashby An Khennu a Not Stirring Set I
“I have not stimulated, agitated, whipped up, roused or stirred up my ego such that it creates strife or turmoil in life.”
Pg 153 Vol 1 PMH Dr. Muata Ashby
{Nuk} Uhau ntu
loaded that
Sen n Setesh saiu double of Set fetter
Ra-a chesef-tu mouth mine Repulsion-that
“loaded with those powers assist the worthy spiritual aspects to overcome that which binds the mouth doubly the fetters of Set. However, there is a force that repulses that blocking, that obstruction from the fetters of Set”
From Budge Dictionary:
Om Smi (Slayer- a name of Set)
Om Nesi Amsu (associates of Set)
Om Setesh (Set)
Om Kapu (Kap is Crocodile. Kapu is a title for Set, enemy lies in wait, lurker)
The evolution and spiritual awakening of Tchiya Amet is reflected in her Music. The most recent development has been a spiritual reconnection to Kemet, the remembrance of Her Divinity and relationship with the Higher Self. This Music has become a vehicle to carry her and all who listen onwards, to Nehast, Enlightenment, the Great Spiritual Awakening. Hotep!
The Spring Concert at Elastic Arts included a KemeTones Cosmic Sound healing Demonstration and a Tribute to Malcolm X. Here are the videos and some of the highlights.
Perhaps you recall that my Great Grandmother played the Harp, Cello and Piano on a Mississippi River Boat back in the day. As in the late 1800’s. Anabelle Spurlock Gray. One day my grandmother came to visit us in Austin, and while she was there, we had Band Practice. This was in the 90’s. She had no idea that I had become a Reggae Artist! This is when she first told me about her Mother. I had no idea that one of my Maternal Ancestors was a touring musician. That I was following in her footsteps. And now, my daughter is blazing her own musical trail.
Anabelle Spurlock Gray
In 2014, my Spiritual Preceptors, Sebai Maa (Dr. Muata Ashby) and Seba Dja (Dr. Karen Ashby) gifted me with a Ugandan Harp, called an Agundu. At first, I had. no idea what to do. Before long, I was writing songs and recording them. I even travelled to Egypt with that harp. I loved it so much because it had 9 strings for 9 Planets! LOL!! However, on the day of the first Kemetic Music Concert in Chicago. it broke into pieces. It had not been tuning at all for several days, but I thought it would last just one more day. Alas, it did not. I posted the photos, and soon thereafter, an artist named Louis Afrifa reached out to me on facebook. He informed me that although he did not have the Agundu, he made other Kemetic String Instruments that originated in Ghana. I chose the Njarke, the African Cello, and the Seprewa, the Ghanaian Harp. Mr. Afrifa is going to learn how to make an Agundu and make one for me.
The Instruments arrived in time for the Concert. Here are some photos and video clip of their arrival and unveiling.
This is so wonderful because I now have a new friend in Ghana, and perhaps one day, we will play music together on these wonderful instruments. It was/is so exciting to do business with someone there in Africa. And these instruments have me smiling so much these days. I am looking forward to the Concert on Sunday May 19. Rumor has it that I will be playing a few songs with these new instrument. We shall see….
“Her music is rooted in Roots Reggae, Traditional Native American, Afro Brazilian and Afro Cuban music, a blend of Indigenous and Contemporary world rhythms I call “Reggae Fusion Jazz”- says Sirron Kyles, General Manager at HousTone Records.
Tchiya is a student of several languages, “I can order dinner and get around town in many places!”-she jokes. Many different languages are featured in songs on this CD. “Often referred to as the Island’s Robert Flack because of her soft vocal style, but similarities to Sade and Esperanza Spalding, a mild Erykah Badu, Sun Ra because of Tchiya’s fondness for unique instrumental arrangements, and of course Bob Marley because of her oneness messages which are always featured in her song lyrics”- says Marc Gordon Entertainment Editor, Waiting Room, USA Magazine. (read more)
Join us for an afternoon of Live Music during the Merry Month of May, with Chanting, Singing, Spiritual Teachings, Reflection, Sound Healing, and plenty of room for Dancing. We begin with Ancient African Adorations featuring Chanting andMusic based on Kemetic (Ancient African Egyptian) Teachings. Songs of Devotion, Songs for Transformation. Songs for Healing, and Songs for Purification. Presented by Arit Neter S Mery Maati (aka Tchiya Amet). KemeTones Cosmic Sound Healing will present a short workshop on Healing with Sound. There will be time for demonstrations. Next, a visual tribute To Malcom X, because May 19 is his Birthday.
We close out the afternoon with the Music of Tchiya Amet original Native Reggae Fusion Jazz, World Music, including a Musical Tribute to Malcolm X.There will also be activities for the Youth, and Light Vegan Snacks will be available for purchase. This is an event for All Ages. For more information, visit tchiya.com and lightbeingwellnes.com
Good Rising. See are some clips from one of our recent rehearsal sessions. I am still learning how to let go. This is one of mt fa virtue tunes. It is one of Soji’s tunes, and is called Toshiya, which sounds like Tchiya. Whois sings Sailing to Eternity when she hears this song…. Inner Joy!
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