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Heka Astra explores the symbolism of the ostrich in relation to the goddess Ma’at and discusses various themes of justice, wisdom, and truth.

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s show, Heka Astra continues to lead us through PART 4 of her research on the ancient Egyptian neteret of Justice, Wisdom and Truth, the goddess Ma’at. Because animals are fundamental to a spiritual worldview, we uncover many poetic truths bound up within the physical anatomy of the bird used to symbolize Ma’at’s wisdom, the ostrich. On the free side of the show we discuss the language of the birds, medieval heraldry, Egyptian hierog...

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Host: Luke Madrid

Guest: Heka Astra

Topics covered

• Kemet
• philosophy
• ancient Egypt
• spirituality
• justice
• wisdom
• truth

Keywords

• Kemet
• Ma’at
• ostrich
• spirituality
• justice
• wisdom
• truth
• Egyptian mythology
• language of the birds
• medieval heraldry

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ma’at

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