Kemetic Wicca

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Kemetic Wicca, Tameran Wicca, or Egyptian Wicca is the adaptation of Gardnerian Wicca so that it exclusively worships the ancient Egyptian pantheon. Kemet is a transliteration of one of the words ancient Egyptians used to identify their country; it refers to the black land, the fertile areas around the Nile. The name of Tameran Wicca is derived from another word for ancient Egypt, ta-mery or tamera, literally translating to beloved land.

[edit] Theology and tradition

Some Kemetic Wiccans focus on the trinitarian family of Osiris and his wife/sister Isis, and their falcon-headed son, Horus. Many worship Isis exclusively, or as the major deity with other gods only occasionally acknowledged. Others venerate Ma'at, either as a literal being and goddess, or as an ethical ideal.

Although Kemetic Wicca uses Wiccan ritual format, some of the prayers and magic used by its practitioners are based on ancient Egyptian texts as well. The Book of the Dead is a particularly common influence.

[edit] Kemetic Reconstructionism and Kemetic Wicca

Kemetic Wicca, although related to Kemetic Reconstructionism, is different in that much of its practice and theology is based on traditional Wicca. Kemetic Reconstructionism discourages anachronisms in religious practice, unless necessary, while Kemetic Wicca does not seek to be a recreation of the ancient religion. The Wiccans tend to use the Hellenized versions of the gods' names (Osiris, Isis), while the Kemetics often translate the names directly from the original language (in which case "Osiris" would be pronounced a little like "Asuar" and "Isis" like "Aset.")

[edit] See also

• Egyptian mythology
• Kemetic Reconstructionism