HALL OF THE GODS
WELCOME TO THE HALL OF THE NETERU
Explore the radiant Gods and Goddesses of Old Egypt!
The EMO UK is an Order which practices the Egyptian Rite, a form of Esoteric Masonry which practices the Egyptian Mystery Tradition in a Masonic context, including strong elements of Kemetic philosophy and symbolism, and the Veneration of the NETERU (or NETJERU), the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. We understand the Neteru as discrete Emanations of the Divine Light, ancient cosmic archetypes, or personifications of moral principles and natural powers.
The EMO UK continues the practice of the various Ancient Mystery Traditions and Sacred Sciences which descend from Kemet, including Hermeticism, Alchemy, Theurgy, Egyptian Hekau, Spiritual Lore, Panentheism, Hierology and Metaphysics.
Thank you to our dear V. Bro. S:. R:. for creating the images.
Thank you to our Illustrious Grand Master for permitting excerpts from his
Invocations to the Neteru.
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HERU, or Horus, Falcon God of Victory, Avenger of the Gods
"Behold the Hawk of the Day! Behold the Young Sun Renewed! Behold the Fiery One, the Righteous One, He who is invincible and just! When the Eye of Heru rests upon you, make sure you are on the virtuous side of morality, the righteous side of justice, the compassionate side of society, the ethical side of history. Harm no innocent. Oppress not your brethren of the earth. Steal not from the poor. Care for Nature. Spread neither hatred nor discord. Commit no undue violence. Otherwise, your Ka and Ba are doomed - the Second Death will be your last."
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ANPU, or Anubis, or Hermanubis, Canine God of the Underworld, Psychopomp and Guardian
"Anpu, you who guard the gates, guide the initiates, and gaze across the Western Horizon between Life, Death and the Everlasting; you who walk among the tombstones and know the ways of the Hidden Doors and the Crossing of the Thresholds; the Dog Who Swallows Millions, the mysterious one, the hierophant of death."
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SEKHMET, Fierce Lioness Goddess of War and Protection, Bringer of Sickness and Health
"Dread Goddess of the wild red desert, fearsome, leontocephaline, roaring in war, and humming songs in peace; Executor of the Will of Ma'at, the Creatrix of consequence and retribution; you who hold the powerful to account, and cannot be persuaded or avoided; drinker of beer and blood, feared by the Gods; sickness and health, retribution and recompense are under your hands."
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NEITH, the Virgin Huntress, Eldest of the Goddesses
"Supercelestial Virgin, Grand Matron of the Neteru, All-Seeing Judge whose judgements fail not; Commander of the Armies of Heaven; self-created and self-sovereign; all heads bow before you, all Gods emulate your perfect poise."
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NEBET-HET, or Nephthys, Most Excellent Lady of the House, Goddess of Night and Death
"Mother of Night, Secret Moon, Excellent Lady of the House of Mysteries; Mother of Anpu and Sister of Auset, Resurrecting Osir from Death to Life; your Boat rises and falls with stars and nocturnal shadows, and Auset keeps her own secrets in your breast."
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ASET-HWT HRU, or ISIS-HATHOR, Great Mother of the Egyptian Rites, Lady of the Feminine Mysteries
"Supernal Queen, exceeding greatness, beloved of Ra; you are Hwt-Heru by day and Auset by night, mother and mistress, most concealed and most manifest, abundant and beautiful over the Valley of Kab."
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WADJET, the Guardian Serpent Goddess of the Pharoah
"Maiden of sibilance, whisperer of Heka, you command the hidden serpents; the bed of Pharoah is girded with protective coils, and his enemies fall screaming into your jaws."
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DJEHUTI, or Thoth, Lord of Wisdom, Keeper of Time, and God of the Moon
"O Moon Lord, Timekeeper, Tutor of the Gods and Humanity, Keeper of Word, Sign and Symbol; you are the Thrice Powerful and Thrice Great, creating in Zep Tepi, ruling in Aaru, feared in the Duat, honoured across the face of Tatenen."
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DJEHUTI or Thoth as Divine Scribe and Herald of the Neteru
"Scribe of Heaven, of sure hand and certain eye, pensive one, you write in the Book of Life, and what is written by you cannot be unwritten. Ptah confirms your account, and Ma'at concurs with your Wisdom."
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ITEN or Aten, the Spiritual Sun, the Hammemit of the Cosmos
"Sublime Resplendence of the Undying Sun! Dazzling Fount of the Many-Handed Rays! Living Image of the Most High! You, who express through your refulgent being that which is inexpressible, eternal, unmanifest, perfect and true!"
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TEFNUT, Leonine Goddess of Weather, Twin of Shu
"Twin of Shu, you are the smiling of the day! Maker of cloud and storm, ferocious hand of lightnings; you make the clement and inclement by your very mood and aspect."
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TAWERET, Hippopotamus Goddess of Protection and Providence
"Great Hidden One, Mistress of the Deep Waters! Delighter in Her Children! Pale lady of the ripples, the terror of crocodiles, wide of jaws, make a way for your favoured one! Let their steps be safe upon the waters."
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SOPDET or Sothis, Radiant Goddess of the Star Sirius
"Bright shining one, crystal gemstone not found upon the earth, white flame in the cold dark heavens! Glimmering Point of Eternity; you are the Priestess of the Upper Spheres, and the Honoured Guide of Souls across the firmament."
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SHU, God of Winds and Atmospheres, Twin of Tefnut
"Twin of Tefnut, Lord of Atmospheres, the shimmering one whose sighs the trees adore; fragrance of the Gardens of Auset, revealer of dawn, shaper of clouds, you are above us and within us with every breath."
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SET, Fearsome God of the Red Winds and the Desert
"Dread Set, Lord of the Red Desert, Enemy of Osir; you are the desolate one, the hand of violence, whose wrath tears nature asunder. Be peaceful, Dread One of the South, for in your peace, treasures are drawn forth from the dunes."
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SEBEK, Crocodile God of the Nile, Keeper of Thresholds
"Dweller on the Threshold of the Waters, whose jaws break the bones of the enemy; watcher of the deeps, hunter in the reed beds; protect the young Pharoah, and watch over his Ka."
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RA, Sovereign God of the Sun, Lord of the Cosmic Hours
"Sovereign and Eternal Light! Lord of the Sun Disc! Your Eye is upon the land; your Eye irradiates Tatenen; wheresover you place your gaze, the shadows flee in terror, and a spark of your Life is born, so gaze upon our IB and make it holy with your aethereal fire!"
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PTAH, the Supreme Creator, Former of all Creation
"Our Father and Creator, who formed the Cosmos on Your Potter's Wheel; Fashioner and Maker of All; Supreme Architect and Artificer of Creation; You birthed forth the Gods, for when You command a thing exist, it shall come into being, and shall have always been from the beginning of Your Word."
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PASHT or Bastet, Cat Goddess, Guardian of the Deep Mysteries
"Silken Shadow of Sekhmet! Peace of Ma'at! Slender one, whose gaze enchants and enthralls the faithful! Huntress of the Dark who delights in high places; you are the Revealer of Unseen Mysteries, the Governess of Spirits."
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WSIR or Osiris, the Green God of Regeneration, Lord of the Netherworld
"Regenerative One, Lord of the Netherworld, Foremost of the Westerners! You are the King of Two Worlds, the Virid One, who died and yet he lived again; Father of Heru, Auset and Nebet-het have touched your eyes and opened them. Purified and Justified One! Your Hall is Pillars of Fire and Streams of Living Waters!"
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NUT, the Sky Goddess, Mother of the Cosmos
"Mother of Mothers, Holder of All, your Radiant Body stretches from infinity to infinity; Living Woman of the Skies, Body of Heaven, the light and soul and form of every Star is found upon your skin; your hands and feet are unknowable, your face is endlessness, your hair the shimmering dust of worlds, living and dead."
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NEFERTEM, the Youth of the Lotus, God of Beauty and Grace
"Beauty of Nature, Splendour of the Unfolding of the Lotus, Fragrant One; you are beloved of Neith and Ptah, and of Ra and Auset; Protector of the Young, the Gentle, the Innocent, and the Vulnerable, Your Divine Hand anoints them and keeps them safe from Evil. You are Beauty to the Beautiful, and Terror to the Wicked of Heart."
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MUT, the Great Mother of the Neteru, Goddess of Sovereignty
"Queen of Queens, Living Sovereignty of the Two Lands, who wears the Endless Nile as a Wedding Garment; you make the White Hedjet and Red Deshret into the one Pschent; your approval alone in Ma'at places the Pharoah upon the Throne, and your displeasure is the terror and downfall of kings."
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MIN, the Ithyphallic God of Fertility, Virility, and the Masculine Mysteries
"Virile Bull of Heaven, Keeper of the Sensual Mysteries, who knows the secret of the Lettuce Leaf and the rising of the sap of the earth; ithyphallic one, through you flows the power of the Djed; make us strong in the root, and abundant in the flower."
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MA'AT, the Personification of Law, Order, Justice, Rectitude and Righteousness
"You are Truth, Rightousness, Law, Honour, Virtue, Rectitude, Justice and Perfection. Conscience of Existence, Admonisher of the Gods Themselves, you are the Balance of All. With You, All is Order, Beauty, Goodness, Health and Joy. Without You, there is nothing, all dissolved into the howling chaos. Rule, remain, and reside within us! Let the unrepentently wicked, the remorselessly cruel, and the willfully unrighteous descend, never to rise again."
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KHNUM, the Ram God of Creation, the Divine Potter and Former of the Body
"Ram-Horned and Ram-Headed One, Son of the Secret Fire, Lord who makes, models and perfects the Matter of the Cosmos; beloved of maidens, laughing god, make our lives anew with the conquest of every Virtue, and the defeat of every Vice; let us drink unashamedly from the Secret Waters!"
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KHEPRI, the Scarab God of the Sun Rising, Lord of Resurrection
"Ah Kemet! Behold! See the Brazen Beetle who rolls the Sun across the Night Sky beneath! See the Face of Ra when he hides himself in Amenti! He is not deceived who knows the Secret Way of the Sun! Follow, follow! The Light hides even in darkness!"
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HERU-UR or Aroueris, Horus the Elder, Lord of Ombos, Whose Eyes are the Sun and the Moon
"Lord of Two Horizons, whose Gaze is unbearable to the human eye! Keeper of Thresholds leading to the Eternal Courts of Ra, your left eye watches the Night and your right eye watches the Day; when you blink your left eye, the world and Nature are renewed; when you blink your right eye, the nations fall prostrate in terror."
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HEKAU, God of Egyptian Magic, Lord of the Theurgical Mysteries
"Master of Initiatic Mysteries; Keeper of the Hidden Science and the Secret Hieratic Arts; by Your Word are things accomplished which have not yet been accomplished; by Your Hands raised in Prayer Matter and Aether are moved in harmony, and the all-mechanic Spirits conspire to effect Your Will; by your gracious permission, Your Will is our will, and comes to pass."
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