Feast of Anubis

Feast of Anubis is a Kemetic festival. Feast honoring Anubis (Anpu), the jackal-headed guardian of the dead and god of embalming, funerary rites, and the transition between life and death. Anubis weighs the heart of the deceased against the feather of Ma'at. He is the divine guide through the Duat — not a terrifying figure but a compassionate guardian who ensures that no soul is lost in the dark passage.

Feast honoring Anubis (Anpu), the jackal-headed guardian of the dead and god of embalming, funerary rites, and the transition between life and death. Anubis weighs the heart of the deceased against the feather of Ma'at. He is the divine guide through the Duat — not a terrifying figure but a compassionate guardian who ensures that no soul is lost in the dark passage.

Here is how to celebrate Feast of Anubis: - Light a black candle for those who have died in the past year - Offerings to Anubis: black obsidian, myrrh, jackals or dog imagery - Write a letter to the beloved dead — Anubis will carry it - Reflect on the feather of Ma'at: if your heart were weighed, what would it hold?

The spiritual theme of Feast of Anubis: The faithful guide — Anubis who waits for each of us at the threshold. Reflection prompts: If Anubis weighed your heart today against the feather of Ma'at, what would he find? Who among your beloved dead would you most like to send a message to?

Historical sources for Feast of Anubis include: Book of the Dead chapters on the weighing of the heart; Pyramid Texts — Anubis rites; Plutarch On Isis and Osiris.