Ankh Decoded

a reply to: Mike27

Could of been 'grounding sandals'. Pretty sure people knew the principles of grounding oneself to the earth for the purpose enhancing ones health.

originally posted by: ADSE255
a reply to: Mike27

Could of been 'grounding sandals'. Pretty sure people knew the principles of grounding oneself to the earth for the purpose enhancing ones health.

They didn't.

They had some very interesting practices, but nothing involving breathing techniques or mental exercises. The priests knew songs and chants but this wasn't a part of their healing.

And honestly, they didn't need "grounding." It was a simpler lifestyle and people were very connected to the land and to nature - particularly through their many gods. There wasn't much between them and nature and the Earth.

(side note: people generally didn't wear sandals with that sort of pattern of straps - what they wore looked more like our modern flip-flops. Royalty and gods wore sandals that looked like the ankh pattern (though most often they're also shown as barefooted.)

Isis Ra Elohim
IsRaEl

It's just a form to make shoes... Of course there are objects made in reverence of it in the land of the dead. Sort of like how 'red money' is treated in China.

“Where would I find enough leather
To cover the entire surface of the earth?
But with leather soles beneath my feet,
It’s as if the whole world has been covered.”

― Shantideva

a reply to: purplemer

Pretty sure it's a date signifying Hathors enlightenment under the eggplant as a celebration.

I don't know why people don't just bother Asians about it... It's their old language and customs we "Westerners" have called 'Egyptian'.