Ma'at, Goddess of Truth, Balance, Order...

Ma'at, unlike Hathor and Nephthys, seemed to be more of a concept than an actual goddess. Her name, literally, meant 'truth' in Egyptian. She was truth, order,balance and justice personified. She was harmony, she was what was right, she was what things should be. It was thought that if Ma'at didn't exist, the universe would become chaos, once again!

For the Egyptian believed that the universe was above everything else an ordered and rational place.It functioned with predictability and regularity; the cycles of the universe always remained constant; in the moral sphere, purity was rewarded and sin was punished. Both morally and physically, the universe was in perfect balance.

"In the beginning was the logos*, and the logos* was with God and the logos* was God." - John 1:1

• Truth-Reciprocity - Truth, is having an objective perception that's absolute.  Through the gathered senses and beyond, the perception needs no further interpretation.  Reciprocity, is the equivalent giving and taking, or producing and consuming.  When I looked in the mirror (ie. birthday suit) and was out-of-shape, the Truth, my form was not representative of what it was, when I was at my healthiest and most energetic!  The Reciprocity, came immediately from viewing, but also from reflecting on my past activities, diet and behavior that made me healthy, back then.  Talk about an "Eureka" moment!

• Justice-Law - Justice, the administration or determination of conforming to rules, regulations and/or laws.  The mechanism by which law evaluates to divine balance --divine is the operative word for justice, not conservative.  Law, are the rules, customs, practice or actions of Divine Law/Authority/Common-unity (eg.community).  Now, I created laws, to bring my mind, body and spirit back into healthy alignment.  I did an analysis of where I was, and followed a scheduled and regiment to get me healthy, and back to natural self.  The Justice, was applied readily, when I either broke my own schedule of regiment:  Ate less if I over-ate, sometime earlier;  made-up on missed workout times or days; followed my custom prescribed routine, unless noted otherwise --needed refinement!

• Balance - Balance, is the pivot, fulcrum and center of what all matters!  What's on one side of the scale, must have something equally contributing, to keep the position balanced or weighted! Balance doesn't mean equal share . . . it's based on the demands of a function, that supports a particular form, to bring a center of gravity to a whole!  If I have a stronger arm, I'd need to perfect my form and weight/load of my weaker arm; to bring both arms in symmetry of my body's effective aesthetics and dynamics.  What's already strong, doesn't require as much rigor and impact, as the things that are weak or weakened.  So you see, having a strong mind and a weak body; or a strong spirit and weak mind.  All levels must be engaged to bring forth balance of the whole  --too many focus on the body and forget the rest!

• Harmony-Order - Harmony, is that symphony of discrete levels or parts, that join to make the melodies of music heard!  Though things may seem separate and isolated, it all operates in a greater scheme of rhythms of life.  Order, is truly self-explanatory, there's a distinct procession of how things are formed to function in balance.  With my weight training regiment, there's that needed aerobic regiment on the off days.  Without, the strengthening of my heart/lungs or circulatory/respiratory systems, my body won't be in harmony.  Each has an individual cycle or rhythm, but co-habit and inter-depend on each other, to allow the full realization of health on all levels.  The Order, allows me to know what to do first, and what to do next.  So, to that proverbial question of what came first, "Chicken or the Egg?", without hesitation, the egg came first!  There's always a developmental order to get a desired result.