Also called Ma'at, Mayet.
Their story
Maat is both a goddess and the order of the universe itself. In the judgement of the dead, the heart is weighed against her feather, and the dead declare they have not done wrong. Kings were shown offering a small figure of Maat to the gods, promising to keep the world in right order.
Their day
Thursday. In modern practice, Thursday is chosen for her through Jupiter, linked with justice and law.
Best times to give to them
- dawn
- the start of the day
- Wepet Renpet
What they like being given
- fresh water
- bread
- incense
- a feather
- an act of honesty or fairness
How to honour them
- Start the day by setting an intention to act honestly.
- Keep a feather on your altar as a reminder of balance.
- Look back over your day and note where you kept Maat or fell short.
- Make amends when you have wronged someone.
How they can help you
- honesty
- fairness and justice
- balance in life
- right action
Symbols
- the ostrich feather
- the scales
- the plinth
For many Kemetic practitioners, Maat is as much an ethic to live by as a goddess to worship.
More Egyptian goddesses
- Isis Great of Magic, mother of Horus
- Bastet Protector of the home, lady of joy
- Hathor The Golden One, lady of love and music
- Sekhmet The Powerful One, healer and protector
- Nephthys Lady of the House, comforter of the grieving
- Taweret The Great One, guardian of mothers
- Amunet The hidden goddess of the primordial eight
- Mut The great mother and queen of Thebes