Danita Smith

Everything won't come to you at one time...it's important to let things develop. We must develop ourselves; our sense of morality; our ability to do the right things when challenged....our ability to live Ma'at. These things take time to develop and they should.

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Danita Smith

You can create your own internal temperature - in your mind. It begins with what you see, think, hear and meditate on. Our ancestors were masters at developing the temperature within and not waiting for something outside of themselves to validate their feelings.

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Danita Smith

This picture was hard to post, I feel the pain of the two girls who were enslaved, in this picture. Islamic-sanctioned slavery made it such that anybody who didn't believe the way they believed could be subject to slavery, this is just as wrong as enslaving people who don't look like you.

As we face new onslaughts against our rights and freedoms, we must never forget those who endured unbelievable horrors and NEVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!

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Danita Smith

Kemetic Scriptures: "An offering which the Nswt gives, as well as Anubis (the first deity of God’s Hall) for the priestess, Ni-sedjer-kai. May remembrances be given for her at every festival and feast, may she be remembered."

How will you be remembered? The way we live our lives is what matters. Now that there are those trying to take away our voting power, what will we do? How will your children remember you?

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Danita Smith

"I gave funerals for those who had no children. I honored my father and made my mother to be filled with joy….I supported their children." Kemetic quote from a tomb during the 6th Dynasty.
Being able to help others, those who are in need, and doing for your family should be part of how you judge your success in life.

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Danita Smith

The Kemetic people used a practical and, I believe spiritual way of calculating numbers. They would, for instance, double the factors in a multiplication problem, starting with the number one in one column and the other known factor in the other. They would add up the numbers in the first column and match them with the numbers in the second to find their answer.

When you believe that God (Neter) brought forth ALL things into being it would make sense to start with one, then double, Neter the Shu and Tefnut, and so on...no matter which way you look at it, we have a singular source that doubles, or multiplies into reality.

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Danita Smith

Kemetic physicians were among the first to:
1. Document that head injuries affect motor skills in the limbs
2. Document a scientific approach to medicine that included -
*Title of the problem
*Examination
*Diagnosis
*Treatment
3. Apply the systematic use and manufacture of early, natural-based antibiotics.

What we see in Kemet is the development of modern medicine, at its early stages.

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Danita Smith

January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968, remembering his sacrifice. Spiritually speaking...you get to choose many things in your life, but you don't get to choose your sacrifice.

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Danita Smith

4,300 years ago, so much time has passed and this was not the beginning.

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Danita Smith

Mini-Lesson or Sbꜣyt (Seba-it): The Word Chemistry Comes from Kemet

The journey from the name Kemet to the modern word chemistry is one of the most fascinating "etymological maps" in history. it traces the movement of knowledge from the Nile Valley, through the Greek and Arabic worlds, and finally into the laboratories of the European Renaissance.

1. The Root: Kemet (The Black Land)
The ancient inhabitants of the Nile Valley called their land Kemet (or Km.t).

The Meaning: The word is derived from the root kem (black), referring to the rich, fertile black soil deposited by the Nile’s annual floods.

The Science: To the people of Kemet, "blackness" was a symbol of life, creation, and transformation. They were the world's first master "chemists," excelling in:

-Metallurgy: Extracting gold, copper, and iron.
-Mummification: Using complex salts like natron and resins.
-Pigments: Creating the stable "Kemetic Blue" (CaCuSi4O10).
-Medicine: Compounding minerals and plants into remedies.

2. The Greek Transition: Khemia
When the Greeks, including scholars like Thales and Pythagoras, traveled to Kemet to study, they encountered these advanced transformative arts.

They referred to the Egyptian art of "transmuting" materials as Khemia.

Plutarch (1st Century CE): In his work Isis and Osiris, the Greek philosopher Plutarch explicitly states that the Egyptians called their land Chemia (Khemia), comparing it to the "black of the eye" and mentions that Kemet has the blackest of soils.

Most linguists agree that Khemia (when used as a scientific term) meant "the art of the Land of Kemet" or "the Black Art"—not because it was "evil," but because it was the science originating from the "Black Land."

3. The Arabic Expansion: Al-Kīmiyā’
Following the Islamic Golden Age (starting in the 7th century CE), Arabic scholars inherited the Greek texts. They added the definite article "al-" (meaning "the") to the word.

Al-Kīmiyā’ became the term for the study of the hidden properties of matter.

Scholars like Jabir ibn Hayyan (known in the West as Geber) moved the field from mystical speculation to experimental science. He refined processes like distillation, crystallization, and sublimation—techniques still used in modern labs.

NOTE: During the Middle Ages, these Arabic texts were translated into Latin. Al-Kīmiyā’ became Alchemia in Latin and Alchemy in English.

By the 17th and 18th centuries, scholars began to distance themselves from the spiritual aspects of alchemy. The "Al-" was dropped and Alchemy became Chemistry.

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