Goddess Maat

“The Goddess Maat sits at the bow (in front) of the boat of Ra (Supreme Being). This signifies that she is the one who makes the way, that is, she makes order out of the waves of the primeval ocean as the boat moves. This allows Ra, the spirit, to abide in the forms of the waves, i.e. the forms of creation. Thus, we are to understand that Maat comes first in the spiritual discipline. In other words, virtue must come and then the spirit follows. In other words, the aspirant comes into spiritual enlightenment after purification by practice of Maat Philosophy and its disciplines. When one comes into harmony with the goddess one is actually coming into harmony with the balance of the cosmos and then she (attunement with the cosmic order of the universe) introduces the aspirant to Ra, the Supreme Spirit.”