Neil GaimanThis radio celebration, with Caitlin Moran, lots of other clever people & me, talking about the Just William books and their author, is on @BBCRadio4 on 29 Dec at 11:30 am, and streaming now. (One for Good Omens fans who want to learn Adam Young's roots.)
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@teagarden Can you do book cover illustrations? Do you have a website with your work?
@teagarden What kind of illustrations do you do?
@rubenbolling @JxckS He spends all of his time now monitoring Twitter?
@teagarden Getting closer to winter solstice.
@teagarden I think it's important to remember that the netchers were viewed differently from pre-dynastic times through the late period. The cosmogonies that came out of Ineb-Hedj, Khmunu, Iunu, and Waset were all a little different, so I don't think there is a right or wrong answer. (Armana was completely different.) If you view them as spirituality, I recommend just going with whatever moves you spiritually.
@teagarden Some see Tefnut as the netcher of change since Tefnut was symbolized by moisture or water, which is an agent of change, especially in comparison to her brother/consort. Shu was symbolized by dry air, which was seen as a force of preservation. Since Set was at the forefront of the fight against Aapep, he might also be considered a force of preservation, i.e., preserving the natural order of the world by protecting Ra and all of the netchers in the sun bark.
@teagarden The underworld was also called "Amenta," which means both The Hidden Land and The Western Land. "Amen" represented The Hidden forces in Nature/Netcher. "Amen" also meant "west" and "right", both being directional references as the ancient Kemetics main orientation point was south instead of north, which put west on their right.
In addition, Wesir's hieroglyph was an eye over a throne, the throne being Waset/Isis - The Seat of Power. He watched over the throne, some think.
@teagarden Just curious. Why do you add the feminine "t" on the end, as opposed to HetHer (The House of Heru)?
@thelittledeath Building construction