Meri Qerest Mes

Whatever your belief, tradition or none at all, wishing you ‘Meri qerest mes’ as we await the birth of the new born Sun.

Dear Pesedjeters,

It has been a great enlightenment (literally!) to learn about the ancient Egyptian language through my research into origins of the Enneagram. The process has been fascinating, frequently throwing up curious surprises - and here’s a seasonal one.

In the northern hemisphere the Sun ‘dies’ on the 21st December when it reaches its lowest elevation in the sky. During this period the Sun spends the maximum amount of time ‘buried’ below the horizon.

The Sun stays at its lowest elevation for 3 days before perceptibly rising higher in the sky for the first time on 25th December. (This is why a great number of messiahs are born on 25th December.)

Three interesting words exist in ancient Egyptian:

• Meri - means beloved

• Qerest - means burial

• Mes - means birth

So this time of the year is all about the death of the Sun, burial and rebirth, and by coincidence the three Egyptian words ‘Meri qerest mes’ correspond to ‘Beloved burial birth’ and Merry Christ-mas.

Whatever your belief, tradition or none at all, wishing you ‘Meri qerest mes’ as we await the birth of the new born Sun.

Ankh, Wdja, Senab
Life, Prosperity and Health

Rob