Book: The Sacred
Magic of Ancient Egypt Author: Rosemary Clark
The "small" (Gasu Nedj) or "great" (Gasu Ur) version of the anointing rite is also' elected at the preference of the individual, though constraints of time and materials should be taken into consideration. If performed in the temple, all of the anointings may be placed on the crown of the head during ceremonies. The oils may be combined together in one offering bowl, or a special temple oil may be created using the scents particular to the Neter of the season or the temple itself.
Gasu Nedj-n "Small Anointing"
Each of the seven centers corresponds to one of the vital bodies in the metaphysical constitution of the initiate. In this rite, the anointing reconstitutes and fuses these bodies to create the Akh, the "body of light" that is the spiritual aim of all theurgy.
Center
Redtation
Hekau
Mouth
I become pure, Uab Kua,
Hands I become a soul, Ba Kua,
Pubis I become strong, User Kua,
Heart I become glorified, Khu Kua,
Nape of Neck I become divine, Djeser Kua,
Brow I become a god NeterKua,
Crown I am the soul of creation. Nuk Ba Khepera.
Gasu
Ur
– “Great Anointing"
The body is washed, from head to feet in a circular motion, and dried. This anointing proceeds with the cleansing of the hands, and the body is purified from the feet upward. The scents associated with each center are laid out on an offering table similar to a scheme used on anointing tablets that have been uncovered at mortuary and temple centers. These tablets are permanently inscribed with the names of the sacred oils and feature carved wells into which those oils were poured for the anointing. For practicality, this method seems useful for the ceremonial environment, where the opening, pouring, and closing of flasks are clumsy and time-consuming. The rite is performed facing east and in the outermost part of the temple.
1. Purification of Hands: Atum
o Arum who possesses my flesh and spirit,
Let me not decay nor know corruption, but live as Khepri each day.
I am the soul of Ra Arum, who comes forth from the two horizons,
Nuk ba Ra Atum, pert em aakhuti,
Sovereign of the gods, who gives birth to himself, lord of life.
Suten neteru, mesu djes-ef, neb ankh.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
II. Purification
of the Feet: Nut
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who covers me in the house of gold:
Grant to me the power to endure forever. I am the soul of Nut.
Nuk ba Nut.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
III. Purification of the Calves:
Maat
Come, thou form, Stabilizer: who knows truth throughout:
Bring me to the chamber of fair judgment. I am the soul of Maat.
Nuk ba Maat.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
iV. Purification
of the Knees: Set
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who fixes me firmly upon the Earth:
Establish me in the the sacred places. I am the soul of Set.
Nuk ba Suti.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu
V,.Purification of the Thighs:
Sekhmet-Bast
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who purifies the offerings:
Enter the gate that guards the sacred fire.
I am the soul of Sekhmet-Bast.
Nuk ba Sekhmet.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
VI.,
Purification of the Pubis: Anpu
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who is upon the secrets:
Guard the gate that establishes my form upon the Earth.
I am the soul of Anpu.
Nuk ba Anpu.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
VII.
Purification of the Plexus: Auset
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who creates the reviving wind,
Make ready the place where my Ba returns.
I am the soul of Auset.
Nuk ba Auset.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
VIII.
Purification of the Stomach: Geb
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who hastens the fields to come forth:
Let me go up from the Earth with the day behind me. I am the soul of Geb.
Nu~ ba Geb.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
IX. Purification of the Heart:
Heru
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who conquers the spirits in the night battle:
Come to the place where I rise from the deep. .
I am the soul of Hem.
Nuk ba Heru.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
x. Purification of the Throat:
Nebt-Het
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who rests upon the mound of her brother:
Bring me to the place where my breath is restored.
I am the soul of Nebt-Het.
Nuk ba Nebt-Het.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
XI. Purification of the Mouth:
Djehuti
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, who speaks truth throughout:
Guard the place where my name speaks for me.
I am the soul of Djehuti.
Nuk ba Djehuti.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
XII. Purification
of the Brow: Het-Her
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, great of power in her father's barque:
Where your Heka restores the hidden eye.
I am the soul of Het-Her.
Nuk ba Het-Her.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
XIII. Purification of the Crown:
Asar
Come, thou form, Stabilizer, lord of life who comes forth
Into the place where my Ka may exist without hindrance.
I am the soul of Asar.
Nuk ba Asar.
I am restored.
Suten ta hotepu.
xrv. Purification
of the Nape of the Neck: Sons of Heru
My flesh came into being by the design of the Neteru,
I am made perfect before them, without defect.
I am purified, truth and order are in my body.
Wabu-a, au maat en khat-a.
