{"collection":"Paganism & Neopaganism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/pag/ppr/ppr15.htm","path":"pag/ppr/ppr15.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/pag/ppr/ppr15.htm","text":"(Egyptian)\nMY HEART, my mother; my heart, my mother! My heart of my existence upon earth!\nMay naught stand up to oppose me in judgment; may there be no opposition to me in the presence of the sovereign princes; may no evil be wrought against me in the presence of the gods; may there be no parting of thee from me in the presence of the great god, the lord of Amentet.\nHomage to thee, O thou heart of Osiris--khent--Amentet! Homage to you, O my reins! Homage to you, O ye gods who dwell in the divine clouds, and who are exalted [or holy] by reason of your sceptres!\nSpeak ye fair words for the Osiris Auf-ankh, and make ye him to prosper before Nehebka. And behold, though I be joined to the earth, and am in the mighty innermost part of heaven, let me remain on the earth and not die in Amentet, and let me remain a khu therein for ever and ever!\nAnd there shall be recited by way of magical charm the words:\n\"My heart, my mother! my heart, my mother! My heart of transformations!\"\n(Khu, a god of light)","title":"Pagan Prayers: A Prayer for Preservation of the Heart (Eg...","type":"page"}