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| Topic Started: Nov 2 2009, 09:58 PM (208 Views) | |
| cjam91 | Nov 2 2009, 09:58 PM Post #1 |
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Hello everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself, I hope that this forum isn't dead my greetings are falling upon deaf ears. Well to give an introduction, I've studied a lot of religions/paths but couldn't find the right one until going to Japan, where I learned of the Cult of Amaterasu the goddess of the sun, however it kind of transformed and I gained a greater understanding of Aten once I learned about God in my History class in college. I am very eager in learning about the faith, however my one single question is what is Akhnatens role in Atenism? I've read sites where he was Moses or that he was the son of god like a christ figure and e, so Im trying to understand all that and it will make me feel a whole lot better. In addition, do Atenist have personal altars? if so what are components of them? Thanks and nice to meet you all. Chris |
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| Ankhesenamun | Nov 16 2009, 03:27 PM Post #2 |
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Hi Chris, It is most unlikely that Akhenaten was Moses. The official version says that Akhenaten started a revolution and completely overturned the old religion, which was based on the belief in many gods. However, this is only part of the truth. Educated people in Ancient Egypt have even before that believed in only one Creator; this Creator was portraid in several incarnations. This gave rise to the belief that there were many gods, and the priesthood kept the common folk in that belief - not too dissimilar from nowadays, where people get fed certain theories (eg.evolution) and are expected to believe in that. Akhenaten did away with that, and taught everyone that there is only one Creator, the Aten. In other words, He taught the truth. Of course, the priests were not happy with that as their power and hold of the people had been taken away. After the end of Akhenaten's reign, a return to the old religion was enforced. This happened during the reign of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, and Akhenaten's name was erased from all monuments - in order to erase not only his memory, but also to deny Him Eternal life. I believe that Akhenaten was a prophet, but not a Christ-like figure. The discription "son of the God" was adopted by all Pharaohs. The Christian idea of a "son of God" who died and was resurrected is most likely based on the Egyptian god Osiris, who - according to legend - was killed and brought back to life by Isis. As for altars, I believe it is more important to have genuine faith; rituals cannot replace that and are always only observed for their symbolic meaning. May Aten bless, Ankhesenamun |
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