| A common symbol of ancient Egyptian art
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| | a beetle, he pushed the sun across the
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| works and amulets is the scarab. It lays
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| | sky every day, and at night he kept on
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| its eggs inside a ball of dung which it
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| | rolling it safely through the underworld.
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| rolls into a hole under the ground. This
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| | It became a symbol popularly represented
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| is done so the larvae would have food
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| | in amulets.
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| after they hatched. When all the dung was
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| | Amulets like the one mentioned afore
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| consumed, the young beetles come out.
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| | contained real scarabs. They were
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| Egyptians considered this as a
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| | commonly placed on the chest of mummies
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| 'spontaneous creation' and worshiped the
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| | close to the heart. In ancient Egypt, the
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| beetle as the god Khepera.
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| | heart was believed to be the key to all
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| Khepera was the name of a minor god in
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| | our activities, the way we thought and
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| Egyptian mythology. It can also be
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| | acted. Because of this, after someone
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| spelled Khepri, Kheper, Khepra or Chepri.
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| | died, the brain was taken out of the
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| The behavior of the beetle, which
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| | skull and thrown away because it was
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| maintains spherical balls of dung, is a
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| | useless.
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| representation of the forces which move
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| | An Egyptian scarab pendant can be worn
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| the sun. Khepri gained a more important
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| | today as well. As a symbol of rebirth,
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| role in the beliefs of the Egyptians,
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| | resurrection or renewal, an Egyptian
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| becoming an embodiment of the sun. The
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| | scarab pendant can become a great fashion
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| disappearance of the sun at night was
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| | accessory while it holds great
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| associated to the underworld, closely
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| | significance. If you want to purchase
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| related to the way the beetle pushes the
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| | such an accessory, you must be sure you
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| dung underground.
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| | buy the right amulet. You shouldn't go to
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| The scarab lays its eggs in dead matter
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| | the local flee market and buy one.
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| or dung. From there, lots of young
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| | The best place you can buy an Egyptian
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| scarabs emerge. Because of this, ancient
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| | scarab pendant is over the internet. If
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| Egyptians thought the scarabs come from
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| | you visit ka-gold-jewelry.com, you will
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| dead matter. This led them to believe
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| | get a genuine pendant that holds a real
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| that the scarab is a symbol for rebirth,
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| | scarab inside of it, a scarab that has
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| resurrection and renewal. This is obvious
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| | followed the natural process of birth,
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| if we take the name 'kheper' which means
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| | life and death. If you are interested in
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| 'come into being'. Later, when the cult
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| | other Egyptian jewelry, like the Eye of
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| of Ra became more significant, Khepri
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| | Horus or Horeb unification, this is also
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| became known as an aspect of Ra, which
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| | the place to find them. You can also find
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| was a constitution of the dawning sun.
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| | symbols from other cultures like Tibetan
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| As you can see, there is a close relation
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| | Buddhism, Jewish, Merkaba or Kabbalah.
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| between the meanings of Khepera and Ra.
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| | All the jewelry found on this website,
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| As a representation of the dawning sun,
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| | including the Egyptian scarab pendant, is
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| it symbolizes the way the sun comes into
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| | submitted to a special energizing
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| being. Khepera was known as a whole
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| | process. Hand crafted pieces are put
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| scarab beetle, but in some tombs,
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| | through deep meditation so you can enjoy
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| paintings can be found of him as man with
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| | a unique accessory with special meaning
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| a scarab head. When he was represented as
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| | and powers.
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