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