Belief+-+Journey+to+the+Underworld

 //'Anaubis and Horus taking a dead person to the Underworld'// ==Belief - The Journey to the Underworld ==

The ancient Egyptians believed that before a person could get to the afterlife, they they needed to pass through the underworld. It is here where the person is judged. The underworld was believed to be a scary place with dangerous animals. It was believed that a person needed magic to overcome the 'underworld' threats. The ancient Egyptians had spells from the Book of the Dead, they were used to protect them on their journey. These spells were hid in tombs on papyrus scrolls.

It was believed that a dead person's heart was weighed against the truth. If a heart was heavy, the person was considered to be evil. If the person's heart was balanced, they'd be worthy of eternal life. Those with the heavy hearts would be destroyed by a large, monsterous crocodile.

The 'Ka' located in the heart was the soul to a person stayed within the body even after death. The 'Ba' flew away after the person had died. It flew to the Underworld; the world filled with happiness, no cares and freedom.