Belief+-+the+Ka+and+the+Ba

Ancient Egyptians said that humans were made up of 5 elements; ** B a,  K a ,  Ak h , the  Nam e and the Shadow. ** The Ba and Ka is the belief about the soul of a person and how they woul funtion in the afterlife. The **Ba** has been equalised with our concept of the soul. It is all the non-physical qualities that make up a humans personality and it has to do with power. An important function of the Ba was to make it possible for the deceased to leave his tomb and join the Ka. The Ba leaves the body at the moment of death and can go anywhere it likes but will eventually end up in the underworld which is like earth but with any worries and cares - it is a beautiful place. The Ba is believed to transform into a bird with a human head after death to travel between the underworld and the tomb. It has to reunite with the deceased every night so that they could like forever as an ancestor. **The Ka** is the intellectual and spiritual power but is not quite equal to the power of our soul. The primary soul located in the heart and doesn’t leave the body, even after death. The Ka of a God lived in the Gods temple and it was dependent on food offerings. **Akh** is the form where the dead live on (like an ancestor) It forms as a result of the union between the Ba and Ka. The Akh is believed to live unharmed forever. It is believed that it was the perfect expression of the person. Egyptians believed that a new born child had to get a name immediately or it would not come properly into existence. Ancient Egyptians didn’t want to pronounce their deity’s names but used symbols instead. **The Shadow** was al so believed to be a living essential part of an individual giving them blessing and protection from the burning rays of the sun. It was seen as an entity with power which could move at great speed and could protect, as well as needing to be protected.
 * The Name ** is a very important part of an individual, so important that it is regarded as a living part of the person.

The Ba leaving the deciest

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