The Pride of the Kem Community
MTAM Graduations: The Pride of the Kem Community
The time has come once again for the M’TAM School to announce the pride of the Kem community: our initiates. We, the instructors, fellow initiates, and allies of the Earth Center, are proud to welcome these new generations of graduates from all over the world.
Graduation is a very proud moment for the initiate of the M’TAM School of Philosophy and Spirituality. Seeing a new generation of initiates make it through the first level, known as “Per Ankh,” is a joyous occasion that everyone respects and that the community celebrates. For the onlooker, it might seem curious as to why each person stands up and expresses such pride. “What are they so proud of?” It’s a mystery to the outsider.
Perhaps this is a good example of why they are known as the “mystery schools.” There’s just not much one can say in terms of explaining what exactly goes on in the initiation “camps.”
One thing I can explain is that the traditional initiation has adapted for the modern societies to take on a familiar look. Each temple location offers the initiation in a classroom setting in the form of three separate disciplines: Medu, Ka’at Ib, and Sounnt:
The Medu class is where one will learn to read, write, and speak humanity’s original language, commonly referred to as the Egyptian hieroglyphs. The reader should note that “Egyptology” is the study of the civilization that left ruins in one area on the globe, but what they don’t realize is that the culture still thrives in other parts of the world and, more importantly, the knowledge has been preserved in initiation camps and temples such as M’TAM. The Medu class offers a philosophy portion where one can grasp the concepts expressed in our ancient tongue, and begin to make a paradigm shift within one’s own perspective on the world and their destiny.
The Ka’at Ib class is one that offers insights into spirituality and the techniques used in traditional meditation, stretching, and breathing exercises. Ka’at Ib is the original form of many disciplines that are more popular today, such as martial arts, dance, and yoga. There is also a philosophy portion of this class to introduce and explain the deeper concepts of the spiritual world.
Sounnt is a course on healing where one learns about the human organs and functions in the body as well as the energies in the universe and other realities in the existence that a healer needs to be aware of. One must take the Ka’at Ibi class with or before taking the Sounnt. After completing at least the Medu and Ka’at Ib courses an initiate may graduate from the M’TAM School. After completing the Sounnt course, an initiate may become an apprentice healer within our collective.
How can you be sure to graduate? Isn’t it as simple as studying and passing your tests? In fact, it is not a matter of test knowledge, but rather the application to one’s life. As the saying goes: “Knowledge applied is wisdom. Knowledge on its own is nothing.” This is precisely why it is so challenging to make it through the Per Ankh level, on account that this initiatic knowledge is no longer reinforced in the educational systems and households that many of us grew up in. It takes a community of Kem people to support one another in the struggle to abide by the 77 Commandments.
It takes a generation to communicate with one another, to grasp the evils within ourselves in order to make changes in our personal lifestyles. It will take discipline and dedication on the part of the seeker to “go down the rabbit hole” and see what they find once through.
For many of these generations it has been a long journey, ranging from one year to four years, in the Per Ankh classes. And now they are ready to be reborn into their tribes with names the Earth recognizes them as, according to their destinies and “stars” (spiritual gifts and abilities). The last name is one the entire generation shares, as they will continue throughout this lifetime as spiritual brothers and sisters and have, in part, a shared destiny. From eldest (began their Per Ankh earliest) to youngest, we welcome the newest generations of Kem: Sahqara, Thenuziry, Abounou, Heqitef, Maatibsau, Mezouptah, Nejeser, Fahkara, and Bouhatem.
These individuals join a proud community of priests, healers, royalty, and warriors who are now trusted in traditional temples around the world, to live by a code of behavior, and to carry their knowledge to others in need. Welcome again, new initiates... your journey now begins.