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Egypt - Mummification

I actually enjoyed listening to the Egyptian music clip....haha.



The process of mummification is so intriguing. The idea of preserving a human body in ancient days is a lot different than how we preserve bodies now. Now, when someone passes away, we preserve their bodies in a coffin.

Back in Egypt, the process of mummification was quite expensive and was only reserved for the rich. Egyptians believed that the body was the link to a spiritual existence in the afterlife. The body was mummified so the spirit could get needed food and drink in the afterlife. In case the body was destroyed or damaged, magical spells were placed on a statue of the deceased so the spirit could continue to have their needs met.


It sits well with my own soul knowing that I don't have to go through a mummification process so that my spirit could have an afterlife. I believe that my afterlife will be in heaven and that it doesn't matter really where my body will be because everything on this earth is temporary and will eventually fade away.