“Whenthoumeetaskintumorontheoutsidepartofthebody
abovethegenitalslaythyfingeronitandexaminehisbody,palp-
atingwiththyfingers.Ifhisbowelsmoveandhevomitsatthe
sametime,thensaythou:‘ItisaSkinTumorinhisbody.Iwill
treatthedisease,byheattothebladderonthefrontofhisbody,
whichcausesthetumortofalltotheearth.’Whenitissofallen,
thenmakethouforhimwarmsothatitmaypiercehisbody...
(uncertain).... Heal it as the cautery 81 heals.’”
Manypeoplenowrealizethatthesameprocessespresentindiseasearetherealsointhehealthybody.
Forinstance,abnormalcellsareconstantlybeingproducedanddestroyedinanormalcourse,butwhy
isitthatinsomepeoplethisprocessgoeshaywireandisthenreferredtoascancer?Diseaseshould
thereforebeconsideredasanimbalanceinthenormaloperationsofthebody,adisruptioninitsnor-
malfunctioning.Areturntonormalcymustthenberelatedtobringingbackthebalancebycorrecting
that action which caused the imbalance.
The Three Kinds of Foodsand their UkheduProducing Qualities
“Twainaretheformsoffood-forsoulandbody,ofwhichallanimalsconsist...
Somearenourishedwiththetwofoldform,whileotherswithasingle...Theirsoul
isnourishedbytheever-restlessmotionoftheCosmos;theirbodieshavetheir
growth from foods drawn up from the water and the earth of the inferior world.”
—Ancient Egyptian Proverbian Proverb”
BasedontheteachingsofthetempleofAset,theShetaut(religious)traditionsofKemetandthesur-
vivingmedicalpapyri,thefollowingdisciplinesofhealthcanbederived.Alllivingcreaturesneed
foodinordertosurvive.Therearetwokindsoffoodsinaccordancewiththeproverbabove,foodfor
thesoulandfoodforthebody.Foodforthebodycomplexcanbefurthersubdividedintotwogroups,
foodforbodyandfoodformind.Thustherearethreekindsoffoods:foodforthebody,foodforthe
mindandfoodforthesoul.KemeticPhilosophyadmonishesthattheproperfoodsbeprovidedfor
eachoftheseaspectsofthehumanpersonality,otherwiseanimbalancewilloccur.Thisimbalance
willleadtotheemergenceofthediseaseprocesscalledUkhedu.Thefoodforthebodyisrecognized
tobefruits,vegetables,nuts,seeds,grains,properbreathing,restandrightactions.Thefoodforthe
mindisrecognizedtobeupliftingthoughts,positivethoughtsbasedontruth,andproperbreathing.
ThefoodforthesoulisrecognizedtobethesubtleessenceoftheDivine,i.e.thelightoftheSpiritit-
self,inotherwords,self-knowledgewhichisachievedthroughvirtuousliving.Thefollowingproverb
directly relates to insights into the food for the soul.