Reiki, Arit (Chakras), and the Practice of Living in Alignment
There are names that belong to history, and there are names that belong to practice. Ma’at is both.
She is often introduced as an ancient Kemetic goddess, but that framing is incomplete. Ma’at is not simply someone you learn about. She is something you live. A principle. A discipline. A daily calibration.
I don’t invoke Ma’at as mythology. I embody her as method.
This page exists so that when her name appears in my work, there is clarity—not mystery, not abstraction, not aesthetic-only reverence. What follows is how Ma’at lives today, through me, through Reiki, through the arit (chakras), and through intentional, embodied living.
Who Ma’at Is (Beyond the One-Line Definition)
Ma’at represents truth, balance, justice, harmony, reciprocity, and right order. In Kemet, Ma’at was not optional spirituality. She was the operating system of society.
Ma’at governed:
- Speech and silence
- Food and fasting
- Leadership and labor
- Health and healing
- Family, community, and cosmic order
She is often symbolized by the feather, not because truth is light, but because excess weight—emotional, ethical, energetic—throws life out of balance.
Ma’at is not about moral superiority. She is about alignment.
How Ma’at Lives Through Me (Practically, Not Poetically)
Ma’at lives through me in the way I make decisions when no one is clapping.
She shows up when I:
- Choose sustainability over urgency
- Tell the truth even when it costs comfort
- Build systems that respect my body instead of exploiting it
- Teach my children rhythm instead of rigidity
- Pause instead of pushing through depletion
Ma’at is present when I ask:
“Is this in right relationship with my energy, my values, and my community?”
If the answer is no, I adjust. That adjustment is devotion.
Ma’at and Reiki: Alignment as Daily Maintenance
Reiki is not separate from Ma’at—it is one of the clearest modern expressions of her law.
Reiki restores life-force flow.
Ma’at governs right flow.
When I practice Reiki, I am not forcing healing. I am removing interference—lies, overextension, self-betrayal, inherited imbalance—so energy can move as it was designed to.
Ma’at through Reiki looks like:
- Non-attachment to outcome
- Respect for timing
- Listening to the body before correcting it
- Allowing intelligence to move without control
Reiki becomes the living audit: Am I aligned, or am I performing wellness?
Ma’at, Arit (Chakras), and Energetic Order
In Kemetic understanding, the arit (energy centers) are not about ascension first—they are about stability, truth, and coherence.
Ma’at governs the relationship between these centers.
When one center dominates or collapses, Ma’at is disturbed.
Her influence across the arit includes:
- Root: ethical grounding, safety without fear
- Sacral: creative flow without exploitation
- Solar Plexus: power without domination
- Heart: compassion without self-erasure
- Throat: truth spoken cleanly, not cruelly
- Third Eye: perception without delusion
- Crown: connection without disembodiment
Balance, not bypassing, is her signature.
Planetary Alignment: Ma’at and Saturn
Ma’at aligns most clearly with Saturn—the planet of structure, law, accountability, time, and consequence.
Saturn is not punishment. Saturn is feedback.
Both Saturn and Ma’at teach:
- Integrity over impulse
- Long-term truth over short-term reward
- Structure as protection, not restriction
Where Saturn builds the container, Ma’at ensures the container is ethical.
Colors, Foods, and Embodied Practice
Ma’at is often associated with:
- White (truth, clarity, neutrality)
- Gold (divine order, value, discernment)
- Deep blue (cosmic law, moral clarity)
Foods aligned with Ma’at emphasize balance and simplicity:
- Whole grains
- Clean water
- Fresh fruits and greens
- Foods eaten with presence, not urgency
Excess—whether restriction or indulgence—signals imbalance.
Yoga, Movement, and the Body as Evidence
Ma’at honors postures that cultivate uprightness and equilibrium:
- Mountain Pose (ethical grounding)
- Tree Pose (balance under pressure)
- Seated twists (truth through digestion and release)
- Corpse Pose (rest as order, not collapse)
Movement is not about flexibility for Ma’at—it is about integrity of form.
Herbs and Plants Aligned with Ma’at
Plants that support clarity, balance, and regulation resonate with her:
- Moringa (nutrient balance)
- Basil (clarity and order)
- Frankincense (truth and purification)
- Blue lotus (measured expansion, not escape)
Plants, like Ma’at, correct gently over time.
Ma’at Is Not Aesthetic. She Is Accountability.
Ma’at does not ask to be admired.
She asks to be lived.
If her name appears in my work, it signals a commitment:
- To truth over trend
- To balance over burnout
- To systems that hold, not drain
This page exists so her meaning is never diluted.
Closing Reflection
Write without rushing:
“Where in my life is alignment asking to be restored—not dramatically, but consistently?”
Truth doesn’t need urgency. It needs honesty.
With love, light, and Positive Inner-G,
La Trecia, aka Reiki RaEss
Certified Reiki Master Teacher | Journal Therapy Coach | Positive Inner-G Coach
Founder of Something NuBian, Custom Planner 4U, & Alluvial Business Consulting
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