Lesson 7: Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Sema Philosophy
Sema = Yoga
Tawi = two regions
Sema Tawi is the union of two regions. The Sema Tawi philosophy was practiced in
the Nile River Valley, Africa close to Ethiopia. It is important to note that Sema
and Yoga is synonymous with each other. The word Sema correlates with African
discipline and Yoga is associated with Indian, or Hindu discipline. The meaning of
Yoga is to unite the lower and higher self, and the concept of Yoga meditation is
to will yourself into higher consciousness. The theory of uniting the two regions,
two minds, the higher and lower self is consistent within both the African
disciplines and then later reconstructed, adopted, and expressed by the Indian
disciplines.
The Shedy disciplines are the Sema disciplines. Shedy simply means the teaching
and discovery of divine mysteries. Practicing Shedy leads to knowing thyself. The
Shedy disciplines consist of four particular disciplines that are referred to as
the “Great Truth”. These are;
Listening
Acting Righteous
Devotion
Meditation
The Kemetian “Glorious Light Meditation”, which are the first known meditation
instructions in human history were introduced to the world in 1350 BCE.
The first historical posture of Yoga derives from the Egyptian “Great Sphinx”.
At 1000 ACE is when physical yoga began. It is important to acknowledge that the
original concept and purpose of Yoga was for the human being to receive a higher
awareness. The Hatha Yoga of today recognizes Egyptian Yoga and honors the true
intention of Meditation is the idea of the human being becoming one with
Divinity.
“ Nothing in Heaven is a slave; nothing on Earth is free.”
Egyptian Proverb
