| A common symbol of ancient Egyptian art works | | | | across the sky every day, and at night he |
| and amulets is the scarab. It lays its eggs | | | | kept on rolling it safely through the |
| inside a ball of dung which it rolls into a | | | | underworld. It became a symbol popularly |
| hole under the ground. This is done so the | | | | represented in amulets. |
| larvae would have food after they hatched. | | | | |
| When all the dung was consumed, the young | | | | Amulets like the one mentioned afore |
| beetles come out. Egyptians considered this | | | | contained real scarabs. They were commonly |
| as a 'spontaneous creation' and worshiped the | | | | placed on the chest of mummies close to the |
| beetle as the god Khepera. | | | | heart. In ancient Egypt, the heart was |
| | | | believed to be the key to all our activities, |
| Khepera was the name of a minor god in | | | | the way we thought and acted. Because of |
| Egyptian mythology. It can also be spelled | | | | this, after someone died, the brain was taken |
| Khepri, Kheper, Khepra or Chepri. The | | | | out of the skull and thrown away because it |
| behavior of the beetle, which maintains | | | | was useless. |
| spherical balls of dung, is a representation | | | | |
| of the forces which move the sun. Khepri | | | | An Egyptian scarab pendant can be worn today |
| gained a more important role in the beliefs | | | | as well. As a symbol of rebirth, resurrection |
| of the Egyptians, becoming an embodiment of | | | | or renewal, an Egyptian scarab pendant can |
| the sun. The disappearance of the sun at | | | | become a great fashion accessory while it |
| night was associated to the underworld, | | | | holds great significance. If you want to |
| closely related to the way the beetle pushes | | | | purchase such an accessory, you must be sure |
| the dung underground. | | | | you buy the right amulet. You shouldn't go to |
| | | | the local flee market and buy one. |
| The scarab lays its eggs in dead matter or | | | | |
| dung. From there, lots of young scarabs | | | | The best place you can buy an Egyptian scarab |
| emerge. Because of this, ancient Egyptians | | | | pendant is over the internet. If you visit |
| thought the scarabs come from dead matter. | | | | ka-gold-jewelry.com, you will get a genuine |
| This led them to believe that the scarab is a | | | | pendant that holds a real scarab inside of |
| symbol for rebirth, resurrection and renewal. | | | | it, a scarab that has followed the natural |
| This is obvious if we take the name 'kheper' | | | | process of birth, life and death. If you are |
| which means 'come into being'. Later, when | | | | interested in other Egyptian jewelry, like |
| the cult of Ra became more significant, | | | | the Eye of Horus or Horeb unification, this |
| Khepri became known as an aspect of Ra, which | | | | is also the place to find them. You can also |
| was a constitution of the dawning sun. | | | | find symbols from other cultures like Tibetan |
| | | | Buddhism, Jewish, Merkaba or Kabbalah. |
| As you can see, there is a close relation | | | | |
| between the meanings of Khepera and Ra. As a | | | | All the jewelry found on this website, |
| representation of the dawning sun, it | | | | including the Egyptian scarab pendant, is |
| symbolizes the way the sun comes into being. | | | | submitted to a special energizing process. |
| Khepera was known as a whole scarab beetle, | | | | Hand crafted pieces are put through deep |
| but in some tombs, paintings can be found of | | | | meditation so you can enjoy a unique |
| him as man with a scarab head. When he was | | | | accessory with special meaning and powers. |
| represented as a beetle, he pushed the sun | | | | |