Walking with Ma’at: The 7 Divine Attributes as a Way of Life

Ma’at is a living presence, a law of nature, and a sacred path. To live in alignment with Ma’at is to walk in balance with all things—within self, with others, and with the cosmos. These 7 attributes are ancient keys to divine living. They guide us inward, back to the center, back to the source.

Each principle is a vibration and reminder.

Ma’at – Divine embodiment of Truth, Balance, and Cosmic Order.

1. Order

Our ancestors lived in harmony with nature andhad a natural order. Order is divine design. It is the structure that allows your soul to flourish. Not rigid control, but sacred arrangement—where your days, your space, the way you eat, the way you dress, and your spirit have rhythm and purpose.

🔹 Ask yourself: What chaos in my life is asking for structure?

🔹 Practice: Create spiritual routines. Organize. Establish order in your day without over-scheduling your soul.

2. Balance

Balance is the dance of opposites—work and rest, giving and receiving, speaking and listening. It is honoring both the sun and the moon within you.

🔹 Ask yourself: Where am I overextending or neglecting myself?

🔹 Practice: Spend time with your body. Say no without guilt. Ground into your center through breath and stillness.

3. Harmony

Harmony is the song the soul sings when everything is in right relationship. It's the frequency of peace—within your thoughts, your home, your interactions.

🔹 Ask yourself: What or who disrupts my peace?

🔹 Practice: Practice presence. Listen more than you speak. Bring soft energy to hard spaces.

4. Propriety / Compassion

Propriety is respectful conduct, guided by divine compassion. It's how we carry ourselves, honor our elders, correct with grace, and speak with reverence.

🔹 Ask yourself: Am I showing up with respect—for myself, others, and creation?

🔹 Practice: Speak with kindness. Move with mindfulness. Let your love be rooted in wisdom.

5. Reciprocity

The law of attraction is within Ma'at. What you give returns—spiritually, energetically, universally. Every word thought and action goes out into the universeand returns back. This is not transactional, it’s relational. Give from a full heart, and receive without shame.

🔹 Ask yourself: Where am I withholding or over-giving?

🔹 Practice: Practice sacred exchange—of time, love, support. Accept blessings. Offer your gifts with humility.

6. Truth

Truth is aligning with your inner compass. It's not always comfortable, but it is always freeing. Living in truth means aligning your words, actions, and thoughts with your soul’s knowing. Being true to yourself and your purpose.

🔹 Ask yourself: What truth am I avoiding—or afraid to live out loud?

🔹 Practice: Speak from the heart. Journal what’s real. Trust your inner voice, even when others don’t understand.

7. Righteousness / Justice

This is divine integrity. To be righteous is to walk upright—in alignment with Ma’at, not ego. Justice in this context is not revenge, but restoration. It corrects imbalance with wisdom, not wrath.

🔹 Ask yourself: Are my choices in alignment with my values?

🔹 Practice: Stand for what is right, even when it's not easy. Speak up when you see injustice. Live by example.

🌕 Living Ma’at in Modern Times

These 7 principles are not just ancient—they are eternal. When we align with them, we are no longer drifting. We are directed. We become a vessel through which Ma’at moves—through every word we speak, every decision we make, every breath we take.

🌀 Take one principle each week to reflect on

🌀 Set affirmations or intentions around each attribute

🌀 Share with your children and your community

Ma’at is not outside of you—she lives within you.

Live with intention. Live with Ma’at.