The Fickle Feather of Ma'at

Why holding each other accountable matters

Many people, in many times and places, have held beliefs about the afterlife and the ways in which actions and choices from life will be judged. The ancient Egyptians had the idea of your heart being weighed against a feather from the goddess, Ma’at. The Hindus had the idea of karma, where the actions in this life affect the kind of life you come back t…