Order, justice, and a golden frock

Out of chaos springs order, or Ma'at, the Egyptian goddess that gives her name to this lovely and symbolic dress by Ivalde. From humanity's first sentience, we've tried our best to explain these two forces, chaos and order. How did we arrive upon the planet? Why do we exist? Why is there destruction and disorder and chaos when every living thing seems to be so neatly organized into beings that think and create? The Egyptians spoke of the order in terms of gods and goddesses. Ma'at in particular gave order to the stars and seasons, and her aspect was also morality and justice.

The feathers on this symbolic dress reference the emblem of Ma'at, the feather which was set upon the scale opposite the human heart. If the heart failed the test, the owner was immediately devoured by the lioness Ammit who was seated hungrily by Ma'at's side, the soul doomed to remain in the underworld Duat forever.

I see the duality of order and chaos mirrored in Second Life as well. There are sims that time has forgotten, full of decaying buildings, urban sprawl and nothing. Sometimes, the land is simply barren, great stretches of primordial waste. Then, there are sims full of life and order -- a stark reminder to me that humans impose order upon the land, and that Gods mirror humanity -- we created Gods in our image, and Second Life is our creation mythos at work. Tp to Kings Rezzable now

***Earrings: (Caroline's) for Rezzables Sesen jewelry set
***Skin: [PXL] for Rezzables Efe Green Makeup
***Hair: The Stringer Mausoleum for Rezzables KHEPRI - Dirty/ MILK CHOCOLATE
***Outfit: ~Ivalde~ for Rezzables Ma'at egyptian goddess gown