Why feed the dead?

As in Tibet, the practice of feeding the dead existed in ancient Egypt, where food was placed in the pyramids to nourish the spirit of the dead person, in his journey towards the heavens. In our superficial understanding of this custom we tend to laugh and think, ‘how silly’, but in doing so, we miss the real meaning behind it. The Egyptians were not foolish enough to believe the dead person could eat the food, nor was it just a symbolic gesture. What they did believe was that the dead person’s spirit would metaphysically eat the food, as it were, and be spiritually nourished by the spirit of the food.

Blessings on your table!
The Intellectual Foodie
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