Dear Reader,
On Ancient Egyptian tombstones, you can find one common phrase:
It meant that this person had lived true to their voice throughout their life.
Whether they had indeed lived their truth was tested through a ritual called the Weighing of the Heart, as recorded in the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
When a person died, their heart was weighed against the feather of Ma'at: the cosmic moral order, the universal principle of truth and balance.
If the heart was as light as the feather, the soul passed. They were said to have lived “True of Voice,” and were allowed to enter the afterlife.
But what did "True of Voice" really mean to the ancient Egyptians?
It meant that you had acted in alignment with your own truths. You spoke your truth. Not the truth of others, not what society prescribed, but the truths that lived in your own heart.
Five thousand years later, this ancient test feels more relevant than ever.
In an age of AI, algorithms, and copy-paste marketing strategies, it’s never been easier to not be true to your voice. To let the machine or your competitor speak their truths through you.
I’ve been guilty of it too. Times when I borrowed someone else’s template. Times when I let a machine write the next sentence. Because it was the easy thing to do.
And when we’re tired, overwhelmed, or burned out, “easy” is tempting.
But just because it’s easy doesn’t mean it’s true.
Or right.
Or yours.
Being true to your voice is hard. You will be misunderstood and criticised. People might think you’re too weird or too much.
And sometimes, your authenticity will make other people uncomfortable.
Because when you speak your truth, it reminds others that they aren't speaking theirs.
So how do you speak your truth?
Speak from your heart, not from your mind.
Your true voice doesn’t live in the mind. It lives in the heart.
Your mind can lie, but your heart always knows what’s true.
That’s why the Egyptians weighed the heart, not the brain.
Maybe this ancient culture, with over 3,000 years of history, where people spoke Medu Netjer, the language of the Gods, knew something we’ve forgotten.
In their language, words weren’t just communication.
They were frequency. Vibration. Power.
Each offering to the gods began with voice, spoken aloud.
Voice was sacred.
And so, in this AI age, where it’s so easy to speak with someone else’s voice, I invite you to do the opposite.
Speak your truth.
Speak what your heart wants to say.
Speak what your soul already knows to be true.
Live “true of voice.”
It may be the hardest thing you do.
It may also be what sets you free.
