Sheut

Sheut


 * Also called:**

//Khaibit, Haidit, Swt//

The "shadow" or "hidden" self. It was believed that a person could not exist without a shadow, nor a shadow without a person - therefore, the Egyptians surmised that a shadow contained something of the person it represents. For this reason statues of people and deities were sometimes referred to as their "shadows."

The //Sheut// was represented graphically as a small human figure painted completely black. This aspect of the self would seem to correspond closely to modern conceptions of a ghost, with protective powers and the ability to move at great speeds.

Parts of the Soul