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22 Council you will appear in judgment. Your conscience, represented by your heart, will be weighed in the Great Balance against the Feather of the Law, emblematic of Truth and Right—your good deeds balanced against your evil deeds. If your bad deeds are found to outweigh your good deeds, certain labors to be performed by you will be decreed by the Council, and, upon completion of these tasks satisfactorily to the Council, proper rewards will be forthcoming. We now approach the portals of Khon.su, the Goddess of the Moon, through which you must pass. These portals are guarded by the great Nit, the Gink of Gizeh.

— O Messenger of Abydos, whom leadeth you there?

— The Scribe Ani, duly elected, now obligated unto us, who seeks to pass the portals of Khonsu's Temple, to receive the Judgment of Amenti.

— Ani, be warned of the solemnity of the step you are about to take. Be careful that your heart is cleansed of all evil e'er you pass these portals leading to the underworld and the unfathomable hereafter. None may repass without the consent of the Council of Amenti. Before you can appear before that dread council of the gods of Egypt, you must present a token. That token is your heart, an image of which I now hand you. It is emblematic of your conscience. Carry it in your right hand, and when it is called for by Anubis, present it. Pass on.