Sekhmet-Bastet Goddess of Fire

With great concern over the continued and growing fires around us, the Goddess Sekhmet comes to mind. She is recognized in many ways, and predominately around creating and putting out Fires

HYMN TO THE GODDESS SEKHMET from the “House of Flame” the south-west chapel of the Sanctuary of Hathor at Dendera.
(cfr. Dendera III 164-165)

Salutations to You, O Eye of Ra in the Palace,
the Uraeus Whose fire is great,
Sekhmet the Great,
the Uraeus of Ra,
She Who protects all the Gods,
the Lady of the golden sistrum and of the faience,
the Lady of the the sistrum of turquoise,
the Lady of drunkenness,
the Lady of bread,
the Lady of beer,
we sacrifice cattle and geese for Her,
the Uraeus Lady of Punt,
we fumigate with incense for Her,
we sacrifice geese and oryxes for Her,
the Beautiful One,
the Lady of honey and of the grape juice,
we satisfy Her ‘Ka’-spirit, it is the truth,
She is the Sovereign of the spirits messengers, She Who sends the spirits messengers, and They do not seize Her citizens,
the Lady of the Sky and the Sovereign of the Earth,
the Eye of Ra on His head,
the Lady of transformations on the forehead of Him Who created Her,
the Shining Uraeus and the Lady of the Horizon,
the Powerful One and the Beloved One of Ptah,
the Female Who raises an army,
the Sovereign in the Sky, no one is equal to Her,
Life and Death are under Her authority,
the Daughter of Ra, She is His double,
the Wife Who leads the husbands,
the Beautiful Maiden of Ra,
no one opposes Her among the Gods,
She is the Queen of the Sky, of the Earth, and of the NetherWorld, of waters and hills,
there is no region that does not know Her name.
Gods and Goddesses are worshipping You,
the crew of Ra is Your retinue.
May Mut, Sekhmet, Bastet, Uadjet, and Shesemtet protect the beloved of Hathor the Lady of Dendera.

HYMN TO THE GODDESS SEKHMET-BASTET from the Temple of the Hathor at Dendera.
(cfr. Dendera III 184-185)

Sekhmet-Bastet, She Who has Power over the host of beings,
Sekhmet the Daughter of the Great God Ra,
the Brilliant One,
the Powerful One,
the Fierce One,
the Shining One,
the Appeased Lady of Offerings,
the Lady of Transformations on the forehead of Ra Who begot Her,
the Only Uraeus of many faces Who overthrows or Who gives Life to him who is under Her dominion,
Her Divine Emissaries act in accordance with what She says

This is a time for reflection and contemplation of Sekhmet, the fierce Fire Goddess; with prayers that the benevolent face of Bastet will come forth soon to take control of the fires.