Just a few days after the Winter Solstice, the Ancient Egyptians celebrated the birthday of the Goddess Bast (Bastet). The offerings to Bast included fine wine, beer, chocolate, water, fruit, fruit juices and meat - Bast, the Cat Goddess, was certainly a carnivore. The colors identified with Bast are green and gold as well as … Continue reading Offerings to Goddess Bast – for her Birthday
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Hymn to Isis, Lady of Ecstasy, O Golden One
All hail, jubilation to You, Isis, O Golden One, Sole ruler, Uraeus of the Supreme Lord Himself! Mysterious One who gives birth to the divine entities, Forms the animals, models them as She pleases, fashions men... Luminous One who thrusts back the darkness, who illuminates every human creature with your rays, hail, Great One of … Continue reading Hymn to Isis, Lady of Ecstasy, O Golden One
Heku – Magical Stories Part 4
The final section of the Westcar Papyrus continues where the story of Khufu and Djedi, the magician ends, telling of the birth of the first three pharaohs of the fifth dynasty, Userkaf, Sahure and Neferirkara Kakai, to Reddjedet wife of the Priest of Ra. "It was a day when Reddjedet was suffering as her labor … Continue reading Heku – Magical Stories Part 4
Heku – Magical Stories Part 3
As mentioned in a previous post, the Westcar Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian text containing five stories about magic and miracles performed by the lector-priests. Each of these tales are told at the royal court of Pharaoh Khufu of the 4th dynasty (25th century BCE). When researching the Goddess Wenet (Lady Unu), I found a … Continue reading Heku – Magical Stories Part 3
Bat, the Goddess of Two Faces
Bat is a very ancient Egyptian deity revered as a celestial goddess and goddess of fertility. Her worship began during the Predynastic period of Egypt and extended up through the Middle Kingdom, a period of over 1000 years. As a celestial goddess in her cow form, she was associated with the Milky Way. Bat also … Continue reading Bat, the Goddess of Two Faces
Prayer to Anubis in Honor of our Beloved Magus
O, Anubis! Mighty Anubis! Michael Angelo has entered the gates to your realm, And we ask that you deem him worthy. His spirit is a brave one, And his soul is an honorable one. O, Anubis! Mighty Anubis! As you take his measure, And weigh his heart as he stands before you, Know that he … Continue reading Prayer to Anubis in Honor of our Beloved Magus
Prayer to Sekhmet-Bast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahpKRHpCBvU Mother of the gods, the One, the Only,Mistress of the crowns, thou rulest all;Sekhmet is thy name when thou art wrathful,Bast, beloved, when thy people call. Daughter of the Sun, with flame and furyFlashing from the prow upon the foe; Safely sails the Boat with thy protectionPassing scatheless where thy fires glow. Daughter of … Continue reading Prayer to Sekhmet-Bast
Prayer to Hathor – Goddess of Beauty
To the Goddess of Love, the Lady of the Two Lands Giving praise to Hathor, who lives in Thebes.Kiss the earth for her in all her forms.May I pray to her for the greatness of her name,for the strength of her striking power.Love of her is in the hearts of the people.Her beauty is with … Continue reading Prayer to Hathor – Goddess of Beauty
Blessings and Prayers
In this fast paced and challenging modern world people often don't have much time to commune with nature, sit with oneself in a peaceful state, and embrace the silent wisdom coursing through all of us. Lady Olivia Robertson and Lawrence Durdin-Robertson, the late Founders of the Fellowship of Isis, suggested a simple ceremony everyone, every … Continue reading Blessings and Prayers
“Who is this Cat?”
The Egyptian Tree of Life, the Persea Tree, was guarded and protected by the Mau, the Great Cat. The sacred Persea Tree emerged when Ra (Re) as Atum the Sun-god first appeared at Heliopolis. The Tree played a part in the Creation Myth that explained how the nine gods who made up the Ennead of … Continue reading “Who is this Cat?”
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