There is a festival from the Roman period temple of Soknopaiou Nesos (a temple of Sobek) which lists a 19 day festival to Aset called Festival of the Birth of Aset Neferset, (with the Beautiful Throne) the Great Goddess (in Greek this is Isis Nepherses). The dates for this festival are: 26 of 3 Shomu to 15 of 4 Shomu.
On my calendar from Lady of Praise, Lady of Power, this holiday begins on Monday.
Have a great festival everyone!
Here is the new cover for my upcoming book, Holy Mother, Healer and Queen: Papers on the Feminine Divine.
Cover by Andrew Meit. All Rights Reserved.
Seeking Submissions for the 2017 Summer Issue of Isis-Seshat Journal on the Theme of “Traditions Thriving in the Cross-Currents of Global Paganism”
Deadline: Monday, August 7
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by Jeff Dahl
To be published in Sun, Star and Desert Sand: Poems for the Egyptian Gods.
Nebet Het is the Wayward Daughter
She marries the Red Lord
Of the Desert Lands
by Jeff Dahl
She marries Him
And Their love is eternal
They bring change and sorrow
They bring transformation
The change He brings is Swift, Brutal
Unyielding
You can’t turn away
From the lies you tell yourself
Or the hidden truths you wish to keep locked away
You cannot hide from your desires
With a slew of excuses Continue reading
Holy Mother, Healer and Queen: Papers on Goddesses, Orisha and Saints. This is a compilation of academic essays on Oya, Yemoja (Yemaya), Frigga, Skadi, Kali and Mary. And there is one essay on Qur’anic Talismanry and Women’s Healing.
The Ancient Egyptian Poetry Book is almost complete. I have over 300 pages of poetry to Aset, Aset and Nebet Het, Nebet Het, Sobek, Set, Wesir, Wepwawet, Yinepu, Bast, Ra, and Nut. I am still adding more poetry. The tentative title is Sun, Star and Desert Sand.
I have sent in the permissions for Lady of the Sky: Ancient Hymns for Aset from the Temple of Dendera. We’ll see what they say. I’m still waiting.
I have been compiling all the material for this book She Who Speaks Through Silence: An Anthology of Nebet Het (Nephthys). I am still waiting on some submissions. Here are the submission guidelines: Nebet Het Submission Guidelines
A Devotional for Ra and His Daughters: Solar Flares and Sunbeams. Here are the submission guidelines: Ra and His Family Devotional
A third hymnal and an anthology for Aset/Isis. I don’t have a working title yet.
Maybe a hymnal or devotional for Sekhmet/Sekhmet-Mut. I have to check on some permissions. The tentative title is Lioness Goddess, Lioness Queen: An Anthology/Hymnal for Sekhmet.
Here is Aset’s shrine after the ritual.
This festival for Aset comes from the Ptolemaic period. It is obviously Greek in origin, but was adapted to ancient Egyptian religion. Aset is honored here as a Goddess of Beauty, the spring season and the Lady of the Rose.
Roses were the flowers which were left on graves. Aset is honored here as the Lady of Beauty, Queen of the Dead and the Mourner of Wesir.
Here is the image of the shrine after the offerings were mostly cleared.
Cover Design by Andrew Meit. All Rights Reserved.
Joan Lansberry mentioned my book: Lord of Strength and Power: Ancient Hymns for Wepwawet in one of her blog posts! She matched up one of the hymns to the hieroglyphs.
Here is the blog post: Tasting Life Twice: Matching Up the Glyphs
