Lord of Wisdom and Words
by Chelsea B.
Djehuty is the Lord of Wisdom
and the Lord of Law;
He is the Lord of Words
and careful phrases. Continue reading “Djehuty: Lord of Wisdom”
Author: jewelofaset
Aset’s Magic: Anger Management
I got this heka from Aset.
Items Needed
- Image or statue of Aset or Sekhmet
- Offerings
- Paper
- Pen (not red)
- Bowl of water
- Salt
Pray to Aset and/or Sekhmet-Mut to help you with your anger.
Give an offering.
Write down what you are angry about. Crumple the paper and put it in the water.
Sprinkle salt over it.
Pray to the Goddesses to relieve your anger.
Pour out the water outside and throw the paper in the trash.
Take the trash out as soon as possible.
Thank the Goddesses and eat the offerings.
You are Loved
You are Loved
by JewelofAset
You need to love yourself
like a good parent
like a sibling
like a best friend
love your inner child
You are loved
You are adored
You are wanted
You are cherished
You are loved.
Do you know what it means to feel loved?
With a Hug
With a kiss
With a gesture of kindness
With a thoughtful gift
With romantic gestures
With aiding someone
Being there for someone
Petting a cat or dog
What makes you feel loved?
Hugs;
Spending time with people
Gifts
People who are there in an emergency or health crisis
Curling up with a book when it’s raining outside
Spending time with friends because you are wanted and need to be there
Good Family and Friends
Feeling loved when people do kind things for you
You need to feel loved just by existing as an awesome human
Notice all of this requires movement
You don’t sit idly by
You do
You act
You perform these tasks
So this love you crave for yourself
You must treat yourself as you would
another
whom you love
Firestorm and Lightning
To be published in Sun, Star and Desert Sand: Poems for the Egyptian Gods.
Firestorm and Lightning
by Chelsea Luellon Bolton
Nebet Het is the Wayward Daughter
She marries the Red Lord
Of the Desert Lands
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 “Firestorm and Lightning”
Advice from Hethert
Here is some advice I received from Hethert (Hathor):
How do I bring more joy into my life?
Answer: Do what you love for no other reason than it brings you joy. Read. Write. Watch TV. Paint. Sculpt. Create music. Make love. Go for a run or walk. Walk your dog. Play with your cat. Ride a bike. Visit a friend. Visit a loved one. Call or text someone you care for. Know that you are not alone.
In your struggles. In your pain. In any of this. None of you are alone.
Call out to Hethert, the Mistress of Joy.
And She will bring you joy.
Epithets of Nut
Epithets of Nut
- At Whose Feet is Eternity
- Brilliant One
- Coffin
- Coverer of Heaven
- Daughter
- Daughter of Shu
- Dominates the Northern Sky
- Effective One
- Established One of Geb
- Eye of Ra
- Female Pig Who Eats Her Piglets
- Goddess of the Sycamore Tree
- Grand Horizon
- Great
- Great Being Who is in the World of the Dead
- Great Divine Beloved Soul
- Great Ihet-Cow Who Brings Ra into the Day
- Great Lady
- Great, Mother of God
- Great One
- Great Princess at the Birthplace
- Great, Who Gave Birth to the Gods
- Great Wild Cow
- Heavenly Cow
- In Whose Hand is the Always
- Lady of Heaven
- Lady of the Sycamore
- Land of Your West
- Lofty One
- Mighty Goddess in the Womb of Your Mother Tefnut
- Mighty One in Your Mother
- Mistress of Big
- Mistress of Heaven/the Sky
- Mistress Over the Earth
- Mother
- Mother of All the Gods
- Mother of God
- Mother of God of the Gods and Goddesses
- Mother of Heaven
- Mother of Set
- Mother of the Gods
- Mother of the Stars
- Mysterious One
- One with a Thousand Souls
- One Who Hears
- Perfect Daughter
- Powerful from Her Mother
- Queen of All Gods and Goddesses
- Sarcophagus
- Scepter of the Sky
- Sepulcher
- She Who Bore the Gods
- She Who Comes Out of the Arms of Aker
- She Who Extends Her Arms
- She Who Gives Birth to the Gods
- She Who Gives Birth to Ra Everyday
- Sky
- Soul of the Brilliant One
- Sovereign of All the Gods
- She of the Braided Hair Who Bore the Gods
- The Great
- The Mighty
- Uniter of the Two Lands of Geb
- Uraeus Serpent
- Veil of Heaven
- Venerable One
- Venerable and Powerful
- Venerable in the Shrine-of-the-Venerable
- Who Bore the Gods
- Who Came into Being in the Sky
- Who Counts the Days
- Who Does Fill Every Place with Her Beauty
- Who Gave Birth to the Gods
- Who Gives Birth to the Gods
- Who Gives Birth to the Rulers of the Country
- Who Has Given Birth to All the Gods
- Who is Crowned like the King of the North
- Who is Mighty
- Who is in the Mysterious Abyss
- Who Protects the Son of Wesir
- Who Rose in Splendor as the Bee
- Who Shelters Him (Heru)
- Who Spreadest Over Me
- Whose Adornments are Among the Goddesses
- You are Above Your Father Shu
- You Have Encompassed the Earth, Everything is in Your Two Hands
- You have United the Earth in Every Place
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New Book on Hathor
For those who love Hethert (Hathor) there is a new book available!
Here is the link: The Theology of Hathor of Dendera Aural and Visual Scribal Techniques in the Per-Wer Sanctuary by Barbara A. Richter.
Dua Set and Walk Forth in Strength
Today is Set’s Birthday on the Kemetic Orthodox Calendar.
I have lit His candle and said his prayer as I did for Wesir and Heru Wer the two days prior.
Saryt, a talented musician, singer, and sculptor has written and sang two songs dedicated to Set. I would like to share them with you on His birthday.
Dua Set by Catfolk
http://catfolk.org/track/dua-set
Walk Forth in Strength by Catfolk
http://catfolk.org/track/walk-forth-in-strength
Dua Set! Happy Birthday to the Red Lord!
Bright Week: Aspects of Aset; Aset vs. Isis
Aspects of Aset and Aset vs. Isis
by TahekerutAset
Aset is a multi-faceted Goddess who worship spanned for thousands of years with ancient Egyptians, Nubians, Greek and Romans all honoring Her in some way.
For the most part, Her ancient Egyptian attributes are as the mother and maker of kings, the Mother of Heru and the Goddess of the Throne, its sovereignty and lineage. Continue reading “Bright Week: Aspects of Aset; Aset vs. Isis”
Bright Week: Aset, Possessor of Strength
Aset, the Possessor of Strength
Aset is the Strongest of Goddesses as She is the one along with Set to destroy Ap-p during Ra’s Nightly Journey. In one myth, She stopped the Sun Boat to heal Heru-sa-Aset.
She mourned and worked through Her anguish when Wesir died and raised Her son as a single mother.
She is depicted wielding a scimitar, slaughtering the enemies of Her son or husband or Her Father Ra with flame.
At Aswan and Philae temples, Aset is called “Chief at the Head of the Army” and “Possessor of Strength”. She has a very bellicose nature here as these temples were positioned at country borders where enemies could invade.
Q&A Session
When have you asked Aset for strength? Who is Aset as a Goddess of strength and fortitude? How do you see Aset as a possessor of strength?
