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.
Category: Books
Aset’s Yearly Cycle
Kiya Nicoll, author of The Traveller’s Guide to the Duat: Amenti on Two Deben a Week, wrote a post on her blog which inspired the musings below: Calendric Rhythms
After reading her post, I had these thoughts about Aset’s Yearly Cycle. So here are my musings.
And now I’m thinking of my own Aset Yearly Post where Akhet is Her in Mourning and Change (Transformation is a type of change). I am also reminded that Her Marriage Festival and the Mysteries are right next to each other. Peret is where Aset and Heru avenge Wesir and Heru is established at King. Aset here is the King-Maker and Avenging Goddess. Shomu are the months of the Heat of the Eye of Ra, the solar and stellar brightness permeate all of creation from both the Seen and Unseen realms (Aset has a lot of fire festivals here both solar and stellar ones). And the Days Upon the Year bring renewal, dissolution of the old and rebirth for Aset is born on Her Day and on New Year’s as the Star Sopdet bringing the power of the flood to being again.
Thank you for such a great post! I’m having thoughts!
Here are links to Kiya Nicoll’s book.
From Megalithica Books: Traveller’s Guide to the Duat
From Amazon (Paperback): Traveller’s Guide to the Duat
Rest in Peace, Terence DuQuesne
This post has alerted me to some sad news: May Wepwawet Open the Beautiful Way in the West for Him.
Terence DuQuesne has passed away.
I did not know him, but I have read many of his works. He was an Egyptologist who seemed to specialize in the Jackal Deities of Egypt especially Wepwawet, Anubis and Anupet, among others. Due to his ground-breaking work on the subject-prolific writings spanning decades-many know more about Wepwawet and other Jackal Deities than they ever did before. His work will inspire and inform many future generations.
He published many books and articles. Among them are Black and Gold God, Jackal at the Shaman’s Gate, Jackal Divinities Volume 1, and Anubis and the Spirits of the West.
Other of his works include:
DuQuesne, Terence. The Salakhana Trove: Votive Stelae and Other Objects from Asyut. London: Darengo Publications, 2009.
DuQuesne, Terence. Anubis, Upwawet and Other Deities: Personal Worship and Official Religion in Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Museum of Cairo, 2008.
DuQuesne, Terence. “Exalting the God: Processions of Upwawet in Asyut in the New Kingdom”. Discussions in Egyptology, Vol. 57. 2003, pp. 21-46.
DuQuesne, Terence. “The Great Goddess and her Companions in Middle Egypt”. Mythos und Ritual. Festschrift für Jan Assmann zum 70. Geburtstag. 2008.
He was also a poet and published some poetry anthologies.
His books are listed here: Darengo Publications
The sky has an extra star tonight and always.
Hail to you, you imperishable star.
A thousand of bread
A thousand of beer
A thousand of every good thing
for your Ka.
May you ascend to the stars
shining brightly among the Gods.
Fiercely Bright One 