My religion has many creation myths and all of them are true. They tell us about creation. Atum masturbated and Ptah spoke and everything was created. The Celestial Cow as Mut or Hethert or Mehet Weret or Nit gave birth to the sun god Ra and as She spoke everything was created. Aset spoke the Word in the Beginning as did Nit and everything was created.
The other Gods, the air in the form of Shu, moisture in the form of Tefnut; Geb and Nut in the forms of earth and sky. Ma’at and Life in the forms of Ma’at, Tefnut and Shu. Ra, Shu, and the Eye Goddesses gave birth to light. Wesir, Heru Wer, Set, Aset and Nebet Het were born and thus more was created by them.
Do you not see? One became many. Creation cannot exist without differentiation. There are many Netjeru for a reason. For each job to be performed, someone must be equipped to do it. Some of Us have the same job, yet do it differently. To borrow a phrase: Diversity is Our Power; Unity is Our Strength.
All of nature is touched by these Gods and Goddesses. Sunbeams are Ra, Mut, Tefnut, Bast, Sekhmet, Aset and other solar Goddesses. The air you breathe is Shu or Aset. The earth you stand on is Geb.
Brigantia–Her name may mean “Exalted” or “Queenly”. She is the tutelary deity of the Brigantes and is a Romano-British deity who has similarities to Athena/Minerva and Brighid. Her only titles were left in Roman inscriptions on altars. Her titles are Goddess, Heavenly, Nymph-Goddess, and Imperial Guardian. Her symbols were the crown, spear, helmet and shield; a globe, wings of victory and the head of a Gorgon on her brooch. She is a goddess of nature especially water and trees; a protective war deity; a goddess of artisans and their crafts, a lady of sovereignty, a goddess of knowledge, a healing goddess and a heavenly Queen. She may have been a goddess associated with oracles. Like Brighid, she is the goddess of the hearth and home.
Offerings to Her include milk, honey, wine, beer, mead and fruit.
Brigantia of Nothern England.
Celtic/Roman and English Epithets
Caelestis (Heavenly)
Dea (Goddess)
Nymph-Goddess (Goddess of nature associated with waters, trees; healing and oracles)
Tutela Augusta (Imperial Protector/Guardian)
Victoria (Victory)
Sources
MacGrath, Sheena. Brigantia: Goddess of the North. Lulu, 2015.
The Lady Brigantia
by JewelofAset
Lady of Wales
Ffraid is Her Name
Lady of the Distaff
and the Spindle;
Weaving is Her trade.
In Ireland, Brighid is Her name
Lady of Hearths and Wells,
Lady of the Hearth-fire, Temples
and Sacred Writing;
These are Her spells.
Brigantia is the Lady of Great Britain
Queen of Heaven,
Lady of the Distaff
Lady of Victory and the Royal Guardian
These are My names.
And this is Who I am.
Hearth and Home
Distaff and Spindle;
These are the implements
when I am Goddess of the Home and Domestic Duties;
This is Who I am.
Warrior Queen, Bearing Arms
when I wear the helmet
and hold the spear and shield.
Lady who dons the Gorgon Head
as a brooch,
when I am Lady of War.
And this is Who I am.
This is Who I am.
For all those who ask for Me.
This is who I am.
I am like Athena, yes.
And Minerva too.
She has a cognate in My name
which is shared with Brighid of Ireland and Wales.
You Have Encompassed the Earth, Everything is in Your Two Hands
You have United the Earth in Every Place
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In many ancient hymns and prayers the Kemetic deities are referred to as Mother and Father or even both (*looks at Nit and Khnum*). As one creation story dictates, we are children of the gods. Humans were created from either Ra or the Eye of Ra’s tears (which came about out of either joy or rage, depending on the myth). Aset, as an Eye of Ra would share this attribute as well. As an aside, this seems very appropriate to me as Aset is shown as joyous or sorrowful and even an avenging Goddess when it came to the Wesir Mythos; so it strikes me as appropriate that as an Eye of Ra, She created humanity from either tears of joy or rage.
Aset is known as an Eye of Ra and a Fierce Mother. She protects Her son and husband with flame, while wielding a blade. She killed Set’s confederates with lances, wading in their blood. She commands poison to leave Her dying son; she called out to the Heavens–stopping the sun–with the Power of Her Voice and Ra’s Power which is Her Own. She raised Her son to avenge His Father. She is a Fierce Mother, but not an unkind one.
She’s generous, loyal and has compassion for the ill and poor. She’s known for Her many blessings She bestows upon those who honor Her–both in the ancient world and during modern times.
She is the faithful wife and mother. She cares for Her family deeply. Many healing spells show Her healing Her son. Other spells show Her protecting the deceased as well as Her husband. She is not without compassion. She is not without mercy.
But She is not the same mother as Hetharu. Hetharu is the Mother Goddess of the Kemetic Pantheon. Aset is a mother, but She is more a cunning magician and faithful wife.
Aset is the Single Mother who raised Her son alone. She is a Fierce Mother, a King Mother and Star Mother. She gives birth to celestial bodies as the Star Goddess and Heavenly Queen. She’s a Mother of Kings as the Mother of She Heru-sa-Aset who passes down the Kingly Ka through the lineage of Kings. And this is possible through His Mother who is the Goddess of the Ka passed down through family and religious lineages.
She is the Mother of Magic, the Goddess of the Ka which manifests as Heka (Ka-Power that is in motion to sustain life or that a magician directs toward a goal). This Power is Hers and She is its Mistress, par excellence.
She is the Mother of the King and divine power to rule. She is a Royal Goddess, a Queen of Earth and the Duat (Unseen realm) as well as Amenti (Land of the Dead). She is the Lady of the West and the Lady of Burial. She is the Mother of the Dead. She is the Mother of Divine Authority. She is the Mother of the Throne. Royal Power and Authority come from the ancestors and the Divine Powers of which She is One. She is One who gives the right to rule as the Mother of all Kings and all Monarchs.
She also gives us the right to rule ourselves. For She is the Mother of the King who stands for all People. Her son Heru-sa-Aset in those healing spells stand for all those who are sick and dying. As well as all those who would rule themselves. And of all those who would heal themselves.
She is the doctor, the wise women, the one who gives medicine, the healer and the sorceress who heals with Her spells. She is the Mother of Physicians. She is the Mother of Healers. She is the Mother of all Magic and Healing. And She stands in those spells for the Ones who know how to drive away illness or pain. It is Her Magic that heals. It is Her magic that dispels illness. It is Her magic that brings pain to its knees.
She is what darkness fears. For She is the Mother of Magicians. She is the Goddess of Power–both to own yourself and the world. She is the Goddess of Knowledge–both magical and mundane. She is the Goddess of Wisdom. She is the Goddess of Writing and Magic Spells. She is the Keen Sorceress, the Cunning Magician, the Cleverest of Gods; she is the One who Knows both Her Spells and all knowledge in Heaven and on Earth. She acquires Power through knowledge. She knows Ra’s True Name. She is the Goddess who drives away ignorance with knowledge as the Mother of Words of Power, who commands Power with Her Excellent Speech and Magical Words.
She is the Spiritual Mother of many people.
As for myself, I have referred to Aset as Mother and she was called such in antiquity. I have a parent/child relationship with my goddess. She has reinforced this with more than one personal experience.
This isn’t seen as a physical parentage, but a spiritual one. For me, this is like saying this deity made me, made my essence and the core of my being. This is who I am as I walk through the world. Aset is whose essence I most resonate with, whose energy I most connect with on a very profound and fundamental level.
Hail Mother of God
Mother of Magic
Mother of the Dead
Mother of Stars
and Mother of my very heart.
Kheperu.
When honoring the Gods, know that this is a privilege, not a right. We are not at your beck and call.
We have lives too. With other Gods. With other Goddesses. With other spirits. With the dead.
We are not at your beck and call. We will not help you if you do not honor Us. Do you do work for free? Why do you assume that We will? Where are Our gifts? Where are Our offerings?
We do the work you ask. Do the work We ask.
Our blessings flow to those who follow Us. Our blessings flow to those who serve Us. Our blessings flow to those who honor Us. Our blessings flow to those who do Our work.
This is the way of reciprocity. This is the way of right relationship.
How you honor Us depends on Our needs. How you honor Us depends on your needs. Some people are more suited to ritual work. Some people are more suited to sing, dance or play music. Some people are more suited to be Priests. Some people are more suited to be Priestesses.
Some are more suited to serve Us with modern ritual. And others are more suited to serve Us with modern ritual derived from the ancients. All of this is fine.
Do you think the ancient Egyptians only honored Us in one way? Each Nome had their own Gods. They had their own festivals. They had their own myths. Nothing was uniform. Not even the State Rite in the Holy of Holies. There were variations.
So there are many ways to honor Us. So honor Us.
So know that how you honor Us is more based on what you need than what someone else needs. And it is based on what you will do for Us if We have called you to Work for Us.
But remember, child, how you honor Us is based on word and deed. Your actions outside of shrine are just as important as those within. How you speak of Our worship and those who worship Us reflects how you come to Our shrine.
Will you come with an open heart or closed one? Will you come with words on your lips in reverence? Will you speak those words of power with reverence? If those words are ancient or modern, it does not matter. We are honored. We are adored. We are given gifts and offerings. We are pleased.
Aset Luminous (Aset the Bright One, Mother of God) is on June 30th this year in the Kemetic Orthodox calendar. Here is a link on how to make the boats: Origami Boats. So here is an Oracle I wrote for this festival last year. Enjoy.
Dua Aset, the Fiercely Bright One!
Aset Luminous (Aset, the Fiercely Bright One)
by JewelofAset
What are you doing for Her festival?
What will you do today for the Fiercely Bright One?
Light candles or lamps? Sing a hymn? Perform ritual before Her shrine? What will you offer to the Lady?
What will you do today for the Mother of God? The one who gave birth to Heru in the Marshes? The sole Mother who took care of Her son?
What will you do for Aset, the Fiercely Bright One? The One who leads the way in the darkness, dispelling shadows with Her light? The stellar and solar goddess of the dawn.
What will you do today? What will you accomplish? What will you profess?
What will you ask Me in your letter? What prayers and hopes will the boats carry on the water, with My light guiding the way?
What will you ask Me to dispel in your lives? What will you ask Me to cultivate?
What will you do for the Fiercely Bright One? What will you ask of the Brightest of Stars? What will you ask of the Solar Goddess?
I am the Mistress of Magic. I am the Goddess Who Knows Her Spells. What I speak comes to pass.
Do not worry, child. I will take care of you.
Who am I? Am I not the Goddess who knows Ra’s Name? Am I not the wisest and cleverest of Gods? Am I not the Goddess of all magic, all heka, all life-power, all kau?
So what will you ask Me on My festival day?
The words you speak and write have power. What I speak comes to pass. What you write is your heart’s desire.
For what you do, what you say and what you write will become.
Fiercely Bright One 
