Happy Birthday to Nebet Het (Nephthys in Greek)! Nebet Het, the Sister of Aset, the Sister of Set, the Daughter of Nut, the Wife of Set, Mother of Yinepu (Anubis) and Wife of Wesir. Nebet Het, the Lady of Kindness, Bright Eyed, Full of Love, Sorceress, Kherseket (She Who Wipes Away Tears) and Merkhetes (She Whose Flame is Painful).
Category: Nebet Het, Nephthys
Solstice: Return of the Wandering Eye Goddess
There are many Eyes of Ra celebrated at this time of year: Aset, Nebet Het, Nit, Sekhmet, Mut, Sekhmet-Mut, Bast, Bast-Mut, Hethert and Tefnut just to name a few. An Eye of Ra is a title of many ancient Egyptian goddesses who protect the sun god, Ra with magic, weapons and flame. They are the solar goddesses whose journey reflects the shortening and lengthening of days of the seasons of the year. This is the time of Their return.
So light candles and lamps. Offer water, milk, beer or wine. Offer food and drink to the Goddess as She returns from Nubia.
Let there be light, laughter, reverence, love, strength and peace throughout this time of year. To all the F words: Faith, Family, Friendship, Forgiveness and Forever.
Have a blessed holiday. Blessings of the Goddesses to you all!
I have books on many ancient Egyptian goddesses:
For several Goddesses:
For Aset (Isis):
For Nebet Het (Nephthys):
For Sekhmet:
For Tefnut:
Happy Birthday, Nebet Het (Nephthys)!
Dua Nebet Het! Happy Birthday to Nebet Het (Nephthys)! Mother of Yinepu, Sorceress, Sister of Aset, Sister of Set, She Whose Flame is Painful and She Who Wipes Away Tears! Dua Nebet Het!
My Books on Nephthys
Lady of the Temple: Ancient Hymns for Nephthys
She Who Speaks Through Silence (Anthology for Nephthys)
Updated Review: Sekhmet Servant Oracle
I got the Sekhmet Servant Oracle Cards by Megan Zane. This deck is wonderful! There are 101 cards in this deck. The images on the cards are watercolor paintings done by Megan Zane with the name of the deities below each image. The card stock is good and stable, but the cards themselves are on the smaller side. They fit in my hand.
The art on this deck is gorgeous! Each image represents an aspect or form of the deity either in traditionally anthropomorphic form, anthropomorphic form with the animal head or in their animal form. Just a note for those who may be confused: Set is represented in this deck with the head of a falcon and the Red Crown. This is historically attested in the Dakhla Oasis during the Roman period in Egypt.
For the Shu card, He is depicted as a lion (and Tefnut’s card has Her as a lioness, which I thought was adorable for the Twins). Also, Anhur (Onuris) is depicted as a man with the feather crown. Anhur is a praise name for Shu. So Shu is technically in this deck twice. Sekhmet also has two cards in this deck (this is Sekhmet’s Servant Oracle, afterall).
Also, Yinepu (Anubis) and Wepwawet are both depicted here in their anthropomorphic form with the jackal head; while Yinepu is black, Wepwawet’s color is dark brown. Wepwawet can be shown in this form with a black jackal head too. I think that having them have different colors helps to tell them apart. Wepwawet is more often depicted as a standing jackal.
For Heru Wer (Horus the Elder) and Heru-sa-Aset (Horus, son of Isis): Heru Wer is in his falcon headed anthropomorphic form with the White Crown and Heru-sa-Aset is depicted in His child form.
Other deities in this deck are ones that are more common (Aset, Nebet Het, Nut, Hethert, Sekhmet, Bast, Yinepu, Geb, Wesir, Serqet, etc) and ones not as common in Egyptian themed Oracle Decks (Sobek, Seshat, Wadjet, Nekhbet, Mut, Sekhmet-Mut, Bast-Mut, Wenut, Taweret, Nehmetawai, Montu, Ptah, Ra, Raet, Nit (Neith), Pakhet, Repyt, Shu, Tefnut, Wepwawet, Menhit, Iusaas, Khnum, Anukis). There are groups of deities or spirits included too (7 Hetherts, 4 sons of Heru, etc).
What I loved: the cards and art are amazing! There are so many gods and goddesses in this deck! I am so happy that Wepwawet, Mut, Bast-Mut and Sekhmet-Mut finally get a spot in an Oracle Deck!
Things to Consider: This deck is independently published via print on demand. For only the cards, it is $38 plus shipping. There is a companion book which is sold separately for approximately $13. There is no box or small booklet. I put my deck in a tarot bag.
Overall: I would definitely recommend this deck to someone who honors ancient Egyptian Gods (especially the more obscure ones)! I would recommend this for diviners as well with a caveat that you may want to know or read about these gods before doing a reading with this deck.
This review was just for the cards as I don’t yet have the companion booklet.
Megan Zane’s website: Website
Poem: Dispel Darkness
Dispel Darkness
by TahekerutAset
It’s My birthday
My day to shine
To be in the limelight
I am the Hidden Goddess
I am the one unseen
Yet I am always present
At every shrine
At every ceremony
At every temple space
For I am the Lady of the Temple
I guard the threshold between the holy and profane
I guard the shrine from impurity and all unholy things
I am the guardian
I am the guide
through shadow and darkness
I shine when darkness reigns
I dispel darkness with My light
The Sun’s power is Mine
since I am the Daughter of Ra
and the Eye of Ra
The Nile’s power is Mine
since I am the Daughter of Nut and Geb
The Storm’s power is Mine
since I am the Sister of Set
since I am the Mourner of Wesir with Aset
since the Nile’s flood is caused by rain
by the Two Sisters, who mourn Him
I am the Goddess
Who shines so bright
I dispel darkness
With My light
A Poem
Sekhmet is here
With Her arrows
She is with the doctors and nurses
She is with the experts trying to find a vaccine
This is Her domain
Aset and Nebet Het will be with those who grieve
as They are the Two Mourners of Wesir
They will help you mourn for your dead
Listen,
This is not to punish you
Humanity is not a fallen race
We are with you now
In this trying time
Call out to Us
And We will do Our best to help you
Summer Solstice: Departure of the Wandering Goddess
There are many Eyes of Ra celebrated at this time of year: Aset, Nebet Het, Nit, Sekhmet, Mut, Sekhmet-Mut, Bast, Bast-Mut, Hethert and Tefnut just to name a few. An Eye of Ra is a title of many ancient Egyptian goddesses who protect the sun god, Ra with magic, weapons and flame. They are the solar goddesses whose journey reflects the shortening and lengthening of days of the seasons of the year. This is the time of Their departure.
So light candles and lamps. Offer water, milk, beer or wine. Offer food and drink to the Goddess as She goes to Nubia.
Let there be light, laughter, reverence, love, strength and peace throughout this time of year. To all the F words: Faith, Family, Friendship, Forgiveness and Forever.
Have a blessed holiday. Blessings of the Goddesses to you all!
I have books on many ancient Egyptian goddesses:
For several Goddesses:
For Aset (Isis):
For Nebet Het (Nephthys):
Oracle of Seshet
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I got the Oracle of Seshet by Rev. Normandi Ellis and Amy Auset Rohn a few days ago. Here is a post of my initial impressions.
This deck is gorgeous. Each card has a photo of a hieroglyphic term, name or concept from ancient Egypt with the name of it written in English below the photo. Amy Auset Rohn’s photos are gorgeous, clear and easy to see.
The cards themselves are firm, good quality and easy to shuffle despite the small size. The cards are smaller than I personally would have liked. I prefer larger cards, but that’s just my personal preference. The cards are easy to read, see and use. I did find a possible error though. The card with the cartouche on it did not have a word written on the card (Unless that was done in purpose. I don’t yet have the companion book to tell).
Nine of the cards are also advertisements for both Rev. Normandi Ellis and Amy Auset Rohn’s other work. On the one hand, I understand why they did this (in case you don’t get the companion book, you still get to know about their work) and on the other hand, I wish they had added more cards to the deck instead.
Some deity names included in this deck are Seshet, Set, Wadjet, Djehuty, Amun, Heru, Nut, Ra, Khepera, Ptah, Het-Hor (Hathor), Anpu (Anubis), Asar (Osiris), Ast (Aset) and Nebhet (Nebet Het). (Yes, Nebet Het’s name is spelled Nebhet on the card. I wish it had been spelled Nebthet instead.) I was very happy to see these many deities in the deck. On the other hand, I wish there had been more gods included like Sekhmet or Mut or Bast or Tefnut and Shu.
Much of the deck consists of concepts (some god/concepts too) such as Heka, Sia, Ma’at, Sekhem, Akh, Akhet, Hu, Ka, Ib, Hotep and Sahu.
The deck does come with three keycards with the list of the cardnames and some keywords so you know their basic meaning. I loved that this was included especially if you haven’t yet gotten the companion book (Hieroglyphic Words of Power by Normandi Ellis) yet. I have not gotten the companion book yet so this is just based on the cards.
Overall, I would recommend this deck to those who love ancient Egyptian deities, concepts and oracle decks.
More Information
Rev. Normandi Ellis
Website: https://normandiellis.com/
Amy Auset Rohn
Website: https://www.thegoddessinside.com/
Return of the Wandering Eye Goddess
There are many Eyes of Ra celebrated at this time of year: Aset, Nebet Het, Nit, Sekhmet, Mut, Bast, Hethert and Tefnut just to name a few. An Eye of Ra is a title of many ancient Egyptian goddesses who protect the sun god, Ra with magic, weapons and flame. They are the solar goddesses whose journey reflects the shortening and lengthening of days of the seasons of the year. This is the time of Their return.
So light candles and lamps. Offer water, milk, beer or wine. Offer food and drink to the Goddess as She returns to Her father Ra. Her anger is appeased. Her spirits are joyful.
Let there be light, laughter, reverence, love, strength and peace throughout this time of year. To all the F words: Faith, Family, Friendship, Forgiveness and Forever.
Have a blessed holiday. Blessings of the Goddesses to you all!
If you need any gift ideas for yourself or someone else, I have books on many ancient Egyptian goddesses:
For several Goddesses:
For Aset (Isis):
For Nebet Het (Nephthys):
Goddess Spell Books
I have a love-hate relationship with Goddess Spell Books. On the one hand, I love them. I love goddesses, learning about them and seeing many goddesses from all around the globe in one book warms my heart. On the other, I often find some factual errors or a very simplistic view of the goddess in question. Aphrodite gets pigeonholed into the love goddess archetype all the time. And She is a love goddess, but She is also a war goddess, a goddess of roses, a sea goddess, a mourning goddess and a Lady of the Graves.
Isis and Hathor get confused all the time. Hathor is the goddess of motherhood, romance, love, beauty, music and dance. Isis is the goddess of magic, a mother of Horus, a goddess of familial love and self-possession, a goddess of beauty, and a grieving widow. They are not the same goddess!
As for the factual errors:
- Hathor is married to Horus the Elder (Heru Wer) and not Heru-sa-Aset (Horus, son of Isis). These are not the same god.
- Oya’s main animal is the water buffalo
- Nephthys is not a battered wife and Set is not evil
- Isis is a moon goddess due to Roman influence. The ancient Egyptian Aset is a solar and stellar goddess. Aset’s association with the moon is due to Wesir and Heru being killed/harmed and reborn/healed.
Anyway, I would like to see a Goddess spell book have many goddesses from one pantheon and having them be in different categories because they have more than one aspect.
Like for a Learning/School section, you could have Seshat as the Goddess of education, math, writing, organization and libraries and Aset, the Lady of all knowledge, writing and research.
For a home and hearth section, you could have Bast as guardian of the home, Nephthys as Lady of the House, Hathor as a home goddess and Taweret as the home goddess. Aset was also honored this way in the Late Period.
For prosperity and abundance, you could have Aset as Lady of Prosperity and Hethert (Hathor) as Lady of Abundance.
For beauty and self-love, you could have Aset, Hathor, Mut and Tefnut for various reasons.
For protection and strength (mental, physical, spiritual), you could have Aset, Possessor of Strength and Eye of Ra and various other Eyes of Ra like Mut, Bast, Sekhmet, Nit (Neith), and Tefnut.
For creativity and art, you could have Nit as the creatrix, Hathor as the Lady of the arts, music and dance and Aset as Lady of the Arts.
For change, sorrow and grief, Aset and Nephthys as the mourning women and Ladies of transformation.
For compassion, you could have Aset, Nephthys and Nut as the Ladies of Kindness.
Anyway, so here are my thoughts on this.
Fiercely Bright One 