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Good Morning, Isis
Isis in the Boat of the Morning. This is someone’s lovely art; can you identify it? Would love to give the artist credit and provide a link to their site. I had a dream last night about ritual. And...
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Isis of Menouthis
In these past few days, we have been remembering our friends and family who have passed before us into the Otherworld with both tears and laughter. It has put me in a sweet, melancholy mood. As amber...
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May Isis Guide Us in the New Year
An Egyptian rudder with seeing eyes and lotus decoration As the New Year fast approaches, I have a wish for you: May Isis guide you in 2015. May She steer you toward that which you most desire. May She...
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Isis in Petra
The “Treasury” (originally a mausoleum/crypt) Who has not been astounded by the beautiful ghost city at Petra? Intricately carved from living, rose-hued rock, many of Petra’s ancient buildings have...
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Isis, Lady of Crocodiles?
Sobek, the Crocodile God We don’t usually think of Isis in relation to crocodiles or to Sobek, the Crocodile God. Ahh, but wait. As with so much in Egyptian religion, it’s complicated. And there are...
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Isis in Diaspora
A beautiful Isis-Sothis-Demeter from Hadrian’s villa, now in the Vatican Museums Last week we talked about Isis devotees outside of Egypt. But how did there come to be devotees outside of Egypt anyway?...
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Isis, MacGregor & Moina, Part 2
The masthead of L’Echo du Merveilleux The other big source of information about the Mathers Rites of Isis was published in the French periodical L’Echo du Merveilleux (December, 1900), entitled “Isis á...
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It’s Time to Get Sirius about Isis
The holy Star of Isis, the brightest star in the night sky I know, sorry. But it is that time. Stars and the Cow Goddess were associated very early in Egypt The time when we watch the skies for the...
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Sexuality, Sacred Sexuality & Isis; Part I
Egyptians…having sex! Today’s repost is inspired by a Facebook friend’s question about Isis and sex. So let’s dive into that a little bit. We can use having just passed Valentine’s Day and approaching...
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Is Isis a Moon Goddess or a Sun Goddess?
A lovely painting of a lunar Isis by artist Katana Leigh. Visit her site here. As we fast approach the time when Night and Day, Moon and Sun come into a brief and beautiful balance, I’d like to share...
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What does the rudder have to do with Isis?
An Egyptian rudder with seeing eyes and regenerative lotus decoration As a river-dependent civilization, ancient Egypt was quite familiar with the rudders used to steer boats. So it is perhaps no great...
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Isis & the Dark Night of the Soul
A depiction of the Dark Night of the Soul: Ce Que Je Suis by angelitonegro on Deviant Art With so many of us feeling a bit hopeless these days, I am reposting this small essay on the Dark Night of the...
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Are You Feeling Lucky?
Do you believe in luck? Chance? Fate? Karma? Destiny? For a minute, I thought that horseshoe on Lady Luck’s head was the Horns & Disk crown. In some way or another, little or large, most of us do....
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Goddess in the Present Tense
This beautiful Isis altar was created for Her by Michael Butler Smith. I love it! You can see more of his work here. If you’ve read Isis Magic and Offering to Isis, you may have noticed that—except...
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Goddess in the present tense…dammit
An Isis altar at The Hallows I do not often rant on this blog, as those of you who have been reading along well know. But you are about to read one. Okay, a tiny one. Sorry. Every now and then, this...
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The Adma Iset: A Ritual of Offering to Isis
Are you finding it harder or easier to do your practice these days? Honestly, I go back and forth. Sometimes it seems harder, sometimes easier. But whatever the case, I know I have been needing my...
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Bodies, Sexuality, Strength, and Badass Sorcery
I rarely post anything political on this blog. That’s not what it’s for. But sometimes—like when your city has been invaded by goon squads kidnapping citizens—it’s hard to write about anything else....
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Hail to Thee, Isis, Lady of the Star
If you’ve been following this blog, you know I write a lot about Isis as Lady of the Holy Star. In my area, Portland, Oregon, Her heliacal rising is a week from today. I will be in my local high place...
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Isis & the Dark Night of the Soul
A depiction of the Dark Night of the Soul: Ce Que Je Suis by angelitonegro on Deviant Art With the world seemingly crumbling about our ears, we have very good reasons to be depressed. This is a hard...
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Isis, Lady of Crocodiles
A beautiful image of Sobek, the Crocodile God We don’t usually think of Isis in relation to crocodiles or to Sobek, the Crocodile God. Ahh, but wait. As with so much in Egyptian religion, it’s...
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