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The Knife of Isis
During these last few years, there have been far too many things cut out of our lives. I miss my people. On the other hand, this time has also given many of us the opportunity to discard things that...
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The Night Isis Accepted Me
Wings and lotuses, always I am terrible with memories. I don’t mean my memory is bad. I mean I don’t honor ‘things past’ enough. I don’t take many pictures (and certainly not of myself). I tend not to...
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Lamentation & Magic
The Big Wailing Woman and the Little Wailing Woman lamenting Once more, and still, we are feeling sorrow as we look out upon the world. Our hearts break. Again. And again. Often, we are told to just...
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Is Isis a Wandering Goddess?
Part 1 Isis Wandering in Search of Osiris, by Louis Braquet If your first reaction is, “Well, heck yeah; She wandered all over looking for the bits of Osiris,” you would not be wrong. But I’m thinking...
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Isis as a Wandering Goddess
Part 2 In a recent post, we wondered whether Our Lady Isis might be one of the Wandering/Distant/Returning Goddesses of ancient Egypt. And while we don’t have myths of an angry Isian departure or a...
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The Heart of Isis
Let’s take a break from our Wandering Goddess exploration. It’s been a bit intense. So today, instead, we come back to the heart of the matter, the reason so many of us are here: Isis and our...
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Wandering Isis
Part 3 Thoth, in the form of a baboon, lures Tefnut, in the form of a lioness, back home to Her father Re Let’s finish up our exploration of Isis as a Wandering Goddess by looking at some additional...
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Graffiti and the Goddess
“May the good name remain here.” This is one of the numerous graffiti scratched into the walls of Isis’ great temple at Philae by one of the many, many pilgrims (and tourists) who have journeyed to...
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Joined to Your Star
You often see me post on this blog about the late-summer return or rising of Isis’ star, Sirius. Nuet, Full of Stars But if She has a return, She must also have a disappearance. And, here at latitude...
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The Blood of Isis
The Blood of Isis amulet I have been thinking about things related to human biology (and rights) lately. You, too? Frankly, I am terrified. You, too? I hope so. We all must get motivated and we must...
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Asking Isis for Guidance
An Egyptian rudder with seeing eyes and regenerative lotus decoration Previously, we talked about how we might experience Isis’ response to us when we ask for Her presence through our invocations,...
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Isis and … Aesop?
Foxy lusting after some juicy, ripe grapes Did you know that there’s a connection between the famous teller of tales and Isis? In fact, it’s rather important one, at least for Aesop. Who was Aesop,...
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Isis in All Her Names
Isis, the Myriad-Named One In ancient Egyptian, there was a phrase that expressed the all-encompassing nature of Isis: Iset em Renu Nebu, “Isis in All Names.” By later periods of Her worship—within...
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S***ter Beware!
Today’s post is short as I have my head and keyboard buried in working on a talk I’m preparing for another part of my magical life. Enjoy. I snorted when I found this out… This image is not AT ALL...
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Isis & Sacred Images
Have you ever had to answer questions explaining all those images on your altar to some folks? You know. The idolatry question? My sacred-image-filled Isis shrine. We sacrificed a double closet to...
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Isis in Tel Ashkelon
I was out of town last weekend, so sorry, no post. But here’s a bit of news to tide us over until next weekend. Some marble images—including one of Our Lady, Isis—have recently be placed in a National...
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“I overcome Fate,” Isis as Queen of Fate
Goddess of Fate & Fortune by Miranda Adria. See her work here. I have been thinking lately about time—and the times, that is, the [alarming] times in which we find ourselves. What fate brought us...
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A Vision of Isis
In magic, as in life, there are certain experiences that stick with you. This is one of mine. Cosmic vision This happened many years ago, and yet it still affects my understanding of the One Who Came...
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Isis Invisible
One of my favorite tarot images: Isis as The Star in the Ancient Egyptian Tarot by Clive Barrett Hello, all! This post has been updated to include a calculator for converting the Local Solar Time...
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A First Fruits Offering for Isis
“My body being on Earth, my heart being awakened, my magic being in my mouth, O Isis, I make offering unto You.” She always gets the first-bloomed lily from our garden. And today was the day. Added a...
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