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More on priest/esshood; the Priestess of the Moon
Now, we take a giant leap forward in time—to the 20th century—in order to find another example of an Isiac who describes for us an interior state. And again, it comes in the form of a novel, a...
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The Magical Mindset
Ritual is how we DO religion. And to do ritual, we perform a set of prescribed actions. It may be something as simple as sitting quietly and counting our breaths or lighting a candle. It may be...
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Why we need the magic of Isis now
Autumn has come late to my part of the world this year. Hardly any of the trees are bare yet. The leaves of the weeping cherry in our front yard have just started their transformation to yellow-gold....
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The Opening of the Ways…with Voiceover
My pal Chrissy suggested that the Opening of the Ways to Isis needed a voiceover…and since I needed practice with iMovie, I took up her challenge. So here it is, revised a bit, with voiceover recorded...
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An Isis spell for the healing of a sting
Isis is a renowned healing Goddess and so today, I would like to share with you an ancient healing formula of Isis. A sweet illustration of a healing Isis by Lady Olivia of the Fellowship of Isis It...
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Isis’ Knife
“Isis gives you this knife of Hers which She gave to Horus after the mourning of the Gods.” (Coffin Texts, Formula 102.) What is this mysterious knife of Isis? In ancient Egypt, the knife was not only...
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Isis as the Logos
This beautiful statue of Isis recently sold at Christie’s auction house for the world’s record setting price of $6 million dollars. It is now in the hands of a private collector. The statue is Late...
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Isis in the Magical Papyri
Some of my favorite surviving texts from the ancient world are the Græco-Egyptian Magical Papyri. Usually known simply as the Greek Magical Papyri, they are a collection of magical texts, written on...
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Isis Magic is going to the printer’s!!! Please share
I am not usually the triple exclamation point type. But I feel justified this time. As of this time next week, the new edition of Isis Magic will be at the printer’s going through all its...
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Isis and the Sistrum
A priestess with the naos style of sistrum In Isis Magic, one of the key elemental implements of the priestess of Isis is the sistrum. It is one of several types of ancient Egyptian rattles that were...
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Isis, Lady of Books
Thoth supporting Isis in the papyrus marsh Books and words have the magic power of being able to transmit thoughts from one person to another and from one person to many—without those people ever...
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Isis & Magic; Magic & Isis
Great of Magic. The Enchantress. Lady of Sacred Magic. What does it mean that Isis bears these (and so many more) titles having to do with magic? What is magic? If you’ve been reading this blog, you...
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Temple of Isis Credits
I was thrilled (and a little overwhelmed) at how many of you liked and shared the recent post on the lovely Isis temple in my backyard. So I wanted to make sure I gave credit where credit was due. I...
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Into the Embrace of Isis
No matter what else occurs, there are two things that happen to all human beings. We are born and we die. Green Isis spreads Her wings over the deceased A friend is now taking the second half of that...
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Isis and the Waters
The beautiful blue Nile God, Hapy In Egypt, the waters of the Nile were (and I suspect, are) sacred. The ancients usually called the Nile simply, “the Great River (Iteru)” or by the name of the Nile...
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The Magic Book
An Egyptian magical book The Egyptophiles among you may have heard the ancient Egyptian story usually called Setna and the Magic Book. It’s the one where the son of Ramesses the Great learns of a...
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Lotus Wand of Isis—Heka Variation
The priestess prepares to do magic; photo by Hilda H Photography Like so many of us who work with Isis, I invent my own variations on the rituals I do with and for Her. Heck, I even do variations on my...
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Isis & Sacred Magic & Esoteric Books
I’ll be speaking at the Esoteric Book Conference in Seattle this coming September (September 15 at 11:30 a.m.) as part of the second edition release of Isis Magic. This is the hermetic event par...
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A Festival of Lights for Isis
One of the things I’ve been looking at lately is the continuity between the ancient Egyptian nature and worship of Isis and its later expression when Her religion spread throughout the Greco-Roman...
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Isis & the Magic of Myrrh
A hymn to Isis at Her temple in Philae says, “O Isis, giver of life, who dwells in the Pure Island, take to yourself the myrrh which comes from Punt, the lotus-fragrance which issues from your body,...
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