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The Disturbing Story of Isis & Re…More Disturbing Than Ever??
This is a repost of a previous blog entry. Two reasons. One, I have two other huge deadlines that I’m trying to meet this weekend. And two, this is an important Isis myth. It almost always gets...
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Isis & the Sorcerer’s Apprentice
I’m working on my talk for the Esoteric Book Conference in September. It will be on Isis as Goddess of Magic and especially on how She interacts with Her sacred magicians. One of the magician stories...
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(Almost) Modern Priestesses & Priests of Isis
We often talk about Isis and Her priestesses and priests in ancient days, but today, I’d like to go a bit more modern. It’s important because those of us who are attracted to Isis today have a modern...
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I love that Isis is a Trickster Goddess
Today, I’m getting ready for the Esoteric Book Conference at which I’ll be speaking next weekend, plus three or four or ten other things, so today I’m going to rerun this post on Isis as a Trickster....
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So how esoteric is Isis, anyway?
Shhhhh. “Silence” by Fernand Khnopff, 1890 I’ve just returned from the Esoteric Book Conference in Seattle. Seattle played itself quite nicely and came through with the requisite grey morning on...
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The Key to Egyptian Magic, Part 1
“I am Isis” Yep. I’ve said it. Balls out. If I had balls. So ovaries out, I guess. I’m certain that the technique I’m going to talk about today is one of—if not the—key to Egyptian magic. It has no...
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The Key to Egyptian Magic, Part II
Art seems to capture Kheperu best; this is The Lotus Soul by Frantisek Kupka, 1898. This is what the energy feels like in Kheperu Last week, we talked about Kheperu or Transformations as the key to...
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Egyptian Kheperu Magic everywhere
I’ve been off galavanting around at the Fellowship of Isis Convocation at the lovely Isis Oasis in Geyserville, CA. More on that in another post…but for now, let’s continue on with our discussion of...
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A new (to me) ancient Isis hymn
I’m taking a break from our recent discussion of Kheperu to copy out for you an ancient, but new to me, Isis hymn. I was so excited when I found it! It is indeed rare that I find something on Isis I...
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Using Kheperu to commune with Isis
An artistic representation of Kheperu by Steffi Grant; note the human inside the figure of Horus After last week’s excursion into some Isis hymnlets from the priest Hor, let’s get back to Kheperu,...
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The Corn Osiris of Isis Oasis
This photo does not capture the richness of this scene. In October, the hills of northern California are golden and punctuated with the deep dusty green of the low trees. I recently visited the lovely...
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Who is Isis?
Not what Her myths say about Her; not what history says. Who is Isis when we experience Her? Let me breathe the breath of Isis. Let Her take my hand. Most of us would start by describing a...
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Why Does Isis Have Wings?
Isis spreads Her protective wings Or perhaps it would be more accurate to ask why images of Isis have wings. As a Goddess, Isis takes whatever form She likes, of course. So the question is, what do the...
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Isis, Horus, and the Holy Day of December 25th
Hello, Isiopolites! Re-run day today as I am working all weekend at my company’s annual Warehouse Sale…happy people buying sharp objects. Thought you might enjoy reading how Horus’ birth became...
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What is Isis’ Connection with the Throne?
Isis seated upon the symbol of Her name The symbol of the throne has an intimate connection with Isis because “Throne” is the meaning of Her name. The Great Goddess Isis is the Great Goddess Throne....
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My Epigomenal Days; Isis & the Winter Solstice
A very warm, peaceful, sacred, and Happy Winter Solstice to you all. Isis the Mother and Her Holy Child Horus This is most definitely not the time of the ancient Egyptian end-of-the-year epigomenal...
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Early Feminist Margaret Fuller & Isis
This painting is by Nicholas Roerich, and is called Mother of the World. I first encountered it as the cover art of Caitlyn Matthew’s book on Sophia. Beautiful and powerful, as Goddess is. Almost from...
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Nubian Isis
“The Ethiopians, Africans, and Egyptians know Me by My true name of Queen Isis.” In Apuleius’ story about Lucius’ initiation into the Mysteries of Isis, the Goddess Herself appears in answer to his...
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What does it mean to be a priestess or priest of Isis?
The pharaoh, as High Priest, makes offering to Isis In the earlier days of the NeoPagan community, there was often a general assumption that “we are all priestesses or priests of the Deities.” It was...
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What does it mean to be a priestess or priest of Isis? A responsibility to...
The Temple of Isis, a temple of learning; photo by Ivan Marcialis, Quartucciu, Italy; used under Wiki Creative Commons usage guidelines There is a saying in the western esoteric initiatory tradition...
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