This bibliography was posted this week at Return to Mago “I have compiled a list of six well-sourced books written by women that I believe will help Witches, Pagans, and Goddessians in their quest to understand ancient Egyptian thought….”
Continue reading →From my forthcoming book: The crocodile is an appropriate mother deity not only for her position as apex predator (and thus ruler) of the Nile, but for her maternal instincts. Crocodiles are more like their bird cousins than other reptiles … Continue reading →
If you’re wondering who Wenut is (and most people are), this is the name of the Egyptian hare goddess. The Egyptians had a hare goddess? Yes, her name is also spelled Wenet, if that clarifies things for you. Wenut is … Continue reading →
Happy Solstice everyone! This Sunday-Monday marks the time when, from our perspective, the sun is at its southernmost arc on the horizon in the Northern Hemisphere or its northernmost arc in the Southern Hemisphere. Barbara Lesko in The Great Goddesses … Continue reading →
Here is my interpretation of an ancient Egyptian poem from around 2000 B.C.E. The more literal translation comes from Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie David. Death is before me todayAs a sick man recoveringreturns to the out-of-doors … Continue reading →
Folk beliefs about the domestic cat have their roots in Egyptian lion worship. The famous cat goddess Bast was originally a lion goddess.Registration is now open for the November 10 webinar “Magical History of the Cat.” The webinar will be … Continue reading →