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Reliable and Readable Scholarship on Ancient Egypt: A bibliography

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on August 14, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingAugust 14, 2015

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….”

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Posted in Egypt, Feminism, Reviews | Tagged hieroglyphs, Return to Mago

Crocs with Style

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 13, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 13, 2015

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 →

Posted in Animals, Egypt | Tagged crocodile

The Myriads of Wenut

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 6, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 6, 2015

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 →

Posted in Animals, Egypt | Tagged Cape Hare, Hares, Wenet, Wenut

Sun through the Zodiac

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on December 19, 2014 by Hearth Moon RisingDecember 19, 2014

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 →

Posted in Astrology, Egypt, Yule | Tagged Nut, Pagan Blog Project

The Other Side of the Veil

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on October 24, 2014 by Hearth Moon RisingOctober 24, 2014

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 →

Posted in Egypt, Samhain | Tagged Maat, Pagan Blog Project

Magical History of the Cat

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on October 17, 2014 by Hearth Moon RisingOctober 17, 2014

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 →

Posted in Animals, Egypt | Tagged cats, Pagan Blog Project, webinar

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