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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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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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Idolatry, yes!
Yeah, I know. I went for the “SEX! now that I have your attention” headline. Sorry. But this is a topic many of us still have to contend with when it comes to explaining those images on our altars to...
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Isis & D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence, 1906 I’ve been catching up on my reading on modern Paganism lately and have been working on Ronald Hutton’s masterful Triumph of the Moon, a History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft. In one...
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Isis the Lighthouse Goddess
This scene is from a Roman tomb; some think it may be a scene from the Navigium Isidis, though I see no ship… As one of the ancient seaport of Alexandria’s key Goddesses, Isis was closely associated...
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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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An Isiopolis tale
A reconstruction of the Isis temple complex at Isiopolis As you may know if you’ve read the About Isiopolis tab on this blog, Isiopolis is the Greek name of the ancient Egyptian city in which the...
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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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Isis, Women & Magic in Antiquity
The astral light! We are just starting a semester on the incredibly broad topic of “Magic” at Hermetic Society here in Portland. I’m up in December, so I’ve been thinking about and researching the...
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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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