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Isis, Lady of the Holy Cobra
I know, not a cobra…just a cool snake We are repelled by them. We are fascinated by them. Beautiful. Elegantly simple. One long muscle sheathed in glossy scales, some like brilliantly colored living...
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Isis Risen
Sunrise at the “castle” at the summit of Rocky Butte, our Sirius Rising viewpoint Wonderful, wonderful. That’s not what I was thinking when the alarm went off at 3:20 this morning, but it is exactly...
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The Mysteries of Isis in Antioch
A photo of the site of the House of the Mysteries of Isis in Antioch Ancient Antioch, modern Antakya, is in Turkey. It was an ancient Greek city, located on the banks of the Orontes River. Like...
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Isis & Min
I’m so used to thinking of Isis with Osiris that I can forget She is also paired with other Gods. Today, we’ll look at one of Them: the God of the Upright Phallus, Min. Koptos and her neighbors Isis...
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An Isis Love Spell
An Egyptian couple Today—I don’t know why, really—I’m prompted to share with you a little love ritual that I created at the request of an acquaintance. She wanted to find her true love and asked me to...
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Isis, Mistress of the Pyramids
The famous Inventory Stele There is a most interesting inscription on an artifact known as the Inventory Stela from the Giza Plateau. It has caused a lot of excitement, especially among those who...
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The Grape Harvest & the God
Of course the Egyptians made wine! This weekend, we are picking and stomping and dancing and beginning the fermenting. Which means I shall be preparing and invoking and feasting and trancing and…then...
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Isis with the Lapis Lazuli Head
22nd dynasty; Isis and Horus protect Osiris, seated on a lapis lazuli pillar Weird. That’s what I thought, too, the first time I saw that description. Why does Isis have a lapis lazuli head? And what...
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Isis the Mother
The Mother Here are some lines from a particularly interesting New Kingdom hymn to the Goddess. I have simplified some of the lacunae and made the appropriate capitalizations. See if you can guess...
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Magical Images & Isis
A female image in hippopotamus ivory from the early predynastic period from Badari As with so many things in Egyptology, there’s controversy surrounding the many female figurines that have been found...
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Good Morning, Isis
Isis in the Boat of the Morning. This is someone’s lovely art; can you identify it? Would love to give the artist credit and provide a link to their site. I had a dream last night about ritual. And...
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Isis of Menouthis
In these past few days, we have been remembering our friends and family who have passed before us into the Otherworld with both tears and laughter. It has put me in a sweet, melancholy mood. As amber...
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Isis & the French Connection
Section of a map of Roman Paris (after Crypte Archéologique 2005, Paris; MacKendrick 1972). This map shows the supposed location of a Temple of Isis. If you’ve read Isiac lore broadly, you’ve probably...
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The Philae Has Landed
The Philae lander; they should have put a tiny statue of Isis in Her temple, don’t you think? Surely you did not expect me not to comment on the fact that the comet lander is named Philae, right?...
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The Blood of Isis
The Blood of Isis amulet, with the name of the deceased The ancient Egyptian amulet of the Tiet (also Tyet or Tet) is also known as the Girdle of Isis, the Buckle of Isis, the Knot of Isis, or the...
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I am Isis—the Goddess & Her Aretalogies
I very much like this Cosmic Isis by artist Dahlia Khodur. Here’s a link to her FB page. Let’s talk a bit about the Isis aretalogies. The aretalogies are those first-person statements in which the...
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Invoking Isis
Ah, I am tied up all weekend with a special event of my paying work requiring my presence allll weeeeekend loooong. Therefore, I offer you a rerun of a previous post for your invoking pleasure…. I...
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The Isis of our Dreams
The most common Egyptian term for dream was rsw.t, from a root meaning “to awaken.” In dream, we awaken in sleep. (This image is from the National Geographic Cleopatra exhibition.) Does Isis...
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Isiac Solstice Tidbits
An example of hieratic cursive hieroglyhs Sometimes I just find little bits and pieces of Isis information that don’t really warrant a whole post by themselves, but which together may be of interest....
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May Isis Guide Us in the New Year
An Egyptian rudder with seeing eyes and lotus decoration As the New Year fast approaches, I have a wish for you: May Isis guide you in 2015. May She steer you toward that which you most desire. May She...
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