Holy Longing (Desire) Instinct/Sensuality The sensual cat goddess Bast creates the compelling desire to be born into form from the disembodies ba (soul) in the realm of formlessness. Her instinctual holy longing is irresistible in its urgency to create new life. She shows us that birth is sacred and being born into form is a blessing, not a curse. She…
Khnum, Sobek, Horus, Sekhmet, and the Sphinx The master craftsman Khnum fashions the new human on his potter’s wheel. Horus and Sobek hold the tension of opposites and come into reconciliation and acceptance of each other’s gifts. Sekhmet offers her fiery, fierce compassion to transform the polarized heart so that forgiveness and sacred purpose can emerge. The Sphinx as the…
Lunar Energies Divine Timing/Blood Mysteries Khonsu is a lunar god who appears with as many faces as the phases of the moon. Like the moon, he controls the tides and influences the weather. He is closely linked with Thoth, and like Thoth is seen as both the ibis and the baboon. Known as the Wanderer, he is a protector of…
Initiate Innocence/Trust The dove represents the seeker as the archetypal principle of the Innocent Initiate who responds to the call to enter the mysteries, or to request information or advice from the oracle. The Dove is brave and courageous in the search for wisdom and truth andn learns to trust his or her own inner knowing when engaging not only…
Dove, Nekhbet-Mother-Mut, Nephthys, and Isis The dove represents the petitioner who is questing through the Anubis Oracle. The innocent, trusting dove flies to meet Nekhbet-Mother-Mut. After offering the olive branch to the elder alchemist, the dove gains permission to enter into the shamanic mysteries of Egypt. Nephthys and Isis form the sacred archway through which the dove must pass to…
Sacred Archetypal Element of Water Water blesses us. It blesses all of life. Everything in nature thirsts for water: trees, animals, mountains, and human beings. In our human bodies, water is synonymous with blood. The Nile is the bountiful river that is the reflection of the river of the night, the Milky Way. It is our Star Mother’s counterpart on…
Cycles of Change Planetary Guardian/Spiral Dancer Khepera is known as the Becoming One, the ancient scarab beetle who pushes the solar orb above the horizon at dawn. The scarab represents the gentle rays of the morning sun and is closely associated with creation and resurrection. Khepera is a loyal guardian and protector of planet Earth and all her creatures. In…
Solar Energies Transfiguration/Alchemical Gold Amun-Ra brings together the great solar gods, Amun and Ra, who unite to represent the sun in the fullness of its mysteries. Honoring both the bright golden illuminating brilliance of the day, and the hidden, mysterious night journey when the sun is invisible, Amun-Ra announces our opportunity to step into our full inner authority, into an…
Hathor, Set, and Wadjet The magic of Hathor’s unconditional love prepares us to meet our shadow selves. Set, as the Trickster, shows us our shadow and clears the pathway for each of us to receive Wadjet’s great awakening and the infusion of life force energy. When you draw this card, engage with these neteru directly and see how they are…
Magic Medicine Woman/Integration Beauty permeates the goddess of love and joy, celebration and intoxication. She is the cow goddess of the night sky whose nourishing milk streams forth as the Milky Way. In the lineage of the most ancient grandmother Neith, who is sometimes depicted as a serpent who reaches inside of herself to pull out all of creation, an…