Last week, bread. This week, wine. For as the poet says, paradise requires only a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and Thou, Isis. I may have added that last bit. As it turns out, both my Deities are Wine Deities. Although my Lord D is more known for His wine-y associations, Isis too, […]
Isis, Lady of the Holy Cobra by M. Isidora Forrest
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 jewels, some darkly and dangerously camouflaged. There was a time when I really, really, really wanted a snake. I did my research. I discovered which kinds were likely to make […]
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The Divine Bread of Isis by M. Isidora Forrest
Ahhh. There is absolutely nothing like the smell of fresh bread, hot from the oven. Add butter and I’m in heaven. Yet with so many of us on gluten-free diets because of gluten intolerance or celiac disease—and with some arguing that eating grain is literally killing us even if we’re not gluten-intolerant or celiac sufferers—well […]
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Goddess Isis as Lady of the Holy Cobra by M. Isidora Forrest
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 jewels, some darkly and dangerously camouflaged. There was a time when I really, really, really wanted a snake. I did my research. I discovered which kinds were likely to make the best “pets,” if I […]
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Werethekau and Isis Great of Magic by M. Isidora Forrest
“O, Isis, Great of Magic, deliver me from all bad, evil, and typhonic things…” ~ Ebers Papyrus, 1500 BCE One of Isis’ most powerful epithets is “Great of Magic,” which you may also see translated as Great One of Magic, Great Sorceress, or Great Enchantress. In Egyptian, it is Weret Hekau or Werethekau. (“Wer” is “great” and “et” is the […]
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The Goddess Isis and Her Connection with the Throne by M Isidora Forrest
The symbol of the throne has an intimate connection with Isis because “Throne” is the meaning of Her name. The Great Goddess Isis is the Great Goddess Throne. Many Egyptologists explain this by saying that Isis was originally the personification of the royal throne. It is certainly true that Isis was associated with the kingship—as […]
