As you may know, on the last day of each month, I give honor to the Goddess Hecate. So as August transitions to the month of September, I invite you to join me in remembering Her on this sacred day. Who Is She? The Encyclopedia Mythica suggests Hecate’s name is pronounced, “hek’-a-tee” and this isContinue reading
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I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. ~ Galileo Galilei What a perfect card for heading back to school! This week, it appears that we stand on the razor’s edge of new beginnings and waysContinue reading
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Aug. 30 Please set aside some time today in memory of the thousands who were made homeless and whose lives and livelihoods were lost ten years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. So many have still never gotten their bearings again after the devastation and the despicable lack of help from our government. MayContinue reading
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August 29 The Birth of Hathor In the Egyptian traditions, today is the birthday feast of the Goddess Hathor. Hathor is a very ancient Goddess, pre-dating the times of the Pharaoh dynasties. Horus was associated with kingship, and Hathor was associated with the queen. Her name translates to “The House of Horus,” for it isContinue reading
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August 28 Nephthys is that which is beneath the earth and invisible. ~ Plutarch, Greek historian (45-120 C.E.) As mentioned yesterday, trying to translate the ancient Egyptian feast days to the modern calendar is tricky business, especially since the calendar varied in different locations and different dynasties of ancient Khemet. And of course our ownContinue reading
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