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Comment on C is for creativity by Setken

Setken — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:02:29 +0000

A very cool post! Thanks!

Comment on C is for creativity by Shefyt

Shefyt — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:59:37 +0000

You’re very welcome. ^_^ Thank you for reading!

Comment on C is for creativity by Emky

Emky — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:33:53 +0000

Em hotep!

You know, I always enjoy your writing and your posts immensely, but this one in particular… yeah. This, many times over, speaks to me.

Thank you for writing it. :)

Comment on The Feast of Heryshef by Shefyt

Shefyt — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:24:25 +0000

Helms: Thank you! ^_^

Soli: I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that hymn. Is it the one mentioned in Egypt, Temple of the Whole World? Very interesting!

Comment on The Feast of Heryshef by helms

helms — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:40:58 +0000

I love the song, too!

Comment on The Feast of Heryshef by Soli

Soli — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:24:33 +0000

And there is a hymn to Wepwawet in which He is also aspected with Herishaef. Woo!

Comment on B is for Bes by Shefyt

Shefyt — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:53:40 +0000

Setken, you can see pictures of people undergoing the baths here. This was apparently at a special baths weekend and not at Retreat itself. These pictures are pretty rare in that they actually show priests in Saq with various Gods, something that I don't think is ever done anymore. Anyway, there are seven baths -- obviously -- each one followed by a cool-water rinse. The baths are for Sekhmet, Aset, Serqet, Heru-wer, Hethert, Wesir, and Amun-Ra. (I'm not entirely certain I've got the order right, but I think I'm close.) They each impart various gifts or blessings. The individual baths are also available at Hemet's site; the site tells you what each bath is for. Glad you enjoyed this post! ^_^

Comment on B is for Bes by Iwa'at

Iwa'at — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:47:09 +0000

great post!
very informative!

Comment on B is for Bes by helms

helms — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:59:03 +0000

Excellent! I was thinking about doing a Bes post as well, but we will see.

Comment on B is for Bes by Setken

Setken — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:23:23 +0000

This post is cool! Apart from now need to know about the 7 arrows of Sekhmet that you mentioned (I love bathing rituals and made reference to bathing in natron on my blog once), I like the idea of a Netjer in each part of the house. Most recently, I have taken some items from my Shrine to bring them “out” for that reason.

I am also in the process of working out sculptures for the front of my home – so this blog resonates with me indeed.

Thankyou!