Aset (Isis)

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names:

    Kemetic names: Aset, Ast, Eset (N.B. In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)

    Greek name: Isis

basic information:

    Aset [Isis]: Goddess of civilization and primary mother Goddess. Wife and sister of Asar, sister of Nebt Het, Set, and Heru the Elder, daughter of Nwt and Geb, and mother of the twins, Bast and Heru Sa Aset. Sometimes considered to be the wife and/or daughter of Ra. Aset is usually shown with wings and sometimes appears as a swallow or kite. She appears as both a golden glowing skinned woman and as a dark black skinned woman.

    Black Madonna The famous “Black Madonnas” of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches are statues of Aset with Heru converted to use as Mary and Jesus. Some of these statues are missing the arm that carried Bast. The Christians didn’t like using the statues of Aset with the baby girl.

    The priestesses of Aset were known for their erotic dance ritual, the forerunner of modern erotic dance and stripping.

Aset’s relations:

    Wife and sister of Asar, sister of Nebt Het, Set, and Heru the Elder, daughter of Nwt and Geb, and mother of the twins, Bast and Heru Sa Aset. Sometimes considered to be the wife and/or daughter of Ra. See also Cassandra Selene’s “Isis’s relations with other dieties”.

magickal information:

    Symbol: knot, buckle, throne, sistrum

    candle colors: green

other information:

Aset’s myths

    See Cassandra Selene’s “Myths of Isis” and Cassandra Selene’s “The History of Isis”.

holy days

    Tuesday: Aset [Isis] is associated with Tuesday.

    Wednesday: Aset [Isis] is associated with Wednesday.

    Friday: Aset [Isis] is associated with Friday.

    Advent of Aset: Celebrated on January 2nd.

    Aset’s Birthday: Celebrated on July 17.

    Third Day of the Isia: The Search for Asar. Seven-day fall ceremony honoring the Osirian Mysteries. Celebrated on October 30.

    Fourth Day of the Isia: Seven-day fall ceremony honoring the Osirian Mysteries. Celebrated on October 31.

    Fifth Day of the Isia: The Finding of Asar. Seven-day fall ceremony honoring the Osirian Mysteries. Celebrated on November 1.

    Sixth Day of the Isia: The Recovery of Asar from death. Seven-day fall ceremony honoring the Osirian Mysteries. Celebrated on November 2.

    See also Cassandra Selene’s “Holy Days of Isis”.

other information:

    Sacred Stones and Gems

    Sacred Metals and Minerals

    Symbols of Isis

    Names for use for Isis’s worship

    Isis’s Priestesses and Priests in the Ancient World

    Isis’s Priestesses and Priests in the Present

    Rituals

    Ritual Robe Colors

pictures and links:

    If you follow any of the links offered on this web site, no spell begging. Especially no love spell begging.

    If you have an Aset [Isis]-related web page, please send the URL to Milo, PO Box 1361, Tustin, California, 92781, USA. Please indicate if there is a picture on your web page.

Books

If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.

The Mysteries of Isis: Her Worship and Magick (Llewellyn’s World Religion & Magic Series); by deTraci Regula; Llewellyn Publications; October 1995; ISBN 1567185606; paperback; 300 pages; $15.96; I personally strongly recommend this book. deTraci does an excellent job of showing both ancient beliefs and modern Isis worship. Lots of pictures. Well written, in a personal style that is obviously grounded in a love for this Goddess. Well researched.


The Passion of Isis and Osiris: A Union of Two Souls; by Jean Houston; Ballantine Books; September 1998; ISBN 0345424778; paperback; 437 pages; $11.96; an excellent book, especially for couples.


The Isis (Yssis Papers/Keys to the Colors); by Frances Cress Welsing; Third World Press; December 1991; ISBN 0883781042; paperback; 301 pages; $11.96


Isis in the Ancient World; by R. E. Witt; Johns Hopkins Univ Press; June 1997; ISBN 0801856426; paperback; 336 pages; $16.95


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    Pr Ntr Kmt is a church for witches and other pagans based on ancient practices, especially ancient Egypt. Pr Ntr Kmt offers a beautiful certificate that you can frame and display to show that you are a real witch.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) deities

virtual priesthood for Aset and/or Isis

deity priest/ess web page
Isis Cassandra The Temple of Isis

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updated February 14, 2006

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