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Summary: Aset (Isis) is the Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) Goddess of civilization and primary Mother Goddess.
- names
- basic information
- relations
- magick
- symbol
- candle color
- herbs
- incense
- myths
- holy days
- priests/priestesses
- links
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names:
Kemetic names: Aset, Ast, Eset
Greek names: Isis
Agape Theon, literally translated as “beloved of the male deities”, a reference to her role as the fertility and life Goddess paired as a partner with the divine masculine aspects, indicating the deep love, genuine affection, and sexual nature of the relationship of Isis with the Greek male deities.
(NOTE: In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)
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 often 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 of Asar (Osiris). Sometimes considered to be the wife and/or daughter of Ra.
Sister of Asar, Nebt Het, Set, and Heru the Elder.
Daughter of Nwt and Geb. Sometimes considered to be the wife and/or daughter of Ra.
Mother of the twins, Bast and Heru Sa Aset. Adoptive mother of Anpu.
See also Cassandra Selene’s “Isis’s relations with other dieties”.
magickal information and correspondences:
Also see the article on the Isis Full Moon love spell.
Symbol: knot, buckle, throne, sistrum
Sacred candle color: green
herbs (and foods) associated with Aset (Isis):
Roses were used in the rites of Isis (Aset).
Palm trees, as well as dates and cocounts, were sacred to Asar (Osiris) and Aset (Isis). The heart of palm (an edible food) was forbidden in offerings to Aset (Isis) or Asar (Osiris) because removing the heart of the palm kills the tree.
Incense: See incense sticks below.
myths and beliefs:
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”.
May 4: “Goddess of the day: Isis -The wife of Osiris, she is goddess of marriage and fertility and motherhood.”—@LadyOceanStar on Twitter
other:
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Isis Winged — Isis was a Protectress, an aspect of her Mother Goddess function, and her winged image symbolizes this enfoldment. Ra, the life-giving solar deity, was usually shown as a winged disc, but here this power too is subsumed in Isis. Note that her crown is the stylized sun disc/lunar crescent. Hymns praised the goddess as she who made light with her feathers and wind with her wings. —picture and text © 1996 JBL Statues (now called Sacred Source), original web page and text created by Tom Laudeman
Picture courtesy of JBL Statues
this reproduction was sold by Sacred Source
JBL Statues is now Sacred Source
Picture courtesy of JBL Statues this reproduction was sold by Sacred Source JBL Statues is now Sacred Source |
Isis With Horus — At the apex of her influence, this Goddess of Rebirth was worshipped throughout the Greco-Roman world. Her temples were finally closed in the fourth century AD, but her role as Mother of God, as well as many other Christian borrowings from her mythos were assumed by the Virgin Mary. Originally Au Set, a predynastic Egyptian Goddess dating from 3000 BCE., she laid upon the dead body of her husband-brother Osiris (whose annual death symbolized the fertilizing of fields by Nile floodwaters), and conceived Horus, the original Son of God. Her name means throne-woman and she was venerated as inventor of agriculture, law, and medicine, the Mother who placed the sun god Ra in the sky. According to Egyptian scriptures, In the beginning there was Isis, Oldest of the Old, the Goddess from whom all becoming arose.
Below left: Seated Isis Nursing. See Isis Winged also above. —picture and text © 1996 JBL Statues (now called Sacred Source), original web page and text created by Tom Laudeman
Picture courtesy of JBL Statues this reproduction was sold by Sacred Source JBL Statues is now Sacred Source |
Picture courtesy of JBL Statues
this reproduction was sold by Sacred Source
JBL Statues is now Sacred Source
Moreover, Isis and the child Horus were straightway identified with MARY THE VIRGIN and her SON, and in the apocryphal literature of the first few centuries which followed the evangelization of Egypt, several of the legends about Isis and her sorrowful wanderings were made to centre round the Mother of CHRIST. Certain of the attributes of the sister goddesses of Isis were also ascribed to her, and, like the goddess Neith of Saïs, she was declared to possess perpetual virginity. Certain of the Egyptian Christian Fathers gave to the Virgin the title “Theo-tokos,” or “Mother of God,” forgetting, apparently, that it was an exact translation of neter mut, a very old and common title of Isis.
—The Gods of the Egyptians Studies in Egyptian Mythology Volume 1, E.A. Wallis Budge, Preface
Names for use for Isis’s worship
Isis’s Priestesses and Priests in the Ancient World
Isis’s Priestesses and Priests in the Present
religious title certificate
Get a beautiful certificate declaring that you are a priestess, priest, high priestess, high priest, hem, hemet, kher, sesh per ankh, scribe, witch, or shaman of Aset or Isis. This is a real religious certificate meeting government standards for conducting marriages and other ceremonies.
pictures:
- Picture of Isis (PICTURE)
external links:
If you follow any of the links offered on this web site, no spell begging. Especially no love spell begging.
- Cassandra Selene’s web site (see virtual priestess below)
- The Temple of Isis (main home page)
- Learning and Training
- The History of Isis
- Myths of Isis
- Holy Days of Isis
- Queen Cleopatra VII
- Sacred Stones and Gems
- Sacred Metals and Minerals
- Symbols of Isis
- Isis’s relations with other dieties
- Names for use for Isis’s worship
- Isis’s Priestesses and Priests in the Ancient World
- Isis’s Priestesses and Priests in the Present
- Egyptian Dieties
- Ritual Robe Colors
- Rituals
- Links
- Isis (OUTSIDE LINK to University of Colorado)
If you have an Aset or Isis-related web page, please send the URL to Milo. 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
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
virtual priesthood for Aset and/or Isis
| deity | priest/ess | web page |
|---|---|---|
| Isis | Cassandra | The Temple of Isis |
Cassandra Selene’s web site:
- The Temple of Isis (main home page)
- Learning and Training
- The History of Isis
- Myths of Isis
- Holy Days of Isis
- Queen Cleopatra VII
- Sacred Stones and Gems
- Sacred Metals and Minerals
- Symbols of Isis
- Isis’s relations with other dieties
- Names for use for Isis’s worship
- Isis’s Priestesses and Priests in the Ancient World
- Isis’s Priestesses and Priests in the Present
- Egyptian Dieties
- Ritual Robe Colors
- Rituals
- Links
If you want to participate in the virtual priesthood, click here.
to link to Aset (Isis) page of TeenWitch.com:
For a plain text link, copy and paste the following HTML into your web page:
<p align="center"><a href="http://TeenWitch.com/divine/kmt/aset.html">Aset(Isis)</a></p>
For a picture link, copy and paste the following HTML into your web page (please download the picture and serve it locally):
<p align="center"><a href="http://TeenWitch.com/divine/kmt/aset.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Aset';return true" title="Link to Aset home page on TeenWitch.com"><img src="http://TeenWitch.com/pict/aset.jpg" width="70" height="96" alt="Aset"></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://TeenWitch.com/divine/kmt/aset.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Aset';return true"title="Link to Aset home page on TeenWitch.com">Aset</a></p>
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