maybe she was born with it

[haydenwilliamsillustrations]

#Aaliyah 20th Anniversary.

An illustrated retrospective of her most iconic looks and some of my personal faves. From her debut era, to some of her biggest achievements/red carpet looks, to her final self titled era, (my personal fave) 🖤

It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Aaliyah (the highest most exalted one, the best) was taken from us on the 25th August 2001. I remember exactly where I was & how heartbroken I felt when I heard the news as a young kid, and that feeling still lingers to this day. I promised myself that day, that I would always honour her through my artwork and I’ve kept my promise. She’s inspired me in so many ways…through her music, her fashion, her poise, grace & maturity…her love and drive for her art! She was a true class act that will never be duplicated! I often think about how we were robbed of more iconic moments from her, in the music, film and fashion world, but what she left behind has truly stood the test of time. Not many 22 year olds could say they’ve created such classic works of art.

I truly hope that Aaliyah knows how much she is missed and loved by so many. I hope she can see how her fans have held her down all these years and helped keep her legacy alive through all the trials and tribulations. I send so much love to her Mother Diane, her brother Rashad & also the family and friends of those who lost their lives alongside Baby Girl. #Aaliyah20 #Aaliyah20Years #Aaliyah20thAnniversary #AgeAintNothingButANumber #OneInAMillion #RedAlbum #BabyGirl

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[purewhiteanarchy-deactivated202]

Our Goddess of the Week is Sekhmet 🦁

The Wounded Healer, the Red Lady, the One Before Whom Evil Trembles. Sekhmet is the Egyptian goddess of the sun, war, and healing. She has the power to create or to destroy with her energy. She has the power to transmute and to heal herself. She represents the sacred rage that we all hold inside of us. She is depicted with a lioness head and a woman’s body, representing the power and the strength of the woman. Sekhmet is a sign of protection.

We all get angry, but what do you do with your anger? How do you express it? Do you voice your feelings in a healthy way, or with toxicity and emotional imbalance? Are you direct or passive aggressive? Do you repress your anger all together?

Holding back our anger due to shame, inability to be vulnerable, lack of communication skills or lack of emotional management, can lead it to festering inside of us and reappearing in more subtle, manipulative ways in our lives. We end up frustrated and stressed out, taking out our anger on things that aren’t the original source of our emotion. Mishandled anger clouds your judgment. Turn it into positive aggression, use your anger to fuel you into acting with love and become an active agent of change. Sekhmet reminds us that anger is an essential emotion. Don’t be ashamed of being angry. Use it to break destructive patterns in your life.

Her message for you is this:

I am pure strength. I honor my anger by giving voice to it. ✨

LETS TALK🪐

How can you express your anger in ways that benefit you and the people in your life?

Miss Fine*ೃ༄

[tarotbee]

Ways of Worshipping Mistress Sekhmet

Offerings of alcohol, like bourbon, wine and beer

other drink offerings such as sun water, black coffee, milk and strong teas

pomegranate and pomegranate juice

wear or offer her associated stones: sunstone, carnelian, garnet, Amber, Ruby, red agate, tigers eye, citrine, orange calcite and topaz

warm/strong scented candles/incense/oils: cinnamon, frankincense, blood orange, pumpkin, ginger, cardamon, sandalwood, mahogany, neroli, vanilla, oak and Myrrh

Red, gold, yellow or white candles

Food offerings of blackberries, raspberries, mushrooms and bread

wear the colour red (red is associated with power, energy, war, passion, strength and determination)

DO YOUR SHADOW WORK

go to a rage room or just break (not expensive, not good quality) shit

find constructive ways to release and express your anger

Learn first aid / join a volunteer service to help people

pray to her at sunset and sunrise

stand up for yourself and others (justice)

lion/ess and cat symbolism

a statue of her

papyrus

Dogwood

Celebrate the feast of Sekhmet/Hathor by having a night of eating and drinking

Adopt a cat

Cat whiskers and cat claws (ethically sourced)

sing for her

Have $ex

have self respect and set FIRM boundaries, this is the best way to honour her

Learn the different facets of her as a goddess, this can mean studying Hathor (sky, women, love, fertility) and Bastet (women's secrets, the home, childbirth, cats, protection) as well, as they're often associated with Sekhmet

Write poetry as a way of expressing your emotions and dedicate it to her, a war of words if you will

Stand up for human rights

learn her many names and their origins (ie: eye of Ra, powerful one, holy one, lady in red, lady of terror, lady of life, Nesert)

Snake skin (ethically sourced) and Snake imagery

sand!

wear an ankh or the eye of Ra

Learn archery / throwing knives

Put a knife or dagger on her altar

Wear makeup or clothes that make you feel confident

A statue of her

Figurines, toys or imagery of cats/lions

A prayer to Sekhmet

O Sekhmet, Eye of Ra, Great of Flame,

Lady of protection who envelops her creator,

Come towards the King, Nb-twy (Lord of the Two Lands) . . .

Protect him and preserve him from all arrows,

And every evil of this year . . .

O Sekhmet, who fills the ways with blood,

Who slaughters to the limits of all she sees,

Come towards the living image, the Living Falcon,

Protect him, and preserve him from all evil,

And every arrow of this year.”

Hymn of Sekhmet

“Mine is a heart of carnelian, crimson as murder on a holy day.

Mine is a heart of corneal, the gnarled roots of a dogwood and the bursting of flowers.

I am the broken wax seal on my lover’s letters.

I am the phoenix, the fiery sun, consuming and resuming myself.

I pace the halls of the Duat.

I knock on the doors of death.

I wander into the fields to stare at the sun and lie in the grass, ripe as a fig.

The souls of the gods are with me.

They hum like flies in my ears.

I will what I will.

Mine is a heart of carnelian, blood red as the crest of a phoenix.”

[mywildattic]

↟𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍

Obsidian was highly valued in the ancient world for arrowheads and blades, and it was polished for the sole purpose of being used as early mirrors before glass was established, thousands of years ago. Found all over the Earth. It holds the ability to cleanse negativity out of our environment, has powerful grounding frequencies and will heavily assist in psychic protection when needed. Its main property is creativity, it also enhances our psychic abilities, and aids with manifestation, purification, and divination.

Chakras: root

Zodiacs: scorpio, sagittarius

Planets: Saturn

Elements: Earth, Fire

Sacred numbers: 1, 3