I wanted to try to use @qedavathegrey‘s sigil/seal making method (clearly I am not as good as them, haha) to make an invoking sigil for Bast. Here are a list of symbols I used and why:
The Moon - Most people see Bast as a Solar deity (myself as well, actually) but especially after she became compared to the goddess Artemis, as well as how she would hunt at night under the moon, protecting pharaohs and her father Ra from a god of chaos, I wanted to add this in. It also goes to represent a theme Bast has taught me in my time working with her; the idea of complexity, and being able to be multi-faceted.
Sol - I used the symbol of the sun, Sol, to symbolize her connection to Ra and as a deity who was originally associated more with solar energies.
Fire - I used the elemental symbol (the upright triangle) for fire, as Bast is often seen as a goddess of passion, pleasure, and embodies the intensity of the element of fire.
Female symbol - The well-recognized symbol for the female gender, is created from the circle of the sun symbol and extends downward, to express Basts feminine nature, her role as a protector of women, and a representation of her role in my life as a form of the divine feminine.
The eye of Ra - it faces sideways around the sun symbol, and is used here because of Bast’s role as an Eye of Ra, a protector, and sometimes, a destroyer of the enemies of Ra and the Pharaohs. The Eye of Ra was also considered a protective symbol.
The Sistrum - An instrument Bast is often depicted with, it is upside-down, and is part of how I depicted the eye of Ra symbol as well. I am using it here to represent her later role as a goddess of more lighthearted pleasures, dance, and music.
It’s probably not the best invoking sigil in the world, but I’m still learning!
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