how did you and bastet meet?
Hello! Thank you for this question :)
There are two stories about how Bast and I met.
The first is long, because Bast and I met a long long time ago in a previous life. This isn't the first time we have been on each other's paths and it's not the first time we've been in a relationship.
If you're curious about that one, then let me know!
The shorter story is how we met in this life.
A friend of mine who is also a psychic medium was doing a reading for me one day, on video. She doesn't work with gods herself so they don't typically come through. Except, on this day, she randomly mentioned Bast. I don't quite remember the context: if my friend sensed that Bast was reaching out, if she felt that Bast was around me, or something else - again, she didn't have the language or experience to define it.
But it was enough to send me on a search.
Now, about me. I'm not usually one to add deities to my core practice easily, let alone an entire pantheon. I was a hellenic polytheist first, and this has been the case for as long as I've been a practitioner over the years. For a long time, it was a primary devotion to my patron with some honouring of the other Theoi.
So, I didn't expect much. I still felt called to research Bast and learn more about her. I knew her as the cat goddess and that was pretty much it.
I absorbed all the information I could find in articles, on old websites, on blogs, on tumblr, and in books. I did readings with her and prayed to her.
I have all the notes in my notebook tracking what I learnt about her.
One day, I decided to do a meditation with her. That is when I met her in a temple room. She was in her domestic cat form, sitting upon a pillar. Her fur shone and her eyes were beautiful golden pools.
I listened to the music and watched as she transformed into a cat-headed woman before my eyes. She still sat upon the pillar, though her legs stretched out in front of her and she had a mischievous smile.
Whether I fell in love then or not, I'm unsure. I just stood there, mesmerised, captivated by this goddess.
She spoke to me. I don't remember what. But it is a meditation and a visual I will never forget.
From then on, she became part of my practice. I didn't do anything official or even announce it to her. I started noticing her presence more around me. She showed me visions of how to set up an altar for her. She guided me to offerings she wanted. I bought more divination decks to communicate with her.
Before long, she had become a part of my life, and so did Kemeticism, in respect to her.
We shared food. We listened to music. She... showed me visions of her hugging me and remaining close to me. I could feel her energy often, which was peculiar to me. It was as if this goddess was really interested in me.
The story of how we came to be together is short and sweet. She showed me her love. She sent me signals. I tried to ignore them, thought I was grabbing something that wasn't there. Spoke to a cherished friend of mine about it, who then helped divine the situation. I spoke to Bast myself, and the rest is history.
