Wings of Ma'at

Shrine of Hathor 2.0 (currently focusing on my relationships with: hathor, sobek, ra) I also personally guarantee that there will never be hate/aggression spread through this blog. I have never (nor will I) engaged in a flame war or reblogged any posts containing them.

[meiselr]

Color Palette Challenge #32 - Hestia

[wingsofmaat]

it’s fall, i can breathe

[sanderdraws]

Continuing my celebration of October and fall with another witchy familiar

[ba-of-birdie]

Working With Sekhmet

  Before I even knew the word kemetism I was interested in working alongside some of the Egyptian deities. One goddess had caught my eye; a strong beautiful warrior lioness who took down enemies with the swipe of her claws, Sekhmet.   During the time I was doing this research and dwelt into possibly working with Sekhmet, I was going through a rough emotional time. To avoid much detail; I felt weak, used, and controlled and I wanted revenge on those who made me feel that way. I wanted to rise above them, to conquer them and give them no more power over me, to show them how I was stronger.   So of course Sekhmet was the perfect goddess I saw fit to worship. She was strong and independent, what I wanted. So I prayed. I connected with her and began a fellow companionship; casual conversations. I asked for her strength and for her to lead me on a powerful path, and she delivered.   I overcame the shitty feelings I had and felt like the strong thriving woman I desired to be. But there was another side. With these great confident feelings I also began exhibiting violent impulses to physically hurt those that had emotionally hurt me. But, being me, a 90 lbs 5’4 girl… I wouldn’t exactly stand a chance in a fight even if I had all the gods rooting behind me. This began to become a problem; I would emotionally lash out more often and felt like I must avenge my own symbolic death from those that had “killed” me.   Sekhmet is an astounding goddess in all her glory and I still worship to her today, but I understood that worshiping Sekhmet alone can be dangerous. So who else to worship then?   The answer lied in the own origin story of Sekhmet, the Eye of Ra sent to bring chaos among the people, and you know the rest. After Sekhmet fell asleep out of drunkenness, she transformed into Hathor, the loving cow goddess, a complete contradiction of Sekhmet; two sides of the same coin. The two goddess are worshipped separately but in their stories they are the same being. Sekhmet is a predator, a lion while Hathor is prey, a cow. Hathor represents joy and love while Sekhmet represents war. The two coincide with each other and are an ideal couple to worship together. Sometimes you need the strength of Sekhmet while other times you need the love of Hathor.   I’m a strong believer of unity; you cannot have happiness without sadness. Living on one side of the scale is dangerous. If you’re happy all the time you’ll never truly enjoy it, you need the rain to enjoy the shine of the sun. In some occasions you definitely need one side more, but once you find that balance it’s a perfect place to stay.   So my advice to anyone looking to be a devotee to Sekhmet is also look into Hathor. They are both beautiful and strong goddesses, but in different ways, both important ways.

[wingsofmaat]

This is definitely true. I hope you are continuing to heal and find balance! If I could ask– you say how Sekhmet helped you find your power and strength, but  I wonder what you personally are gaining most from worshipping Hathor? Is it inner peace and the escape from anger/aggression, or a gentleness/forgiveness towards those who have wronged you? I feel like I’m in a similar position to you. But the one think Hathor has taught me most is how much more important self-love is than harming other people (even if they are total dicks who def deserve it). So often these days I am angry or devastatingly sad, and Hathor is the voice who says just be kind to yourself and gets me through the low points.

[ba-of-birdie]

at the time i learned and become more devoted to hathor, i sought more of her ability to forgive. i had overcome my enemies but had yet to forgive them and it honestly had a negative affect on me. forgiveness was what i needed to truly free myself of their grip on me. now, after all that has passed i seek hathor for her loving and joyous side. i often seek her when my relationship with my partner gets bumpy and for exploration of my sexuality. sekhmet i still seek for strength, mostly for my mental health, and her fiery passion in different aspects of life like my relationship and hobbies.

[ba-of-birdie]

Working With Sekhmet

  Before I even knew the word kemetism I was interested in working alongside some of the Egyptian deities. One goddess had caught my eye; a strong beautiful warrior lioness who took down enemies with the swipe of her claws, Sekhmet.   During the time I was doing this research and dwelt into possibly working with Sekhmet, I was going through a rough emotional time. To avoid much detail; I felt weak, used, and controlled and I wanted revenge on those who made me feel that way. I wanted to rise above them, to conquer them and give them no more power over me, to show them how I was stronger.   So of course Sekhmet was the perfect goddess I saw fit to worship. She was strong and independent, what I wanted. So I prayed. I connected with her and began a fellow companionship; casual conversations. I asked for her strength and for her to lead me on a powerful path, and she delivered.   I overcame the shitty feelings I had and felt like the strong thriving woman I desired to be. But there was another side. With these great confident feelings I also began exhibiting violent impulses to physically hurt those that had emotionally hurt me. But, being me, a 90 lbs 5’4 girl… I wouldn’t exactly stand a chance in a fight even if I had all the gods rooting behind me. This began to become a problem; I would emotionally lash out more often and felt like I must avenge my own symbolic death from those that had “killed” me.   Sekhmet is an astounding goddess in all her glory and I still worship to her today, but I understood that worshiping Sekhmet alone can be dangerous. So who else to worship then?   The answer lied in the own origin story of Sekhmet, the Eye of Ra sent to bring chaos among the people, and you know the rest. After Sekhmet fell asleep out of drunkenness, she transformed into Hathor, the loving cow goddess, a complete contradiction of Sekhmet; two sides of the same coin. The two goddess are worshipped separately but in their stories they are the same being. Sekhmet is a predator, a lion while Hathor is prey, a cow. Hathor represents joy and love while Sekhmet represents war. The two coincide with each other and are an ideal couple to worship together. Sometimes you need the strength of Sekhmet while other times you need the love of Hathor.   I’m a strong believer of unity; you cannot have happiness without sadness. Living on one side of the scale is dangerous. If you’re happy all the time you’ll never truly enjoy it, you need the rain to enjoy the shine of the sun. In some occasions you definitely need one side more, but once you find that balance it’s a perfect place to stay.   So my advice to anyone looking to be a devotee to Sekhmet is also look into Hathor. They are both beautiful and strong goddesses, but in different ways, both important ways.

[wingsofmaat]

This is definitely true. I hope you are continuing to heal and find balance! If I could ask-- you say how Sekhmet helped you find your power and strength, but  I wonder what you personally are gaining most from worshipping Hathor? Is it inner peace and the escape from anger/aggression, or a gentleness/forgiveness towards those who have wronged you? I feel like I’m in a similar position to you. But the one think Hathor has taught me most is how much more important self-love is than harming other people (even if they are total dicks who def deserve it). So often these days I am angry or devastatingly sad, and Hathor is the voice who says just be kind to yourself and gets me through the low points.

[mamath]

Managed to fit all the (currently) unlocked pin art on a single page :D It’s cool to see them all in one place!

Click here to check out the Tiny Pantheon campaign’s progress :D

If you see a design(/s??) you like here, you can back the Kickstarter RIGHT NOW to help make it happen!! I mean..it’s already happening tbh but you can help make it happen more!!

I’ve still got to finish up the sticker art (screams) so look forward to that update soon I guess!! And I’ve got some things up my sleeves for the final week push too weheheh

[evilsupplyco]

“Hello, my haunted breath,” I whisper as I gather the ghost into my arms. “It has been too long, and I love you so desperately.”

“Hello my poison, hello my earth.”

[theveryworstthing]

the fight is harder each year.

[wingsofmaat]

Bringing tears to my eyes

[aztec-religion]

Sekhmet (She Who is Powerful)

Egyptian goddess of the sun, war, destruction and plagues. Patroness of physicians and healers.

[wingsofmaat]

Just broke up with a guy who gaslighted me treated me like dirt for a long time. I feel fragile and heartbroken, but also a little bit like this picture ^  

I’ve felt cursed the last year.

I’m devoted to being more like Sekhmet--valuing myself more and not rolling over/taking shit from people. Praying she will be willing to lend me some of her strength. 

[wingsofmaat]

Forsaking the Netjeru

Hey everyone, I know I’ve been a patchy poster. I was confronted by family about my beliefs a few months ago and am so ashamed to say that I crumbled and said I don’t actually believe in the netjeru-- that I’m only interested them in a historical sense. My family members are all modern atheists and wouldn’t understand. Ever since then I haven’t felt right about anything in my life. And I also haven’t wanted to post on here out of fear of being a total fraud. 

I’m trying to build back my trust with the netjeru now, but I don’t know if I deserve it anymore. Why must we live in the modern world? Or maybe a better question is: why don’t I feel brave enough to express my beliefs to others?

I need help reconnecting with the netjer. I want to apologize genuinely. Has anyone been through something like this before?

[0melette]

[guddram-deactivated20180109]

@vrala

[theveryworstthing]

the fight is harder each year.

[sparktorch]

Black Rabbit of Inle

by Android Jones

[wingsofmaat]

me, offering sour candy and monster: Sekhmet i love you! here's some delicious junk food

Sekhmet: you know that's unhealthy, right?

me: yeah but isn't it good

Sekhmet: ...yes..

[meiselr]

Pantheon Aesthetics

Greek - Egyptian - Roman - Norse

[wingsofmaat]

Me: *blows a kiss to the sky* For the Egyptian gods.

[wingsofmaat]

Went to the Temple of Dendur at the MET today. Feeling so inspired <3

Dua netjer! 

[gunmetal-silver-skies-deactivat]

Painting I did of Yinepu, I may end up going back and touching him up, fixing things I wanted to fix when I first did him, then allowed my stupid art teacher to make me put a background, when I didn’t want one (this was before the background, because I hated it too much to take a picture of it). Plus He’s been pretty insistent I fix it in his name lately. Now if I can just find my easel..