Many people are introduced to Tarot as an ancient tool, a divining device whose history is blurred in the haze of antiquity, having been transmitted from Egypt… Read more “The Last Egyptian Pharaoh and the Tarot, or: the Alexander Romance and the Sola Busca”
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The Goddess and the Lioness: Tefnut
Feline imagery can be found throughout the mythic world, often associated with Goddesses. Babylonian Inanna, Hindu Durga, Egyptian Sekhmet, even the Strength card in the Tarot all… Read more “The Goddess and the Lioness: Tefnut”
Healing Stories: The Magical/Medical Cippi of Horus
The Metternich Stele, currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is a stone slab carved with spells and stories which is believed… Read more “Healing Stories: The Magical/Medical Cippi of Horus”
Isis and Osiris
One of the most well-known ancient Egyptian mythological stories is the story of Isis and Osiris: brother and sister, and husband and wife. Isis and Osiris were… Read more “Isis and Osiris”