This month's altar honours the Nile Goddess, whose small figurines have been found by archaeologists in graves and tombs throughout Egypt and Libya. Her image is 6,000 years old, predating the pyramids and pharaohs. I have placed her on an altar cloth representing desert sand and the banks of the river Nile. The life-sustaining river is also represented by the blue ribbon and candles. Behind the Goddess is a pyramidical structure (because, even though anachronistic in this setting, nothing represents Egypt like the pyramids!) The intersecting circles of the candlesticks create vesica piscis ovals, the ancient sacred geometry vulva symbol of the Divine Feminine.
The Goddess' pose forms the Egyptian hieroglyph which means "The Soul." A Goddess of primal divine power, she does not have a human face but instead, the head of a bird or serpent. Her presence in graves and tombs suggests she is a Goddess of Regeneration and Rebirth, helping to guide the dead on the sacred journey to their next life.
After creating this altar, life took a very synchronistic turn. Out of the blue, I was contacted about an old friend's passing. Born in Egypt but living abroad as an adult in France and Canada, she was a lifelong priestess of the Goddess, devoted to the Divine Feminine who was her constant muse in both art and writing. When I first came to Edmonton 28 years ago, I was part of her spiritual circle of five women. In a few days, we surviving three Circle Sisters will meet at our friend's graveside to drum and sing in her honour as she returns to the Great Mother of All.
We all come from the Goddess
And to her we shall return
Like a drop of rain
Flowing to the ocean
[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2025]
6 comments:
How lovely that you three will get together to remember your friend.
...it was bright last night and should be brighter this evening.
This is a moving moon observance. Thank you.
For some reason, this Goodess really really resonated with me. Her power is evident even from this distance, and the way you have created her altar is stunning. I will read more about her, and who knows, maybe get to know her better. Sorry to hear about your friend's passing, and glad that the rest of you are getting together to celebrate her, and the Goddess!
Synchronicity. A beautiful altar now dedicated to your friend. How wonderful that you’re meeting up with the Circle Sisters.
Hello Debra, I am so sorry you lost this special friend. Your Nile Goddess altar is indeed a special tribute to her.
--Jim
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