Isis

Isis (also known asAsetorEsetorAuset)is an ancient

Egyptian goddess who is associated with magick, healing,
reincarnation, fertility, motherhood, and marriage. She
represents the maternal instinct in its most intimate form.
Her colors arewhite,gold,andcobalt blue.She is often
depicted (in statues) suckling young Horus, her son. She
is one of the earliest and most important goddesses. She is
"the One and the Many." She has 10,000 names
(including Lady of Heaven,Daughter of the Earth and Sky,
Great Enchantress, Great of Magick, Goddess of Love, and
Giver of Life). Proclus tells us that there was a statue of
her which bore the inscription "I am that which is, has
been, and shall be." She was embraced by the Greeks and
the Romans (who called herStella Maris,the Star of the
Sea); the actual period of her prominence dates from 2700
BCE untilca.400 CE. One source says that King Enkidu
of Babylon established the Order of Isis in 6200 BCE at
Elam; supposedly they represented Isis as a winged cobra
with a womans head. At one time, the worship of Isis
almost became the dominant world religion, but was beaten
out by the militant violence of Christianity (during the
Fourth Century CE).
Chapter clvi of the Theban Rescension of the Book of the
Dead (also known as the Book of Going Forth by Day) was
composed for the purpose of bestowing upon the deceased
some of the magickal powers of Isis. The words were to be
recited over atyetamulet made of carnelian which had been
steeped in water of ankhami flowers. The words of the
chapter were:
Let the blood of Isis, and the magickal powers [spirits] of
Isis, and the words of power of Isis, be mighty to protect
and keep safely this great one and to guard him from the
one who would do unto him anything harmful.
An alternate translation reads, "Blood of Isis, words of
power of Isis, glory of Isis, it is a protection for this great
one, a protection against wickedness."

She is depicted variously as follows:

1. Wearing a headdress made of horns and a solar disc.
2. Wearing a headdress resembling a three-stepped
throne. The word "Isis" means "throne," and she is
associated with the throne of Egypt.
3. On one knee, with wings outstretched.
4. Standing, with her two wings held forward.
5. Standing, carrying an ankh (after 1500 BCE).
She is one of a very few winged deities in Egyptian
mythology.

Lychnapsia,the Festival of Lights, the traditional birthday

of Isis, is August 12. This festival (which foreshadows the
Candlemas Day of Catholicism), commemorates the time
when Isis searched for Osiris (who had been killed by Set,
and his body cut into pieces) at night by torchlight. In
ancient times, there were nighttime processions, and the
temples of Isis were lit up with candles and oil lamps.

(Atyetor "Isis knot")

Legends of Isis
1. The parents of Isis are Geb
(the earth god) and Nuet (the
sky goddess). She is one of
four quadruplets: Isis, Osiris,
Nephthys, and Set (Seth). She
and her twin (quadruplet)
brother Osiris were so much in
love that they made love to each
other while still in their
mothers womb.
2. Set killed his brother Osiris
and cut his body into pieces.
Isis found the pieces and put
them back together. Flapping
her wings above Osiris' corpse,
she wailed in mourning. She
restored life to Osiris (briefly)
by flapping her wings and
filling his mouth and nose with
air. Just before Osiris went
into the underworld (and took
on the form of a falcon-headed
being), he made love to Isis,
and the result of their union
 was Horus.
3. Ra (aka Re), the sun god, was a doddering old man; he
walked around drooling. He possessed the secret words of
magick, but wouldnt share them with anyone. Isis took
some of his spittle that fell to the ground and used it to
make a serpent. The serpent bit Ra, and as he was dying,
Isis told him that she could restore his health if he would
tell her the words of magick (Ras secret name).
Reluctantly, he told her, and she healed him.
Isis' star is Sirius; Osiris' star is Orion.

Herbert Hoover greatly helped the people of Belgium

during World War I (before he was president). He
organized the "Commission for Relief in Belgium" which
helped feed people in Belgium, and saved many lives. After
the war, some of the people who had benefited from Mr.
Hoover's efforts got together, took up a collection and, in
1922, they presented him with a statue ... of Isis!
The Temple of Isis at Philae
A temple
was built in
150 AD (by
the
Romans)
which was
dedicated to
Isis. It was
located on
the little
island of
Philae
(pronounced
"feel-eye") in
the middle of
the Nile
River. After
the Aswan
Dam was
completed in
1912, the
island was
completely
out of the
water only
five months
out of the
year; the
other seven
months, it
 was partially
flooded.
The dam
changed the
level of
water in the
river.

From 1902 until 1971, when the Aswan High Dam was
completed, people used to swim out and "visit" the partially
submerged temple.

The Aswan High Dam caused the island to be completely

inundated. Fortunately, the temple was saved from
"drowning." A coffer dam was built around the temple, and
the water was pumped out of the enclosure. The temple of
Isis was then moved, one stone at a time, to the island of
Agilkia (also in the Nile River), where it now stands. The
project took eight years. Agilkia Island was actually
modified so that it would resemble Philae Island. The
temple itself is still referred to as the Philae Temple.
Other
Egyptian
monuments
were also
moved in
connection
with the
construction
of the Aswan
High Dam,
so that they
wouldn't be
underwater.
The last
known
hieroglyphic
inscription
in Egypt
dates back
to 394 CE,
and is found
in the
Philae
Temple
shown here.