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    Pagan Portals - Isis: Great of Magic, She of 10,000 Names
    Pagan Portals - Isis: Great of Magic, She of 10,000 Names
    Pagan Portals - Isis: Great of Magic, She of 10,000 Names
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    Pagan Portals - Isis: Great of Magic, She of 10,000 Names

    By Olivia Church

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    • Egyptian Mythology

    • Magic

    • Isis

    • Religion

    • Spirituality

    • Divine Intervention

    • Ancient Wisdom

    • Spiritual Journey

    • Spiritual Awakening

    • Mythical Creatures

    • Betrayal

    • Time Travel

    • Revenge Plot

    • Historical Fiction

    • Underdog Story

    • Deities

    • Paganism

    • Ancient Egypt

    • Worship

    • Mythology

    About this ebook

    Isis has a history spanning millennia and an influence stretching across land and sea. She is a Goddess who transcends time and geography, remaining one of the most popular Goddesses from the ancient world to this day. The book explores Isis' mythic journey and how she became the Goddess we recognise today. Striking a balance between the old and the new, Pagan Portals - Isis provides an historical account of her mythology and worship alongside modern Pagan perspectives and offers the reader tools for Isis' contemporary veneration.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Hunt Publishing
    Release dateFeb 26, 2021
    ISBN9781789042993
    Pagan Portals - Isis: Great of Magic, She of 10,000 Names
    Author

    Olivia Church

    Olivia Church is a Priestess and Witch, who reveres a number of primary deities from the ancient Mediterranean and Northern Europe. She holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Egyptology with dissertations focused on the Prehistoric period of Egypt, looking specifically at ideology, iconography and gender. She began her PhD in January 2020, studying contemporary Pagan interactions with ancient Mediterranean archaeology and heritage. She lives in Swansea, UK.

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      Isis

      The Egyptian goddess Ma’at was the Goddess of Truth and Balance but her name also refers to achieving balance in the universe (as opposed to chaos). To my mind this book serves Ma’at as much as Isis, aiming for a welcome balance between scholarly sources and contemporary Pagan perspectives. It informs the readers that the original Egyptian name of Isis was Aset but also provides suggestions for performing contemporary rituals dedicated to Isis. Isis is both ancient and timeless. Olivia Church writes with the mind of a scholar and the heart of devotee!

      Imelda Almqvist, international teacher and author of Natural Born Shamans: A Spiritual Toolkit for Life and Sacred Art: A Hollow Bone for Spirit

      Olivia’s knowledge on ancient Egypt and its mythology comes in second only to her passion for the subject, which the reader can almost taste as they digest her words. Intellectual, educational and exquisitely presented.

      Mandi See, author of Eclectic Wicca, A Guide for the Modern Witch

      Olivia Church’s outstanding book is the perfect introduction to the history and worship of Isis. Church writes authoritatively about the goddess, giving readers a thorough yet accessible grounding in Egyptian documentation and archaeology before exploring how Isis changed over time. The academic content of the work is presented with rigour and clarity, showing Church’s deep understanding of her topic. Each chapter finishes with the content being refocused through a contemporary Pagan perspective, making the work come alive in our modern spiritual context. The final section, where Church explores how Isis could be worshipped today, gives the piece a very practical feel and encourages the reader to explore Isis through their own practice.

      Andrew Anderson, author of The Ritual of Writing

      Pagan Portals

      Isis

      Great of Magic, She of 10,000 Names

      Pagan Portals

      Isis

      Great of Magic, She of 10,000 Names

      Olivia Church

      Winchester, UK

      Washington, USA

      First published by Moon Books, 2021

      Moon Books is an imprint of John Hunt Publishing Ltd., No. 3 East Street, Alresford Hampshire SO24 9EE, UK

      [email protected]

      www.johnhuntpublishing.com

      www.moon-books.net

      For distributor details and how to order please visit the ‘Ordering’ section on our website.

      © Olivia Church 2020

      ISBN: 978 1 78904 298 6

      978 1 78904 299 3 (ebook)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2020934413

      All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publishers.

      The rights of Olivia Church as author have been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      Design: Stuart Davies

      UK: Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY

      Printed in North America by CPI GPS partners

      We operate a distinctive and ethical publishing philosophy in all areas of our business, from our global network of authors to production and worldwide distribution.

      Contents

      Cover

      Half Title

      Title

      Copyright

      Contents

      Dedication

      Foreword and Acknowledgements

      Abbreviations

      Timeline

      Introduction: Setting the scene

      Chapter 1 Mythology: Creation & Great of Magic

      Chapter 2 Mythology: Death & Rebirth

      Chapter 3 Mythology: Mother & Son

      Chapter 4 Isis of 10,000 Names

      Chapter 5 Temples & Cults

      Chapter 6 Festivals & Rituals

      Chapter 7 Magic & Prayers

      Conclusions: Worshipping Isis Today

      Bibliography

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      Guide

      Cover

      Half Title

      Title

      Copyright

      Contents

      Dedication

      Start of Content

      Conclusions: Worshipping Isis Today

      Bibliography

      This book is dedicated to my dear friend Ronnie, a wise woman, a source of inspiration, and the compass which always leads me back to Egypt.

      Foreword and Acknowledgements

      As a child I was in awe of the ancient Egyptians and anything to do with the ancient world. This blossomed into love during my adolescence where I discovered that the stories and beliefs of the ancients spoke to me far more than those of the Anglican Church that I grew up with (although my family were not particularly religious). As I discovered Paganism it seemed natural for me to begin my journey with the Egyptian Gods and Goddesses I had loved learning about, with Isis being first among them. It is this personal piety that prompted me to ask more questions about Egyptian religion and the ancient Egyptians themselves. I went on to study this at University for my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. My doctoral research into contemporary Pagan (or ‘neo-Pagan’) interactions with archaeology is a development from this passion. With this background, my approach to ancient Egypt is two-fold, from a modern Pagan perspective, to a scholarly Egyptological one. I always endeavour to keep the distinction between the two clear. When writing about personal gnosis or contemporary Pagan ideas relating to Egypt I specify as such.

      As a part of the Pagan Portals series, I aim for this book to be accessible for Pagan readers called to worship Isis, as well as those generally interested in her ancient and modern worship. I will approach this by combining and distinguishing between scholarly sources and contemporary Pagan perspectives. In this way, I hope that you as the reader can appreciate both ancient and modern views of how Isis manifests in the world.

      I owe my thanks to Jenny, who recommended me for this work, and to the Egyptology staff in Swansea University, and the Egypt Centre, who taught me to read hieroglyphs and made ancient Egypt tangible. I thank my dear friend Ronnie, who has encouraged me in my studies of the Goddesses and Gods of Egypt, both with academic tenacity and spiritual ardour. And I thank my mam, who bought my first published poem and has believed in my writing throughout my life.

      Ankh, Wuja, Seneb

      Life, Prosperity, Health

      Abbreviations

      PT – Pyramid Texts

      CT – Coffin Texts

      BD – Book of the Dead

      PCB – Papyrus Chester Beatty

      BRP – Bremner-Rhind Papyrus

      Met – Metamorphoses (by Apuleius)

      Timeline

      Dates provided from Shaw, 2003:

      Early Dynasty Period

      Comprising Dynasties 1 & 2, 3000-2686 BCE

      Old Kingdom

      Comprising Dynasties 3-8, 2686-2160 BCE

      First Intermediate Period

      Comprising Dynasties 9 & 10, 2160-2055 BCE

      Middle Kingdom

      Comprising Dynasties 11-14, 2055-1650 BCE

      Second Intermediate Period

      Comprising Dynasties 15-17, 1650-1550 BCE

      New Kingdom – (Including Ramesside Period)

      Comprising Dynasties 18-20, 1550-1069 BCE

      Third Intermediate Period

      Comprising Dynasties 21-25, 1069-664 BCE

      Late Period

      Comprising Dynasties 26-30 & 2nd Persian Period, 664-332 BCE

      Graeco-Roman Period

      Comprising Macedonian & Ptolemaic Dynasties, 332-30 BCE; Roman Period, 30 BCE – 395 CE

      Map of Featured Ancient Egyptian Sites

      Map of Featured Ancient Egyptian Sites

      Introduction

      Setting the Scene

      The name ‘Isis’ is one that is recognised by most people in the Western world. Without much effort, many can conjure up ideas associated with this name, whether it be images of a golden winged Goddess, the story of a God’s murder, or descriptions of ancient Egyptian temples. This is partly down to her popularity in the ancient Mediterranean, which has had an enduring influence on Western cultures to this day. Another explanation for her survival is that she is incredibly relatable and approachable to all kinds of people, from the past and the present. There is a reason why her cult extended far beyond Egypt and was still remembered during the Middle Ages, when other Pagan cults had been lost to antiquity (Clauss, 2000).

      The image we have of Isis is one which has been coloured heavily by ancient Graeco-Roman perceptions. The Goddess known as Aset, wove her magic through Egyptian culture for millennia, before the Greeks and Romans adopted her into their own religious systems, reinterpreting and re-naming

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