Egyptian goddess of magic, life, compassion, fertility, motherhood, childbirth, death, rebirth, devotion, royalty, knowledge, protection, abundance, healing, and the elements
Isis (called Aset in Egyptian)Â is the Egyptian Queen of Heaven. She is described as the first daughter of the gods Geb and Nut and was born on the first day of the first years of creation. In her human form, Isis was an incredibly beautiful young woman who was depicted with outstretched wings and sometimes holding a lotus flower, while in her animal form, she was depicted as a hawk, cobra, or cow. In the heavens, her symbol is the star Sirius, the brightest of all stars. Though she was also known as a Solar deity and later on when introduced to the Greeks, a Lunar deity as well. She is the loving wife of Osiris, with her son being Horus.
In one myth, Isis â being the peopleâs goddess who helped her people in many ways, devised a plan to usurp the throne. She mixed some of Raâs saliva with mud and created a very poisonous snake. The snake bit Ra that caused him great pain and suffering. The ambitious Isis offered to make a deal with Ra to heal him in exchange for his true name. By sharing this secret, all of Raâs personal power and knowledge was transferred to Isis, thus causing her to become the most powerful of all the gods. Isis would then utilize this vast power for her peopleâs benefit.
Isis is revered as an excellent mother and there are several works of art that depict her with her son Horus on her lap. She also became a fertility and Earth Goddess as shown by the following titles: Lady of Green Crops, Mother of the Gods, Mother of the Universe, and Queen of the Earth. In this role she became the protector and patron of woman and children. This great goddess is even associated with all of the elements: earth as a fertility goddess, air through her association with wind (especially the North wind), fire as a Solar deity (she is described as Maker of the Sunrise and the Brilliant One in the Sky), and lastly water as she was linked to the flooding of the Nile.Â
Later, Isis also became associated with the sea and boats, responsible for bringing ships safely home. She even absorbed many of the funerary goddess roles, replacing Hathor on the solar barque, the ship upon which the dead Kings and Gods sailed the heavens. As the protector of her people and the Pharaoh, Isis would defend them in battle and was even a slayer of the evil snake Apep, who represents all the corruption of existence. She is considered the complete female from which all life form sprung and had so many different areas of influence that she earned the title of Lady of Ten Thousand Names.
Isis was seen as the protector of all and was even viewed as the mother of the Pharaoh. She was also deeply loving and devoted, especially towards her husband and son, whom she protected from the god Set in one myth. Isis was worshiped as the ideal mother, wife, and the matron of nature and magic. She is the friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, and the downtrodden, listening to the pleas of even those who feel forgotten. Isisâ worship was also concerned about the acquisition of knowledge since knowledge could only be attained from the gifts of the gods.
Some of the few known forms of Isis include: Khut as a light giver, Usert as the mighty earth-goddess, Thenenet as the great goddess of the underworld, Sati when she shot forth the Nile flood, Anqet as the embracer of the land and producer of fertility by her waters, Ankhet as the giver of life, Sekhet as a goddess that cultivated lands and fields, Renenet as the goddess of harvest, and Tcheft as the goddess of foods that were offered to the gods.
In my personal experiences with Isis, her love is profound and full of compassion, patience, and wisdom. She is friend to the outcasts and hurt, though is fiercely wrathful towards the corrupt and will seek out justice. Isis is often a soft-spoken deity with words like honey, though she is full of power and courage that burns like an eternal flame. Her gift is knowledge, as she seeks to destroy ignorance of all kinds, and she can be very cunning and ambitious at times, using her crafty mind to outwit others. The energy of Isis is both deeply soothing and powerful all at once, displaying the Great Mother goddess that she is.
| Personal Associations |
Mistress of All the Stars
She Who Attacks the Powerful Ones
Sovereign Who Governs the Orb of Sunlight
Lady of Heaven, Earth, and the Duat
Ruler of the Gods and Goddesses
More Clever than a Million of Gods
Fiery One / Fiery Serpent
She Who Slays Apep in an Instant
Flowers, succulents, roses, lotuses, grains, fruits, seafood, baked goods, feathers, daggers, swords, snakeskin, white wine, juice, water, milk, imagery of stars, healing herbs, magical tools, divination tools, books, graveyard dirt (obtained with spiritâs permission), selenite, garnet, lapis lazuli, sunstone, moonstone, clear crystals, jewelry, bones, perfumes, lavender, tea, sweetened coffee, honey, myrrh, chocolate, brownies, desserts, cream and sugar, incense, artwork, poetry, prose, imagery of the Sun or Moon, gold/orange/blue/red/pink candles, pictures of your children, seashells, pearls, dried scorpions, hawk/vulture skulls, and imagery of her sacred animals.
