Quotessence
Home / Books / Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra

Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra

Book by Storm Constantine · 10 quotes · Egyptian Magic, Egyptian Religion And Magic, Isis

Filter quotes by topic

AllEgyptian MagicEgyptian Religion And MagicIsis

Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra Quotes

“The Egyptians had what might to us seem a strange attitude to their gods. While they were happy to sing praises to their deities in order to coerce them into manifestation, they were not able threatening them either. Many spells have survived that promise all manner of dire consequences if the deity concerned does not fulfil the practioner’s wishes. These threats included the destruction of temples, the slaughter of sacred beasts, and perhaps worst of all, the deliberate refusal to acknowledge a god’s existence.”

Egyptian Religion And Magic
Book:Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra
Create image

“Although we refer to the magical ‘books’ of Ancient Egypt, these were in fact scrolls, more often lengths of papyrus stuck together and rolled up, but occasionally parchments of calf vellum. These books were regarded as extremely esoteric, and certainly not for the eyes of common people. Some were said to have been found in secret places, such as forgotten tombs and hidden caskets, and to record the actual words of Thoth or legendary sages and priests. It is likely that the priests considered their own magic to be most effective and sacred, and they kept their knowledge secret in order to make themselves appear more powerful in the eyes of less priveleged individuals. They often wrote down their spells in a kind of code, referring to their ingredients by alternative names in order to confuse any unintiated person who might try to read them.”

Egyptian Religion And Magic
Book:Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra
Create image