Lady of the Flame
Greek name: Sachmis
Meaning: "Mighty One" "Powerful"
Sacred Number: 7 & 5*
City: Memphis (shrine in Karnak)
Relationship to Netjeru: Daughter of Ra
Consort: Ptah (creator Netjer)
Offspring: Nefertum "Lotus Blossom on the nose of Ra"
Sacred Animal: lioness, cobra
Sacred Symbols: the sun, uraeus, lotus, fire
Direction: West (south in Wicca/Pagan faith)
Colors: red, orange, yellow & sometimes green
Stones: ruby, garnet, carnelian, obsidian, rutilated quartz,
amber, basalt, bloodstone, tigers eye & hematite
Metal: Gold (some sillver as many items are now made in this material)
Offerings: raw meat & blood drippings (comes with the meat), red beer, cut flowers, pomegranates, mandrakes & sand
(note: the object of the offerings is to appease Sekhmet's bloodthirst)
Titles: (only a few) Great One of Magic, Scorching Eye of Ra, Daughter of Ra, Roamer of Deserts
Know for: plagues, disease, death, war, destruction, attacking Pharoah's enemies, healing & protection
Many focus only on the destructive nature of Sekmet and fail to see she is a great healer and protector, She is also the upholder of Maat. Creation can not start without the tearing down of some structure of life.
Hymn to Sekhmet
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8/12 Day of Sekhmet's repulsion of Set
10/17 Feast of Sekhmet
10/31 Feast of Sekhmet-Ra-Bast
11/20 Day of Sekhmet & the Purifying Flame
11/24 Day of Offerings to Sekhmet
11/28 Feast of HetHert & Sekhmet
12/14 Tehuti (Thoth) sends Bast & Sekhmet to guide Egypt
12/28 day of Sekhmet going foth to Letopolis
12/31 Feast of Sekhmet
3/12 End of the World by Sekhmet
(note: these festival dates are for historical interest and entertainment purposes since the dates changed from year to year due to the flooding of the NIle and the calculating of Sirius.)
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Thank you to all who have contributed with information! You can go to my resources page above and see that I have acredited your information and Knowledge.
If for some reason, you think I have forgotten you, please email me at once! I will correct the error!
Em Heset Net Sekhmet!
(be in favor with Sekhmet)
Ragheb Alama "Fark Kaber"
graphics provided by:
Neferchichi's Tomb
(was Tomb of the Chihuahau Pharoahs)
Start Date: 3/17/2001
last Update: 3/30/2001
