Last Updated 3/14/2002
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A Prayer to Bast
Pitter patter of little feet,
I pray to Bast my soul to keep.
If I die within my house,
I hope I got that little mouse!
Catnip, yarn, milk and naps,
may humans always provide us laps.
Oh Bast hear my call!
(You always do when I fall.)
Beautiful Bast, purr me to sleep,
for you, a dead bird at your feet!
Meow.(translation: A-men)
May the gates of Cat-Heaven
let me in and out,
in and out, in and out,
in and ............
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For more information about the Goddess herself, try some of these sites:
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per-Bast.org - this is the best on-line source I have ever seen! Dispels much of the erroneous information about this Goddess.
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Who is Bast?
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The Ancient Egyptian Box - Hotlist of Ancient Egyptian Links! (This site provided the gold hieroglyph bar above.)
For more on cats in myth, lore, and religion, try
Lore of the Cat
And for wonderful poems and prayers
dedicated to all our pets,
take a look at "In Memory Of" Pets.
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