Sylvia Rose
Ram God of Egypt Ba-neb-djedet
Ba-neb-djedet is a four-headed ram god of Lower Egypt. His cult center Djedet gives rise to tales of satanic goat rituals. He's equated...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 194 min read
Ka - Life Essence in Ancient Egypt
Ka ( kꜣ ) is part of the human soul, the vital essence of life. When the ka departs the body, the person is dead. Frog goddess Heqet or...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 194 min read
Heh Gods & Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt
Ḥeḥ is the personification of infinity in the Ogdoad in ancient Egypt. The Ogdoad are eight primordial deities. His name at first means...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 195 min read
Magic: Heka & the Ka in Ancient Egypt
Heka is the god of magic and magical power. His name is the Egyptian word for 'magic'. It also pertains to cult practice. Heka (Hike,...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 164 min read
Wigs & Natural Hair in Ancient Egypt
The art of wig-making in history dates back to pre-Bronze Age Egypt. The earliest known Egyptian wig is found in a female burial at...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 154 min read
Chamomile - Herbology & Folklore
Chamomile is essential to any herbal medicine shelf. It's one of several species of bright daisy-like plants with white petals and...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 106 min read
Weld Yellow: Ancient Nature Pigments
Weld (Reseda luteola) is a natural yellow dye and pigment made from a flowering plant of the Resedaceae family. Weld is praised by...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 257 min read
Red Madder: Organic Ancient Colors
Red madder (Rubia tinctorum) is a precious plant for organic red dyes. Its bright roots yield two red dye pigments. One is alizarin; the...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 225 min read
Castor Oil, Wigs & Death in Ancient Egypt
Castor oil is common in ancient Egypt. It's the preferred lamp oil. A revitalizing skin ointment, castor oil is also a constituent in...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 214 min read
Wandering Womb - Ancient Medicine
Wandering womb or wandering uterus is a term used to describe a source of female illness, thought to be caused by a displaced womb moving...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 205 min read
Creation, Cattle & the Cosmic Cow
Cattle cults are thought to begin in Neolithic times and migrate through trade and travel. Evidence of cow or bull cultures date back to...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 206 min read
Cattle Goddesses & the Cosmic Cow
In myth and spirituality the divine cow signifies abundance, prosperity, motherhood, nurturing, generosity and renewal of life. In one...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 195 min read
Hathor: Cosmic Cow Goddess of Ancient Egypt
Hathor (Ancient Egyptian: ḥwt-ḥr, lit. 'House of Horus') is a primary goddess of ancient Egypt. A sky deity, she's mother of Horus and...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 184 min read
Book of the Heavenly Cow - Myths of Egypt
The Book of the Heavenly Cow is an Egyptian myth about the re-ordering of the universe by Ra (Re), God of the Sun. It takes place when Ra...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 184 min read
Khella - Ancient Health & Herbology
Khella plants (Ammi visnaga) are flowering herbs of the carrot family, related to Queen Anne's lace and poison hemlock. Native to parts...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 183 min read
Eye of Ra Egypt - Wrath of the Woman
Anger of the Eye of Ra blazes across storming skies and battlefields. She burns the crops of evil men and punishes those who seed...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 175 min read
Crocodilopolis - Sobek Crocodile God
Crocodilopolis is the cult site of an ancient Egyptian city centered upon the worship of Sobek, the Crocodile God. Sobek is the name for...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 167 min read
Ancient Egypt Remedies: Ebers Papyrus
Antelope dung, lizard blood, mother's milk and a crocodile effigy tied to the head are just a few of the recommended medical treatments...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 164 min read
Herbs & Natural Remedies - Ancient Egypt
A list of natural health treatments for diseases of body and mind is part of the renowned Ebers Papyrus of ancient Egypt. The detailed...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 167 min read
Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Ebers Papyrus
The Ebers Papyrus is one of the most informative manuscripts about medicine in ancient Egypt, health, disease, remedies, surgery, recipes...
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