Anubis is the Egyptian God of the dead. Son of Nephthys who longed for a child, but Her husband Set was God of the barren wasteland of the desert, and so was incapable of having children. Nephthys fell in love with Osiris, (her sister Isis husband) and when Osiris was drunk she tricked Him into believing She was Isis and slept with Him. The result of the union was Anubis, but by the time He was born She regretted Her decision. Fearful of Her husband’s anger, abandoned the baby in the desert. For the first few years of His life, He was raised by wild dogs, which is where He gets His feral power. Eventually He was discovered by Isis. Even though Isis knew He was the son of Her husband by Her sister, She raised Him as Her own. Anubis is often shown by Isis’s side, in full-jackal form. Because He was abandoned by His mother, He is the protector of orphans, the homeless, the poor, travellers, and all lost souls or people who are downtrodden.

 Anubis is a liminal God, Who lives on the edge between night and day, between this world and the next. He is a psychopomp, a God Who guides the souls of the dead to the Hall of Judgment. He was given the blessing to travel through any land, time or space. So he makes the perfect ally for psychic work and underworld journeys. So important was this protection that the tombs of the Pharaohs were sealed with an image of Anubis. 

 Anubis, will be our guide as we connect to our ancestors and take part in old hallows mass. Anubis is a Messenger, who will help us to carry messages to our dearly departed. Anubis opens the veil, just a little, to assist the living diviner or medium to see the future or speak with the dead.

Join me and Anubis for a full moon Underworld rite as we offer to the liminal and make witch balls to commemorate.

Held at Bells Yew Green Village Hall, Frant near Tunbridge Wells.