An Equinox rite, held at Wilderness wood in East Sussex where we will celebrate Hathor, receive womb blessings and practice gua sha.
Hathor was the goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure. Her name means "Temple of Horus," but she had many epithets, including "Eye of Re," "Goddess of the West" (when Egyptians died, they went to the West), and "Lady of the Southern Sycamore"; in fact, she was called "The Great One of Many Names." The Greeks called her Aphrodite, and the Romans referred to her as Venus. She was the consort of Horus, the sky god; therefore, Egyptians held her in reverence for her association with the sky.
Associated with the joy of celebration and childbirth, she symbolized fertility and took many forms, as a female, for instance, but also as a cow. Her likeness as a female with cow ears was used in Egyptian architecture, for she appeared as a column in some temples and buildings.
Hathor ‘s themes are joy, love, femininity, beauty, sexuality, and the sky. Her symbols are mirrors, cows, sandalwood and rose incense and rattles. One of the most beloved sky Goddesses in Egypt, Hathor brings happiness, romance, and an appreciation for musical arts into our lives. Sacred or erotic dances are a welcome offering for Hathor, as is any effort to beautify the body. As the patroness of Women, she protects women and embodies the pinnacle of feminine qualities.
Symbol of the mirror is a variation of a shield. The energies are there for reflective and act in two ways one by showing the viewer his or her own true image and two as a shield in which the face of the adversary can be seen without direct visual confrontation. The Hathor’s mirror contains the energies of the user on the one hand and reflects incoming external vibes with undesirable nature. The Polished side of the mirror was sometimes used for scrying. She was also known for
crossing boundaries between worlds, helping deceased souls in the transition to
the afterlife.
Join me for a circle working with Hathor through meditations to upgrade and connect you to her vibration. She will help you to bring about more self compassion, nurture and flourish in the frequency of femininity.