When your prayers are answered

This month has been full of surprises, most of which involve prayers I didn’t expect would be answered at all. If you’ve been reading my blog you’ll know I come from a Catholic background. During my seven years as a Catholic I’ve petitioned countless saints, asked Mary and of course prayed to Jesus. I’m sad to say hardly any of my prayers were answered. So when I came to Isis I had a little skepticism. I believed She heard me; I just didn’t expect an answer.

I’ll tell you a little about what I prayed for and how they were answered. It’s a testament to Isis’s love for us and that indeed She hears the prayers of all Her children.

Recently my writing business hit a bad dry spell. No customers and the phones were quiet. I started to lose hope that perhaps running my own business was the best career move. I asked Isis for help. I received a phone call the next day and almost instantly landed a new client.

I also noticed a difference in my self esteem and my desire to achieve. Before contacting the Netjeru I was pretty depressed, feeling helpless and figured what was the point? Then I felt some of my depression lift and felt a renewed sense of purpose. I had to do something. I have to say Djehuty helped me a good deal. After my prayer to Him (and I placed His statue next to my writing table) I’ve written every day and a lot more than I ever did in a month.

Also I’m going to mention the long-shot prayer. When I first prayed to Isis and gave Her an offering I asked for something I thought was well out of my reach. I was single for many years and believed there wasn’t anyone for me. I’d gone on many dating websites and went on a few dates, but nothing ever clicked. So I asked Isis (certainly believing there was no answer to this prayer) that if there was someone for me She’d send him my way.

Shortly after I felt like I needed to sign up on a dating website I’d never been on before. Then I met my boyfriend who seemed so uncannily like me in both interests and personality we seemed made for each other.

It really is surprising what She can accomplish and how the gods look after us. I notice that that many of the prayers require action on our part, but when we need that extra cosmic energy flowing in our direction the gods are there to help us.

I’d love to read about how the gods have answered your prayers. Do you have any stories you want to share?

A Vision of the Blue Goddess

I normally don’t get mental images when I’m praying. But last night I saw a sudden, clear and beautiful vision. It also was completely unexpected. It’s left me puzzling about what I saw. Perhaps you can help clue me in, but I thought it best to give you an idea what’s going on my life. It might shed some light on what I saw.

It’s been a rough couple of days for me. I was sick shortly after Thanksgiving weekend. This meant I was pretty limited in my devotions and even lazier when it came to writing. I also started to tentatively test the waters of online dating again. Perhaps it was fueled by loneliness or a belief I should be with someone.

Regardless I struck up an e-mail conversation with someone on the online dating site. It went well, but then he became pushy and insistent on meeting up. I’ve been dragging my feet and feeling something is not quite right about this person. Granted, he isn’t creepy, but there’s some negative energy surrounding him.

I had a real heart-to-heart chat with Isis last night. I didn’t feel the presence of Isis coming from any my statues. It seemed to emanate from the beautiful papyrus painting of Isis with the throne glyph. I asked her about the person I considered giving a date to. After some silence of being in her presence I felt the emphatic reply, “No.”

I also felt this was the best decision somehow and thanked Isis for her advice. Even an hour after prayers I still felt her powerful peaceful and loving presence still in the room. When I went to close my eyes I saw a very clear and brilliant image. I saw a woman in brilliant, shining blue dress. Her hair was black but with a tint of blue and a blue light seemed to shine from around her head. She was floating near the clouds as the light reflected off of them. She also had a crescent moon crown on the top of her head.

At first I thought it was Isis, but somehow she felt different. I checked online and wondered if who I saw was Hekate.

This looked a little like her, especially the crown which lacked the sun disk of Isis. This one statue of Hekate shows her wearing a bright blue gown although I believe this isn’t a traditional view of the goddess but more a modern interpretation.

This was very odd as I didn’t pray to Hekate or ask for her help. She didn’t appear scary or forbidding as I think this statue makes her. The blue goddess looked more natural, brilliant and unnaturally beautiful and free as she floated below the clouds.

What are your thoughts? Was it Hekate or Isis in another form?

Welcome home Gods and Goddesses!

Yes, Christmas came early for me this year. I opened the door and there was a package waiting for me. I took out each box from the envelope. I ordered the 3" collection of Egyptian gods to add to my shrine. Whether it was a coincidence or not (perhaps there are no coincidences with the Netjeru) each god and goddess pretty much followed the order in how much I've been thinking about them. This was the order in which I unpacked the boxes - Sakhmet, Osiris, Ra, Djehuty, Anubis, Bast and Set.

Currently I don't have Set out on my altar because He scares me. If anyone has worked with Set and has found He's okay send me a reply. Currently Set's statue is sitting in a drawer which probably will piss Him off even more.

Anyway, I had a lot of fun arranging them in my shrine and each of them had something to say about where I placed them.

It feels really nice to have the rest of the Egyptian pantheon. It seems more like a family now. For the experts out there, that little statue that was labeled Horus is actually Ra I believe from the sun disk on His head?

The god who insisted on having His separate space was Djehuty. Every time I placed Him in the shrine He made it known He wasn't happy. He wanted to be placed on top of the cabinet next to his pal Anubis. It seems He wants to be where the action is - namely the place where I write. He warned me I better be ready to write a lot when He's there.

Challenge accepted, Djehuty!

Have a blessed evening everyone! In-un-Ma'a (Truly it is)