Over the p
ast few months, I’ve drawn the Bast card from my favorite tarot deck (Daughters of the Moon) many times. This card talks about Bast, the Egyptian cat goddess, and how she is the goddess of play. People who work too hard need her medicine to relax and have a balanced life, which includes play and fun. Apparently, I’m one of the millions of Americans who work too hard. (Are you?)
Bast is an Egyptian Goddess and protector of cats, women, and children. She is the goddess of the sunrise and play, reminding us to play more and have fun. Her goddess duty has changed over the years, but she is also known as a goddess of love, fertility, birth, music and dance. Bast is the goddess of the moon. She has a twin sister named Sekhmet. Together the twin sisters formed the “yin-yang”of Egyptian religion, Bastet being the positive force and Sekhmet being the destructive force.
Bast is depicted in art in many ways, often with the head of a cat and the body of a woman. (Her sister, Sekhmet is shown with the head of a lionness.) Another popular form of Bast, in her earthly form, is a seated cat, and in this form her name changes to Bastet.
With this blog posting, I invoke the play energy of Bast for myself and anyone who is reading this. Welcome, Bast!
-Alyssa
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