{"id":24033,"date":"2021-04-01T01:10:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T05:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=24033"},"modified":"2021-03-30T16:28:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T20:28:49","slug":"she-who-is-all-the-goddess-and-the-divine-female","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2021\/04\/01\/she-who-is-all-the-goddess-and-the-divine-female\/","title":{"rendered":"She Who is All \u2013 The Goddess and The Divine Female"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tawaret\/Tauret<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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(Photo Credit: <\/span><\/span>www.commons.wikimedia.org<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Tawaret is the ancient Egyptian Goddess of fertility and childbirth, a protector of women and children and the Goddess of the annual Nile flooding, which brings with it, its’ fertile soil, which brings life to the Land. She is a Goddess of female sexuality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Originally seen as evil and associated with the Northern sky (Nebetakhet), which was cold, dark and dangerous, She was known as the Mistress of the Horizon.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Over time, She became to be seen as nurturing and protective, with a ferocious streak when it came to protecting women and children. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She is also a Mother Goddess, who was associated with Hathor, as can be seen by Her wearing of Hathor’s solar disk, representing protection and life. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In ancient Egypt, hippos were seen as symbols of chaos and were killed in royal hunting parties. Female hippos, however, were seen as protection against the evil eye, turning away evil and misfortune. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tawaret, whose name means “She Who is Great”, is depicted as a hippopotamus on two legs. She has the limbs and paws of a lion, the back and tail of a Nile crocodile and the body of a pregnant hippo. She is sometimes seen with human hair. As mentioned, She wears a solar disk <\/span>headdress<\/span> topped by two cow horns and Hathor’s solar disk. She carries “magic knives” to help ward off evil during labor. These daggers were made of ivory and carried depictions of the Goddess. She is sometimes seen holding scrolls of protection.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Amulets of Tawaret were worn by women, especially during pregnancy and labor. These amulets date back to 3000-2600 BCE.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: <\/span><\/span>ancientegyptonline.co.uk<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Tawaret is mentioned as a guardian to the mountain paths in the West, that led to the Otherworld. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually, Tawaret became known as a household diety, but was still held as sacred by women and children.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: museumofmythology.com)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/a> ***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Susan Morgaine<\/b><\/span> is a Priestess<\/span>, Healer, Witch, Writer, and Teacher.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She is entering her 21st year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through Imagine A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing local Red Tents.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She is a monthly columnist with <\/span><\/span><\/span>PaganPages.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u> Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies, <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>Jesus, Mohammed and the Goddess<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span>, as well as Mago Publications <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>She Rises, Volume 2, and “Celebrating Seasons of the Goddess”. She is the author of “My Name is Isis, the Egyptian Goddess”, part of the “My Name is ” series of children’s book. She has also been published in Jareeda and SageWoman magazines. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She is a <\/span><\/span><\/span>a Reiki Master<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>a <\/span><\/span>proud member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at <\/span><\/span><\/span>MysticalShores.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tawaret\/Tauret (Photo Credit: www.commons.wikimedia.org) Tawaret is the ancient Egyptian Goddess of fertility and childbirth, a protector of women and children and the Goddess of the annual Nile flooding, which brings with it, its’ fertile soil, which brings life to the Land. She is a Goddess of female sexuality. Originally seen as evil and associated with the Northern sky (Nebetakhet), which was cold, dark and dangerous, She was known as the Mistress of the Horizon. Over time, She became to be seen as nurturing and protective, with a ferocious streak when it came to protecting women and children. She is also a Mother Goddess, who was associated with Hathor, as can be seen by Her wearing of Hathor’s solar disk, representing protection and life. In ancient Egypt, hippos were seen as symbols of chaos and were killed in royal hunting parties. Female hippos, however, were seen as protection against the evil eye, turning away evil and misfortune. Tawaret, whose name means “She Who is Great”, is depicted as a hippopotamus on two legs. She has the limbs and paws of a lion, the back and tail of a Nile crocodile and the body of a pregnant hippo. She is sometimes seen with human hair. As mentioned, She wears a solar disk headdress topped by two cow horns and Hathor’s solar disk. She carries “magic knives” to help ward off evil during labor. These daggers were made of ivory and carried depictions of the Goddess. She is sometimes seen holding scrolls of protection. Amulets of Tawaret were worn by women, especially during pregnancy and labor. These amulets date back to 3000-2600 BCE. (Photo Credit: ancientegyptonline.co.uk) In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Tawaret is mentioned as a guardian to the mountain paths in the West, that led to the Otherworld. Eventually, Tawaret became known as a household diety, but was still held as sacred by women and children. (Photo Credit: museumofmythology.com) *** About the Author: Susan Morgaine is a Priestess, Healer, Witch, Writer, and Teacher. She is entering her 21st year teaching Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, being a Certified instructor through the Kundalini Research Institute. She is a Certified Women\u2019s Empowerment Coach\/Facilitator through Imagine A Woman International, founded by Patricia Lynn Reilly. She has long been involved in Goddess Spirituality and Feminism, teaching classes and workshops, including Priestessing local Red Tents. She is a monthly columnist with PaganPages.org Her writings can be found in The Girl God Anthologies, \u201cWhatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak\u201d and \u201cJesus, Mohammed and the Goddess\u201d, as well as Mago Publications \u201cShe Rises, Volume 2, and “Celebrating Seasons of the Goddess”. She is the author of “My Name is Isis, the Egyptian Goddess”, part of the “My Name is ” series of children’s book. She has also been published in Jareeda and SageWoman magazines. She is a a Reiki Master and a proud member of the Sisterhood of Avalon. She can be found at MysticalShores.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10004],"tags":[12948,12949,12946,11683,11180,10165,12944,12947,12945,10640,10112,12119,12120,12950,12943,12942,11226],"class_list":["post-24033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monthly-columns","tag-amulets","tag-childbirth","tag-crocodile","tag-egyptian","tag-fertility","tag-goddess","tag-hippopotamus","tag-labor","tag-lion","tag-myth","tag-mythology","tag-pregnancy","tag-pregnant","tag-protector","tag-tauret","tag-tawaret","tag-women"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24039,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24033\/revisions\/24039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}