Bast Fixed Glass Encased 7 Day Devotional Candle
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Bast is an ancient cat goddess, solar goddess, war goddess, and divine mother who has been worshiped since the Second Dynasty in Lower Egypt. Originally she was viewed as the protector goddess of Lower Egypt, and consequently depicted as a fierce lioness. Indeed, her name means (female) devourer. As protector, she was seen as defender of the pharaoh, and consequently of the later chief male deity, Ra, who was a solar deity also, gaining her the titles Lady of Flame and Eye of Ra.
Later, Bast came to be called Bastet. Since Bastet literally meant, (female) of the ointment jar, Bast gradually became regarded as the goddess of perfumes, earning the title perfumed protector. In connection with this, when Anubis became the god of embalming, Bast, as goddess of ointment, came to be regarded as his wife.
Bast brings the art of playfulness, joy and humor. She is the protector of mothers and newborns and the Goddess of sorcery, beneficence, joy, dance and fertility.
Candles are commonly burned on altars to show special devotion to a specific saint, spirit, deity, ancestor or ancestors. These exceptional Bast 7 Day Hoodoo Candles are ritually prepared and "fixed" for you with special oils, herbs, and prayer.
Voodoo Mama's fixed glass encased candles will burn for approximately seven days or 120 hours. They can be reused once they have burned down as vases for holding flowers, turned into a container spell to keep on your altar or refilled with wax to burn again. They are simply too beautiful to throw away and the creative conjurer will find many possibilities for using the decorative glass container once the original wax has burned down.
*Be sure to check out my article Setting Lights on my blog for instructions and ideas for using any of my candles.
Later, Bast came to be called Bastet. Since Bastet literally meant, (female) of the ointment jar, Bast gradually became regarded as the goddess of perfumes, earning the title perfumed protector. In connection with this, when Anubis became the god of embalming, Bast, as goddess of ointment, came to be regarded as his wife.
Bast brings the art of playfulness, joy and humor. She is the protector of mothers and newborns and the Goddess of sorcery, beneficence, joy, dance and fertility.
Candles are commonly burned on altars to show special devotion to a specific saint, spirit, deity, ancestor or ancestors. These exceptional Bast 7 Day Hoodoo Candles are ritually prepared and "fixed" for you with special oils, herbs, and prayer.
Voodoo Mama's fixed glass encased candles will burn for approximately seven days or 120 hours. They can be reused once they have burned down as vases for holding flowers, turned into a container spell to keep on your altar or refilled with wax to burn again. They are simply too beautiful to throw away and the creative conjurer will find many possibilities for using the decorative glass container once the original wax has burned down.
- 2 1/2" Wide and 8 1/4" Tall
- Burns approximately 120 hours
- 100% Paraffin Wax with herbs, roots, spices and essential oils melted into the top
*Be sure to check out my article Setting Lights on my blog for instructions and ideas for using any of my candles.
About Bast, the Egyptian Cat Goddess
Bast is an ancient cat goddess, solar goddess, war goddess, and divine mother worshiped at least since the Second Dynasty in Lower Egypt. Originally she was viewed as the protector goddess of Lower Egypt, and consequently depicted as a fierce lioness. Indeed, her name means (female) devourer. As protector, she was seen as defender of the pharaoh, and consequently of the later chief male deity, Ra, who was a solar deity also, gaining her the titles Lady of Flame and Eye of Ra.
Due to the threat to the food supply that could be caused by simple vermin such as mice and rats, cats, and their ability to fight and kill snakes, especially cobras, cats in Egypt were revered highly, sometimes being given golden jewelry to wear and being allowed to eat from the same plates as their owners.
Consequently, later as the main cat (rather than lioness) deity, Bastet was strongly revered as the patron of cats, and thus it was in the temple at Per-Bast that dead (and mummified) cats were brought for burial. More than 300,000 mummified cats were discovered when Bast's temple at Per-Bast was excavated. Egyptians believe, when a cat in the family dies, to show respect, they display the body outside of the home.
Later, Bast came to be called Bastet. Since Bastet literally meant, (female) of the ointment jar, Bast gradually became regarded as the goddess of perfumes, earning the title perfumed protector. In connection with this, when Anubis became the god of embalming, Bast, as goddess of ointment, came to be regarded as his wife.
Due to the threat to the food supply that could be caused by simple vermin such as mice and rats, cats, and their ability to fight and kill snakes, especially cobras, cats in Egypt were revered highly, sometimes being given golden jewelry to wear and being allowed to eat from the same plates as their owners.
Consequently, later as the main cat (rather than lioness) deity, Bastet was strongly revered as the patron of cats, and thus it was in the temple at Per-Bast that dead (and mummified) cats were brought for burial. More than 300,000 mummified cats were discovered when Bast's temple at Per-Bast was excavated. Egyptians believe, when a cat in the family dies, to show respect, they display the body outside of the home.
Later, Bast came to be called Bastet. Since Bastet literally meant, (female) of the ointment jar, Bast gradually became regarded as the goddess of perfumes, earning the title perfumed protector. In connection with this, when Anubis became the god of embalming, Bast, as goddess of ointment, came to be regarded as his wife.
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