Saturday 11 December 2010

Bast And Sekhmet - Eyes of Ra

     I gave you some tip for literature about magic and foxes, now it's time for some literature about magic and cats. Lady Bast and her fiercer self Sekhmet are patron gods of cats. And this book can show you their realm.



     Bast and Sekhmet - Eyes of Ra (by Storm Constantine and Eloise Coquio) is a spiritual guide. It collects the myths and facts about these Egyptian sister goddesses and reveal the mysteries surrounding them.
     While this is a must-buy for anyone worshipping one or both of these goddesses or simply worshipping their cats, It may be also interesting for amateur practitioners of magic or those searching for right spiritual path. The authors are not forcing you to join a cult, they are merely opening more paths to your spiritual self.
     Even though this book is a different genre than the previous one, the magic is here as well, perhaps even more so. I bough this book so I could get closer to Panthera and I believe I did, apart from other things this book has given me.

     No matter what religion you are, I believe that the love of Bast and the guidence of Sekhmet could help all of us to find the right path on the journey of life.

The Fox Woman

     If some of you still don't understand my blabbering about foxes and magic,
perhaps this book could enlighten you.



     The Fox Woman (written by Kij Johnson) is an exceptional art of story-telling, poetry, love and fascination. It is like the world behind mirror, dream-like and truth-seeking, a poem in its very essence.

excerpt poems:
In gaps in the rain, I met the moon's eyes -
     Welcome as it is, I wonder that it hide behind tears.
The Spider's web can catch the moonlight,
    but cannot keep it.

     For anyone interested in poetry in general, I profoundly recommend this, but if you need more about the plot...
     The main hero is a young female fox who falls in love with a man. She can't understand this feeling at first but still tries to get near him and his world, which leads to her suffering. Finally, her family decides to help her and together they perform ancient fox magic and shift to human form. The young vixen has hard time getting used to it but enjoys it nevertheless, until the time comes to seduce her beloved.
     That is hardly a half of the story and it depends on you whether you want to know the rest. It's very pleasant and easy to read and it's certainly different from anything you might have read so far. If you want to get familiar with fox's magic, then there's no better start than with this book.