Pagan Portals - Osiris: Raising the Djed Pillar

by Olivia Church PhD

Dip below the Nile’s surface to the realm of ancient Egypt’s green-faced god of the life, death, and rebirt.

Dip below the Nile’s surface to the realm of ancient Egypt’s green-faced God of life, death, and rebirth. Known to the Greeks as Osiris, Wesir is one of ancient Egypt’s most enduring deities, worshipped from at least the Old Kingdom, alongside his consort Aset-Isis, until the 6th century CE. Looking to the cycles of nature, the ancients saw Wesir’s mythology made manifest in the landscape of the Nile Valley, reassuring them that just as the crops grow, die, and return, so shall Wesir, and all those who repeat his rituals. Bringing together Egyptological research and contemporary Pagan perspectives, this book invites readers to unearth the ancient mysteries of Wesir and to raise the Djed Pillar of his rebirth in the modern day.

128 pages, Paperback

Published March 31, 2026

Reviews

[Elyse Welles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Olivia Church is the expert on modern practice in an archeological context. As both a practicing pagan and an academic with archaeological training, she shares a fully well rounded experience of meeting Osiris and the ways he is engaged with throughout history and today. I am not a devotee of Wesir (Osiris) or any Egyptian deities directly but loved reading this book for context and information on something outside of my usual interests.