Pagan Portals - Sekhmet: Lady of Flame, Eye of Ra

by Olivia Church

An invitation to come face to face with the incarnate female power of ancient Egypt. Sekhmet was ancient Egypt’s leonine Netjeret (Goddess) who embodied incarnate female power. Sekhmet brought plague and pestilence to the land as well as conferred healing and protection upon her followers. From her ancient origins, to the present day, many have been fascinated by Sekhmet's fierce image and uncompromising destructive powers. This book explores Sekhmet’s Egyptian origins, her mythology, character, and worship, bringing together Egyptological research and contemporary Pagan perspectives.

Genres: Religion, Mythology, Nonfiction, Spirituality

120 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2022

About the author

Olivia has degrees in Egyptology and is currently undergoing doctoral research in Historical Studies.

She writes non-fiction works for both popular and scholarly readers on the themes of ancient religion, feminism, and contemporary paganism.

Reviews

[Jak Geneb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-written

As Kemetic devoted of Sekhmet, I'm already quite familiar with Her and the stories, research and ancient devotions honouring Her. Even so, I was excited for this book to be released and had pre-ordered it. While the views of some people quoted in the book always make me question if they known the same Netjeret that I do, the author did a good job at putting things into the right perspective. Well researched and thorough for its size, this book serves as a great introduction to a great Goddess. The bibliography is plenty extensive enough to give the curious some places to explore. I would have liked to see more in the chapter on prayers, but given the length she had to work with, she did wel l. I would definitely recommend it to those who wanted to know more but felt overwhelmed by the information available.

[Justė Navalinskė · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book, I've ever read about Sekhmet! It can be called - Bible of Goddess Sekhmet!

[Maureen McSherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very well thought out and carefully put together in a way that allows newcomers such as myself to fully introduce ourselves to this wonderful Netjerut. It was a short read, but very informative and well-written. I look forward to more from this author 🙂

[Dodie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have just started to learn about Sekhmet and her stories. I had to read her mythology carefully. She was a goddess that has the head of the lioness of a woman. She is the goddess of war, protection and healing. There is a deep compassion to Sekhmet even though she is a war goddess.

“Who watches over her clubs and inspires rage at the injustices of the modern world”

Sekhmet is fierce and she wants her clubs to me the same way. She encourages us to face fear with courage and confidence, let what does serve us burn away.

Though I would have like more prayer and ritual idea but it’s a star.