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Subject: Sekhmet [excerpts] [from misc.legal: Milo Shiff (CatGuy@lamg.com)] The American Academy of Pediatricians recently attacked the association of beer and Halloween. This is clearly an attempt by the religious right to restrict the religious freedoms of non-Christians. Beer was invented by the Tameran (ancient Egyptian) priesthood of Ptah particularly for the celebration of this holy day, which was originally known as the Feast of Sekhmet and Bast. Human beings have been drinking red beer on Halloween for thousands of years before the invention of Christianity (even millennia before the invention of Judaism). I will attempt to document carefully, although am getting damned tired of lazy individuals insisting that I go back and look up everything I say and tell them exactly where I found it. Sekhem is the Tameran (ancient Egyptian) word and the triliteral hieroglyph meaning "strength" or "power". Try Budge or Rossini for confirmation. The triliteral is a picture of a sceptre called the Shm Sceptre (the 'h' is pronounced as a Germanic 'hard' ch as in the Scottish word 'loch'), a divine symbol of power, which many deities, including various Pharaohs and the Goddess Sekhmet (older sister of Bast, typically depicted as a beautiful naked black woman with the head of a lioness, also often shown holding the wad (a stem of papyrus meaning wisdom), the wah (the witch's broom made from a hank of cannabis hemp fiber), or the Was Sceptre ( representing royalty and meaning dominion), are depicted as holding in numerous Tameran paintings, drawings, murals, bas relief, statuary, and other artwork. Some of these artworks have been stolen by Christians and Moslems and Jews and are on display in museums around the world. The word is the triliteral combined with a single short vertical stroke, which is the determinative indicating that the character is the word, not just the sound. Again, this word is used in both artwork and in literature, much of it in the hands of Christians who have stolen it with the claim that they are keeping it in safe keeping (much like when the Eye of Kali, the world's largest diamond, was stolen by Christian soldiers from a temple in India, supposedly to prevent the possibility of theft of such a valuable "rock" in the unguarded "heathen" temple, carried off to London and presented to the Queen of England as a gift, which she ordered cut into what is now the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels, on display by this family of Christian thieves, the official leaders of the Church of England -- I'd suggest you ask a British soldier where they stole the crown jewels from, but they'd probably either deny their crime or kidnap and torture you for asking). I might add that Kali, a Hindu Goddess, is directly based on the Tameran Sekhmet (according to many researchers, including Joseph Campbell), and is so similar in characteristics that I know a modern American shaman of Bast who worships the combined Goddess form, Kali-Bast. Sekhmet is written as the Shm Sceptre combined with a human placenta (the monoliteral character 'kh', the Germanic hard h as in the Scottish word 'loch', a symbol of birth), a loaf of bread (the monoliteral character 't', representative of agriculture and the priestess-women, or witches, who invented agriculture, as well a determinative indicating feminine or womanhood or Goddess-hood), and a determinative of the Goddess Sekhmet (a picture of a lioness-headed woman seated upright with Her knees near Her chest, with the uraeus cobra encircling the circle of the sun resting on Her head). Her name literally means "Lady of Strength" or "Lady of Power". There is also an older form written as a down-pointing arrow (the Root or Genital Chakra) and a loaf of bread. Can be confirmed by both artwork and literature in museums around the world. Sekhmet is an ancient Goddess, worshipped for thousands of years before writing by Tamerans, going back to the pre-flood civilization (which existed before a few thousand years of severe flooding prior to the pre-dynastic period) and even appearing in African artwork tens of thousands of years back in time. Again, refer to lots and lots of artwork stolen by Christians and Moslems and Jews and held in museums around the world. Sekhmet, or Sekhmet-Bast, was part of the Triad of Memphis, along with Ptah and Nefer-Tem, the central deities in the Old Kingdom period. See numerous ancient pieces of art and literature being kept by Christians in museums around the world. Sekhmet-Bast (in later times Sekhmet-Bast-Ra), is the wise creative energy that gave birth to the universe. See stolen writings in museums. Bast is the cat-headed Goddess of marijuana (from whom we get the modern English word "bast", originally meaning the strong fibers of cannabis hemp used in rope and textile making for millennia), younger sister of Sekhmet. The earliest writings mention "Pasch" as an older name for Bast, from which we get the modern word "passion". Bast's name is written in several ways, including a single character representing "bounty" or "plenty" and in a series of characters representing Her parents (Aset and Asar or Isis and Osiris) and the idea of the power of fertility and heterosexual sex magick to create new human life. See stolen writings in museums. Wiccan writer Ellen Cannon Reed, who coined the modern English term "Tameran" from the Tameran name for ancient Egypt, "Ta-Mera", points out: "Sekhmet represents destructive force that breaks down what is temporal. That which is eternal is never destroyed. As a Solar Goddess, She burns away excess. She can be frightening. Power is often frightening, especially to those who don't understand. Some say that Sekhmet is the destructive power of the Sun, while Bast represents the nurturing, warming Sun. Is Sekhmet more powerful than Bast? I don't think so. Can She be gentle and loving? Possibly." These sisters represented dynamic energy and are worshipped both in combination and separately as the apparent dualism of destruction and creation. Bast is creation, birth, inspiration, youth, and the rising sun, while Sekhmet is destruction, death, wisdom, old age, and the setting sun. See stolen artwork and literature kept in museums. I might add that the Tameran punishment for minor thefts (such as shoplifting) was the removal of both hands (to protect society by preventing the possibility of a proven criminal ever committing the same crime again) and the punishment for major thefts (such as that done by the Christians, Jews, and Moslems for sale mostly to European and North American Christian collectors and museums) was the death penalty (although in later periods this was replaced by life in prison). Another name for Sekhmet was "the Great Mother" or "the Mother of Mystery". Gerald Massey, nineteenth century scholar, points out that Sekhmet is the "Great Harlot" of the Christian Book of the Revelations of John. Massey states: "In Revelation, the mother of mystery is called "Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and of abominations of the earth," who has the same name of mystery written on her forehead (ch xvii, 5). But there was an earlier Babylon in Egypt, known to the secret wisdom, which is traditionally identified with the locality of Coptos, nominally seat of Kep, the Kamite mother of the mysteries. The mother of mystery did not originate with the scarlet woman of Babylon (nor as the red hag of the Protestants), although the title of the Great Harlot was applied to her also, who was the mother of harlots and to whom the maiden-tributes were religiously furnished in the city. Hers is a figure of unknown antiquity in the astronomical mythology, which was constellated as the red hippopotamus that preceded the Great Bear. The red hippopotamus (Apt) had already become the scarlet lady in the Ritual. Hence the Great Mother, as Sekhmet-Bast, who is higher than all the gods, and is the only one who stands above her father, is called The Lady of the Scarlet-Coloured Garment (Rit., ch. 164, Naville). The Kamite Constellation of the "birthplace" may also serve to show why the "great harlot" should have been so badly abused in the Book of Revelation. The creator of the Great Mother was depicted in the sign of the mesnhen to indicate the place of bringing forth by the cow of heaven whose "thigh" [genitals and womb] is the emblem of great magical power in the hieroglyphics. The mother of mystery also carries "in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication." " And in another work, Massey adds: "The Great Mother is saluted as the Supreme Being, the "Only One," by the name of Sekhmet-Bast, the goddess of sexual passion and strong drink, who is mistress of the gods, not as wife, but as the promiscuous concubine--she who was "uncreated by the gods" and who is "mightier than the gods." To her the eight gods offer words of adoration. Therefore they were not then merged in the Put-circle of the nine. It is noticeable too that Sekhmet is not at that time saluted as the consort of Ptah. Sekhmet was undoubtedly far more ancient than Ptah." Both Sekhmet and Bast are closely associated with the religious uses of "sorcery" (herbalism, or medicine, or the manufacture and use of drugs, primarily from plant sources) and ritual sex magick (including rituals performed in the privacy of homes and in public in the temples, often with the "holy ones", which Christians call "temple prostitutes"). Robert Masters mentions that "sekhem -- to be strong, mighty, violent, has the meaning of sexual power, and Sekhmet is the Goddess of the Kundalini energy constellation, discovery of which is often improperly attributed to Indian Tantra." By the way, if anyone has Joseph Campbell's article on this connection which appeared in Parabola, I would sure appreciate a copy (it is illegal for you to send me a photocopy unless you obtain their written permission first). Sekhmet, Bast, and sekhem are associated with dynamic energy, especially as expressed in the ancient witchcraft art of ritual trance dance. This dance was typically performed while intoxicated (usually red beer, marijuana, opium, mushrooms, or various LSD-like hallucinogens), naked or erotically dressed, and to the accompaniment of drummers and other musicians. In addition to scattered references in both modern works and ancient works kept in modern museums, these connections are detailed in several ancient works, including the Book of Sekhmet-Ra (the Book of Light), the Book of Sekhmet-Ptah (the Book of Imagination), the Book of Sekhmet-Bast-Het Heret (the Book of Good and Evil), the Book of Sekhmet-Aset (the Book of Love), the Book of Sekhmet-Getesh (the Book of Love), the Book of Sekhmet-Ptah-Djehuti (the Book of Inspired Wisdom), the Book of Sekhmet-Ptah-Anpu (the Book of Death and Rebirth), and the Book of Sekhmet-Hike (the Book of the Knowledge of Past and Future). NOTE: the Greek names for some of these deities are: Isis = Aset, Hathor = Het Heret, Anpu = Anubis, and Djehuti = Thoth. Moslem soldiers claimed to have destroyed all copies of these books, but copies still exist in the hands of the descendants of believers (and there is no way I'm going to divulge the identities of these individuals to Christians, Jews, or Moslems just so they can either destroy or steal these valuable works). As an aside, I noticed that the American Academy of Pediatricians publicly denounced on October 10, 1995, C.E., that Halloween symbols "popular with children" such as the jack-o-lanterns, black cats, and spider webs, should be removed from beer advertising. They said "It is time for the beer industry to take its hands off Halloween." The policy statement said beer advertisements and promotions "that create a close and positive relationship between Halloween and beer have adverse consequences for children and society." This reflects a long-standing Christian practice of trying to stamp out the practices of all other religions. When early Christians gained control of the Roman Empire, they found that the use of the military alone did not stamp out all other religions. So they attempted to turn the holidays and religious symbols of the older religions into Christian holidays. The Birthday of Bast (December 25th) became Christmas. The Spring Festival of Bast (first full moon after the Vernal Equinox) became Easter (the name is derived from Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring, and Her name is in turn derived from Aset, or Isis, the mother of Bast). The Festival of Sekhmet and Bast (October 31st) was not associated with a specific Christian holiday, although the customs were kept alive as "children's games" on Halloween (the Celtic All Hallows Eve). This belittling of the religion of others as "children's activities" is a typical Christian propaganda device. Numerous Wiccan writers detail the connections of these holidays and the traditional symbols to ancient witchcraft. Additionally, numerous Christian leaders point out the connections in denouncing the use of these ancient symbols and rituals. Numerous ancient artistic and literary works talk about the importance of red beer to the ancient Tameran celebrations of the Festival of Sekhmet and Bast (the forerunner of modern Halloween, honoring the unity of the apparent dualism of creation and destruction, birth and death, beginning and ending, reincarnation of the eternal soul). The priesthood of Ptah invented beer and red beer has particular connections to the most famous myth of Sekhmet-Het Heret and celebrations in Her honor. Masters (whose primary Goddess is Sekhmet) relates: "After that [the use of the red beer in the myth of Sekhmet-Het Heret], Ra addressed Sekhmet as the One Who Comes in Peace, praising the beauty and charm of the Goddess. The occasion was afterwards celebrated among humans by a feast at which beautiful girls prepared a beverage containing the drugs which had been administered to the Goddess [opium, marijuana, LSD-like plants, mushrooms, and plants of the Solanaceae family]. These girls, serving as priestesses of Sekhmet ["holy ones", translated by Christians as "temple prostitutes', the sacred form of erotic dance and strip tease], participated then with male celebrants in an orgiastic festival held in Sekhmet's honor. People danced, played, and shook the sistrum, celebrating Sekhmet as "Beautiful", "Brilliant", and "Adorable" to soothe Her wildness. Sekhmet came eventually to represent the ecstasies of love." The American Academy of Pediatricians, which in conjunction with other Christian and Jewish medical organizations have successfully outlawed witchcraft and other ancient forms of health care, clearly is promoting the religious agenda of main-stream Christianity in their continued efforts aimed at expanding prohibition, this time by belittling Tameran witchcraft and Tameran holy days, as well as attempting to deny the extremely ancient link between red beer and the festival of Sekhmet and Bast (Halloween). I might add that the music used in those ancient Tameran rituals evolved into modern Blues, Rock, and Jazz, as well as numerous styles of "Latin" music. The fundamental rhythms and scales trace back through African roots to the Tameran (ancient Egyptian) celebrations and ritual magick associated with Sekhmet and Bast. The use of the these rhythms and scales is reliably traced back to the Central African Empire of about 1,000 years ago. Although the tuning of stringed instruments cannot be determined independently, ancient Tameran woodwind instruments used in these celebrations are tuned to the "Blues" scale and there is significant evidence showing the connection between these modern forms of music and the music of the Tamerans (ancient Egyptians) in the celebrations of Sekhmet and Bast. Christian leaders, who have a tendency to denounce all other religious practices as "satanic" (even though Satan is a Christian deity, and does NOT appear in any form of witchcraft), have urged for more than a century the banning of rock, jazz, and blues music on religious grounds. Christians in positions of police power in both state and federal governments have abused their power to harass jazz, rock, and blues musicians (especially black, or Afro-American, musicians). EOF
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