Bastet worship

In Ancient Egypt, if your household cat died, the whole family would shave off their eyebrows in mourning, then take the cat to be mummified in Bubastis, the centre of worship for the feline goddess Bastet.

Bastet is a goddess from ancient Egypt, and many Pagans honor her in their practice. We often think of her as the “cat goddess”. In this article, we will explore the signs Bastet is calling you, who she is, what she represents, and how to work with her on your Pagan path.

Bastet pt.4

The Gayer-Anderson Cat. Hollow-cast bronze figure of a seated cat with incised detail, an inlaid silver sun-disc and wedjat-eye pectoral on the chest and golden earrings and nose-rings; tangs beneath. The Gayer-Anderson cat is one of the best-known objects in the collections of the British Museum’s Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan. It is a life-size cast copper alloy figure of a cat sitting upright, probably dating to the Egyptian Late Period (around 600 BC). Despite the iconic nature…