Appeal to the Gate-keeper Gods

I wrote last month about how I was thinking about adopting P. Sufanas Virius Lupus’s idea of using prayers to Wepwawet, Hekate, and Janus at the beginning of rituals to open the way for the other Deities being honored and to protected to sacred space. It has the added benefit of being another way to…

Wrap-up of the June/July GMC

Well, this GMC ended up being longer than it was supposed to, because of life stuff getting in the way during June. But I think it turned out to be good “month”, even if it was twice as long. I think Anubis and Odin got way more attention than Wepwawet, but since I’ve decided to…

GMC: Wepwawet and Gate-keepers in Ritual

I was flipping through P. Sufanas Virius Lupus’ book Devotio Antinoo, and I found something relating to this month’s GMC that I’m thinking of adopting into my personal practice. In the public rituals of the Ekklesia Antinoou begins with invocations or prayers to three gate-keeper Gods, one each from Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The Deities…

June GMC extended due to Life Shit

So, it’s been exactly one month since I posted, not counting this morning’s poem for Odin. I’m sorry I fell off the face of the earth for a while. My laptop finally succumbed to its concrete-inflicted wounds and died the True Death – its not coming back. So I had nothing to write on –…

GMC: Wepwawet

Hail Wepwawet, Shape-shifting son of Re Opener of Ways, War-God, He Who carries the sharpest arrows Jackal-headed and clad in armor. Are You the One called Anubis, The other canine Deity of Aiegyptos? With Him You share the duty of guiding the dead And with Him You share the deepest secrets Of the Seen and…

GMC: Wepwawet

Wepwawet (Upuaut, Wep-wawet, Wep-waut, Wepuat, Ophois in Greek), Who I have written about briefly before on this blog, is an ancient canid-formed Deity from the Old Kingdom of Egypt. It seems He may have been worshipped as early as the third dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Abydos, located in Upper Egypt, is His most sacred…

June God of the Month Club

Won’t be posting for it till next week, but in case anyone is curious, June’s Gods of the Month are Yinepu/Anubis. Wepwawet, and Odin. It’s interesting that Anubis and Wepwawet showed up the same month. I’m not choosing these, I shuffle the deck thoroughly every time. It’s completely random. Odin is also the second Norse…

Wepwawet and Anubis

Wepwawet (Upuaut, Wep-wawet, Wep-waut, Wepuat, or Ophois in Greek) is a canid Deity like Anubis. He is sometimes considered a jackal, but others believe Him to represent a wolf. He is depicted very similarly to Anubis, but is gray-colored instead of black, or sometimes with a white head. Greek sources say that Wepwawet’s animal is…

Calls for Submissions

Bibliotheca Alexandrina is currently seeking submissions for three new anthologies. I’ll be submitting to all of these myself, but I am particularly excited about the one for Anubis and other Dog-headed Deities. Queen of the Sacred Way: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Persephone is now open for submissions! We are interested in a wide…