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Ancient
Egyptian Statues
I hitchhiked all the way
from Utah to California with one of those ancient Egyptian statues in
my bundle. It was the Goddess Selket, the Egyptian Scorpion
Goddess: she is all in gold (gold paint, in my case), dignified, arms
outstretched. She wears a golden scorpion
headdress. Selket was for the Egyptians the one who sent
seven scorpions to the evil Set to rescue Auset from his wicked grasp;
the one who protected Ra from evil/demons; the one who ruled over
poison, poisonings, scorpions, disease, death, enemies, and,
interestingly, childbirth. In addition, Selket would rescue
anyone poisoned by a scorpion. As one of the revered gods,
she was one of the revered Egyptian statues set in King Tut’s
tomb, as well.
I bought Selket for a friend’s birthday. The friend
was especially good to people, was a mother-type, protecting us all as
if she had given birth to us. It was important we all showed
appreciation in wonderful ways. So if I had the dough, I
would honor all friends’ birthdays with ancient Egyptian
statues, keeping as close to the symbolism as I could, of course.
For example, what better way to show respect for a Leo (born under the
sun) than to gift him with a statue of Ra, the sun god? Not
only was Ra the creator of the sun, the ruler of the sun, he was
considered to be the creator of everything. His statue
reveals his headdress and head is a hawk’s head, while his
human body holds a scepter in his left hand and an ankh (representing
eternal life) in his left.
How about for the more gothic, mystical, or metaphysically-oriented
friend, the equally powerful Osiris? Osiris is the god of the
dead and the underworld. He is also the ruler of vegetation,
as it was considered that Osiris was the beloved pharaoh who taught the
Egyptians cultivation and farming.
If one shops for ancient Egyptian statues that are redeeming and
reflective of a great person, one would likely include a statue of
Isis: Isis, another protector, was a mother goddess. She was
revered as the goddess of fecundity, was the mother of Ra, and
therefore mother of all. Her replica is beautiful.
Her headdress or crown is sometimes a sun disc, which is ensconced in
wings or horns. The iris of the eye is a common
interpretation of the red disc, as is the sun, which she technically
ruled over as mother to the sun.
There are many more ancient Egyptian statues that would make symbolic
gifts—from ankhs, to Queen Tiy to Bastet cats to miniature
replicas of the Sphinx. It all depends on the meaning and
message you wish to send.