Vision of Bastet
Posted on | May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments
Back in February, I attended a ritual for Bast led by Michael Smith of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel at the Sacred Space Conference. During that ritual, I had flashes of images surrounding the large statue of Bast on the main altar.
After the invocation to Bast, a hazy cloud of blue-violet surrounded the statue and an “after-image” of a lionness head flashed just above and to the side of the statue.
My story is that I don’t regularly see such things so clearly and physically. I wanted to capture this vision in an art piece — only my first attempts at a digital collage didn’t work very well. So, I broke out the canvas, papers, and paints and had at it.
Once the collage was finished, I could tell the whole thing needed a richer setting. I took vintage trim and painted it with a light coat of gold and sculpted two abstract scarabs for the upper corners. Yet it was still not finished. I went up to my studio and started digging around, when these two peacock feathers caught my eye. Now, I don’t think there is any correspondence between Bast and the peacock, but the colors complimented each other nicely.
As I walked down the stairs, the bouncing feathers caught my Hermes‘ attention. I couldn’t get him to leave them alone for 2 seconds. Of course! Wouldn’t Bast want something that alluring and fun in her shrine, too? I trimmed the stems and added some gold beads. Voila! It was complete.
Now, I am hopeful that someone who loves cats or Bast loves this shrine enough to buy it for their home or temple. *hint, hint* The Shrine for Bastet will be showing at Artomatic until July 5, 2009.
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May 27th, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
Wow, I love this, it is really beautiful. I am looking forward to seeing it at Artomatic.
blessings.
September 16th, 2009 @ 7:07 pm
I too have had visions of Bast. So I believe you. She came to me one night as a spirit in cat form, when I really needed her, She softly pattered my face with her paws, and comforted me. I love just Bast!