A new drum all about the love of cats. This Cat Goddess has
appeared with one eye looking into the possibility of kitty comfort and one eye
looking with a predator's gaze.
Bast, the Cat Goddess of ancient Egypt, also has this
multi-dimensional nature. She is both a Sun and a Moon Goddess because of
her sacred and all-seeing eye. She is the Goddess of sensual pleasure, protector of the household, bringer of health, and the
guardian saint of firefighters.
Sometimes she is
shown holding a sistrum, a rattle used as a musical instrument in ancient times
and associated with Hathor. Agile and lithe, Bast was recognized as the
goddess of music and dance.
The Priestesses of
Bast dressed in the color red, because Bast was the daughter of the Sun God,
Ra. She would ride
through the sky with her father, protecting him from his enemies. And
here our Cat Goddess sits atop a Priestess's red robe.
The interlacement
pattern tied into the back of this cat drum represents the Ninefold Goddess.
Nine is sacred in Arabic numbers because the digits of every multiple of
nine add up to nine again.
And how perfect for the love of cats, who are
said to have nine lives. This myth may have begun in ancient Egypt.
Atum-Ra, was a sun god who gave life to the gods of air, moisture, earth
and sky, who, in turn, produced Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys. These
gods are collectively known as the Ennead, or the Nine.
You can listen to
this drum being played with a felted drumstick by clicking on this
link: https://youtu.be/dWx-yakAXfs
This drum is available for purchase in my Etsy webstore, or contact Kristen at journeyoracle@gmail.com.
