Edited by Jeremy J Baer, Rebecca Buchanan, and the Editorial Board of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Price: $12.99 (paperback)
Publication Date: September 2009
Place of Publication: Eugene, Oregon
ISBN: 1448694558 / 9781448694556
Pages: 288 pp
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 5.5″x8.5″
She of Ten Thousand Names. Lord of The Everlasting. Aset and Wesir. Iside and Osiride. Isis and Serapis.
Honored across the classical world and into the present – from the banks of the Nile to the banks of the Thames to the shores of Los Angeles – this unique collection is a living testament to the majesty of these ancient deities. Scholarly essays, rich poetry, engaging short stories, moving rituals and meditations, all testify to the continuing love for this divine sister-wife and brother-husband.
An ancient inscription reads: Drink of the Waters of Life.
Come, and drink.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction — 9
A Note on Spelling and Style — 11
The Story of Isis and Osiris by Anne Baring and Jules Cashford — 13
Prayer for Isis by Jeremy J. Baer — 28
A Hymn to Osiris by Sannion — 29
A Never Ending Battle by Frater Eleuthereus — 30
A History of the Worship of Isis and Serapis by Jeremy J. Baer — 33
To the Veiled Isis by Brandon Newberg — 40
A Serapis Aretology by Sannion — 42
Triad for Serapis by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus — 49
Reflections on the Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys by Sannion — 53
Isis by Birdsong — 55
Most Ancient by Rebecca Buchanan — 56
To Osiris by Brandon Newberg — 57
Some Thoughts on Osiris and the Dead by Sannion — 58
In Thy Orisons by Jeremy J. Baer — 61
The Crossing of Akh by Christa Bergerson — 63
Words for the Wall (To Help a Man Pass Through) by Normandi Ellis — 64
Mr. West by Rebecca Buchanan — 66
Isis, Mistress of Heaven by Jeremy J. Baer — 71
The White Lion Queen by Frater Eleuthereus — 75
Hymn unto Isis by Seti Apollonius — 77
The Mighty Bull of the Two Lands by Sannion — 79
On the Wings of Isis: The Introduction of Isis to Greece and Rome by D. Jasmine Merced — 93
Her Names, Inscribed and Sung by Rebecca Buchanan — 117
For Isis by Sannion — 119
Epiphany of Isis by Amanda Sioux Blake — 120
Musings on The Metamorphoses by Jeremy J. Baer — 127
The Problems of Using Apuleius’ Metamorphoses as a Reliable Source for the Cult of Isis by Emma Nicholson — 132
Untitled by Rebecca Buchanan — 143
Inventio Osiridis by Jeremy J. Baer — 144
Eternal Love by Jocelyn Almond — 147
First Sorrow of Creation by Rebecca Buchanan — 153
Picking Up the Pieces by Suzette Chan — 154
A Modern Festival for Serapis by Jeremy J. Baer — 158
Hymn to Serapis by Sannion — 161
Navigium Isidis by Jeremy J. Baer — 162
Isis Poetic by Russell Goodman — 165
A Mother’s Love by Grace — 166
The Isidis Navigium: Greco Roman Ritual of Antiquity in a Modern Context; People Are Returning to the Ancient Ways by Karen Tate — 169
Isis, Nuit, Sol and the Ox by Payam Nabarz — 176
Isis Worship for Hellenic Polytheists by Sannion — 178
Approaching the Altar of Isis by Amanda Sioux Blake — 189
My Travels with Serapis (and Antinous) by P. Sufenas Virius Lupus — 191
To Apis by Sannion — 208
Tracing the Threads of My Relationship with Isis by Amanda Sioux Blake — 209
Prayer to Isis I by Theokleia — 214
Alone by Jeremy J. Baer — 215
Seeking What Is Lost: An Isian Meditation by Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D. — 216
Ave Iside by Rebecca Buchanan — 223
Sleeping in the Desert by Normandi Ellis — 224
Ritual to Isis by Jeremy J. Baer — 225
Hail Isis! by Heather Cox — 229
Cry to Isis by Amanda Sioux Blake — 230
The Lady of Tears by Frater Eleuthereus — 232
Isis by Logan Gore — 245
Prayer to Isis II by Theokleia — 247
The Message of Osiris by Sannion — 248
How Aset learned Ra’s Name by Rev. Tamara Siuda — 250
Our Contributors — 255
Select Bibliography and Internet Resources — 260
Appendix A – List of Divinities — 264
Appendix B – Glossary — 269
Appendix C – Historical Eras — 276
Appendix D – Chronology of Important Events — 279
About Bibliotheca Alexandrina — 282
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