The fire had dimmed down within my soul And the world felt heavy and dark Though I fought against the troubles I bore I could barely kindle a spark So the embers stayed cold and time moved on My life remained the same And indeed I thought I was almost gone… ’til I heard Him call my name Bringer of Lightning, light the way for me Lead me to Your Hands and enfold me Great of Strength, destroy and remold me into desert sand I’ll fly the winds of change at Your side be one with the Lord of the Northern Sky Hear Your laugh in the thunder of the storm we ride ’til once again I stand I beheld my life through The Red Lord’s eyes Felt the chaos of His might Swung the blade that took the Nameless One’s life So that Day might triumph o’er Night And as the light of a red dawn shone Across the vast, wild earth I felt the wonder of the world below singing praise for a new day’s birth. Bringer of Lightning, light the way for me Lead me to Your Hands and enfold me Great of Strength, destroy and remold me into desert sand I’ll fly the winds of change at Your side be one with the Lord of the Northern Sky Hear Your laugh in the thunder of the storm we ride ’til once again I stand Tear me apart Challenge my soul I must be broken that I may yet be whole Bringer of Lightning, light the way for me Lead me to your Hands and enfold me Great of Strength, destroy and remold me into desert sand I’ll fly the winds of change at Your side be one with the Lord of the Northern Sky Hear Your laugh in the thunder of the storm we ride ’til once again I stand Dua, dua, dua Set!

I met You as the infinite depths of starry night, Yet at once, azure eternity At the heart of a candle’s light. Nut, Mother, Consume the sun to bid it rise, But when shadows blanket all the world Be my guide, be my guide. I ask You for protection from the dreams that fear designs And I ask for Your affection, when loneliness abides. Nut, Mother, I hear Your voice at eventide In the gentle whisper of the wind, “Close your eyes, my child, close your eyes.” O Lady of the endless reaches of the sky The lives which pass us slowly, Are a blink of Your twinkling eye. Nut, Mother I shall not be afraid to die, When I cross the veil and travel West, To Your arms, my lady, I will fly.

Know me as I am; I am Ageless The Lady in the sun upon the dune Know me and rely, that my ever brilliant eye Keeps watch o’er all my Children do. See me as I am; I am Mother Wrapped in feline fur and shadowed skin See me and take care, for I shall always be there: Guarding those I claim as kin. Feel me as I am; I am Fire The passion of all love that’s ever been Feel me as the song you’ve been singing all along Never knowing you had Bast within. You’ve Bast within, blessed cat-child You are sacred, know your worth! Find your strength within the darkest wilds, Hunt your dreams across the earth. You have known me in the bleakest night Felt flame pulse through your heart Fiery cat-child claw with all your might And rip your bonds apart. Take me as I am; I am Warrior Though fangs I bear instead of sword or shield Take me as the blade that your inner light has made And the power of belief you’ll wield Live me as I am; I am Wild Unafraid to walk as cat as well as man Live me and break free from the chains they’ve placed on thee Stalk your heart back to the feral lands. Sing me as I am; I am Goddess The source of tales recited far and wide Oh the stories they shall tell; but they’ll sing of you as well The One who lived as Bast inside. You’ve Bast within, blessed cat-child You are sacred, know your worth! Find your strength within the darkest wilds, Hunt your dreams across the earth. You have known me in the bleakest night Felt flame pulse through your heart Fiery cat-child claw with all your might And rip your bonds apart.

"Walk forth in strength," My god commanded “Each step you take is yours alone." "Walk forth in strength Though empty handed You are blade That I have honed." And so it was I began to see The very sword that my Lord Claimed in me Was the flash within my eyes And the power in my form Behold I am become the Daughter of Storms I am the Daughter of the Storm I am the Child of the Rain I have destroyed what was before She lives on only in my name I know the Maker of the Wind Before Him all the Sky Shall Shake Join with us and start again If the past you forsake I fear not change I call Him Father Whose winds have blown Me far and wide I fear not change I am His daughter My life is richer for the ride. And so my path has changed its course And blade embodied I shall break the source Of the doubts that held me down in the life I knew before Know me unbound: I am the Daughter of Storms I am the Daughter of the Storm I am the Child of the Rain I have destroyed what was before She lives on only in my name I know the Maker of the Wind Before Him all the Sky Shall Shake Join with us and start again If the past you forsake

He Who Stands True Before Her rise up, O God, rise up show us now Your shining face rise up, O God, rise up Ma’ahes The Living Lion Ma’ahes The Son of the Goddess Ma’ahes He of the Oasis Ma’ahes He of the Great Power lion-headed warrior, bringer of justice rise up, O God, rise up guard us against all evil things rise up, O God, rise up Ma’ahes The Great Protector Ma’ahes Whose Arms Are Strong Ma’ahes He of Great Respect Ma’ahes He of the Loud Roar “I enter against them, my hands holding the knife, in this my name of the Raging Lion.” Ma’ahes Lord of Slaughter Ma’ahes He of the Grim Face Ma’ahes He Who Devours Hearts Ma’ahes He Who Is Pleased By Blood Long Arm of Sunset, Twilight Walker rise up, O God, rise up keep us in Your blazing eyes rise up, O God, rise up Ma’ahes Lord of the Sunlight Ma’ahes with skin like magma Ma’ahes fire-bright through water Ma’ahes Beloved Brother Ma’ahes the orange in the sky the hot breath of the wind the burning desert sands the gleam along the blade Ma’ahes!

Mother, may I come in and join You in the skies my feet are stained with dirt from walking all these miles and as much as I enjoy the grass I like the feel of stardust, too Mother, may I come in and stay with You a while Hethert-Nut, lady of the night sky Mother, may I breathe here in the vastness of Your arms the sun’s tired out my eyes and night’s coaxed them closed and as much as I love the light I like the soft, snug shadows, too Mother, may I breathe here and drift on solar winds Hethert-Nut, lady of the night sky Mother, may I borrow some of Your boundless love my heart is prone to aching and it needs a tender touch and as much as I want to care I need someone to care for me, too Mother, may I borrow Your compassion and Your grace Hethert-Nut, lady of the night sky Mother, may I love You without hesitation or doubt all I want is to praise You, to give You music and my joy and as much as I am wary of offering perfect trust Mother, I want to love You and dance within Your smile Hethert-Nut, lady of the night sky

lady, o my lady, cut into my skin with your blood-stained nails and hold me still by the nape: pour your wine down my open throat. intoxicate me. mull the anger in my breast to a softer edge, and take the flames down to a gentler heat, from ice-burned blue of the swordwoman's eye to the red of flesh bared to firelight and hot to the touch. bloodlusty lady, drip sedation past my lips until it coats my core in smooth layers of drowsy peace, until the tension bleeds from my muscles in sun-orange mucus, until my limbs are lax and still. press into me the warmth of your liquor until it melts away the stiffness of the hardened wax that has frozen in grimacing caper all my spirit pale. some parts that seized up must move, and some parts that flail must calm. lady of intoxications, i lay myself at your feet and submit to your hot, pungent medicine.

In the vast empty night I wander alone Holding close to my soul a world all my own Out of time, out of space New life I proclaim with the power You inspire I create in Your name Khepera, may it become! A new chance is rising as You raise the sun Khepera, so shall we pray for strength to continue to bring light with each day Though this seeker is weary and her burdens are great Each new dawn brings Zep Tepi and I guide my own fate I choose life as I follow You For all small things shall pass As Your eyes hold infinity I am free from fear at last Khepera, may it become! A new chance is rising as You raise the sun Khepera, so shall we pray for strength to continue to bring light with each day The years pass by me swiftly flowing through the days Create in me a spirit who sees and is amazed By all the mysteries around me: the many in one, The shimmer of a beetle's wing, and the grandeur of the sun Khepera, may it become! A new chance is rising as You raise the sun Khepera, so shall we pray for strength to continue to bring light with each day