Sekhmet

A few nights ago, I started having dreams about Sekhmet. As this is also how Anubis first made contact with me, I decided to take it seriously. Unlike Anubis, Sekhmet was more direct, specifically speaking to me in the dream and giving me her blessing. She spoke and told me "You have the blessing of the Lion of War" In the dream, I didn't specifically know it was her. I only knew her as more than "The Lion of War" upon waking, and recognizing her as Sekhmet.

I meditated on this, and realized that her coming into my life at this time is actually very fitting. While Anubis is a deity that I associate much more with a watery quality, Sekhmet is much more fiery. Indeed one of her titles is "Lady of the Flame" That kind of spark is just what I need to get out of my stagnating rut, and to help me grow, and banish my inner demons. I won't stop working with Anubis, but earlier today I decided to do a working to call Sekhmet, and actually start a working relationship with her.

On that note, I've also been making myself more conscious of when certain emotions or ideas overcome me. I was sitting at my laptop, and specifically got a jolt where I thought "now is the time, I have to do the ritual now!" I checked the planetary day and hour, and it was perfect. Day of Mars, Hour of Mars. What better a time for calling the Lion of War?

I immediately cleared a space on my floor in front of my altar, and went hunting for the supplies I would need. It didn't take long before I dug out a red candle, a stick of raw cinnamon, and set up the altar with my Sekhmet dagger (hand carved last year, with the intent to sell, but it never sold)

I set up the altar with the red candle, and placed it in a dish. A large bone sat next to it. A giant quartz crystal sat at the back, holding the dagger up, with Sekhmet's face facing me. A large chunk amethyst was also placed on the altar, to help facilitate a psychic connection.

I lit the candle, and proceeded to do the LBRP to clear the area and myself of negativity. I used the Sekhemet dagger for the work. It wasn't the strongest LBRP I've ever done, but it was still good. I still felt the rush when my body was in the Tau pose, and the angels had been called upon.

With that completed, began to call Sekhmet. While I was calling her, I burnt the cinnamon over the flame, and made an offering of rum in the dish. It took her awhile to arrive, but when she did, it was clear. I felt a weight/power upon me that was nearly overwhelming. Having never worked with a solar deity, I wasn't prepared for the type of energy I had called upon. My body felt warm, the sort of warm you get when you have a pile of laundry fresh out of the dryer, and the presence was very obvious.

I thanked her for coming, and for her blessing, and while I can't actually "communicate" with entities on a level more than "this feels right or wrong" it was clear when she had accepted my terms. My active portion of the ritual had ended. I left the candle burning, the energy from which is being used to cement our working relationship. When the candle burns out, it should light the rum on fire, sending the offering to the Lady of the Flame :)

(edit) apparently I miscalculated. I started the ritual in about the middle of the hour of Jupiter, not Mars. So while I thought I might be somehow sensing the planetary hour, I'll have to chalk this up to a happy coincidence, that the hour of Mars was coming up. Sekhemet would have shown up around when the hour of Mars started though- so my intent may have also delayed her, as my focus had been to do the working at the hour of Mars. I'll have to pay more attention in the future and gain a better understanding of the planetary hours, and how they affect my workings.