"Sekhmet the Eye of Ra"/ November 2014

"Sekhmet the Eye of Ra"/ November 2014
"Sekhmet the Eye of Ra"/ November 2014 / Extra fine watercolor, 22 karat gold, lapis lazuli, Austrian crystal

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Mistress of Turquoise: A Homage To the Goddess Hwt-Her

"Hwt-Her Mistress of the Sky"/ An original Kemetic Icon in progress by master iconographer Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa/ 22 karat gold, natural mineral watercolor


O Goddess, Hwt-Her,
What light heaven has
Belongs to You.
O Divine Hand,
Mansion of the Falcon!

In the east, where You dazzle,
Giving birth to the beetle
Of scintillating armor;
In the west, where the tips
Of your golden horns
Welcome the spirits of
The Blessed Dead.

Homage to You, Hwt-Her!
Mistress of Turquoise,
From whose glittering limbs
Ra in the vault draws pleasure,
Between whose loins
The face of the sun emerges.

Dawn, beckoning, shining with joy,
Your face captivates the eyes of the Gods,
Whose heads are turned in your
Eastern direction.
Lapis lazuli, your hair,
A token of the Sun-God's glory.
The curves of your muscles and sinews
Shifting beneath a gown woven of
Transparent illumination.
Your mandrake lips, your honey breath,
Leaving all gods breathless,
And bestowing the breath of life
To humankind.

O Goddess, Hwt-Her,
Enwrapped by the falcon wings
Of your beloved,
Whose name your womb enshrines;
Heru, His ardor finds fulfillment
Within your house of rosy flesh.

Homage to You, Hwt-Her!
Mistress of Heaven who renews
The foreign lands,
Whose deft fingers draw out
From the earth all that is precious.
Decorated with the turquoise light
Of the sun, its rays find You,
Its magnificence crowns You
Like a royal diadem,
Shooting forth the awesome terror
Of the Cobra Goddess.

O Hwt-Her, your music resounds
Throughout the expanse of the vault,
Awakening the sleepers,
Giving eternal life to the well-provisioned
Spirits, who find their home in your
Indestructible beauty.

May your light touch my face.
May it awaken the Gods.
May your grace adorn the earth,
Renewed by the power of your love.
May I find a home in your womb,
So that I, like the Ancestors,
May be birthed as the eternally shining
Sun, like Ra, to live forever in the
Ark of Millions.

O Hwt-Her, O Goddess,
Mistress of Turquoise!
Your feet stride softly,
Providing a mirror of golden light
To those twilight dwellers,
To those who abide in the outer darkness.
Ra Himself comes into being
Through your womanhood,
As do all living beings,
Who draw strength from your body
Like the earth from the sky.

                                                  - Ptahmassu Nofra-Uaa


"Hwt-Her Mistress of the Sky".  Now adorned with 22 karat gold, coloration of the Goddess has begun with precious natural mineral pigments used as watercolor.  A burst of turquoise tiles frames the sun burst behind the head of the Goddess, whose nubile body is covered in a form-fitting dress ornamented with a turquoise pattern representing a net of shiny beads.  The Ankh sign of life, wig, and all jewelry elements include coloration of real lapis lazuli and jadeite.

2 comments:

  1. She is look amazing. One can only wonder at just how brilliant this icon will be upon completion, when unfinished She already shines . . . . .

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  2. Absolutely stunning, work, Ptahmassu!! She IS Gold, Personified!

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