Isis as Baubo Statue Oak Egyptian Priestesses used sistrums to

Egyptian Priestesses used sistrums to create a circle of protection around themselves and the deity image and to banish unwanted negative energy

gracefully swirling her patterned skirt

sweets of wisdom and makes a blessing gesture to his followers

and the practices associated with traditional witchcraft

Raw descriptions of work in different parts of the world

Isis as Baubo Statue Oak Egyptian Priestesses used sistrums toBaubo Isis. Baubo raised her skirt to Demeter who was grieving for her lost daughter Persephone. With this gesture, she reminded the goddess, as she reminds us, of the source of the continuing cycles of life. In this Hellenistic statue from Alexandria, Egypt, the Baubo gesture is given by none other than Isis, the original "Mother of God." She wears a full length gown, ceremonial headdress and tranquil smile. Her affirming stance says: "We are the