INVOCATION OF SEKHMET

by Jezibell

O Thou Lion-Headed Lady of Flame,

Horizon of Heaven, Eternal of Name,

Present, potent and perfect one,

Bursting through the force of the Sun,

Mighty of Magic, Daughter of Ra,

Solar Protector, Consort of Ptah,

Illuminator of the Land,

Prowler across the desert sand,

Honored in Mennefer's temples of stone,

Honored in hearts Thou callest Thine own,

Guardian of the Pharaoh's reign,

Patron of the surgeon's domain

Thou who art the Great Devourer

Thou who wields the Scepter of Power,

With the Ankh and the Sa come forth in this hour.

Traversing the Boat of Millions of Years,

Destroyer of those whom Thy Father fears,

Goddess of Pestilence, Scorcher of Earth,

Heralding the water's rebirth,

Carnage of Cities, Eater of Blood,

With bitter plague and swirling flood,

Wildest in battle, Goddess of War,

Shaking the heavens with Thy mighty roar,

Ferocious avenger, celestial eye,

Searing the cerulean sky,

Lady of Slaughter, show Thy splendor

For us Thou art the Firm Defender

Thou who makes every eye to see

Thou who causes the foe to flee

Enter into the heart of me!

My body invokes Thee, Lady of Flame,

By the secrets of Thy Name,

Sekhem, Sekhem, in flesh and bone

Sekhem, Sekhem, it shall be known,

I invoke Thee by Thy word -

Sekhem, Sekhem, let it be heard,

Sekhem, Sekhem, the magic speech,

Through all the realms this sound shall reach.

My body invokes Thee, Lady of Might,

Let my eyes blaze with mystic sight

Mine is the head of the Lioness-Queen,

All my senses honed and keen,

Leaping swiftly upon my paws,

Striking with my sharpened claws,

Seizing my prey in my savage jaws

I am Sekhmet, Mistress of Dread,

My weapon the arrow, my color is red

I am Sekhmet, Queen of Strife,

And I come forth with the Ankh of life

I am my Father's most fierce projection,

And I bear the sign of divine protection.

For those who dare to call on me,

I bring the strength to fight, not flee.

Propitiation must be made,

For mine is the healing of the blade,

To sever the useless and the outworn,

To gather the fragments and mend what is torn.

For I am the Great Devourer

And I wield the scepter of power,

Manifesting in this hour.