Xerx’ses moves away from the group and kneels.
“This is a new day!”
He has gathered pot and cup from the iron frame, and a some embers from the fire. Today he prays without his father’s Flail of Prayers and he feels the need to offer sacrifice. As he utters his prayers he mentions all the gods of light and cuts his finger and drops his magical infused blood into the cup for each prayer or hymn. He then takes the embers and burns his offering to the lords of light.
O RA You God of Life, you Lord of Love, You are the crowned king of the all. O RA, You the King of Truth, the Lord of Eternity, O RA, You giver of all life, O RA God of Life, you Lord of Love, All hail, jubilation to You, ISIS, O Golden One, Luminous One who thrusts back the darkness, You from whom the Divine Entities come forth O Venerable Mother, You who subdues Your adversaries. It is the Golden One… It is the Gold of the Divine Entities, Heaven makes merry, Mighty Thoth! Prayer to Bast Lend me your understanding, May I feel enlivened and liberated from all care. Prayer to Horus Gift of Ra, proof of his immortal soul, Lord of Jubilees, ascending one, And so, within his arms interred, Hail to you, Apis, Sprung from earth, One offers to all the gods Mighty is Apis in her cavern Hail Osiris, lawgiver,
All men live when you shine.
Your daughter ISIS embraces you,
and enfolds you in all seasons.
Those who follow you sing to you with joy,
and they bow down their foreheads to the earth
In gratitude for your radiant blessings.
The Prince of Everlastingness,
You Sovereign of all Gods,
You God of Life, you Creator of Eternity,
You Maker of Heaven.
All the Gods rejoice at your rising.
The Earth rejoice when it sees your golden rays
People who have been long dead
come forward with cries of joy
to behold your beauties every day.
You go forth each day over Heaven and Palladium.
All men live when you shine.
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Mysterious One who gives birth to the divine entities,
Forms the animals, models them as She pleases, fashions men…
who illuminates every human creature with your rays,
hail, Great One of many Names…
You-Who-Cause us to breathe,
Daughter of Ra,
Daughter of the Word
whom He spat forth from His mouth
O You-Who-Knows-How-To-Make-Right-Use-of-the-Heart,
You who triumphs over Your enemies.
the Lady of Extasy,
of Music, of Dance, of incense,
of the Crown, of Young Women,
Whom men acclaim because they love Her!
who comes forth at Her season,
the Day of the New Moon,
at the Festival of “She is Delivered”…
Palladium is full of gladness,
the Castle of Horus rejoices.
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Lord of Wisdom and magic
God of the rune and ward,
I honor you with my very breath
and the ink which flows from my veins.
I have known your Love
and felt unworthy.
I have known your disappointment
and responded with guilt.
But you have remained -
my silent teacher.
Your glory has surrounded me
though I was unaware.
For it is You, Tehuti,
who drive me towards greatness
who inspires my growth
who guides me in my quest
for knowledge
for understanding
for wisdom.
Your bright eyes smile upon me;
I feel them.
With the reed in your hand
you write blessings on my heart.
And when that heart shines,
I shine it for you,
Tehuti,
bright Lord of Wisdom,
whose magic has led me
and whose star guides me still.
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Oh, Bast, Ubasti, Queen of Cats,
Lady of Love and Pleasure,
I offer you my humble thanks,
for all that you have granted unto me.
Continue to share with me your strength,
and your fire.
show me your wisdom.
Give me the courage to be all that I can be,
and the ability to know myself as you know me.
May I take with me from this journey to the Ma’at,
a feeling of peace that will be with me,
in the days and weeks to come.
May you please help me strengthen my life,
with love, unity, and grace.
I ask this in your name, Bastet,
Lady of Ankhtawy, Lady of Asheru, Daughter of Ra.
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Hail Horus, god of light,
Lord of Divine Vengeance,
god of the just,
Knight of Victory,
O Palladin of the Populace.
Hail Horus of the Horizon,
Horus of the Two Lands;
Hail unto you!
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guide to the gods of the Tuat.
Mighty Bennu, the soulfire, the everlasting.
look after the Lawgiver’s soul,
guide him home, for when we succeed,
show him his body once more.
heart’s ash embers whispered, stirred.
Thoughts grew silent, heart sought words
to conflagrate love’s Bennu bird.
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Come to nourish Palladium!
Of secret ways,
A darkness by day,
To whom his followers sing!
Who floods the fields that Ra has made,
To nourish all who thirst;
Lets drink the waterless desert,
His dew descending from the sky.
…..
When you overflow, O Apis,
Sacrifice is made for you;
Oxen are slaughtered for you,
A great oblation is made to you.
Fowl is fattened for you,
Desert game snared for you,
As one repays your bounty.
Of that which Apis has provided,
Choice incense, oxen, goats,
And birds in holocaust.
Her name unknown to those below,
For the gods do not reveal it.
You people who extol the gods,
Respect the awe Ra’s daughter has made,
The All-Lord who sustains the shores!
Oh joy when you come!
Oh joy when you come, O Apis,
Oh joy when you come!
You who feed men and herds
With your meadow gifts!
Oh joy when you come!
Oh joy when you come, O Apis,
Oh joy when you come.
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the good god, the justified,
Divine King of the heavens,
Lord of Maat, Lord of Rejuvenation,
Master of Rebirth, the Immortal One,
King of the Dead.
Praises will fill the temples in your honor,
O Great One, Son of Ra.
O Osiris, who was almost destroyed by Seth
and shall be reunited by your loving wife,
justified and eternal.
He then takes the pot and cup and cleans them heading back to the group.
>>> Spoken in the Ancient Dwarven by Xerx’ses Goldenflail,
At dawn on the 25th of Ra the year 111. <<<
(RA Prayer – edited, Translation of the Hieroglyph prayer on the wall of the Egyptian tomb of
Shepenmut. Prayers such as this were often carved on the walls of tombs and/or written
on papyrus to help bring good fortune and blessings in the journey of the soul in the Afterlife. )
(Isis Hymn – edited, from the Temple of Heru at Edfu )
(Thoth Prayer, Bennu prayer – written by me)
(Bast Prayer – edited by me, source unconfirmed)
(Horus Prayer, Osiris – edited by me from House of Anubis)
(Apis Hymn – Edited from the ancient text Book of the Flood, attributed to Hapi, which the Apis Bull is often called amazing because this hymn attributes Apis/Hapy to a Minotaur!)
Comments
AZ_Rune, epic brown-nosing. CrIsis has either done something heinous, or you are looking to score big with one in the Pantheon…my bet is on Apis, a.k.a. “Happy”. killervp needs to give you the Flail of Flattery, no? Fantastic writing. Good job!
LOL! The Flail of Flattery
Damage 5D6, makes the victim feel their MA and PB go up 5 points with each hit.
Example: WHACK !!!
Victim: Do you really think I look good? Thanks.
Wielder: Why do they keep asking that missing a tooth and bleeding from a cheek.
The Flail of Flattery! Epic.