Hathor Sistrum "celtic For without you mortals hold

For without you mortals hold no banquet

She is patroness of the Celtic spring festival of Imbolc

Like Willendorf

all the meadows trembled at her footfall

whose bare-breasted costumes suggest the sacred role of sexuality in the Minoan culture

Hathor Sistrum "celtic For without you mortals holdMother of the Gods. The sistrum's metallic ringing has been cleansing and purifying sacred space for thousands of years. The heavenly womb, Hathor brought forth in primeval time herself, never having been created. She is older than the earliest Egyptian dynasties. Her temples served as birthing rooms, decorated with images of the seven frame drum and sistrum playing Hathors who brought blessed souls to newborns. These deities conferred their