The Search for Hidden, Sacred Knowledge

by Dolores Cannon

Isis was a very popular goddess figure in ancient Egypt. According to the myth that surrounds her, she was the first daughter of Geb, god of the Earth, and Nut, goddess of the Sky. She married her brother, Osiris, and had the son, Horus, who became Pharaoh. This was probably the beginning of intermarriage to keep the line pure. In the myth she had many magical powers and unusual abilities. The star Sirius is associated with Isis. The appearance of the star signified the advent of a new year, and Isis was considered the goddess of rebirth and reincarnation, and as a protector of the dead. She was the only goddess worshiped by all Egyptians. The ancient historian Plutarch described Isis as “a goddess exceptionally wise and a lover of wisdom, to whom knowledge and understanding are in the highest degree appropriate.”