🪷 New followers ask how the name "Antinous" was pronounced in ancient times. Hieroglyphs on the Obelisk of #Antinous suggest his name was pronounced "andy-NOOS" and each glyph had an #EgyptianOccult meaning. Click here to find out what the glyphs mean: www.antinopolis.org/hernestus/an... 🪷
🪷 Hieroglyphs on the Obelisk of #Antinous suggest his name was pronounced "andy-NOOS" and each glyph had an #EgyptianOccult meaning. Intriguingly, his name is spelled with the "nu" pot glyph meaning purity & the primordial waters of creation. Full details here: www.antinopolis.org/hernestus/an... 🪷
🪷 #Solstice2025 Thousands watch the Solstice sunrise phenomenon at #Karnak temple of Amun in Luxor Egypt. The #WinterSolstice sunrise and #SummerSolstice sunset are along the same axis and this axis is evident in the temple plan. 21 Dec 22 Dec #Solstice #EgyptianOccult 🪷
🪷 How was "Antinous" pronounced in ancient times? Hieroglyphs on the Obelisk of #Antinous suggest: "andy-NOOS" and each glyph had an #EgyptianOccult meaning. More here: www.antinopolis.org/hernestus/an... The #Obelisk also gives insights into his worship: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-c... 🪷
🪷 Nothing says #InternationalRabbitDay like two rabbit-headed demon gatekeepers of the Egyptian #Duat Underworld, holding rearing #cobras. This delightful scene is from the 21st Dynasty papyrus of Gautseshen, a singer of Montu at Thebes. #NationalRabbitDay 4th Saturday of Sept. #egyptianoccult 🪷
🪷 September 13 is the Egyptian feast of Lighting the Fires of #Neith, weaver, warrior goddess. At sunset fires are lit to guide lost souls to their spiritual goal. Light a candle to guide a soul into the care of Neith, or ask Neith for some word from a loved one in the next world. #egyptianoccult 🪷
🪷 August 19th is the Festival of the procession of #Horus to #Neith, Egyptian Goddess of war, hunting and weaving. Her symbols are two crossed arrows on a shield and a weaving shuttle headdress. She gives birth to Sun God Ra and to Apep, the serpent of chaos. She weaves your fate. #egyptianoccult 🪷
🪷 19 July is the Egyptian festival of the wedding of #Isis and #Osiris. Today the temples would be open and oracles could be asked to the gods. A simple question with a 'yes' or 'no' answer would be passed into the temple, and the answer passed back out again. #egyptianoccult 🪷
🪷 July 17th is the Ancient Egyptian #epagomenal birthday of Egyptian goddess of magic #Isis ( #Auset, #Aset), sister and wife of #Osiris, mother of #Horus. #Hadrian and #Antinous arrived in Egypt roughly coinciding with the epagomenal festivities in mid-130 AD. #egyptianoccult 🪷
🪷 July 12 is the feast of #Ptah the "Ear Who Hears" Egyptian prayers. Statue from Hadrian's Villa at Vatican Museum. He's all Ears in ex-votos. The Obelisk of #Antinous promises he hears the prayers of all who call out to him! Full inscription: www.antinopolis.org/religion/doc... #egyptianoccult 🪷
🪷 #Hadrian prays to #Sokar over dead #Antinous. July 12th is the feast of #Sokar Egyptian guardian of the graveyard and necropolis, and god of plowing and sowing seeds, which were buried in the earth ready for rebirth as growing grain. Sokar restrains #Apep and #Amduat demons. #egyptianoccult 🪷
🪷 May 27th is the Egyptian feast of pacifying #Sekhmet. Her righteous anger earned her the name Lady of Terror. But she was also the patron of doctors as Lady of Life. Her worship was characterized by long prayers and beer binge-drinking to pacify her anger and to seek healing. #EgyptianOccult 🪷