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badseed1980This sounds pretty cool! I found it while looking at a page on Nuit:
Erotic Dance
Erotic dance was a sacred ritual in ancient Egypt, common in fertility rituals and sex magick. The most famous was the erotic dance of the priestesses of Het Heret [whom the Greeks called Hathor], but also common in the temples of Bast, Aset [Isis], and Nuit.
During the erotic dance ritual, the priestess would actually become the Goddess in all Her glory. According to the ancient texts, during the erotic dance ritual the priestesses would achieve visionary orgasm in which great truths were revealed.
Descriptions of sacred erotic dance, along with beautiful erotic paintings, were routinely destroyed by Christian and Moslem archaeologists with the notation “pornography — destroyed”.
Erotic dance ritual, particularly in the temples of Het Heret and Sekhmet, was often accompanied by the drinking of red beer.
The erotic dance of Tamera (ancient Egypt) was in some ways different than that of some modern strip bars.
The erotic dance of the priestesses was viewed as a holy activity. As a typical example, the priestesses of Het Heret [Hathor] were reknown for their erotic dance ritual as part of sex magick fertility rites.
Het Heret was the over-arching sky cow Goddess, associated with fertility and bounty and plenty. Married couples would go to the temples of Het Heret for fertility rites that would hopefully lead to a successful pregnancy. The temples were filled with sweet smelling incense. Typically sweets and red beer or golden ale would flow freely. The priestesses of Het Heret would dance to the rhythms of live drumming. When the couples were sufficiently aroused, they would engage in sexual intercourse on comfortable pillows.
Although the priestesses of Het Heret were most famous for their erotic dance, similar rituals also occurred in the temples of Bast, Aset [Isis], Sekhmet, Nuit, and many other Goddesses.
The priestesses would often enter into an altered state of consciousness during erotic dance, becoming the Goddess manifest in human form. On occassion the priestesses would experience compelling spiritual visions while in this eroticly charged state.
Erotic Dance
Erotic dance was a sacred ritual in ancient Egypt, common in fertility rituals and sex magick. The most famous was the erotic dance of the priestesses of Het Heret [whom the Greeks called Hathor], but also common in the temples of Bast, Aset [Isis], and Nuit.
During the erotic dance ritual, the priestess would actually become the Goddess in all Her glory. According to the ancient texts, during the erotic dance ritual the priestesses would achieve visionary orgasm in which great truths were revealed.
Descriptions of sacred erotic dance, along with beautiful erotic paintings, were routinely destroyed by Christian and Moslem archaeologists with the notation “pornography — destroyed”.
Erotic dance ritual, particularly in the temples of Het Heret and Sekhmet, was often accompanied by the drinking of red beer.
The erotic dance of Tamera (ancient Egypt) was in some ways different than that of some modern strip bars.
The erotic dance of the priestesses was viewed as a holy activity. As a typical example, the priestesses of Het Heret [Hathor] were reknown for their erotic dance ritual as part of sex magick fertility rites.
Het Heret was the over-arching sky cow Goddess, associated with fertility and bounty and plenty. Married couples would go to the temples of Het Heret for fertility rites that would hopefully lead to a successful pregnancy. The temples were filled with sweet smelling incense. Typically sweets and red beer or golden ale would flow freely. The priestesses of Het Heret would dance to the rhythms of live drumming. When the couples were sufficiently aroused, they would engage in sexual intercourse on comfortable pillows.
Although the priestesses of Het Heret were most famous for their erotic dance, similar rituals also occurred in the temples of Bast, Aset [Isis], Sekhmet, Nuit, and many other Goddesses.
The priestesses would often enter into an altered state of consciousness during erotic dance, becoming the Goddess manifest in human form. On occassion the priestesses would experience compelling spiritual visions while in this eroticly charged state.
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well, duh!
Date: 2004-05-12 12:47 pm (UTC)I have ALWAYS thought of Her when I see women belly dancing.
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Date: 2004-05-12 12:59 pm (UTC)I also want to learn floorwork.
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Date: 2004-05-12 01:36 pm (UTC)Not always. There was a dancer at Pennsic who incorporated moves that mimicked fighting--she said that it annoyed her when dancers used the blade as though they didn't know what it was meant for, dull or not. The sort of thing you'd imagine Kali doing.
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