Thoth

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Thoth

Thoth
pronounced Tee hoo tee
was a lunar deity
in the religion
of ancient Egypt










Thoth was the god of writing,
magic and learning
He is also credited
with the creation of language

Thoth is commonly depicted
as an ibis headed
divine male figure









and also appears as a baboon


At times he can be seen wearing
the lunar crescent
on his head,
as in the top picture

In drawings Thoth,
(Tee hoo tee)
is seen
holding a scribe's palette
and a stylus


In his role
as scribe to the Gods,
recording divine utterances,
words and judgments,
Thoth keeps a great library
of scrolls

Another of Thoth's tasks
was to record the deeds of the living
which were later recounted
in the Halls of Judgement
where the weighing of souls
took place after death

As the patron of scribes,
the God of wisdom
and of writing,
and the creator of magic
I suggest
that we could do no better
than to adopt Thoth
as the God of Blogging

What do you think...




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A Hoarder ...

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I have been hoarding these awards but now it is time to be generous and share them around.




The Pay it forward award was given to me by the dear Lizzy of frizzfrock.

This award I am giving to the caring and thoughtful Dan at mindfulheart because his work with littlies at kindergarten level and his concern about the environment coupled with his daily gratitude practice epitomize the spirit of that award.





The Renee award (in honour of that very special and loving Renee that we all have encountered) recognises loving, kind words of encouragement and this I am giving to Lizzy frizzfrock (knowing that she already has one but this is where I feel it belongs:

and to Mona at monas-inbox, both of whom are never guilty of hoarding their loving comments.
The renee award came to me from artist Yoon see at Greener Pastures.





The very fresh and sweet Lola of aglio, olio & peperoncino gave me the Palabras Como Rosas award. The spanish words translate to "Words Like Roses" and I now have pleasure in passing on this special award to Meri of merismusing because Meri has a way with words that makes their meaning and allusions linger like the sweet perfume of rose petals...





From aus lorri at artivity I received this fab award and I want the very friendly Tulsa at the art of living in Japan to know that I think she has a fab blog full of interesting Japanese daily adventures.





The sweet and loving Sarahlulu at serendipitylulu gave me the refreshing thirst quenching Lemonade stand, the award of which represents unstinting good attitude and gratitude. Mr Cuban of cubaninlondon fits that category perfectly.




Yes I have two of these, the latest one has just arrived from the super creative and inspiring Julie/Julochka at julochka.blogspot.com and I am happy to pass it on in the spirit of its makers to
the sweet and generous moonshin at beautiful-ordinary-life.blogspot.com


Thank you to all of the above for enhancing my blogging experience and my life, and thank you to all bloggers who spend time at my pages and allow me the privilege of getting to know you and enjoying your company.



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Happy Birthday Dear Renee

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