Autumn Equinox Invocation 2019 Part 2

Autumn Equinox Invocation 2019 Part 2

Now that I had finished completing the Scales I could move on to the next item I need to make.

Ostrich Plume Drawn

The Goddess Maat was often depicted with a Feather. The Feather that she had was that of the Ostrich. Therefore I wanted to add an Ostrich Feather to my Ritual.

Since I do not exactly keep a stock of Ostrich Feathers handy I decided to draw one. The Feather depicted in Egyptian Murals is curved. I tried to capture this when I drew it on the Green Card. I used a Pencil to draw on the Card as I am not much of an artist.

Ostrich Plume Feathered

 

Once I had drawn the Feather and Cut it out I made small snips in the Card around the Plume and ruffled the edges. This was to give it a more realistic appearance.

The reason why I chose to use Green Card rather than an Ostrich Feather colour was simple. In ancient Egypt the Feather became associated with ‘Truth’. So when in court the Chief Priest (The Judge) and the other Priests drew the Ostrich Feather in Green on their tongues. This indicated that they were speaking the Truth.

Lolly Cut and Shaped

Now the Feather was completed I moved onto the next part. I took two Lolly Sticks. One of them I simply cut off the ends. The other Stick I trimmed to a point.

I have to confess that making the point was a real pain. The wood kept splintering and it took me a good half hour to get both sides even.

Sword

 

When I had my two pieces as I wanted them I bound them together with some Thread. The Sword was often used in Ancient Times as an emblem of Authority