A few years ago I had an interesting experience.

It was the middle of the night and I got up to go to the washroom.  When I got to the end of the hallway, out of the corner of my eye I noticed something standing in my office space.  So I stopped and looked and noticed something really weird.  Let me just say that at this point in my journey I didn’t really know a lot about goddesses or archangels.

So I stood at the opening to my office and looked at this weird entity that I had NO idea who or what it was.  What I saw was some creature with a human body and a cat head.  I just stood there for a moment wondering if I should freak out a little or try and talk to “it”.  I got my wits about me and tried to talk to it.  I said “who the hell are you?”  All I heard was the word protection.  I noticed that I wasn’t scared or creeped out like I have been with some other spirits.  It felt very safe in the room before I heard the work protection…so it made sense to me.

I then asked again, “who are you?”  This time all I heard was the word Bast.  I had no clue what this meant.  So I just said “whatever” and I walked to the washroom.  Hahah!  By the time I was heading back to the bedroom, Bast was gone.  So I just thought, “well that was weird…”  I went to sleep and thought nothing of it really for the next few days.

I was visiting a friend a few days later who has a vast knowledge of spirits and all kinds of things.  So I asked her if she had every heard of a spirit that was human body with a cat head.  I told her I heard the name Bast.  She was quite surprised when I told her about my encounter and then proceeded to tell me that Bast or Bastet is an Egyptian Goddess and she is a protector of many things but especially of women and children and serves as a matron of magicians and healers.

I thought this was pretty cool.

I recently bought two books that I think are very awesome and I am excited to have in my arsenal of knowledge!  They are the Encyclopedia of Spirits and The Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints and Sages by Judika Illes.  They are quite extensive in information.  There are hundreds of pages of different names and write ups.

I have seen Bast from time to time since that first encounter.  I also call on her when I feel like I need a bit of extra protection.  I am really looking forward to encountering new spirits and learning about them in these books!