Isis as Baubo Statue Oak Egyptian Priestesses used sistrums to

Egyptian Priestesses used sistrums to create a circle of protection around themselves and the deity image and to banish unwanted negative energy

symbolizes the union of method and wisdom

This is one of the reasons that the tree cannot be cut down and is only harvested years after it has fallen from natural causes

and the practices associated with traditional witchcraft

gracefully swirling her patterned skirt

Isis as Baubo Statue Oak Egyptian Priestesses used sistrums toBaubo Isis. Baubo raised her skirt to Demeter who was grieving for her lost daughter Persephone. With this gesture, she reminded the goddess, as she reminds us, of the source of the continuing cycles of life. In this Hellenistic statue from Alexandria, Egypt, the Baubo gesture is given by none other than Isis, the original "Mother of God." She wears a full length gown, ceremonial headdress and tranquil smile. Her affirming stance says: "We are the