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All
Creatures Go To Heaven
The
Ancient Egyptians and Mayans worshipped their beloved in rituals and celebrations that honored and celebrated the dead.
Other
than the pyramids, almost
nothing evokes more awe and
mystery than the fascination
ancient Egyptians had with
cats. Rising first to to
the status of sacred animals and
then on to the most esteemed
deities... like no other
creature before
them. In ancient
Mayan and Native American rock
art, the big cats are
also frequently seen as
powerful helpers to the
Creator and guides to the spirit
world.
The
most famous cat goddesses in the
world, first revered by the
ancient Egyptians, were Bastet
and the lion-headed Sekhmet -
Good and evil. The
Egyptians loved Bastet so much
that she became a household
goddess and protector of women,
children and domestic
cats. She was also the
goddess of sunrise, music,
dance, pleasure, as well as
family, fertility and birth.
Once
a year around October 31st,
the festival of Bastet would
occur with hundreds of thousands
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