The Face Aset Showed Me First, And Continues To Show Me Foremost.

The face Aset showed me first, and continues to show me foremost.

Isis Pelagia, Mistress of the sea

In Greaco-Roman Egypt, the Goddess Isis was associated with the sea in many ways, such as Isis-Aphrodite, Isis Pharia and of course, Isis Pelagia.

Isis Pelagia, or Isis Pharia, overlooked and guarded the lighthouse of Alexandria and kept sailors safe while they were at sea. Often, before going on a trip via ship, votive offerings would be given to Isis Pelagia, and amulets of Her would be worn while sailing.

Isis-Aphrodite was a combination of the Egyptian Goddess Isis/Auset and the Greek Goddess Aphrodite.

Working with Isis in her oceanic aspects

In Pharaonic times Isis, as Auset-Sopdet, was connected more with the Nile. The Greeks may have taken inspiration from this water-y aspect of Hers and attributed it to something that held similar importance to them, the sea. This aspect of Our Lady is absolutely beautiful and magnificent, as all of Her aspects are.

A festival was celebrated for Isis Pelagia on April 25th, it celebrated a harvest festival, specifically celebrating the successful shipment of grain from Egypt. We can celebrate this festival in the modern day by celebrating successful shipments of foodstuffs and shipments to the places we live!

Epithets

Pure One of the Ocean

The Lady of sea and shore

Lady of the sea

Mistress of the ocean

The One from the sea

She who is in her sea in Memphis

Offerings

Seashells

Ocean water

Sails

Small models of boats

Sand

Water

Amulets of Her

May The Great Mother bless and protect you and may Isis-Pelagia watch over you and protect you on your journeys.

Simon & Garfunkel

@duchess-of-chaos' post on Feuilles-O reminded me of something.

Bridge Over Troubled Water was published on January 26, 1970.

I remember hearing Feullies-O for the first time on some compilation like 20 years ago or something, and there were other demos they cut later, on July 8, 1970. I know those demos were later included on Sounds of Silence releases in 2000s, but I checked on the compilation booklet and that's the date they were recorded, not 1966 but 1970.

The demos I'm talking about are Barbriallen, Roving Gambler and Rose of Aberdeen. The latter was also performed live at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium on July 18, 1970 (link has the wrong title, but it's the right song). As we know, they also used to sing That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine and Lightning Express in concerts between 1969 and 1970, not to mention Bye Bye Love, which they covered since 1968 at least.

I've been wondering all these years... were they just having fun, recording those tracks in Summer 1970? Or maybe, just maybe... they were thinking about a potential next album?

Stay with me on this for a while. How to follow the huge success of BOTW? A compilation of cover songs would have taken lots of pressure off of them. And what's better that a homage to the Everly Brothers, and/or to traditional music in general?

This is just a thought of course, but I've been wondering for quite some time... it would've been a marvelous album, imho. They sound great singing these songs, their voices are a perfect match to this kind of music.

What you think about it? Am I being silly, or is it at least a bit fascinating?

If you ask me, The Harmony Game is THE documentary about them. I know it only covers Bridge, but it's so interesting, with lots of people sharing their memories, and most of all respectful of everyone involved.

You do get the sense of a group of friends who loved music and enjoyed each others' company while creating it.

This is how I think about them, this is how I'd love the world to remember them in years to come.

For me, most of all, it has the vibe between Simon and Garfunkel, and when I look at it nowadays I go, “Gee, we were so bonded.” Our sense of humor is inside, we knew each other, what we’re talking about. It comes off nice on-screen, it’s like a scrapbook photo for me. It warms my heart to see this early Paul and Artie. - Art on the Songs of America television special.