bast
Bast represents intuition, caution, protection, devotion, mental healing, generosity, gracefulness, joy and happiness.
She is associated with healing mental or psychological illnesses, thus having her in a reading can often mean that there is some kind of anxiety around the subject. In the upright position she indicates that any pressing worries or mental turmoil will soon pass.
If you’ve behaved carefully and stepped delicately through the situation you’ve been asking about, then you should have been rewarded with the result you desire.
If you’ve been stressed, anxious or suffering from some sort of mental or emotional ill health, then Bast is here to tell you that it will all be okay in the end.
Egyptian Symbol: A sistrum
Egyptian Identity: Daughter of Isis and Osiris, Sister of Horus, goddess of joy, patroness of cats
Hieroglyph: The BA or soul
Nature: Fixed
Upright Meanings:
- Intuition
- Caution
- Protection
- Devotion
- Mental healing
- Generosity
- Gracefulness
- Joy and happiness
Reversed Meanings:
- Insensitivity
- Remoteness
- Recklessness
- Sadness
- Lack of Coordination