Last year, our landlord chopped down four of the five sycamore trees which lived at the end of our garden. Since then, I've had the idea of using the old wood for something. One of the branches is just the right size to cut up and make into runes, so despite my incompetence with any handicraft things like woodwork, I'm going to use it to make my runes.
Well, I looked up what significance sycamores have in witchcraft and I came up with this:
The Goddess Hathor
Sycamores were sacred to hathor and she is variously known as "Lady of the sycamore", The Eye Of Re", "Lady of the West", "The Mistress of Heaven", "The Lady of the Stars"
She is known as the Goddess of Sexual Love and has these poems which were used in worship:
Made of the wood of the sycamore tree.
Under the leaves of the palm tree,
I eat bread in honour of her.
Hathor, Hawk of the Sky,
Rest in the limbs of my tree.
Hathor, House of the Sun,
Live in my house forever.
(Egyptian Book of the Dead)
Mistress of pleasure, ruler of joy,
Ruler of flowers, queen of senses,
Queen of dance, mistress of music,
Mistress of choirs, ruler of song,
Ruler of ecstasy, queen of flirtation,
Queen of the harp, lady of music,
You, O Hathor! Intoxication!
Intoxication? O Hathor! You!
(Egyptian Prayer)
So basically, rather impressive. I shall make sure I bless the branch in Hathor's name before I start work.
