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n. - A lion-headed Egyptian goddess.

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  • Sekhet: the goddess of the desert, of heat, fire, destruction.
  • Kali's exploits were in many respects identical with those of the bloodthirsty Sekhet-manifestation of the Egyptian goddess Hathor.
  • The ritual of Sekhet was used in extreme circumstances by those Kolinahr initiates who could dissolve emotional links no other way.
  • The evil dragon was the representative of both Set and the Great Mother (Sekhet or Tiamat); and both of them were identified with the pig.
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