Serqet

Culture: Ancient Egyptian   Also spelled: Selket   Domain: Protection from venomous creatures, healing

Serqet, shown as a scorpion or scorpion-crowned woman, protects against and heals venomous stings and bites, and was invoked by those who worked with dangerous creatures; she is also one of four goddesses shown protecting the canopic jars that held a mummy's organs.

Associations

Protection from specific real dangers, healing after harm, careful, specialized guardianship.

Ways people honor her (modern)

• Take real, practical precautions against specific dangers you actually face
• Support venom research or wildlife safety education
• Keep a scorpion image as a protective charm
• Read of her role guarding the canopic jars in Egyptian funerary practice

Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.