Set (also Seth, Sutekh) is the ancient Egyptian god of the desert, storms, chaos, violence, and foreigners. As the brother of Osiris and Isis, He is famously known as the usurper Who murdered Osiris, representing a chaotic counterpart to Horus and a necessary balance to fertile lands. Despite His chaotic nature, He protected Ra against Apophis.
Key Aspects Of Set:
- Domain: Lord of the “Red Land” (desert), master of sandstorms, earthquakes, and warfare.
- Role in Myth: He is the antagonist in the Osiris myth, killing His brother to take the throne, leading to a long conflict with His nephew, Horus.
- Ambiguous Nature: While often seen as a force of evil or disorder (chaos/confusion), Set was initially a vital deity Who defended the sun god Ra from the serpent Chaos, Apep.
- Appearance: Often depicted as a man with an animal head (the “Set animal”), which is a mysterious, unidentified creature with squared ears and a curved snout.
- Evolution: Over time, particularly after the Second Intermediate Period, his reputation worsened, and He was increasingly viewed as a daemonic or purely evil figure associated with foreign invaders.
- Cult Centers: Major centers of worship included Ombos, Avaris, and Sepermeru.
Set represents the necessary, yet destructive, aspects of nature and conflict, acting as a counterpart to the ordered world (Ma’at).
Correspondeces:
Enn: Marhaba Set. Egyptian Meaning: Welcome Set.
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Set, also known as Seth, Suetekh and The Prince Of Darkness, was the Egyptian god of war, chaos, and storms, brother of Osiris, Isis, and Horus the Elder, uncle to Horus the Younger, and brother-husband to Nephthys. His other consort was the goddess Tawaret, a hippo-headed deity who presided over fertility and childbirth.
Some practicioners attribute Set as an aspect Of Satan / Shaytan, perhaps an older face of Satan or the true original adversary (beside Ahriman).
He is one of the first five gods created by the union of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky) after the creation of the world. His name is usually translated as “instigator of confusion” and “destroyer” and he was associated with disorder, foreign lands and people, and the color red.
He is sometimes depicted as a red-haired beast with a forked tail and cloven hooves or a shaggy red dog-like beast known as a sha (or, to modern-day scholars, as the Set Animal) which some scholars claim was modeled on the Saluki breed while others maintain was a purely mythological creature imagined specifically to represent Set whose other symbols were the griffin, hippopotamus, crocodile, and tortoise (though he was primarily associated with the serpent). His epithets include “Lord of the Desert” and “Ruler of the South” as he was originally a god of Upper Egypt (the south) and the barren lands beyond Egypt’s borders.
In the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt (c. 3150 - c. 2613 BCE) He was an important -and benevolent- god of Upper Egypt whose name was invoked for love spells and inscribed on amulets which served as love charms. He was also the deity who saved the sun god Ra from the serpent Apophis, an evil creature who tried to stop the sun god’s journey through the night sky toward dawn. Egyptologist Richard H. Wilkinson comments on this myth and Set’s role as hero, writing:
“It was said that each night Apophis hypnotized Ra and the entourage Who sail with Him except for the god Seth Who resisted the serpent’s deadly stare and repulsed Him with the thrust of a great spear.”
In doing so, Set assured that the sun would rise the next morning. Set was also seen as a benefactor who helped the people in life and provided for them after death, but by the time of the New Kingdom (c. 1570-c. 1069 BCE) He came to be best known as the first murderer, Who killed His older brother Osiris to reign over the world and then tried to murder Osiris’ son Horus.
To the Greeks, he was associated with Typhon, the god-monster Who challenged the might of Zeus and was hurled into Tartarus. Precisely why Set’s attributes and image changed from a hero-god to the enemy of order and justice is unknown, but by the time the Osiris myth became popular during the New Kingdom, Set’s transformation was complete. He was still invoked by common people and pharaohs for assistance, however, and His name is evident of that of rulers such as Seti I, Sethnakhte, and Seti II.
Although His wife was His sister Nepthys, He was associated with foreign goddesses such as the warrior-goddess Anat from Ugarit in Syria, and Astarte, the Queen of Heaven, from Phoenicia. It is thought that He represented the dry and barren desert lands and distant territories outside of Egypt as contrasted with Osiris and Horus Who symbolized the fertility of the Nile River Valley.
SET MEDITATION VIDEOS
· Set Daemonic Enn (108 Repetitions):
· Set Daemonic Enn (1 Hour):
· Set Daemonic Enn (Feminine Version)(108 Repetitions):
· Set Daemonic Enn (Feminine Version)(1 Hour):
Satania´s Ritual Chamber Musick · Set, The Fury of Egypt (3 Hours Dark Ambient Audio)
This Musick/Meditation features a powerful deep frequency stimulation for the deepest meditations and magick works possible. This ambient musick was created to honor Set, and to be used for some of our darkest rites with Him. The ambient musick and frequencies used are specifically designed for Dark Ascension in Witchcraft practices. This can be used as well for Shadow Magick, Draconian Magick, Necromantic rituals, or anything you consider appropriate.
