Sekhmet, Ptah, and the Dance of Creation

By Leila Briggs

When the Lioness Shows Up

Sekhmet has been pacing through my mind lately - all golden eyes and divine side-eye. And I know better than to ignore her when she shows up. There have been major shifts on the grid and in the collective lately, especially within the feminine energies. The Divine Feminine is moving forward, creating new pathways, weaving her magic with the masculine currents (unintentionally) while the shadow feminine stands still, quietly anchoring her post.

And here’s the thing: I’ve learned over the past two years that stillness is not passive; it is no small act. From an energetic perspective, to be still is to become the pillar that everything else must move, bend, and adapt around. It’s not avoidance - it’s strategy. It’s the kind of stillness that says, “I’m not running this time. Let’s see what happens when I just stand in my truth.” And, inevitably, the universe ripples in response.

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The Feminine Strategy (and a Bit of Cosmic Sass)

As I’ve watched the feminine energies bond and align over the past year, finding new ways to work together (and let’s be honest, maybe even forgive each other), I’ve been thinking about the mythological stories and ancient beings that echo through the grid.

Yesterday, Sekhmet appeared in our conversation on the grid. She’s known as the lioness goddess of war and protection - the embodiment of sacred rage. She doesn’t suppress her fire; she creates with it.

Sekhmet teaches women that anger, when understood and directed with intention, can become holy. It’s the spark that forges transformation, not the flame that burns it all down.

But what struck me this time wasn’t her fury or her battles - it was her love. Because tucked inside her mythology is a story of alchemy: how her rage eventually led her to Ptah, the god of creation. Destruction met creation. Fire met form. They didn’t cancel each other out - they created something entirely new.

The Alchemy of Love and Creation

Their union birthed Nefertem, the healer, the lotus flower, a living symbol of rebirth and beauty emerging from chaos. The three together - Sekhmet, Ptah, and Nefertem - are known as the Memphis Triad, a divine family embodying destruction, creation, and healing. (Honestly, that’s quite the résumé for a cosmic household.)

And maybe that’s what Sekhmet is whispering to us now: that even destruction has a divine purpose. That anger can become a creative force when it’s held in balance. That every time we think something is ending, the seeds of something new are already pushing through the cracks.

The Sacred Cycle: Destruction, Creation, and Healing

Because let’s be real, transformation rarely looks graceful. Sometimes it looks like chaos, like anger, like grief or confusion. Creation doesn’t always arrive dressed in light. Sometimes it roars in with claws, demands to be witnessed, and dares us to love it anyway.

So if life feels a little shaky right now... if things are falling apart, realigning, or catching fire - remember Sekhmet and Ptah. Remember that even the fiercest destruction can lead to the most sacred creation. Something new is coming through, even if it still smells faintly of smoke.

Standing Still in the Fire

And if you find yourself standing still while everything shifts around you? Don’t move. You might just be holding the pillar that the new world is building itself around.

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