{"id":6714,"date":"2014-09-16T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T23:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6714"},"modified":"2014-09-16T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T23:02:23","slug":"missing-sekmet-statute-mystery-solved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6714","title":{"rendered":"Missing Sekmet Statute Mystery Solved"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the statue from the Temple of Goddess Spirituality<\/a> in southern Nevada<\/a> disappeared last April, many Pagans wondered if it was a hate crime or what.<\/p>\n

“It was foolish kids doing foolish things,” said Candace Ross, temple priestess.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kids who freaked out and smashed the statue. But a new one is in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the statue from the Temple of Goddess Spirituality in southern Nevada disappeared last April, many Pagans wondered if it was a hate crime or what. “It was foolish kids doing foolish things,” said Candace Ross, temple priestess. Kids who freaked out and smashed the statue. But a new one is in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[10,116,16,239],"class_list":["post-6714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-american-religion","tag-egypt","tag-goddess","tag-nevada"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6xQTg-1Ki","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2390,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2390","url_meta":{"origin":6714,"position":0},"title":"Another Case of ‘Sacred Prostitution’?","author":"Chas S. 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Clifton","date":"November 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This carving comes from a Greco-Roman-era Egyptian temple in Esna,where decorated walls are being carefully cleaned and original colors seen again. As workers in Egypt remove soot and dirt from the temple, sometimes with a mixture of alcohol and distilled water, the original painted carvings and hieroglyphics beneath are so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"archaeology\"","block_context":{"text":"archaeology","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=archaeology"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bulls-leg.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bulls-leg.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bulls-leg.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bulls-leg.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4718,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=4718","url_meta":{"origin":6714,"position":4},"title":"A Day and a Night in Occult Chicago","author":"Chas S. 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