Funerary Wreath
Instructions and tips, by Djedetmiwesir © 2001- 2005

Wreaths at Funerals are a common thing in modern day. Similar items were used in Ancient Egypt as offerings, and were often made of onions. However, I thought as a Modern Devotee of an ancient God, I would try and combine modern and Ancioent tradition in order to make a new and special offering for the Mysteries of Wesir in 2001.

I had the privlage of making a wreath for my father, that I sent to Chicago Illinois, to the Main Temple of the House of Netjer, which happens to be my spiritual home. It was a weird experience how this all happened. At the time I was living in a house where I had many grapevines. As fall arrived I couldn't get over this most overwhelming feeling that these grapevines were going to waste. I really thought it was a passing thought, until I emailed one of my friends at the Temple and asked if they ever needed any grapevines for any ritual use. Instead, I found out they were an offering to my Father (as well as Dionysus, who was equated with Wesir in the Late/Graeco-roman periods). So plans got underway to male two Funerary Wreaths for Wesir, One of which would stay in my home and is pictured below.

I made my grapevine wreath with vines from my yard, by hand in the shape of a Shen (a symbol of eternity used in conjunction with kingship). But grapevine wreaths are available in craft stores for very little money, and come in all sizes. To honor Wesir's agricultural aspects, I placed Weat and oats In alternate layers all over the wreath . I added Pine cones on the wreath, as they too were offerings in antiquity, and were also known as "the Heart of Wesir" my Ancient Egyptians while it is not very vissable, there are three strands of Rafia which dangle below it. They have beads, and Cinnamon Sticks threaded through them and represent the Flail, Wesir's Divine impliment. There is no glue on this one at all, it is entirely held together by Raffia, Because I wanted a very pure Item, and I wanted the symbology of "sheafing" a Method used to bundle wheat. The Wreath that is not pictured here, was much bigger, and had more on it. Such as mini farming impliments and tiles of Wesir's sacred symbols. Also some seeds.... and I must say it looked far better than this one.

You can make your own wreath using the ideas I have listed, or your own. Dried fruits and seeds are also good items for a Wesir-wreath as well. use your imagination, relax and follow your heart and see what beautiful things it can create! Pine wreathes, live or artificial, which are widely available during the christmas season (which happens to be right around the time of the Wesir mysteries) are also great to use, since pines and ever greens were very sacred to Wesir.

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