All Comments on 'Magic Dress - Isis'

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This series captures perfectly the quest for an article of clothing that could change circumstances, deep-rooted desire, leading to euphoria. It's like a subversive twist on stepping into the Twilight Zone, with every protagonist entering slightly different and unique but leaving a better person. Dressing up in something that fits well, coupled with the extra bells & whistles, can be transformative in itself, but the missing magical ingredient usually is elusive. We can only dream or wish on a star....

A nice vignette...sexy and touching at the same time. Well done!

Isis was a benevolent goddess widely worshipped outside Egypt, with temples in Roman Britain. I suppose the shop was on the site of one.

One of her roles was to help souls travel to the afterlife. The pentagram was the symbol of the afterlife, and the number 5 often appears in depictions of her. The numbers 3 and 7 were sacred and still considered lucky today. The statuette of the man with a big hat and funny beard was her husband Osiris, the judge of the dead.

The belief was that bad deeds added weight to the soul, whereas good ones lightened it. At the end it was weighed against an ostrich feather, and if too heavy was eaten by the demon Ammit. Otherwise the individual went on to their reward.

The weighing was done by Anubis, the statuette of a man with a jackal's head.

I liked it but I wanted her to go on - not go on as die. But still was very good.

I really hesitated about having a sad story. Apologies if it upset anyone. But I sometimes appreciate one that makes me cry.