#sumerian goddess

[devilshills]

So lately i've been curious on ways i can connect more with Lady Lilith in worship & involving her into my everyday life. I see that you're a Lilithian, so i'm just curious on how you do these things!

here are some tips and offerings you can give to her , but first a tw : slight mentions of abuse , kidnapping , child murder , food , wine , sex , a painting involving nudity , and religious trauma . btw , the underlined part is a link !

1. you can start by reading about Lilith in judaism , although her origins go back to ancient Mesopotamia . deities and other guardians love when we read about their myths as long as we understand that they are not their myths ( like in Greek mythology ) since the myths were written by humans who mostly feared the deities . however , you can always choose to believe anything from the myths . personally , i believe that there is some truth in every myth , and i believe Lilith was not allowed to be in the Garden of Eden after she refused to submit to Adam because she wanted to be equal to him

2. unlearn the bad things you might have been taught about Lilith . she is thought to be evil and many people think that she likes to kidnap and murder babies , but that is not the case , in fact , she is very motherly and she can help women who are in abusive relationships . i can confirm this for you , as she made sure my angel babies are safe and she is keeping abusive people away from my life for as long as possible

3. offerings : chocolate or dark chocolate ( you can eat it in her honor , i promise it’s not disrespectful ) , choosing yourself and stepping into your power , roses , the colors red and black , dark crystals ( such as obsidian , red jasper and / or ruby ) , apples , snake imagery , cinnamon , wine ( especially red dark wine but if you are not fond of that , you don’t have to give her a wine offering ) , figures of her for your altar ( if you cannot afford an altar , that’s okay , just remember that you are a living altar ) , self care / self love , sex magic ( same as the wine situation , if you are not comfortable with sex magic you obviously do not have to do that ) , shadow work , which is looking at the parts of yourself ( mind , emotions , behavior , etc ) that you avoid the most / are most ashamed of . while doing shadow work , you give those parts of you a space to speak . it’s going to be painful sometimes because you will be noting down the parts of yourself that you tend to hide from the others , but remember Lilith will not force you to do shadow work if you don’t want to or if you need to stop it . you can vent and / or rant to her instead . also , a couple of personal offerings i gave to her are on my discord bio i added the black moon Lilith sign ( ⚸ ) , which i think is more connected to astrology but she still appreciates it , the another offering is my pfp on my main tiktok being a painting of her by Dante Gabriel Rossetti :

4. Lilith is understanding , and she will give you space if you need time from your practice due to mental health reasons . if you struggle with religious trauma , she will reassure you that you don’t need to ask for her forgiveness . even if you don’t feel her presence , even if you don’t see her , she will be there for you . you can ask her for signs , and she will eventually deliver them ; for me , she makes sure to land readings with messages from her through tiktok on my fyp . the way she sends signs might be different for you , but she is not subtle when she wants to give you a message . she will also be honest and she will tell you the truth . you can talk to her about everyday things in your life to connect with her , and if you need , you can ask her for reassuring cuddles

i hope these helped ! ♥︎

[moniqjennisa]

#throwback my first initial design for reimagined Inanna goddess into piece of clothing. and later enhance with digital art. I take bits and part from her clothes and intertwined with my style

[vsslxo]

Her Fire Still Burns

Tiamat, Fiery Mother Dragon, Goddess of Creation, we love and honor you.

Happy year of the Dragon.

[15pantheons]

Enki: Just be yourself. Say something nice.  Inanna: Which one? I can't do both.

[captainicequeen555]

INKTOBER 2022

Potions

Day 30. Orange juice

Back in my days, we made the juice from scratch

Gods

Day 30. Ereshkigal

Sumerian goddess. She seduced Nergal, bounding him forever to the underworld. (Third after-life-where-you're-forbidden-to-accept-any-treat i've heard of)

[multidimensionalpineapple32]

The journey to go otherworldly when using an AI art generator can go very abstract. That said I don't hate these.

This is AI generated by Midjourney.

[divaricca]

“Inanna was the only Mesopotamian deity whose character so prominently included contradictions... In her actions, Inanna exhibits both benevolent light and threatening dark. Her violence and destructiveness go beyond the boundaries of tolerable human behavior. She carries light and dark to their extremes. Inanna's immense popularity in antiquity must be related in part to the fact that she could reflect not only the best in human nature, but she could also exhibit what is abhorrent, unpleasant, dirty, sinful, terrifying, abnormal, perverse, obsessive, murderous, mad and violent.

Inanna is a mirror of what Jung called ¨the abysmal contracictions of human nature.¨ She shows us our oppositions in sharp relief. She is a divine manifestation of the ultimate conjunction of opposites, displaying for humankind its contradictory nature.”

― Betty De Shong Meador

''Inanna was de enige Mesopotamische godheid wiens karakter zo prominent tegenstrijdigheden omvatte … In haar acties vertoont Inanna zowel welwillend licht als dreigend donker. Haar gewelddadigheid en vernielzucht overstijgen de grenzen van aanvaardbaar menselijk gedrag. Ze voert licht en donker tot in het extreme. Inanna's immense populariteit in de oudheid moet gedeeltelijk te maken hebben met het feit dat ze niet alleen het beste in de menselijke natuur kon weerspiegelen, maar ook kon laten zien wat weerzinwekkend, onaangenaam, vuil, zondig, angstaanjagend, abnormaal, pervers, obsessief, moorddadig is, gek en gewelddadig.''

Art: Pontieu

[inannadevote]

Where There’s Life

In the cold wind’s blow,

In a lover’s whisper,

In a cold rain which comes from above,

I feel Your presence Holy Inanna,

I feel Your presence and I bask.

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In a song sung with inspiration,

In a true laugh among friends,

In a battle’s frenzy which involves,

I feel Your presence Great Goddess,

I feel Your presence and I bask.

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In the beauty of everything which is beautiful,

In the moment where one really lives,

In the inspiration, creation, and in what is new,

I feel Your presence Holy Inanna,

I feel Your presence where there’s life.