Inanna -Devas of Blue ray -III

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Underworld trial of Ishtar ~

Ishtar didn’t meet any mercy from her sister Ereshkigal, who held her prisoner in the darkness and torture her using three plagues as test. That event symbolizes the three days and nights when Inanna was dead, before she was revived again. But she was too important goddess to be lost in Underworld, without to be able to go out. Her brother sun god Shamash and god of the moon Sinn asked help from powerful Enki (god of water and wisdom and father of Ishtar). Enki send Asushu-Namir to the Underworld with powerful spell with magic words, that made Ereshkigal lose her power and free both Ishtar and her husband Dumuzi.

She had to be brought to life. For this reason Enki created two strange beings (named Kurgarra and Calaturra) from the dirt under his nails. They sprinkled Inanna with waters of Life and gave her magical fruits from the Tree of life. In this way goddess was revived and saved.

In more famous version of the story, Ishtar and Dumuzi came back from the seven gates. At each gate goddess was given back her attributes, clothing and accessories. In this time the moon waxed from Dark to Full again, representing returning of magic abilities. Now Ishtar had the power over the Underworld together with Heaven and middle earth. Her husband Dumuzi was required to repeat his descend to land of death and stay there for some time each year. During this time the earth was without growing and vegetation, plants were asleep or wilting. When he returns back, he revived the nature again. The rains start to fall.

Symbolically the act of descending to the Underworld mean connection between consciousness and sub –consciousness, spiritual trials, overcoming obstacles and achieving soul rebirth. Her soul was revived again, in this way Ishtar wins the death and ascends in higher level of Mind. That experience made her power even stronger than before. The whole cycle is also metaphor of reincarnation cycle, where the human soul is born again for new life in higher levels.

(There are many versions and variations on this myth, as it was very popular between Mesopotamian people.)

Incense of Ishtar/ Inanna ~

Every deity in the ancient times was related to specific food, musical instrument, color, number, symbol and incense or ritual smell. The same is valid for Ishtar/ Inanna. Her incense can be made with the following ingredients:

~ 2 parts cereal grains

~ 1 part date palm leaves

~ 1 part vine leaves

~ 1 part flax flower

~ 4 parts myrrh

~ 1 part juniper oil

~ 3 parts of crushed juniper berries

~ 1 pinch cinnamon powder

Magical symbols/ attributes of Ishtar ~

Element – blue fire, light

Direction – west, north

Incense: juniper, frankincense

Flower: blue rose, blue lotus

Geometry form: pyramid, step ziggurat

Crown: diadem with thousand (seven) petals

Sacred sign – pentagram, eight pointed star

Planets, stars: Venus, Neptune, moon

Minerals: Lapis Lazuli, sodalite

Other names: Queen of Heaven, Star of Heaven, Morning star, The brilliant one; Ninanna (Queen of Sky).

Angelic color: dark blue, indigo

Earth color: red, crimson red

Birds: owl, crane, dove 

References ~ 

Inanna- goddess gifts

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