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Reader, In ancient Mesopotamia Venus is Inanna. They are both referred to as the Morning and Evening Star. When Venus is the Evening Star for about 9 months she will turn retrograde for about 40 days and this is likened to when Inanna makes her descent to the Underworld. As Venus turns direct Inanna returns from her journey and Venus appears as the Morning Star for about 9 months. The midpoint of this retrograde descent journey is called a Venus Cazimi, when she enters into the heart of the...
Reader, Inanna’s story was buried for thousands of years—but it was not lost. Her story was written over 5,000 years ago, the first story ever recorded. The daughter of the first King of Sumer, Enheduanna, a high priestess of Inanna, the first known author wrote stories and hymns to Inanna. In doing so she preserved a record of feminine wisdom that might otherwise have disappeared. She saw the empires coming and knew this wisdom of the Divine Feminine would be essential to humanity in future...
Reader, The longer I spent with Inanna, the more her story revealed to me. I’ve read it more times than I can count, and each time I find something new. In this journey I’ve become a priestess and devotee of Inanna, but more than anything, I am a woman who has walked her journey. Many times over. I know something about losing the life I thought I was supposed to have, losing parts of myself along the way, and discovering that something more true was waiting underneath it all. Part of Inanna’s...