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Shamash: The harsh but just deity

January 21, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

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Shamash is a Babylonian deity. He is a Sun god; son of Sin (Moon god) and Ningal. His consort is Aya a mother goddess.

The Babylonian Sun god rises from the mountains in the morning with rays extending from his shoulders. At the end of the day he enters the underworld by passing through a set of mountain gates guarded by scorpion-people.

Shamash is a lawful deity and is a champion of justice and truth. In one myth the serpent and eagle swore to obay Shamash’s rules. The eagle, however, broke the pact by eating the serpent’s eggs. Shamash showed the serpent how to get justice and so the eagle was lured to a pit. Despite begging for mercy the eagle had his its wings cut off and was left to die. Shamash refused to answer the eagle’s prayers but worked a deal with Etana so that the King of Kish himself went to rescue the bird and teach it to fly again.

In the epic tale of Gilgamesh bot Enkidu and Gilgamesh pray to Shamash while they travelled across the country to find and fight Humbaba.

Sin, Shamash and Ishtar are a trilogy of deities; together representing the moon, the sun and life energies of Earth. On occassion the storm deity Adad is also assoicated with the collection.

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How much of the Babylonian mythology do you know? Why does it seem that Egyptian, Roman and Greek deities are more recognised than these older ones?

Five female deities with some masculine traits

January 20, 2009 by Andrew 1 Comment

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Channelling deities, asking for their guidance, support or blessing is common. Whenever you attempt to involve a deity in a blessing or ritual it is important to know exactly with whom you are dealing with. Deities have their own personalities, preferences and traits. Further more, these aspects of the deity can begin to have an effect on you as well as your rituals. Sometimes rituals and blessings should be done in conjunction with a female deity but would also benefit from not being overwhelmingly feminine.

We’re certainly not suggesting that any of these deities are butch, far from it. Instead the following five deities each have an aspect or two which is also commonly found in male deities.

Artemis (Greek)

Artemis shows her masculine aspects through her hunting and use of bow and arrows. She is twinned with Apollo. If you do channel Artemis with her masculine side in mind then it also equally important to remember she is a virgin and does also represent fertility.

Ma’at (Egyptian)

Ma’at, also sometimes known as Mayet, is a deity of balance, justice and truth. She is a very magical deity and a powerful one. Some Egyptian traditions equated Ma’at with the male deity Thoth.

Frejya (Norse)

Frejya is one of the two main female deities from the Norse tradition. While she is a deity of love, beauty and fertility who would assist in childbirths she is also associated with war, battle, death and wealth.

Ninsar (Babylonian)

There are few significant female Babylonian deities to choose from other than Tiamat and channelling any aspect of Tiamat is not recommended. Ninsar is the daughter of Ninhursag the mother-goddess. Whereas Ninhursag is one of the seven greater deities from Sumer Ninsar is a much smaller entity. She is the Green Lady and a goddess of plants.

Oya (Voodoo)

Oya is a deity of the winds, of the marketplace and cemeteries. Oya is channelled when a change is needed; particularly a business change. In the Yoruba tradition Oya is also a warrior-goddess responsible for hurricanes and tornadoes.

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Who would you recommend a female deity appropriate for channelling and who might bring some suggestion of masculinity diversity?

Chaldean numerology

January 18, 2009 by Andrew 4 Comments

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‘Chaldean’ is the collective reference to the legends and lore from Babylon, Assyria and Sumer. The 11th dynasty of Babylon (6th century BC) is known as the Chaldean Dynasty.

Chaldean numerology is based around vibrations. Letters can be used to represent sound and these sounds produce vibrations and Chaldean numerology hels us understand the meaning of these vibrations.

Typically with Chaldean numerology the letter mapping of the name is used to reveal life goals, personalities, desires and purpose. Chaldean analysis of birthdates reveal challenges and peaks in a life cycle and destiny.

Chaldean numerology uses the numbers 1 through 8. The number 9 is considered holy and kept seperate from the main system. Letters are assigned to numbers based on their sound or vibration.

1 = A, I, J, Q and Y
2 = B, K and R
3 = C, G, L and S
4 = D, M and T
5 = E, H, N and X
6 = U, V and W
7 = O and Z
8 = F and P

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Do you find Chaldean numerology is more helpful than Pythagorean? In Pure Spirit also has interview with a master Chaldean numerologist.

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