on-line Inanna ceremony for peace

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Hello. I am Sister Usha Devi, Founder of a religious

group called Divinely Female. We sponsor the

divinely-female list at , as well as

several other lists.

 

Many people in the world today are concerned about the

current situation in Mesopotamia, specifically, the

threat of war between the United States and Iraq. This

is holy ground, home of one of the most ancient and

venerable civilizations on Earth. A major war in this

region would be a great tragedy not only for the

people of region, but for all peoples everywhere.

 

We wish to pray for peace by appealing to the oldest

Goddess known from anywhere in the world, Inanna. She

was worshipped thousands of years ago by the direct

ancestors of the present-day Iraqi peoples. She was

caled Inanna when the region was known as Sumer,

Ishtar, Astarte, Aphrodite, and Virgin Mary by later

civilizations.

 

Here is what we propose. I shall open a chatroom

on the morning of Saturday, March 15. Anyone who

wishes to participate is invited. We shall use the

book "Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth" by Diane

Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer. This was published

by Harper and Row of New York in 1983. You may be able

to find a copy at a library or at

http://www.bookfinder.com .

 

The first part of the book contains a complete

transcript of Inanna's mythology: her coronation, her

marriage, her descent to the Underworld, and her

return to Heaven. This is followed by seven hymns in

her honor, then by explanatory text by modern authors.

I ask now for volunteers to play the various

characters in the myth: Inanna, Dumuzi, Ereshkigal,

etc. The person playing Inanna will type into the

chatroom the lines attributed to Inanna, etc. We shall

go through the entire myth like this. Then, when we

have finished, we shall do the same with the hymns,

one volunteer taking each hymn.

 

You must have a copy of the book to volunteer to be a

typer, but if you do not have the book, you can come

anyway and read silently what others type. It is our

prayer that Inanna will hear our words and bring peace

to the land where she was worshipped so many centuries

ago.

 

Please contact me at sisterusha if you wish

to volunteer. This will begin Saturday, March 15, at 9

in the morning New York time. We shall be unable to do

this unless we receive enough volunteers.

 

May the Great Mother bring a song to your heart and a

smile to your lips today and every day.

 

Sister Usha Devi

 

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Sister Usha Devi

Founder, Divinely Female and worshipper of the Sacred Flame that shines inside

every woman

 

 

 

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