Inanna Riddle

A riddle I made up for a friend. It's based on the Goddess Inanna, but I thought it so good (for me even!) I would post it here and on facebook notes. Do enjoy!

Maybe obvious to the people whom are in to what I am, but the Riddle was dedicated to a friend, but I liked it SO much I will let everyone have a crack at it!

Amongest the stars do I lay,
and to my kin do I pay.
Of constellations reside so high,
and with my wings do I fly.
Of foot and lion and womens deeds,
of pain and war are similar deeds.
Adorn thy headdress and within thy stride,
the hidden amulette in which I hide-
But within such faith you will find.
Of beauty, love,honour,delight,
Like a raging bull do I fight.
Children of Sumer I watch over thee,
guide thy path thus to see-
That amongest the starts do I lay,
of one such star remains by day


Who am I?


The old and new English use of language is a clue also.

Places of Peace and Serenity.

I have a few places I like to go and wander when times feel tough, and my mind is unclear, one place is the cemetary not too far from me (Stereo-typical?)
Not because it's a place of death, but because it's a place of life also... Life grows all around, it's silent and it's a nice place to just lose yourself. A nice place to -see- death, if death could be seen.
Ok, I may seem like the stereo-typical witch now eh? But in truth, I'm a curious lass, I like to read tomb stones, I keep to myself, cause no trouble and just like to enjoy nature in it's entirety. Life AND death. And anything between.

Magical Feelings.

The past couple of days have been reasonably strange for me! I've been experiencing new sensations. At first they were minor, as though in my imagination, but as the days past my perseption of things began to change, how I seen people began to change, seen the things about me.
It's a strange feeling to put in to words, maybe it's just apart of growing up, but it's such a magical feeling, unexplainable really in text....
Try imagining yourself, at one with the air...A feeling of floating or in a dream. That's what the past few days have been like, as though I am within a dream, yet awake. Seeing things through anothers eyes. . .
Hrm.. Maybe it's the inner 'Witch' within me, coming to terms with all of what and who I am; The good, the bad and the ugly.

On a more knowledgeable note my books arrived! Four Encyclopedia's on the following; Witch craft, Spells, Mythical creatures, and psychic(s). Add to my on going collection of books! I have four more to buy yet.

It's going to be hard fitting it all in with the studying I already do; Sumer and Akkad, Meditations now the newest book on Witchcraft (Which, if I may add, is a great book! Not jus for the obvious, but historal refrence(s) ). Organised it to Saturday Meditations, Sunday's Sumer and Akkad(As normal and to keep my knowledge up to-date) and the weekdays to natural craft.
Probably in the evening's, as i'm normally out during the day.

*Key is to organise before you do!*

Meditations.

After doing my regular meditations on Saturday and Sunday, I went on to my studies, and decided to update my meditations, feeling I was ready to advance in that sense. Thus I was reading in to Colour meditations. I had tried some out before hand, to get the 'feel' of such things, but i've decided to do some more 'in depth' research and practise on certain colours.
For now i'm going with Blue and Gold(ish-white).
Blue consisting of the following: Wisdom,knowledge, understanding, contentment etc.
Gold(ish-white); Power,wealth, business, strength, healing etc.
I'll note about that when i further progress in the meditation(s).

The Prejudiced System.

Ok, untill today I had faith in 'The system', normally people are polite about how they go about things and what not, but today down the Job centre, I went to get Job seekers allowance (reluctantly). I had two interviews, the first was ok, nothing of bother, but the second was terrible! The woman was completely rude, and inconsiderate, and in no better word(s) to say, looked down at me as if I was scum. Now I have an education, GCSE's, A levels and a NVQ, I -WANT- a higher education, i'm an Enkian, I crave knowledge like heroin, but this woman told me ' You can not go to college, AND have a full time job', which I thought was crap (and my dad further agreed). After talking pointlessly of how 'the system' works, I asked her if she could go through why I could not attent college AND have a job, instead I got back ' I've told you, i'm not repeating I have another interview.' At that moment my faith in the system crashed. Infact, it crashed so much, I've decided not to even claim the small amount of money, that's how insulted I was. My father told me I should make a formal complaint about the woman, but i'm really not one to get people fired or in trouble. I can understand their dislike for people claiming benefits, the amount of people whom claim and are incrediably lazy is stupid, but when people ACTUALLY need it, they despise them too.
Well... i'm sorry, but my education, knowledge even, is worth more to me then 80 pounds a fortnight, or a full time, dead-end job. I will take up College for a year, even if I have to starve! Then, Uni next year.

Leo Zodiac

I found this web site and just adored it, it explains how us Leo's actually are! Can't remember what site it was now actually, but anyway here is the information.

Loving Leo

Who praises all his kindred do;
Expects his friends to praise them too-
And cannot see their senseless view?
Ah, Leo!


YOUR MOTTO
"I will"


YOUR COLOR
Golden Yellow


YOUR METAL
Gold


YOUR STONES
Onyx, amber, peridot, garnet, moss agate, citrine, ruby

Ruby


YOUR LUCKY DAYS
Sunday, Tuesday


YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS
5, 8, 9, 14, 13, 32, 41, 50



YOUR TRADITIONAL TRAITS
Generous and warmhearted
Creative and enthusiastic
Broad-minded and expansive
Faithful and loving

Leos are surprisingly sensitive and easily hurt, but they do have a tendency to dominate and this should never be underestimated. It is always meant well as they only want to bring out the best in the people they care about, or work with. The Leo type is the most dominant, spontaneously creative and extrovert of all the zodiacal characters. In grandeur of manner, splendor of bearing and magnanimity of personality, they are the monarch's among humans as the lion is king of beasts. They are ambitious, courageous, dominant, strong willed, positive, independent, self-confident & there is no such a word as doubt in their vocabularies, and they are self-controlled. Born leaders, either in support of, or in revolt against, the status quo. On the whole they are powers for good, for they are strongly idealistic, humane, and beneficent. They have powerful intelligence and are of a broad philosophical, sometimes religious, turn of mind. Their faults can be as large in scale as their virtues, and an excessively negative. Outgoing, spontaneously warm hearted and plain spoken, though never lacking in kindliness, Leos are more disillusioned than the average if let down by those they trust.





YOUR LIKES
Speculative ventures
Lavish Living
Pageantry and Grandeur
Children
Drama

YOUR DISLIKES
Doing things safely
Ordinary, Day to day living
Small minded people
Penny pinching
Mean spiritedness


Your positives
Leos suffer, Leos struggle, Leos strive. Even when Leos are collapsing in floods of tears or wallowing in the depths of despair, they come across as attractive.

They are ambitious, strong willed, graceful, impressive, born-leaders, great managers, kind, sympathetic, motivated, open-hearted, like to be in authoritative positions or self business & don't like gross/ ordinary jobs.

Leos, at their best, radiate warmth wherever they go, in such a way as to enhance the lives of those with whom they associate. They are also known to be great leaders. They are honorable, creative, generous and dignified.

They have an infectious vitality that lights up their lives like an inner sun and illuminates not only their lives, but the lives of those around them. Born leaders, they can take command of a situation in any emergency and see it through to its completion.

They are uncomplicated, knowing exactly what they want and using all their energies, creativeness and resolution to get it, as well as being certain that they will get whatever they are after. Their followers know where they are with Leonians. Leonians think and act bigger than others would normally dare. If Leonians meet with setbacks they thrive on the adversity.




YOUR NEGATIVES


Pompous and patronizing
Bossy and interfering
Dogmatic and intolerant

While Leo is very affectionate, there is a tendency to have things their way and may rapidly lose interest if they are challenged too often for the leading role. They too often like praise and appreciation & their pride may go before a fall, as uncontrolled impetuosity is likely to bring them low. Fortunately it is rare that a Leo is so undisciplined as to give way thoroughly to this list of vices, and their tendencies to them are usually balanced by an innate wisdom. Those who are afflicted with them also have the intelligence it takes to consciously and actively overcome them.

They also tend toward impatience. They can be too status conscious, causing themselves much anguish when, or if, they cannot keep up with others in their immediate circle. They can also be quite overbearing and vain when they feel they are being challenged. Leonian can be one of the most unpleasant human beings imaginable, displaying extreme arrogance, autocratic pride, haughtiness, and excessive hastiness of temper. If jealously suspicious of rivals, they will not hesitate to use cunning, lies and trickery to discredit them. Their other bad features may also include self-centeredness, greed for flattery, boastfulness, and bombast, pomposity, snobbish superiority, and overbearing, and intolerant disdain of underlings.

In addition, they are not good judges of character and are inclined to favoritism and an exaggerated faith in their followers which too often ends in disappointment


Developing your own self identity and mode of creative energy expression will be your ongoing life's work. If you ever want to make things change or get results that suit you, you need to start prowling and growling. In astrological tradition, the ruler of your sign is the Sun.

They will have to learn to discipline themselves against their overall enthusiasm for living life to the fullest, which is to say, dangerously on the edge. Leos need control in their lives to be really satisfied so organization is absolutely essential to their peace of mind

LEO FEMALES
They are royal, luxurious, do not like dominance of other upon themselves, soft for friends, hard for enemies, good controllers & intelligent.

Dedication days and Days of prayer.

For the past three or so years I have dedicated two days a week to meditation and/or studying. It has changed over the past years, from Wednesdays and Thursdays, to Wednesdays and Sundays, now it's Saturday and Sundays.
On these days, it normally consists of deep mediation in empowering ones form, Prayers to Enki and the other Anunnaki and studying then after (Normally the Sunday, but studying can and normally does continue in to the week.).
Studying then can vary from Herbal themes, Sumerian mythology and culture, to other meditation tips and advise. Anything which can better ones self, and knowledge in the arts in which I study I normally read and copy out in to my personal 'book of shadows'.
Meditation on the other hand normally stays the same each week, and when i'm ready, I advance with a better technique and a better meditation.

(List of my meditations:

Cleaning ones Aura
Chakra cleansing
Strengthening ones Aura
Third eye meditation
Trance practise (Ritual based)
Void meditations

( All meditations, I did indeed get from the JoS, as I stated before, their meditation techniques work wonders!)


On the studying aspect of things, I am reading a book on Inanna Hymns and poems, based around her most famous of stories; Inanna and the Huluppu Tree, Inanna and the God of Wisdom, Inanna and the descent in to the underworld etc etc.
Great analysis and interpretations in to the poems also. Considering i've almost finished the analysis of the book (Poems and hymns already read, and I will eventually post some) I intend to go on and study more of herbs and spells, to balance out the practical with the theological and keep my knowledge uptodate with the craft as well as Sumerian history and mythology.

Why do we take things for granted?

It's only fair I type my thoughts and feelings as a progression also through life, as an 'Enkian'. Through the mishaps and joys, sadness and happiness.
Today I realised, I have been taking things for granted... It hasn't only just hit me, it hit me about a week or so ago, but now i'm beginning to learn, to value everything around me more. Learning of the value of things.
As you may very well know we're going through what you'd call a 'Credit crunch', so money is tight for everyone, although the media has calmed down about it more so now, it's still with us, and it's hit us pretty bad.
Although my parents do both work, my mother gets paid monthly, and my dad very well the same, so we've had to “go without” for a few weeks, when we've ran out of cash, but these two months, my father has been put out of work, so it's down to my mother.
We've been without gas for almost a week, although there is food in the house, hardly any of it is microwaveable, that which is... Well... You can't really live off of it for very long, the human body needs a lot of things to stay healthy and in a 'fit state'. To be at ones best.
So as you can imagine i've been terribly down, mentally,emotionally AND physically but I've made do with what I DO have.
The irony of this is, although we have little money, or -had- little money, i've been overly content (although craving chocolate and rubab and apple cake!). My friends have been there constantly cheering me up, which i'm ever thankful for. Which just proves, money isn't the cause of all happiness.
As Summer is coming up me, my friends and my family have been planing trips; Pembrokeshire with my brother and his children again for the day, Snowdon camping trip, and visting with my dad, Scotland with my dad and St.Ffagons. I'm definitely beginning to get more socialised now with people, although I am a terribly shy person, I want to see the world, I -long- to see it. Maybe that's the 'Romany' blood in me, to travel. But education first before all things!
I had my careers interview yesterday, and all went well indeed! I'm planning on taking Philosophy and Theology (or Critical thinking) in College, then next year (2010), in University I wish to take Sumerian Culture studies, or Classical studies. The first choice being the one I definitely want, although it is in London, it would be like a dream come true!
It's strange to see how far i've come in life, I remember in Primary school I needed more attention then other children, got to high school, flew past that with good grades, went on to A levels, and now University! (Although I have been to Uni before, I didn't like the course (HND) thus dropped out for two years until I picked up the courage to reapply! Long over due I know. )
And aye, I thank Enki, although I have put my heart in to what I study, there have been times when i've just wanted to throw my books down and give up, in fact I was going to drop out of Sixth form, but something made me stay, something got me through it, and I enjoyed my stay!
I learned a lot in English ( as an A level), it was intriguing and even got me reading ( and liking!) Shakespeare's work.
I remember in the exams for English, I was a panicking wreck, I wanted anything to past the exam. I had bearly eaten on the day, and was drinking(not alcohol) a terrible amount, but I knew Enki was with me, and he got me through, and indeed I past it! And the other course I did as an A/S.

I was up studying for the exam, I studied weeks before also, and on top of that, studying Akkadian Mythology ( In my spare time) and Media Studies, but where help was needed, Enki supplied it. Easier ways and means to study, and not needing to exhaust myself from taking in so much information, for most of it I wouldn't remember, so in that sense he taught me what to remember and how to remember it.
I scheduled School work to Wednesdays and Thursdays, and evenings in-between and my own personal studies to Saturdays and Sundays (Personal studies remain on the Sunday, but trying to get back into a routine of Saturday's too.)
So Enki maybe a Magician in his own right, but he is also a God of knowledge and wisdom and will supply help if and when it is needed.

Anyway, Exams over, my time is best spent either with my friends now, or studying Sumerian Mythology, learning about the great God's and Goddesses, seeking ways to better myself from the texts left remaining from the Sumerian period, as well as learning the natural Craft, or “Witchcraft”, however you wish to put it (Combining the two is what I tend to do when I can.).
But soon, as stated in September taking up two more courses, and I can't wait! So i'll let you know how that gets along also.

Enki Vs Christianity.

Ok, so we know Christianity isn't the oldest of religions, it has been tainted and corrupted through out time, to shape the world we live in; A world of racism, prejudice , corruption,wars etc.
It is a known FACT the bible is not accurate, to me it is nothing more then a children's bed time story, for example 'Genesis' is infact a Sumerian legend, long BEFORE Christianity or Judaism, and infact, that story tells us of how ENKI saved humanity (Which I will post shortly.)
This also follows the story of Babyl, yet again Enki being the one mentioned whom changed the tongues of men, not the 'One God'. Hrm, enough of my thoughts here, let me post some stuff, to back up my 'accusations.'

Eridu

Nintur was paying attention:
Let me bethink myself of my humankind,
all forgotten as they are;
and mindful of mine,
Nintur's creatures let me bring them back
let me lead the people back from their trails.

May they come and build cities and cult places,
that I may cool myself in their shade;
may they lay the bricks for the cult cities in pure spots
and may they found places for divination in pure spots!

She gave directions for purification and cries for elemency,
the things that cool divine wrath,
perfected the divine service and the august offices,
said to the surrounding regions: "Let me institute peace there!"
When An, Enlil, Enki and Ninhursaga
fashioned the dark-headed people
they had made the small animals that come up from out of the earth,
come from the earth in abundance
and had let there be, as it befits it, gazelles
wild donkeys, and four-footed beasts in the desert.
...
...and let me have him advise;
let me have him oversee their labor,
and let him teach the nation to follow along
unerringly like cattle!

When the royal scepter was coming down from heaven,
the august crown and the royal throne being already
down from heaven,
he (the king) regularly performed to perfection
the august divine services and offices,
laid the bricks of those cities in pure spots.
They were named by name and allotted half-bushel baskets.

The firstling of those cities, Eridu,
she gave to the leader Nudimmud,
the second, Bad-Tibira, she gave to the prince and the sacred one,
the third, Larak, she gave to Pabilsag,
the fourth, Sippar, she gave to the gallant Utu.
The fifth, Shuruppak, she gave to Ansud.

These cities, which had been named by names,
and had been allotted half-bushel baskets,
dredged the canals, which were blocked with purplish
wind-borne clay, and they carried water.
Their cleaning of the smaller canals
established abundant growth.

[lost account of the antediluvian rulers, and how human noise vexed the chief god Enlil so much that he persuaded the divine assembly to vote the destruction of man by the deluge] ...
That day Nintur wept over her creatures
and holy Inanna was full of grief over their people;
but Enki took counsel with his own heart.
An, Enlil, Enki, and Ninhursaga
had the gods of heaven and earth swear
by the names of An and Enlil.

At that time, Ziusudra was king
and lustration priest.
He fashioned, being a seer, the god of giddiness
and stood in awe beside it, wording his wishes humbly.

As he stood there regularly day after day
something that was not a dream was appearing:
conversation
a swearing of oaths by heaven and earth,
a touching of throats
and the gods bringing their thwarts up to Kiur.

And as Ziusudra stood there beside it, he went on hearing:
Step up to the wall to my left and listen!
Let me speak a word to you at the wall
and may you grasp what I say,
may you heed my advice!
By our hand a flood will sweep over
the cities of the half-bushel baskets, and the country;
the decision, that mankind is to be destroyed
has been made.
A verdict, a command of the assembly cannot be revoked,
an order of An and Enlil is not known
ever to have been countermanded,
their kingship, their term, has been uprooted
they must bethink themselves of that.
Now...
What I have to say to you...
...
[lost account of Enki's advice to build a boat and load it with pairs of living things, and Ziusudra's compliance]
All the evil winds, all stormy winds gathered into one
and with them, then, the flood was sweeping over the cities of
the half-bushel baskets
for seven days and seven nights.
After the flood had swept over the country,
after the evil wind had tossed the big boat
about on the great waters,
the sun came out spreading light
over heaven and earth.

Ziusudra then drilled an opening in the big boat.
And the gallant Utu sent his light
into the interior of the big boat.
Ziusudra, being king,
stepped up before Utu kissing the ground
before him.
The king was butchering oxen,
was being lavish with the sheep
Barley cakes, crescents together with...
...he was crumbling for him
juniper, the pure plant of the
mountains, he filled on the fire
and with a ...clasped to
the breast he...

[lost account of Enlil's wrath at finding survivor's and his mollification by Enki]
You here have sworn
by the life's breath of heaven
the life's breath of earth
that he verily is allied with yourself;
you there, An and Enlil,
have sworn by the life's breath of heaven,
the life's breath of earth.
that he is allied with all of you.
He will disembark the small animals
that come up from the earth!

Ziusudra, being king,
stepped up before An and Enlil
kissing the ground.
And An and Enlil after honoring him
were granting him life like a god's,
were making lasting breath of life, like a god's,
descend into him.
That day they made Ziusudra,
preserver, as king, of the name of the small
animals and the seed of mankind,
live toward the east over the mountains
in mount Dilmun.
 

I have the full text of the following text at home, but this is a piece from the story.

In the Sumerian epic Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta, an incantation is pronounced with a mythical introduction indicating that Enki was the source of the world's multiplicity of languages:[4]
Once upon a time there was no snake, there was no scorpion,
There was no hyena, there was no lion, there was no wild dog, no wolf,
There was no fear, no terror. Man had no rival...
The whole universe, the people in unison to Enlil in one tongue [spoke].
(Then) Enki, the lord of abundance (whose) commands are trustworthy,
The lord of wisdom, who understands the land, the leader of the gods, endowed with wisdom,
The lord of Eridu changed the speech in their mouths, [brought] contention into it,
Into the speech of man that (until then) had been one.

Of Spring and Sum(m)er

It has come to my attention, being Welsh, or Celtic, how rare it is to come across another Pagan in Wales. It is a striking irony, that we live in a Celtic land yet lack our old beliefs.

Although our beliefs and/or 'religion' are more widely known now, and accepted by others, the majority of people still do frown upon the unknown.

Anyway, enough of the Saxon criticism, I shall move on to more -interesting- matters. Summer Solstice is ever approaching (20-21^st depending where you're at), now being a shy person I normally celebrate such things alone, take a walk through the wooded area near me, some quiet time in meditation there etc, but this year I've joined a group ( Stated somewhere in my links) “Cardiff's Pagan society”, to try and get out of my Shell and explore with people whom share similar views and beliefs to me.

Knowing me though, i'll probably back out unless I have someone familiar to go with, but even if I don't go, I might spend the day at St.Ffagons. Something has always drawn me to that 'neck of the woods', since I was a young lass.

(For those not from Wales, or Cardiff even St.Ffagons is an outdoor Museum, might sound a bit trashy to spend the Summer solstice, hm? But if you know the places where I know, then it's a beautiful place to spend it indeed! )

When I was slightly younger ( about 11-12) I was playing in St.Ffagons, when my cousin found a slight place beside the actual Museum, through some wooded area, there we found old un-restored cottages. Completely wild and over grown, but it was in the middle of Spring-Summer, so there were flowers sprouting and smaller animals living in the 'ruins', ever since that day, there has always been something special about that place, something . . .Magical.

But knowing the times we live in, Cardiff Council have probably restored them, or put a sign up saying 'Keep out'. But hopefully, Enki willing, they should be still there as beautiful as they were when we first found them. :)

Progression of Life.

Hrmph, my first entry, hard to put something of interest down, the blog is created for Pagan views, thoughts and ideas, also being i'm an Enkian, I will supply knowledge where and when I can. Advancements in life as I grow physically, mentally and emotionally.

Better start off with the basic information and such; My name is Leona (Lioness in English; Leona in Latin), i'm 18 years of age. Been into the occult for about 4 years now, I believe, almost 5. I was a dedicated "Satanist" back in 2005-6 (If my memory recalls correctly), and that is where I found Enki. I didn't agree with all the things the JoS said (Great meditations though!), thus trailed off to find my own path. So...From about 2007 I started intense studing into first Babylonian culture and beliefs to Akkadian then Sumerian (Where i'm still at.)
I do not in anyway,shape or form believe Enki to be "Satan", not to mention the word "Satan" meaning advisory.

Enki above all things is a caring and loving God, dedicated to teaching of his children.
He is a God of creativity, Wisdom,knowledge and in some aspects a magician in his own right.
I wouldn't call myself a 'Priestess', I have not been initiated in that sense, although one day I hope to be, but alas I am still young and learning. That is what an Enkian is being about to me,personally, learning and growing. Is life not one big classroom and the experience(s ) another lesson.

I am however a Child of Enki and a Witch, I strive to be the best I can be and more, dedicating my life to knowledge and wisdom, to finding the “truth” in all things,delighting in “the craft” of nature and sharing knowledge where it is truly wanted.

As I stated in the above, it is a slight progression through life, how I progress as an Ekian, what knowledge I discover,find and share with you.

I have -alot- to post, it would seem, but worry not! There will be a lot of random information also based on many Gods and Goddess; Enki, Enlil, Inanna, Utu etc, even some Celtic God(dess).