Kuat & Lae (the Sun and the Moon)

Lae & Kuat

He is the moon god for the Mamaurans, while Kuat is the sun god for them, a tribe of the Amazon that lives in Brazil. According to a Mamaurana legend, at the beginning of time it had been like this, in heaven, that daylight could not be avoided. It was always night and people lived in fear of being attacked by wild animals. Tired of the darkness, two heroes, Iae and his brother Kuat, decided to force the king of the birds, Urubutsin, who shared a little daylight with the people of the Amazon.

The two brothers hid inside a dead animal and they pass days waiting inside of him, as soon as Urubutsin arrived, Kuat grabbed his leg. Unable to escape, Urubutsin was forced to make an agreement with the two brothers. The birds will share the light of day with the mammas, and the night will alternate with the day. Since then, Kuat represented the Sun and Iae the Moon.

Goddesses of our day, Inanna.

Goddesses of our day, Inanna.

According to the myth, Inanna was the most beautiful queen of the sky among the ancient Sumerians, always dressed in the finest silks and wearing a crown of stars on her head. Inanna became obsessed with meeting with his twin sister Ereshkigal, lady of the underworld and to be able to meet her went down to their dark realms since according to this she Inanna, was also in love with her sister's husband.

For the long-awaited meeting, Inanna asked her maid Ninshubur to dress her in her best galas and her most beautiful jewels, and to take her place in her absence, when Inanna arrived in her sister's kingdom to be able to enter, she was asked to go through seven tests Or portals, and leave in each of them some of her clothes, she, the goddess of fertility and love, came naked in front of her fearsome sister.

In the first door was stripped of his radiant and beautiful crown of stars, in the second lost his beautiful lapis lazuli, in the third lost his double collar and in the fourth was his medallion, in the fifth took his bracelet in the sixth He lost his scepter to measure, And in the last his royal garments.

Ereshkigal beat his sister to death, wanted her to know what it is to feel rejected as she had been all her life, after killing her kept her body hanging from a hook, until Inanna came back to life, And so this Form could experience the mysteries of life, pain, and death.

Ninshubur, after three days of Inanna's absence. And after having turned to his grandfather and his father, he sought Enki, his other grandfather who mourned the death of his granddaughter, and asked for his help; To rescue, The corpse of his granddaughter Enki created two instinctive and asexual creatures a Kurgarra and a galatur, And sent them to appear before Ereshkigal and reclaim the corpse of his granddaughter, one of those creatures sprinkled on the body the water of life And the other poured over him fed life so that Inanna could thus resurrect, but before returning from the underworld, he must have sought someone to take his place. Refusing to sacrifice Ninshubur or any of her children, she chose not painlessly to turn over her own husband Dumuzi, who had earlier asked her to divorce her and whose attitude had somehow contributed to the heroine's journey into the underworld.

Geshtinanna, the sister of Dumusi, offered to share her fate by agreeing that each of them, spend half of the year in the underworld, so Dumusi could return to fertilize the land.

For the ancient Babylonians, Inanna, she was called by the name of Ishtar, venerated as the goddess of sex and passion and represented as a beautiful woman escorted by a pair of lions whose symbol was the star and its sacred number 15.

In Sumerian mythology, Inanna was the goddess of love, war, and protector of the city of Uruk. With the arrival of Akkadians, Inanna is syncretized with the goddess Ishtar. Its representation was a bundle of vertical reeds with the curved upper part.

Associated with the planet Venus, it is identified with the Greek goddess Aphrodite and with the Astarté Phoenician. Among the Akkadians was known as Ishtar. According to Sumerian mythology, she was the daughter of Nannar (Sin in Akkadian, moon god) and Ningal (the Great Lady, the moon) and twin sister of Utu, known in Akkadian as Shamash. His consort was Dumuzi (demigod and hero of Uruk). Ishtar or Inanna represents the archetype of the Mother Goddess.

It had 7 temples, to which another eight can be added, although the major one was in Uruk (Eanna, dedicated to her and Anu).

Uruk had its celebrations several of sexual and violent character. Fragments of the Babylonian poem are preserved to Erra, in which the attitude of a king of Uruk, who does not treat with sufficient kindness to the prostitutes and courtesans to the happy boys who changed their masculinity by Femininity as well as the carriers of daggers, knives, blades and flint, since these, by their acts, please the heart of Ishtar. It seems that the fact that the young people slept in their beds was a matter of concern and copulation in the streets was a common practice. The role of prostitution is unclear and its possible ritual function has been discussed.

Denigrated in the Old Testament as the great prostitute of Babylon, she was the goddess of the ancient sexual mystery who was worshiped as the source of all life and embodiment of the power of Nature.

"She is the giver of abundance, the judge, the legislator, the goddess of time, as well as love and war" Her name means giver of light and derives from her role as queen of heaven she is the planet Venus as the star of the morning and sunset and his belt is the wheel of the zodiac? Descended into the underworld and restored the god of vegetation Tammuz and reviving it, Restored fertility on earth she represents feminine creative and attitude of strength.

Inanna through her journey to the underworld takes us on a spiritual pilgrimage a descent to the caves of the subconscious where hidden that part, unknown to us, invites us to recognize that shadow that dark part of our soul, and teaches us that each Travel to that part brings us back to rebirth, always richer in wisdom and experiences, teaches us that many times we must get rid of the ego, to meet the mysteries of life and death.

Inanna's journey to the Hells

The myth of the descent of the goddess Inanna (in Sumerian) or Ishtar (in Akkadian) to Irkalla or Erkalla (the underworld), constitutes one of the main Mesopotamian literary cycles and is known under several names, emphasizing those of Inanna's trip to the Hells and Inanna's Travel to the Country without Return. There are different poems about this myth, the first of which appeared in Sumerian times, and also have found paleobabilónicos examples. The poems, except for one Akkadian dating to the fourteenth century a. C. is written in Sumerian.

In Mesopotamian tradition, autumn and winter are times when the earth regains its strength and purity as opposed to spring and summer, times of flowering and fertility. In Sumer, this epoch (autumn and winter) was used for the same religious purpose, to regain strength and improve internally. Irkalla (land of no return) is the place to which impurities, bad habits, memories that are lost and the dead go. Death is a state of purification and improvement that leads to a new life.

In that context tells the Sumerian mythology that Inanna decided to go down to the underworld to face her sister and opposite deity, Ereshkigal. In the struggle Inanna dies, after which no being on Earth had a desire to mate: neither man nor animal. Before this, Enki creates to creatures without genre that deceive to Ereshkigal obtaining to him the corpse of the Goddess to whom they apply the "water of the life". Thus Inanna revives but has to find a substitute that takes its place in the underworld. On returning to Earth he finds that Dumuzi has occupied his post, so it is he whom he sends to the underworld.1

As a result, Dumuzi reigns during the fall and winter, while Inanna during spring and summer.

The fragments of poems give rise to interpretations. The story tells the arrival to Erkalla of Inanna on the occasion of the death of her husband Dumuzi. However, the Acadia version suggests that Inanna, hating him, gave it to the demons. The poem counts also the assault to the hell, governed by Ereshkigal, of Nergal, aided by Ea, and ends with the marriage and reconciliation of both.

RUDRAKSHA, the “Shiva's Tears”

RUDRAKSHA: “Shiva's Tears”

The ancient masters of India were the first to discover the powers of these seeds. In a constant quest to increase their spiritual power and deepen their practice, they found that when they incorporated in their practice the blue fruits of the trees that grew in the volcanic earth of the Himalayan mountains (Rudraksha), these seeds amplified, radiated and channeled greater peace, power and protection.

One of the most common seeds with which traditional japa-mala beads are built is Rudraksha, whose name means "the tears of Shiva." To create the mala beads, 108 seeds are traditionally joined with an additional one, for a total of 109. According to the Hindu astrological tradition, 108 is an auspicious number and its number is represented in many of the astrological symbols. The seeds have different sizes, textures and value; Being some easier to get than others.

The additional seed, number 109, represents the center of the world and the realization of God. In this seed the mantra is not pronounced, but thanks to those who have contributed to your spiritual path. The seeds of the Rudraksha have different spiritual channels, or spiritual purposes, which are reflected in the different "faces", called Mukhis, of each seed. The number of "faces" that a seed has can vary up to twenty-one.

Each seed is used for different spiritual purposes, so according to tradition, the spiritual master is the one who assigns the type of seed to each person according to their physical or spiritual need. These seeds create a lot of positive energy for the body, mind and soul and their spiritual use has been documented for more than 6,500 years. These seeds have a special vibration, which is determined by many factors, including soil quality and location.

These seeds are found in several species of trees in the Himalayan mountains, however unfortunately many of these trees were cut down, so in India there are fewer and fewer. Currently there are more in Nepal, Burma, Thailand and Indonesia.

In the ancient spiritual tradition of India, Shiva represents the divine power of transformation and enlightenment. It is said that after years of contemplating the suffering of man, the tears of compassion began to fall from the eyes of Shiva. As they fell, Shiva transformed them into seeds and guided them to the earth for the benefit of those who seek to free themselves from suffering and unite with their divinity.

These powerful seeds positively change the karma of the person who uses them, guiding the person naturally towards the path of truth and towards their Dharma. They are effective in controlling stress. They are also a natural way to bring more peace and tranquility to those who use them. They bring mental clarity, increase concentration and intuition. Create powerful protective circles, blocking negativity and removing obstacles along the way.

Rudraksha seeds create a more intimate connection with the positive forces in nature. They help heal the physical body and bring a balance in the energies.

Rudraksha seeds create a more intimate connection with the positive forces in nature. They help heal the physical body and bring a balance in the energies.

When you just get a mala beads done with Rudraksha seeds, you have to connect with your energy and it is recommended to use it followed by 40 days. You can even shower wearing the beads, while you do not use soaps or perfumes on it. You must remove the bad ones during the sexual relations or if you go to a cemetery.

It's important that you put your intention in the mala and the seeds, and that you use it in your practice of daily meditation. I recommend using a mantra with a specific intention and feel the energy of the Rudraksha on your body and your intention.

Use your mala beads and take care of it, usually when the Rudraksha are not used, they lose their energy. It is also recommended that you have one set of mala beads to pray or meditate and a different one to have in public. It is important that you do not share your Rudraksha as it will be contaminated with other energy that is not yours.

Blessings.

Chronos vs Cronus

Chronos vs Cronus

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Usually when we discuss the theme of Kronos in Greek mythology, or sometimes even its equivalent role in Roman Mythology there is a slight confusion of characters, many believe that Chronos is a Titan and also the God of time, because that name lends itself to that confusion but the truth is they are two different characters.

In the first place we have Chronos, a primordial God, with Primordial we refer to all those Deities previous to the two great cosmic wars, Titanomachy and Gigantomachy of which I will speak to you at another time.

Chronos, is one of these deities, a primordial God, in fact its name "Chronos" comes from the Greek oldest χρόνος romanized centuries later like Khrónos that literally means "abstract time in general" referring to the indeterminate periods of time that do not stop to pass, thus referring to eternity.

Also known in certain Hellenic villages as Eon or Aion (eternal or unlimited time), this deity is the living personification of time, time as such in its most divinized expression, an entity before the birth of the universe and after the disappearance of it .

The cult of Chronos was adopted and adapted by the Greco-Roman culture that represented him as a bearded old man, with huge wings turning a zodiacal wheel, symbolizing the oldness and wisdom of time, the divinity in the concept of the wings that were then Characteristics of many deities and then taken over by the early Christians to characterize the angels, and the wheel of time as a conception of the passing of the months that he supervises.

Now on the other hand we have Cronus, in Latin Kronos, a descendant of the first generation of the Titans, the youngest of his generation but also the most feared and intelligent son of Gaea (Earth) and Uranus (Heaven ), Cronus is remembered as the ruler of the golden age, the chief Deity of that divine pantheon at that time.

Cronus is the King of the Titans and ruler of the Cosmos until being overthrown by his sons Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Cronus is commonly associated with and even syncretized with Saturn (Roman god of harvests and agriculture), because even after his exile from Olympus and his subsequent confinement in the Underworld, in Greece were held the "Cronia" or feasts of Cronus the twelfth day of each month, these celebrations celebrated the harvests that are considered the successful result of the long patriarchate of the Titan.

Here a paragraph of Hesiod, works and days.

While the Greeks regarded Cronus as a cruel and stormy force of chaos and disorder, believing that the Olympian gods had brought a time of peace and order by wresting power from the rude and malicious Titans, the Romans adopted a more positive and innocuous view of this deity, recasting it with its indigenous god Saturn. Consequently, while the Greeks regarded Cronus as a mere intermediate stage between Uranus and Zeus, it was a much more important aspect of Roman mythology and religion: the Saturnalia was a feast celebrated in his honor, and there was at least one temple dedicated to him in the old Roman monarchy.

His association with the golden age ended up making him the god of "human time," that is, calendars, seasons, and harvests (though not to be confused with Chronos, the personification of time in general).

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Mythology continually teaches us that there are several different generations of Deities, the primordial Gods, those prior to Olympus & Humanity, such as Chronos (time), Eros (Love / often mistaken for Cupid), Ananke (Necessity and Inevitable ), Chaos (Previous to everything, even before Chronos) and Erebus (the Darkness), among many others.

Then the Titans, all of them sons of Gaea and Uranus, led by Cronus. Followed by the Gods, led mainly by the 12 (sometimes 13) Olympian gods, and these in turn by 3 Major Kings, Zeus ruling over the air and the heavens, Poseidon in the Oceans and Hades in the Underworld, while Earth is a commission that the three Great Gods divide with other minor deities.

And finally the minor deities, all of them after the Titanomachy and the Gigantomachy divided in turn in particular Deities (like Eolo, god of the air or Achelous, god of the rivers), and the common Deities, like the muses, the nymphs, the hours , The Furies and the Parcae among many others.

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