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There used to be this odd thing at funerals here in the South. There were these big floral arrangements, often with artificial flowers in bright cheery colors, and wired to the center was a toy princess phone. There were words on the arrangement:
Jesus Called Her Home
...Inanna is a very old Goddess.* She is one of the oldest Deities for whom we have a name and a record of worship -- and that worship lasted all the way up to the conversion of the Near and Middle East to first Christianity, then Islam. Today, Inanna (or Ishtar, in the Akkadian) is an immensely popular Goddess among Pagans, especially solitaries and those who practice Goddess Spirituality.
There are a number of resources available to those who are interested in Inanna, ranging from the densely academic to the poetic to children's books.**
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O, yes, it is nearly Samhain. Oya is crashing north- and westward, Her winds clearing the path, driving the waters ahead of Her. And I am composing an invocation of the Morrighan and have purchased a perfect, fat pomegranate. It is so tempting to tear it open and taste the sweet wild seed-fruits, to quench my thirst as Persephone did and doom myself to a dual-life.
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