Well that’s a powerful symbol! The snakes make me think of a caduceus. ![]()
Yes, I thought so too! The Staff of Aesculapius as well. Symbol relates to my Shamanism.
Had a very good and productive session with Her last night, New Moon and all…
She helped me with elements of Her altar, and also helped me resolve personal & sticky
theological issues I’ve had for years. Tornado went by just before. Hail Lilith!
Nice! I could see that would be a good symbol for healing. Good to hear you’re safe! Had close calls with tornados too. Last year was particularly epic, but we’ve always been lucky.
Cheers. ![]()
Thanks! I’m a Fool on a Hill in a metal box (double-wide trailer) and I had images of me
flying away like Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz! The last time I was in one 40 yrs ago had a
cinder-block mail-room/laundry where we always crammed into during Warnings but here
there’s nothing. Gotta ask my neighbors I’m new to the community, my 1st tornado season!
Oh my gosh! Yes I could totally see that. Trailers would be no fun to be in. Generally the safest place in any structure (aside from a basement or cellar) is a central room without any windows that has a door you can close…
Being in apartments with no basement, we either go into our laundry room or the central hallway if we get a warning. An apartment building would be unlikely to fall unless it was a super strong tornado, but I do it anyway just for my sanity.
lol
The main thing is to be away from windows. I’m still wondering if I’d be safer in my car, or trailer.
The car’s windows are made to not shatter into shards, and the body is stronger than the trailer.
Anyways, something new to share. I’ve settled on Adama as my ‘name’ for Lilith as it’s more
original without the baggage and drama. Now I needed to figure out a name for Her ‘Mother’.
For a while I gravitated to Sophia or any of the Hebrew terms for Her. She doesn’t have an
actual name in the Hebrew texts, just titles. So I found Asherah which is pretty good.
But it carries baggage. However in the wiki was the alternate name Elat which caught my eye.
Sensible, EL the Divine Masculine, ELAT the Divine Feminine and ELOHIM is the Divine Couple.
Fits with my ADAM-ADAMA pairing. If I may, let me quote the AI summary for Elat:
Summary
Elat (Athiras/Asherah) was the Queen of Heaven, the mother of the gods, and the consort of the supreme god El. She represented fertility, the sea, and the nurturing aspects of the divine. Her widespread worship, evidenced by the asherim poles and figurines, indicates that she was a central figure in the spiritual life of the ancient Near East, challenging the later monotheistic narrative of a solitary male deity. Her eventual erasure from official religious texts marks a significant shift in the religious history of the region, moving from a pantheon of divine couples to a singular, genderless (or strictly male-gendered) God.
Nice! Makes sense. This Asherah is a goddess I’ve never heard of - but her backstory looks very interesting. Naturally she’s been suppressed into oblivion… I’m sure regardless of what name you choose, she’d love the recognition! That’s nice that you’re including her too. ![]()
