Today's worship is dedicated to those beautiful souls who are so full with the gifts of Ishtar that one sexual partner at a time is never enough. The prayer comes from the Songs of Bilitis "translated" by Pierre Louys (Paris 1894)
HYMN TO ASTARTE
Mother inexhaustible and incorruptible, creatures, born the first, engendered by thyself and by thyself conceived, issue of thyself alone and seeking joy within thyself, Astarte!
Oh! perpetually fertilized, virgin and nurse of all that is, chaste and lascivious, pure and revelling, ineffable,
nocturnal, sweet, breather of fire, foam of the sea!
Thou who accordest grace in secret, thou who unitest, thou who lovest, thou who seizest with furious desire the multiplied races of savage beasts and couplest the sexes in the wood.
Oh, irresistible Astarte! hear me, take me, possess me, oh, Moon! and thirteen times each year draw from my womb the sweet libation of my blood!
If you would like to suggest a theme, dedication or poem for Friday Worship please doget in touch. We will be very pleased to hear from you.
We exist to serve love.
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing these beautiful images, and for this wonderful sacred space to Ishtar. I enjoy visiting here.
And thank you, Ariadne for joining us here. You're presence and input is most welcome. We can only apologise for not spotting your comment earlier.
With love,
Asherah
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