The Mythology of Inana I Huluppu-Tree, God of Wisdom, Sacred Marriage, and Descent

Part I: Introduction to the Goddess Inana
0:00 Introducing the Sumerian Inana
8:04 Inana’s Lineage: Family Tree
11:49 Inana and Ishtar: Syncretism
Part II: The Huluppu-Tree Tale
13:52 Introducing the Huluppu-Tree Tale
16:24 The Cosmology in Sumerian Gilgamesh (Tablet XII)
22:27 Interpreting Inana’s Huluppu-Tree
34:34 Calasso on the Dyad: Ishtar/Gilgamesh
Part III: The Inana and Enki Mythos
36:30 Introducing Inana and the God of Wisdom
39:53 Enki’s Magnaminity and the Holy Me
43:35 Calasso’s Version of the Visit to Enki
48:00 Wolkstein on the Inana/Enki Mythos
55:24 Calasso on Inana’s Arrival to Uruk
Part IV: The Sacred Marriage of Inana and Dumuzi
58:24: Introducing the Courtship of Inana and Dumuzi
1:00:42 The Concept of Sacred Marriages in Antiquity
1:02:56 Wolkstein and Lapinkivi on Inana’s Sacred Marriage
Part V: The Descent of Inana and Ascent
1:07:44 Introducing The Descent of Inana
1:10:35 Brief History of the Discovery of the Descent
1:14:38 The Seven-Stages of Preparation and Purpose
1:19:15 The Seven-Stages of Descent and Death
1:21:33 Understanding Enki’s Creatures: The First Muppets?
1:26:12 Ereshkigal’s Insatiability, Grief, and Darkness
1:29:09 Inana’s Ascent and the Problem of the Galla
1:30:43 Calasso on Substitution: Settling Accounts with Wolkstein
1:36:45 Dumuzi’s Dream and Return and Inana's Myriad Achievements
1:40:15 Epilogue: The Holy Priestess of Heaven Hymn
Special thanks for Melissa Quinlan for permission to feature her Inana Body-Harness, you can check out Melissa's crafty offerings on Instagram at @toyjewelrybox.

[@kuningaskolassas4720]

Her myths are so fascinating and with rich spiritual and psychological meaning. I love that humanity had something so profound within itself so long ago. Hail the Valiant Daughter of Sin!

[@DouglasHinz]

Everything is both masculine and feminine .. consciousness and matter. Enki means Lord Earth. He is the Consciousness of Earth. Ereshkigal (Ki) is Lady of the Great Earth. She is the Matter of the Earth.
The Sacred Marriage is between Consciousness and Matter, the Lord and the Lady, Sun and Earth, Mind and Body, Bios and Zoe, Ba and Ka, Inanna and Demuzi, Frey and Freya, etc. Once they realize they are One, that One is Great Mother, Brahman, Buddha, TAO, the Whole.That's the Sacred Marriage. Inanna is the One that everything is. When you realize this, you are free.
The 7 are Consciousnes and Matter with 3 aspects each: Creative Sustaining and Destroying, and the Whole which is the 7th - Brahman/Great Mother/Namu. These are the Gods, the Anunaki, the Gods of Heaven and Earth.

[@blackreazor]

As always a lovely lecture with such a soothing voice

[@brownbeauty39]

Thank you kindly for sharing this beautiful story 💞🌟💞

[@lalunaracconta]

Thank you so much for your work

[@cthornton523]

Delightful upload, thank you

[@Prudenthermit]

Thank you 😊

[@comoactionnewstodaytonyaca4546]

Inana indeed was a Sybil. Most of her temples were destroyed. Due to patriarchy. #cosmicmother

[@brownbeauty39]

They did her so wrong and I truly hope that she reamerges and obtain everything that was stolen from her 🌟💞💜

[@CrazyMekaMeka]

It’s time people know the truth.

[@DouglasHinz]

The 7 represent the 7 visible moving objects in the sky. They were called "Shiny Beings" ... Deities.

[@DouglasHinz]

All Kings are considered Consorts (Son Lover) of Divine Mother (Inanna). They are called 'Shephards" and "Gardeners". They are Her Consciousness.

[@axeboardwilliesbassessoasis.]

Great

[@loisraymcinnis6006]

Imagine that. 07-FEB-2024.

[@aripiispanen9349]

♪♫♥Very Interesting !

[@DouglasHinz]

Sacred Marriage refers to Consciousness and Matter ... Lord and Lady.

[@atefkhelili..8135]

❤

[@briannacery9939]

How else do you return from the netherworld but play artfully with the tools of existence!

[@comoactionnewstodaytonyaca4546]

No myth.