Goddess~A~Day 8/20

Voyager 2 Launch (United States)

Inanna

Themes:  Sky; Universal Awareness and Law; Movement; Peace; Unity; Love; Leadership

Symbols:  Rose; Star; Lion; Wands Encrusted with Stones; Dates

About Inanna:  The Sumerian Lady of the Heavens looks down upon the world, seeing it in wholeness and unity.  Her gentle tears wash from heaven, putting out the emotional fires that keep people apart in this world, or anywhere in the Universe.  Inanna oversees matters of love, divination, wine making, and leadership, just to name a few.  In works of art she is depicted wearing a horned headdress and sprouting wings.

To Do Today:  On August 20, 1977, Voyager 2 was launched into space, bearing a message of peace and welcome to any alien lifeforms that might find it.  As it travels, we are reminded of what a truly big place the Universe is, and of the importance of making our part of it better under Inanna's guidance and care.

To make yourself an Inanna wand for directing magical energy designed to manifest peace, oneness, love, or leadership, take a large rose twig (or any fallen branch) and let it dry.  Encrust this with an amethyst.  During spells and rituals, point the crystal in the direction you want the energy to travel.

Finally, leave Inanna an offering of wine at dawn (she is the morning star) to attract her power to your day.

By Patricia Telesco~From "365 Goddess"