The ancient story of Queen Inanna's journey to the Underworld mirrors almost exactly the travel of Venus in her 19 month synodic cycle. The Queen of Heaven corresponds to Venus as the morning star, where she emerged only days ago. The Queen of Heaven and Earth reflects Venus after her Underworld death and subsequent resurrection as an evening star, which occurs at the end of 2022. In this episode, I give an overview of Venus' cycle and read the story of Inanna with commentary on the relationship between sky and story.
I used a few slides to illustrate today, which you may find here: https://kristinebackes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Venus-as-Inanna-TWNP-1-22-22.pdf
The first gate to the Underworld in this cycle occurs on January 29th at 11 degrees of Capricorn. In the myth, this is when Inanna removes her royal crown. Stay tuned as we follow the descent of Venus through the gates as Venus conjoins the waning crescent Moon each month!
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