Meet Lilith- A modern woman for ancient times

[skysidhe]

Lillith is the archetypal Unshackled Woman who refuses to be controlled. Lillith passionately claims her personal power, stands firm on her convictions, and is driven by an internal motive. She was considered a Divine Lady in Sumerian texts. She is also referred to as Handmaiden to the Goddess Inanna and is woven into her mythology and the story of the sacred huluppu tree, or the Tree of Life. She is a largely misunderstood archetype who has been called Poetess of Darkness, Imp of Impetuosity, and Occasional Serpent of Seduction. Lillith is the personification of the restless sea. She is deeply committed to her personal freedom and keeps her moral strength alive.

Being governed by the number eleven, a master number, suggests leadership through struggle, sacrifice, and even martyrdom. The number also symbolizes an archetypal gateway through which Lillith passes as she claims her individuality and takes charge of her own Self. Numerologically, Lillith is connected to the sensitivity of Isis and the wisdom of the Priestess (since one plus one equals two, but also because Isis' glyph is 1111 and Lillith's is 11).

Symbolized by Tarot Strength, she turns to her instinctual nature and sacrifices ego strength for a different type of strength. Lillith is both fearless and untamed and she roams freely in the wild. In Tarot symbolism, she is seen taming a lion. In the Thoth deck, Aleister Crowley calls her Lust, indicating that the Lillith archetype is in full command of the female sex force. She is an enchantress living in the undiluted multiplicity of the spiritual force. She has a mysterious power that is permanent, direct, and instinctual. We learn that "strength and experience are required in dealing with instinctual drives if one is not to be overwhelmed or carried away."

Lillith's energy is anchored in the Sun in Leo. Fiery and fixed, her energy is deliberate and dramatic. She is unabashedly self-possessed. She functions from a place of personal dignity. Lillith has many qualities. She is generous, youthful, self-assured, and affectionate. She is emotionally exuberant and displays a dramatic approach to life. She is willing to express herself and is active in her endeavors. She is fond of children.


This description sounds like modern woman to me. She makes Eve look passive aggressive.


Who was Lilith in myth? Was she Adams first wife? Or is she fodder for another Dan Brown book?



Lilith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith
The background and purpose of The Alphabet of Ben-Sira is unclear. It is a collection of stories about heroes of the Bible and Talmud, it may have been a collection of folk-tales, a refutation of Christian, Karaite, or other separatist movements; its content seems so offensive to contemporary Jews that it was even suggested that it could be an anti-Jewish satire [3], although, in any case, the text was accepted by the Jewish mystics of medieval Germany.



What I find offensive is that owls always show up as partakers of evil. Hense the icon of Lilith.

[skysidhe]

I find the myth of Lilith to be facinating. More facinating than the myth of Eve.

It makes more sense even from a psychological stand point too.



http://www.dharma6.com/html/the_myth.html
According to the myth, God’s first attempt at creating humanity resulted in an androgynous being that was both male and female, joined as one. Could this be a symbol of the integrated personality of Jung, where the male Animus and the female Anima are joined in full cooperation? In the story, however, God thought twice about this model and eventually split the two halves, creating one in the shape of a man, (Adam) and another as a woman (Lilith). Both were said to have been formed from the dust of the earth, and should have been considered equals, but Adam chose to deny the equality of Lilith and strove instead to dominate her. It is here that the rift begins that has wounded both men and women through the ages.

[Elspode]

Lilith got a bum rap because the "reality" of her was unsuited to an inherently misogynistic, overtly paternalistic theology. She got bumped for a female archetype that was submissive and naughty.

With Eve, Man got a scapegoat for the ages.

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by Elspode

Lilith got a bum rap because the "reality" of her was unsuited to an inherently misogynistic, overtly paternalistic theology. She got bumped for a female archetype that was submissive and naughty.

With Eve, Man got a scapegoat for the ages.

Yeah that's what I wanted to say.

Originally Posted by Elspode

With Eve, Man got a scapegoat for the ages.

I just love a mans ability to just sum things up.

[footfootfoot]

So, basically, you're saying Lilith swallows?

[skysidhe]

lol

[Trilby]

I've always preferred Vashti and Mary Magdalene.

But Lilith is good in her own way.

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I've always preferred Vashti and Mary Magdalene.

But Lilith is good in her own way.

So what about Vashti and Mary Magdalene do you like?



Lilith was like some of us.


supposedly Adams first wife.

[Trilby]

Vashti told everyone to eff off and MM was an apostle. They were both mavericks and forward-thinkers. I like that.

[barefoot serpent]

I'm down with Lilith -- bring back Lilith Faire!

But, them I'm a serpent and catch a bum rap.

[skysidhe]

lol


what is lilith faire?


I found this very interesting website called the Nine Deadly Venoms.

It's by some self proclaimed guru named Alex. Obviously obsessed by Lilith but I like the writing style all the same.

http://www.ninedeadlyvenoms.com/message.htm

Originally Posted by Brianna

I've always preferred Vashti and Mary Magdalene.

But Lilith is good in her own way.

I think too that Mary Magdalene dosn't get credit for being an apostle. Perhaps one day she will come into her own.

[barefoot serpent]

Originally Posted by skysidhe

what is lilith faire?

oops, sorry no e Lilith Fair (A Celebration of Women in Rock [and Roll])

[9th Engineer]

Wow, that venom website is twisted, like looking into the brain of a schizophrenic on drugs. Makes American evangelicals look like loving little puppies.

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

oops, sorry no e Lilith Fair (A Celebration of Women in Rock [and Roll])

I am supprised I've never heard of Lilith Fair. Having a friend from Saskatoon who goes to Ness Creek every year.


@9th Engineer, The energy is strange. I would agree on that.

Mary Mag got smeared by that idiot in Northern Italy though... there were no women around Jesus that were prostitutes in the Bible. Just Italian gossip.