From Asia Shepsut, Job Descriptions for the Priestess in Stepping Into Ourselves: Perhaps the most interesting item Inanna loses and then regains during her journey to the underworld are the rod/ruler and circle of the Me, the measures of cosmic order that come under chakra six. She is depicted on seals conferring kingship with this regalia, which represent any rule or measure that keeps things together, from the regular motions of the stars and planets to the tools of geometry or the reproductive cycles that uphold order in human life. Women, through their biology, naturally have a sense of these rhythms, including the routines of meals and bringing up children, as well as defense and protection. We know from another Inanna myth that she did not wait for Ea, God of Wisdom, to give the Me to her; she simply took them. The very words “mother” and “mater” refer to someone who measures and regulates life for others. Finally, to be a priestess of the root chakra is extremely powerful; it is to maintain solitary contact with the Great Mother of the Universe as a hermit in order to transmit her Shaktic Being onwards: the hyperactive and materialistic West is completely unaware of the contribution the closed orders make through their deep silence.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:00:01 +0000