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Lilith is known to be the Sumerian/Babylonian dark goddess and demon goddess. She was portrayed with dark wings and sometimes clawed feet. She appears to have originally been viewed as a bird goddess from ancient cultures. She also has strong associations with snakes, and in some of the depictions of her in earlier myths, she is depicted as having half her body in the shape of a snake and the other half with breasts and that of a woman. Some question her origins saying that she was much older than the Sumerian/Babylonian culture. The representation of her and her most famous myths come to us from the Hebrew texts of the Story of Adam.

Her original myth from the Sumerian culture speaks of her as the “hand of Inanna”. She was said to find men in the streets and lead them to the temples of the sacred prostitutes. She was also known for assisting in labor and baby care. Lilith lived inside the huluppu tree that grew in Inanna’s garden. After a few years, Inanna went out to harvest the tree for a throne he wanted to build, only to find a snake living at its base, a Zu bird with a nest in the branches, and the Goddess Lilith living on its trunk. Gilgamesh, who was known to be a demi-god and a king in Sumerian mythology, helped Inanna remove the serpent and bird, then forced the Goddess Lilith to fly off into the dark sky.

Her best known myth comes from the Hebrew stories that she was the first wife of Adam. Since Lilith was a powerfully independent sexual Goddess, she was not used to being submissive to men. That wasn’t how her culture worked. Sexuality was not seen as something bad or evil in the ancient world. Only when patriarchal cultures like Judaism and Christianity took over did sexuality become seen as an evil sin. So Lilith refused to lie on her back while Adam took the dominant sexual position. She believed that making love should be equal. Adam disagreed with this and demanded that she submit to him. Then Lilith left the Garden of Eden. Later in Hebrew mythology, she was demonized as an evil sexual demon who preyed on men at night. Better known as the succubus, she would sneak into men’s rooms at night and give them wet dreams.

It seems that Lilith, like many other Goddesses, was demonized by the Patriarchy, in an attempt to stop her worship. Today Lilith represents a strong and confident woman of her sexual powers. She teaches us not to be afraid or ashamed of being sexual, and to be comfortable with our sexuality. Be strong and never submit to anyone. To defend ourselves and be strong and confident women. She calls on Lilith when you need to feel more empowered to handle a difficult situation, or to feel more confident in your sexuality as a woman.

Lilith, in my opinion, is really a Goddess for women. All she represents is the power and strength of women, and the sexual side of her represents that women are also sexual beings. And that is not something to be demonized as it has been for many years. Many times in our society, if you are a woman who is comfortable with her sexuality, you may be seen as “promiscuous.” It is not as acceptable for a woman to be sexual as it is for a man. It was not so in the ancient world. Sexuality was seen as totally equal for men and women, and had nothing to do with anything bad, sinful, or dirty.

On your altar for Lilith, have a picture or statue of the Goddess, colors black, red, white and blue, it has dark feathers and a representation of a snake. It has turquoise crystals, moonstone, black obsidian, mugwort herbs, verbena and mandrake. Its lunar phases are dark and new.

I hope you enjoy exploring this ancient goddess of power and sexuality!

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