Fate of phoenix goddess temple s head priestess to be decided by jury. Famously, devotees were required to be present as the sacred sexual priestess and sit in the temple of aphrodite and have intercourse with some stranger once in her life. June 1721st ecomagicks 2020 at skalitude in carlton, wa postponed, we will reconvene and make decision on may 1, 2020. Although a relatively minor myth, it remains enduringly popular and has caught the imagination of writers and artists through the ages. She was the priestess of aphrodite, yet she, too, was human. In the fifth book of moses, male prostitutes are prohibited from donating their. She is a prosperous hetaera courtesan and also a priestess of aphrodite. As the mother goddess herself, priestesses could serve in temple rites. Now, in the priestesses case, sex would be one out of many forms of worship to. Holy harlots in jerusalem, temple sex in the service of aphrodite. The gates of ishtar sacred prostitution in the ancient near. Welcome to my blog and resource guide about the modern pagan worship of aphrodite the goddess of love.
The serpent priestesses and ancient sexual rites ancient origins. From the temple and the liturgy, to much more practical matters, like starting your. I am training at the roma goddess temple as a priestess of aphrodite, and i am an initiated priestess of rhiannon under katinka soetens. The babylonian marriage market by edwin long, 1875 please note. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Aphrodite, inanna, magdalene and lilith are not only all sexual. The head of the temple hierarchy at ephesus was the megabyzus, or chief priest, who was probably a persian. Pray, worship, and delight in the indulgences of aphrodite.
Here you will find posts on my journey as a modernday priestess of aphrodite, resources for exploring your spirituality, for improving your sex life, and for creating the best possible romantic relationship. Posts about books written by priestess of aphrodite. I trained as a priestess in glastonbury avalon and under the shadowy realworld initiations of my goddess morgan le fay. This page is a virtual temple, dedicated to aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty, and of all things sensual and desirable. These temple priestesses were the earliest practitioners of what was later named tantra, and ancient worshipers of the goddess who discovered her ecstasy through the pleasure and honoring of their bodies, and the power and ritual of dance. These temple priestesses were the earliest practitioners of what was later.
Nov 21, 2007 for a start, aphrodite s servants, who may or may not have been attractive, were not exactly willing volunteers. Isis, inanna, astarte, ishtar, kali, demeter, aphrodite, virgin mary, ceres, cybele, etc. Kinyras marries metharme, daughter of pygmalion, high priestess of aphrodite, and becomes king of palaepaphos. This is a very long post one of the most interesting yet hotly debated topics about the ancient near east is sacred prostitution. This book is the first to address witches in regard to the legion, and it is unique in its. On april 1st veneralia several of us were at midian for a work weekend. Kinyras erects a temple of aphrodite and becomes both the king and high priest of the cult of aphrodite. Books by persian poet rumi adorn the end tables, and sounds drift from a boom box mostly birds chirping, combined with.
Aphrodite is an ancient greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation. Jan 20, 2008 at the temple of aphrodite at eryx, priestesses were called melissae, which means bees, and aphrodite herself was called melissa, the queen bee. The eleusinian priestesses of aphrodite will hear your prayers and take them to the goddess. She is the great mother goddess and she has been around for thousands upon thousands of years. Aphrodite s major symbols include myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans. She is a friend to daemons and a mate to the red god. She who comes to us as the luscious and feminine goddesses of aphrodite, venus, lakshmi, lalita and freya. In ancient greece, sacred prostitution was known in the city of corinth where the temple of aphrodite employed a significant number of female servants, hetairai, during classical antiquity the greek term hierodoulos or hierodule has sometimes been taken to mean sacred holy woman, but it is more likely to refer to a former slave freed from slavery in order to be dedicated to a god. Aphrodite university is a safe and sacred space to compile the bodies of knowledge of the sacred and ancient teachings, as well as educate women with the most modern, scientific, and advanced methods that support her to live like a goddess, high priestess, and queen. She is also a priestess of love and pleasure, an ishtarwoman, an aphroditewoman. Priestess of aphrodite serving the goddess of love with. Laurelei black is a hedgerider, a cunning woman, and a traveler on the crooked path of the witch. She is also a priestess of love and pleasure, an ishtarwoman, an aphrodite woman.
But greater were the numbers pensively turned away by the eunuch priest. Aphrodites priestess the 2nd edition revised and expanded of laureleis elegant and groundbreaking work, in her service. Laurelei is the author of 11 books including temple of love and the witches key to the legion. Laurelei black, a contemporary priestess of aphrodite, found a desperate lack of resources. There they would pass beneath the marble columns of the temple of aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love, within whose incensefilled, candlelit confines 1,000 comely girls supposedly worked around the clock gathering funds for their deity. No wonder, then, that at times the priestess turned to aphrodite, not in the interest of the males with whom she shared her bed, but on her own behalf. There are many books devoted to the subject of the annunaki and it is. Virtually no trace of the temple remains but homers description in the. Aphrodites priestess kindle edition by laurelei black. Coberns contribution to the topic of ephesian cult prostitution is limited to these two sentences. Temple of love, a historical novel depicting the poet sappho as an aphrodite priestess. This is the second book in laurelei blacks epic temple series.
Aphrodite temple priestess training is offered to those who have attended at least one living love revolution aphrodite tempe and then feel called to develop themselves and be of service to both the goddess aphrodite and the aphrodite temple events as run by living love revolution. At the ephesian temple of artemis, the melissae were accompanied by transgendered priests called essenes, meaning drones. Berenicia, one of the main women characters, fits into that category. Thus there were one thousand sacred prostitutes at the temple of aphrodite at corinth. Laurelei is the author of four books devoted to aphrodite s worship, including cult of aphrodite, a compilation of wellresearched rituals and religious festivals in her honor. Sacred prostitution, temple prostitution, cult prostitution, and religious prostitution are general. We will be offering online alternatives and we will let you know about these in advance. As mentioned last time, because of the historical circumstances of the ancient world, i found it challenging to create women characters who are both realistic for their time and relatable for a contemporary audience. Apr 15, 2009 aphrodites priestess the 2nd edition revised and expanded of laureleis elegant and groundbreaking work, in her service. Oct 18, 2016 the account is based on authentic sources and the book ends with surviving traces of the aphrodite cult in modern cyprus. Hero greek mythology the tale of hero and leander is one of greek mythologys most tragic love stories. A slave in the house of a wellknown courtesan, she has just come of age and become a prostitute. It tells the story of the trojan war through the eyes of aphrodites preistesses, helen of troy, and. May 810 aphrodite temple of roses planned for portland, or we will hold a 4 hour mini temple on sat may 9th.
Nanna is perhaps best known as the deity to whom the famed ziggurat of ur is dedicated. Phoenix goddess temples sacred sexuality is more like new. Living love revolution the life work and spiritual calling. The sacredly sexual priestess trainings jennifer posada. May 06, 2015 aphrodite s biggest cult centre was cyprus, near to where she was thought to have been born, and was thought to have been founded in 1500bc.
Instead, her belief in ephesian cult prostitution is clearly derived from a writer named camdem cobern whom she paraphrases and cites. During the temple ceremonies, the priestesses would also bring. In charitons romantic novel of the syracusian beauty, callirhoe, we read that. Okay, its actually priestesses in ancient egypt, but it was a bunch of sexist assumptions by previous generations of egyptologists that allowed the importance of priestesses to be overlooked or discounted and inspired me to choose this topic for the post. Reflections from a priestess of aphrodite is the first book to offer readers insight into this reemerging temple culture.
Jun 25, 2019 enheduanna was the priestess for the moon goddess. Living love revolution the life work and spiritual. I loved doing this photo shoot whereby i channeled my primary archetype, the sacred temple priestess, and a sacred chalice which represents the feminine mode of life, or the womb which is lifegiving from the introduction to the book the chalice and the blade, by riane eisler. Mar, 2020 may 810 aphrodite temple of roses planned for portland, or we will hold a 4 hour mini temple on sat may 9th. In fact, corinths many cosmopolitan pornai, or prostitutes, were slaves purchased by wealthy greeks and dedicated to the temple as a form of religious offering. Later, nannasin would be identified as ishtar and, still later, as aphrodite. But most sit down in the sacred plot of aphrodite, with crowns of cord on their. When we first meet her in flashbacks in book 1 she is a flute girl, of celtic heritage, redhaired and lovely. Palaepaphos becomes the capital of cyprus and one of the religious centres in the mediterranean. We got so much cleaned up from the winter fundraising has been slow for the aphrodite temple project i started years ago when a rift in my local community separated me from my beloved aphrodite shrine near french lick. It didnt help that the book s cover showed adam and eve without. Aphrodite s priestess the 2nd edition revised and expanded of laureleis elegant and groundbreaking work, in her service. Once, a victorious athlete at the olympic games donated 100 women.
The temple of aphrodite was once so rich that it had acquired more. And so it is no surprise to me on my priestess path that the goddess of love in her frequency of pink was a divine feminine archetype that i felt truly drawn to. Aphrodite and her melissae in ancient greece bee lore. Boundless was the love of aphrodite and great the lust of man, but the temple.
Sacred prostitution, temple prostitution, cult prostitution, and religious prostitution are general terms for a sexual rite consisting of sexual intercourse or other sexual activity performed in the context of religious worship, perhaps as a form of fertility rite or divine marriage hieros gamos. Aphrodite temple priestess training living love revolution. Bella is the votary high priestess of the temple of aphrodite for the eleusinian priesthood makeup and spa parties are fun for everyone. Apr 06, 20 priestess merit, photo by hilda h photography. A book and resource list big enough to keep you sexually thriving for a lifetime.