Lua Valentia

“Soon after Zecharia Sitchin’s books became more widespread the quality of ancient Mesopo-tamian theology became perverted by the likes of new agers, ufologists, and occultists who lacked true initiation. The results were deplorable. The Western mind has to come to terms with seeing some flaws in their own thinking process before interpreting the spiritual history of an indigenous people. Suddenly the ancient Mesopotamian deities were transformed into aliens,”
― Warlock Asylum, The Oracle of Enheduanna

“The Mesopotamians, like other ancient oriental cultures, classified disease and sickness as evil spirits. This was not due to superstition, as many Westerners would like us to believe, but a description of the said ailment and its quality. The reason that we have inserted this topic into our discussion is for the benefit of all who would like to pursue ancient Mesopotamian spirituality as a path. Imagine if the people of Mesopotamia classified a certain disease as an evil spirit, and the Western mind of today insists that this “evil spirit” was just an ancient god. This misconception leaves the dark occultist with the idea of building an altar for this spirit, chanting its name, and dedicating its life to this “evil god.” Now imagine if this evil spirit was actually the name of what the ancient Mesopotamians considered to be tuberculosis by modern physicians. It would be no surprise that our occult practitioner has fallen victim to this disease and his fortune has turned bad. Unfortunately, situations like this have occurred.”
― Warlock Asylum, The Oracle of Enheduanna

“The personal god was not one of the great gods of the Babylonian pantheon, not even the god invoked in one s personal name, but a protective supernatural spirit who like a guardian angel (the customary translation of lamassu guided his protégé through life..... Since one's 'own god' was thought to be intimately associated with the person, any illness or misfortune he experienced as a result of malevolent influences or of ‘sin’ also affected his god.”
― Warlock Asylum, The Oracle of Enheduanna

“This deity is usually not named and is referred to by the worshipper as ‘my god’ or ‘my goddess’: apparently it could be a deity of either sex…This unidentified deity acted as a protective influence who watched over the life of the individual. Reference is often made to a person’s ‘god (ilu) and goddess (istaru)’. Sometimes it is said of the personal deity that he ‘created’ the individual who is under his protection. Possibly the name of the deity was known to the individual but was omitted in normal speech, since occasionally a deity is named,…The idea of a benevolent god is close to that of the benevolent sedu (male) or lamassu (female), anthropomorphic beings who accompanied people…In one text the personal god is responsible for sending such beings as agents of his protection….Clearly it was important to placate the personal god or goddess, who might be offended in all sorts of ways, deliberately or unintentionally. It was often said of an unlucky person that ‘his god left him..”
― Warlock Asylum, The Oracle of Enheduanna