Rod & Ring, An Initiation Into A Mesopotamian Mystery Tradition (Softcover) WHOLESALE-HIDE of the ‘elder divinity’ and

of the ‘elder divinity’ and the old ‘spirit of the wild’ has lingered through to the present

Protector of women

He steps aside and a familiar face appears out of the darkness

recipes and remedies for humans and animals as well as various non-magical ‘tips’ for matters or rural and domestic life

First published in late Summer 2012

Rod & Ring, An Initiation Into A Mesopotamian Mystery Tradition (Softcover) WHOLESALE-HIDE of the ‘elder divinity’ andAuthor: Samuel David In Mesopotamian art, the rod and ring, like the horned helm or crown, are indicators of the depicted beings divine status. The most famous depiction being that of Shamash, the solar god of justice holding both divine symbols of power before Hammurabi the king on the Code of Hammurabi stele. The depiction of a deity presenting these items of power to a human indicates the conferring of some divine measure, be it benediction or