Asherah, the Hebrew goddess, was demoted to being wife of Yahweh and later cast out altogether. In rabbinical Judaism, she was replaced by the Shekhinah, the disembodied divine presence of God—His feminine aspect.
https://ebisupublications.com/inanna-ishtar-and-esther/
The Zohar then quotes a passage related to the biblical queen Jezebel's worship of other gods, and informs us that the priests of Baal and Asherah (male and female deities) are worshippers of the sun and moon. The sun and moon, the Zohar goes on, are really Tiferet and Malkhut, the Holy One (male divinity) and the Shekhinah (female divinity). Baal and Asherah worshippers, the very people whom the Torah rejects as the worst of pagans, are actually worshippers of the (legitimate) masculine and feminine Divine. The Zohar appears to be saying that pagans and Jews are worshipping the same aspects of divinity by different names.
"It says in Deuteronomy, '"You shall not plant for yourselves an asherah or any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord thy God which (asher) you shall make for yourselves." Are we to suppose that anywhere else it is permitted [to plant an Asherah]? [Of course not!] The truth is that the He' [the letter of God's name that represents the feminine Divine] is called Asherah, after the name of its spouse, Asher, and the meaning of the verse is therefore: "You shall not plant another Asherah by the side of the altar which is established upon this [Asherah]." Observe that throughout the Scriptures the worshippers of the sun are called servants of Baal and the worshippers of the moon servants of Asherah; hence the combination "to Baal and Asherah." If this is so (that Asherah is the name of the feminine aspect of God), why is it not used as a sacred name? The reason is that this name brings to mind the words of Leah, "happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy (ishruni)," but this one is not "called happy" by other nations, and another nation is set up in its place. It is written, "all that honored her despise her" (Lam. 1:8). But the real altar is one that is made of earth, as it is written, "An altar of earth you shall make for me." That is why it says in Genesis, "dust from the earth." Zohar I, 49a
It is important to know that Canaan was the region that included Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and northeastern Egypt, which would include Giza. Thus, we find that the Shekinah pillar (also referred to as a pole or tree) was a unifying symbol for all of the feminine deities in this region from Babylonian Ishtar to the Egyptian goddess Isis and her Ankh.
At the same time, many of the feminine gods in Canaan were associated with the planet Venus. This included Ishtar and Isis, but also Astarte, Inanna, Semiramis, Lilith, Ashtoreth or Asherah. Later, this migrated out of Canaan to become Demeter, Hathor, Kali, Ostara, Eastre, Aphrodite and the Roman Venus, from which the planet is named. Some believe that all of these goddesses originated in India as Vena and that all religions therefore must have originated in the Indus Valley near Tibet. The words Vena, Veda and Venus do share a common etymology.
In the Hebrew Kabbalah, there is a story where the goddess Lilith is transformed into a Shekinah pillar, also called the Asherah pole after the goddess Asherah. In this fable we find that the Shekinah pillar is also a symbol for the planet Venus, combining with another symbolic geometry for Venus, the pentagram. This symbol originates in the astronomical fact that Venus aligns with the Earth five times over an 8-year period, thus tracing a pentagonal rose in the night sky (i.e., the Star of Bethlehem). This is an important point, since the intersections of a pentagram form a golden ratio of about 1.618 (called the divine proportion), very close to the orbital resonance of Venus to Earth at 13:8 = 1.625 (the difference is John Dee's secret number .007).
In Rosslyn, the Shekinah pillar has pentagram stars carved into the top, confirming this association.
http://www.interferencetheory.com/Articles/files/b891fe4194dc402167d845975cca4b5f-33.html
She of all knowing, dark wisdom … She of the deep abyss, snake’s descent, owl’s knowing … woman of the dark, the light.
We praise You, we stand in awe, marveling at the myriad surprises you hold in store for us
always respectful of your power, your Mystery.
Shekhinah-Lilith-Ishtar, we worship you, in all your aspects; we sing your name.
https://ritualwell.org/ritual/ishtar-lilith-shekhinah/
The feminine divine has had many names in many cultures: Ishtar in Babylon, Inanna in Sumeria, Athena, Hera, Demeter, and Persephone in Greece, Isis in Egypt, Durga, Kali, and Lakshmi in India. She is the Shekinah of the Cabalists, and the Sophia of the Gnostics. - Rudolf "Ahriman" Steiner
Asherah, the Hebrew goddess, was demoted to being wife of Yahweh and later cast out altogether. In rabbinical Judaism, she was replaced by the Shekhinah, the disembodied divine presence of God—His feminine aspect.
https://ebisupublications.com/inanna-ishtar-and-esther/
The Zohar then quotes a passage related to the biblical queen Jezebel's worship of other gods, and informs us that the priests of Baal and Asherah (male and female deities) are worshippers of the sun and moon. The sun and moon, the Zohar goes on, are really Tiferet and Malkhut, the Holy One (male divinity) and the Shekhinah (female divinity). Baal and Asherah worshippers, the very people whom the Torah rejects as the worst of pagans, are actually worshippers of the (legitimate) masculine and feminine Divine. The Zohar appears to be saying that pagans and Jews are worshipping the same aspects of divinity by different names.
"It says in Deuteronomy, '"You shall not plant for yourselves an asherah or any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord thy God which (asher) you shall make for yourselves." Are we to suppose that anywhere else it is permitted [to plant an Asherah]? [Of course not!] The truth is that the He' [the letter of God's name that represents the feminine Divine] is called Asherah, after the name of its spouse, Asher, and the meaning of the verse is therefore: "You shall not plant another Asherah by the side of the altar which is established upon this [Asherah]." Observe that throughout the Scriptures the worshippers of the sun are called servants of Baal and the worshippers of the moon servants of Asherah; hence the combination "to Baal and Asherah." If this is so (that Asherah is the name of the feminine aspect of God), why is it not used as a sacred name? The reason is that this name brings to mind the words of Leah, "happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy (ishruni)," but this one is not "called happy" by other nations, and another nation is set up in its place. It is written, "all that honored her despise her" (Lam. 1:8). But the real altar is one that is made of earth, as it is written, "An altar of earth you shall make for me." That is why it says in Genesis, "dust from the earth." Zohar I, 49a
It is important to know that Canaan was the region that included Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and northeastern Egypt, which would include Giza. Thus, we find that the Shekinah pillar (also referred to as a pole or tree) was a unifying symbol for all of the feminine deities in this region from Babylonian Ishtar to the Egyptian goddess Isis and her Ankh.
At the same time, many of the feminine gods in Canaan were associated with the planet Venus. This included Ishtar and Isis, but also Astarte, Inanna, Semiramis, Lilith, Ashtoreth or Asherah. Later, this migrated out of Canaan to become Demeter, Hathor, Kali, Ostara, Eastre, Aphrodite and the Roman Venus, from which the planet is named. Some believe that all of these goddesses originated in India as Vena and that all religions therefore must have originated in the Indus Valley near Tibet. The words Vena, Veda and Venus do share a common etymology.
In the Hebrew Kabbalah, there is a story where the goddess Lilith is transformed into a Shekinah pillar, also called the Asherah pole after the goddess Asherah. In this fable we find that the Shekinah pillar is also a symbol for the planet Venus, combining with another symbolic geometry for Venus, the pentagram. This symbol originates in the astronomical fact that Venus aligns with the Earth five times over an 8-year period, thus tracing a pentagonal rose in the night sky (i.e., the Star of Bethlehem). This is an important point, since the intersections of a pentagram form a golden ratio of about 1.618 (called the divine proportion), very close to the orbital resonance of Venus to Earth at 13:8 = 1.625 (the difference is John Dee's secret number .007).
In Rosslyn, the Shekinah pillar has pentagram stars carved into the top, confirming this association.
http://www.interferencetheory.com/Articles/files/b891fe4194dc402167d845975cca4b5f-33.html
She of all knowing, dark wisdom … She of the deep abyss, snake’s descent, owl’s knowing … woman of the dark, the light.
We praise You, we stand in awe, marveling at the myriad surprises you hold in store for us
always respectful of your power, your Mystery.
Shekhinah-Lilith-Ishtar, we worship you, in all your aspects; we sing your name.
Asherah, the Hebrew goddess, was demoted to being wife of Yahweh and later cast out altogether. In rabbinical Judaism, she was replaced by the Shekhinah, the disembodied divine presence of God—His feminine aspect.
https://ebisupublications.com/inanna-ishtar-and-esther/
The Zohar then quotes a passage related to the biblical queen Jezebel's worship of other gods, and informs us that the priests of Baal and Asherah (male and female deities) are worshippers of the sun and moon. The sun and moon, the Zohar goes on, are really Tiferet and Malkhut, the Holy One (male divinity) and the Shekhinah (female divinity). Baal and Asherah worshippers, the very people whom the Torah rejects as the worst of pagans, are actually worshippers of the (legitimate) masculine and feminine Divine. The Zohar appears to be saying that pagans and Jews are worshipping the same aspects of divinity by different names.
"It says in Deuteronomy, '"You shall not plant for yourselves an asherah or any kind of tree beside the altar of the Lord thy God which (asher) you shall make for yourselves." Are we to suppose that anywhere else it is permitted [to plant an Asherah]? [Of course not!] The truth is that the He' [the letter of God's name that represents the feminine Divine] is called Asherah, after the name of its spouse, Asher, and the meaning of the verse is therefore: "You shall not plant another Asherah by the side of the altar which is established upon this [Asherah]." Observe that throughout the Scriptures the worshippers of the sun are called servants of Baal and the worshippers of the moon servants of Asherah; hence the combination "to Baal and Asherah." If this is so (that Asherah is the name of the feminine aspect of God), why is it not used as a sacred name? The reason is that this name brings to mind the words of Leah, "happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy (ishruni)," but this one is not "called happy" by other nations, and another nation is set up in its place. It is written, "all that honored her despise her" (Lam. 1:8). But the real altar is one that is made of earth, as it is written, "An altar of earth you shall make for me." That is why it says in Genesis, "dust from the earth." Zohar I, 49a
It is important to know that Canaan was the region that included Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and northeastern Egypt, which would include Giza. Thus, we find that the Shekinah pillar (also referred to as a pole or tree) was a unifying symbol for all of the feminine deities in this region from Babylonian Ishtar to the Egyptian goddess Isis and her Ankh.
At the same time, many of the feminine gods in Canaan were associated with the planet Venus. This included Ishtar and Isis, but also Astarte, Inanna, Semiramis, Lilith, Ashtoreth or Asherah. Later, this migrated out of Canaan to become Demeter, Hathor, Kali, Ostara, Eastre, Aphrodite and the Roman Venus, from which the planet is named. Some believe that all of these goddesses originated in India as Vena and that all religions therefore must have originated in the Indus Valley near Tibet. The words Vena, Veda and Venus do share a common etymology.
In the Hebrew Kabbalah, there is a story where the goddess Lilith is transformed into a Shekinah pillar, also called the Asherah pole after the goddess Asherah. In this fable we find that the Shekinah pillar is also a symbol for the planet Venus, combining with another symbolic geometry for Venus, the pentagram. This symbol originates in the astronomical fact that Venus aligns with the Earth five times over an 8-year period, thus tracing a pentagonal rose in the night sky (i.e., the Star of Bethlehem). This is an important point, since the intersections of a pentagram form a golden ratio of about 1.618 (called the divine proportion), very close to the orbital resonance of Venus to Earth at 13:8 = 1.625 (the difference is John Dee's secret number .007).
In Rosslyn, the Shekinah pillar has pentagram stars carved into the top, confirming this association.
http://www.interferencetheory.com/Articles/files/b891fe4194dc402167d845975cca4b5f-33.html
She of all knowing, dark wisdom … She of the deep abyss, snake’s descent, owl’s knowing … woman of the dark, the light.
We praise You, we stand in awe, marveling at the myriad surprises you hold in store for us
always respectful of your power, your Mystery.
Shekhinah-Lilith-Ishtar, we worship you, in all your aspects; we sing your name.