The notion of hieros gamos does not presuppose actual performance in ritual, but is also used in purely symbolic or. The sacred marriage rites reached their height with the dumuzi and inanna cult around 3,000 b. The concept of the hieros gamos derives from ancient mythologies relating to the union of the first deity and his or her consorts. Considered to be the holy grail of sexual rituals, is it within reach of comprehension and explanation. The effects of even handling the book became later an issue of.
Sacred marriage in the rituals of greek religion by. I found the most intriguing aspect of the work the appearance and disappearance of other people. This is the story of the rose, the beautiful rose that symbolizes the divine mysteries on earth and the venus bloodlines that were carried by the royal family that descended from the great mother herself. German version the term hieros gamos, a transliteration of the greek, was originally applied to the sexual intercourse between demeter and the mortal jason described in the homeric epic hom. In tantric doctrine, the hexagram represents the hieros gamos sacred marriage between the masculine and feminine polarity. While heras married status seems almost like an alibi at olympia, two other festivals, the athenian hieros gamos or sacred marriage and the daidala in platania focus on hera as goddess of marriage. The hieros gamos was the religion originating in the first cities built in the cradle of civilization in mesopotamia. Sacred marriage in the rituals of greek religion book. According to gnostic scriptures, there are five sacred rites. Hieros gamos or hierogamy greek, holy marriage is a sexual ritual that plays out a marriage between a god and a goddess, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities. The bestknown historical example of such a sacred marriage is between king solomon and queen sheba. If you click the link there it will take you to a site that explains in detail what heiros gamos is.
Hieros gamos is the sacrament that represents sacred marriage at the individual level, to the relationship level, to the group level as a part of spiritual ascension, moving through the spiraling staircase of time to experience unification with or marry all aspects of god. Hieros gamos is the sacred marriage of a human being with divinity the inner spirit and the unification between all life expressions and its levels of. Author beyoundthesoulsmeridian posted on march 18, 2017 april 20, 2020 tags christ consciousness, discernement, gnosis, hieros gamos, holistic healing, holistic medicine, i am, mind control, prophecy, sacred marriage, those who have come before me are thieves and robbers, transformation, wisdom leave a comment on depersonalized spiritualism. Autumnal equinox, hieros gamos, rosicrucianism and. Typical examples are the representation of christ and the church as bridegroom and bride sponsus et sponsa and the alchemical conjunction of sun and moon. There are many ways that the eternal sacred temple rite of hieros gamos is reemerging and recreating itself in the modern world. Sacred marriage combining the divine feminine and divine. Hieros gamos, the sex rite which was brought to light by dan brown in his bestselling novel the da vinci code and also immortalised so wonderfully in the 2006 film by the same name, is a sacred act which celebrates the union of the celestial. The term wedding feast is what christian gnostics call the eucharist of bread and wine, while the term bridal chamberconnotes the mystery of hieros gamos the sacred marriage. Nov 07, 2012 thus the hierosgamos was created, the sacred marriage of trust and consciousness that unites the beloveds into one flesh. Level three of sacred marriage is hieros gamos, the hydroplasmic liquid light of the risen and embodied.
Hieros gamos, creatrix goddess, shrine with bulls heads and pregnant goddess. Hieros gamos a returning of the temple mysteries tantra. At this point, lets remember that the hieros gamos of the title means sacred marriage. And it is with these woodcuts that we come to the core of the hieros gamos. Each poem is shown with a reproduction of one of the major arcana from the 1650 jean noblet tarot.
Lets also remember that one of the primary themes of new wave sf was inner space, as opposed to outer space. The rituals and practices of the ancient past are being repackaged and westernized for a contemporary market where an experience of the sacred is again being. Hieros gamos sacred marriage rising up the ladder of love. In the religious cults of antiquity, it was acted out ritually by the king and queen or the priest and priestess. The hieros gamos hieros gamos, is greek for sacred marriage, and is a term for a mythical sexual union between a god and a goddess, or a king and a queen. I bought this book for some insight on the alchemical concept, hieros gamos. The hieros gamos, or sacred marriage, is one of the earliest recorded public ceremonies in written history. Benediction of the tarot has 22 meditative poems on the sacred marriage and the meeting of opposites. Hughes payans, direct descendent of the knights templar founder, has confirmed that the symbol of. In terms of the ritual expression of this idea, the heavenly marriage historically took three forms. Zeus and hera drawn after this relief from the 7th century bce that by some has been interpreted to represent the hieros gamos sacred marriage between the two deities. The theme of a dying and rising virgin born deity is central to an ancient mythological symbol, the hieros gamos or sacred marriage. King eannatum of lagash referred to himself as damkiagainna, beloved husband of inanna while early kings of lagash bore the titles called in the heart of inanna, and the kings of ur ii, isin and larsa were known as spouse of.
The high priest and high priestess having both been trained in the tantric arts perform this ritual the great rite. Hieros gamos november 27, 2019 the witchipedian 0 comments sacred marriage, spring, summer hieros gamos greek. Apr 28, 2018 sophia and the hieros gamos it is said that as events happen within the higher planes of consciousness that they eventually trickle down into the lowest states of being. The myth of the holy grail had to do with the fisher king whose impotence reflected drought. Sophia and the hieros gamos beyond the souls meridian. This story is discussed by kathleen mcgowan in her factbased novel book of love. The title highlights it was the holiest of all songs, underlining its importance. Sacred marriage and sacred prostitution hieros gamos. The face of this icon was the selfmade love goddess, inanna, who declared herself. The symbol of the hieros gamos expresses an intuitive experience of nature as a unified whole, personified as a great mother whose principal manifestation is the. It is a marriage between husband and wife, but is of a sacred nature. The kabbalah holds the secret of holy marriage hieros gamos the holy union. Hieros gamos project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Hieros gamos or hierogamy is a sacred marriage that plays out between a god and a goddess, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human.
January 2012 by lisa renee the new relationship paradigm the term hieros gamos is used generally to refer to the sacred marriage between two divinities, or between a human being and motherfather god, or between two human beings, under certain special conditions. The name of the book, the hieros gamos of sam and an smith, combined with the final sequence imbues the boy and the girls wanderings with added meaning. Sacred prostitution was common in the ancient near east as a form of sacred marriage or hieros gamos between the king of a sumerian citystate and the high priestess of inanna, the sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and warfare. The sacred marriage of the king of a sumerian citystate and the high priestess of inanna, is also attested in several other historical sources. In terms of the ritual expression of this idea, the heavenly marriage historically. Hieros gamos or hierogamy greek, holy marriage refers to a sexual ritual that plays out a marriage between a god and a goddess, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities. The story relates how the queen of sheba travelled from her homeland to meet solomon, to perform the hieros gamos with him. I recommend not looking up the greek term hieros gamos before you finish. The term specifically refers to the union of zeus and hera but also has been used to describe the union of demeter and iasion and the many unions between mortals and gods that. When we marry god through this sacrament, christossophia returns. Feature articles the hieros gamos few things are less understood than the hieros gamos the sacred marriage. Along the tigris and euphrates rivers there were many shrines and temples dedicated to inanna. Sacred or spiritual marriage, union of archetypal figures in the rebirth mysteries of antiquity and also in alchemy.
Hieros gamos divine unionsacred marriage november 16, 2012 hieros gamos or hierogamy greek, holy marriage refers to a sexual ritual that plays out a marriage between a god and a goddess, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities. This story is discussed by kathleen mcgowan in her factbased novel book of. The roots of these practices can be found in the hieros gamos or sacred marriage rituals of ancient religions that worshipped the goddess as well as numerous other prechristian cultures. Encyclopaedia britannica offers this article, updated in 20. Jung made extensive studies of both gnosticism and alchemy because he realized that their representations of the hieros gamos or coniunctionis provided western culture with the. Thus the hierosgamos was created, the sacred marriage of trust and consciousness that unites the beloveds into one flesh.
Jun 28, 2018 the roots of these practices can be found in the hieros gamos or sacred marriage rituals of ancient religions that worshipped the goddess as well as numerous other prechristian cultures. Hieros gamos or hierogamy holy marriage is a sexual ritual that plays out a marriage between a god and a goddess, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities. How novel this entire symbolism was can be seen from the frequency. The prominent mesopotamian scholar noah samuel kramer wrote a book in 1963 entitled the sacred marriage rite. The sacred marriage the phallic principle phallic worship the rule of the phallus in greece sacred prostitution in ancient greece the sexual servants of mesopotamia and egypt the temple prostitutes of india the story of sunta the contemporary reappraisal of sacred prostitution 6. The term hieros gamos, a transliteration of the greek, was originally applied to the sexual intercourse between demeter and the mortal jason described in the homeric epic hom. Sacred marriage in the rituals of greek religion by aphrodite. This inner alchemy has been referred to as hieros gamos or sacred marriage, but the exact process remains shrouded in mystery.
Warren book 54 pages published by mercury heartlink. Hieros gamos, greek for sacred marriage, sacred wedding feast. Hieros gamos divine unionsacred marriage posts facebook. Hieros gamos, greek for sacred marriage, sacred wedding feast, or sacred sexual intercourse, is the technical term of a mythical or ritual union between a god and a goddess, more generally a divine and a human being, and most especially a king and a goddess. The hieros gamos will continually be experienced by the twin flame couple throughout their lives together and on through eternity. The kabbalah holds the secret of holy marriage hieros gamos the holy. Sophia and the hieros gamos it is said that as events happen within the higher planes of consciousness that they eventually trickle down into the lowest states of being. However today, this would be between the divine being and the human being. Hieros gamos or hierogamy ancient greek, holy marriage refers to marriage between a god and a goddess, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities. The sacred marriage rites hermeneutics of new modernism. The hieros gamos sacred marriage between beloveds temple. The term hieros gamos is used generally to refer to the sacred marriage between two divinities, or between a human being and motherfather god, or between two human beings, under certain special conditions.
The archetypal significance of the sacred marriage within the psyche of the individual has been rediscovered in our modern era by the psychologist c. The feminist sumerian scholar tikya frymer kensky chronicles historical evidence of the sacred marriage rites in her book, in the wake of the goddess. Hieros gamos greek, sacred wedding, or hierogamy, refers to the. Echoes of the sacred marriage can be found in the song of songs, directly linked with solomon and describing lovemaking. A circle of men and women in a forest glade around a fire.
What is happening on a universalgalactic level is also happening within our biosphere and is now happening within each and every individual that welcomes this. The sacred marriage lecture i st hermans orthodox church. At its core, the sacred marriage is more of a sacrament than a ritual. The term has had its widest use in the study of kingship in the city cultures of. The icon of the hieros gamos is also the icon of the age of aquarius where heaven and earth are integrated through the human body. Sep 08, 2017 thus the hierosgamos was created, the sacred marriage of trust and consciousness that unites the beloveds into one flesh. The sacred marriage rites took place in ancient sumer and were deemed essential for the fertility of the land. Hieros gamos of hera shown with iris and zeus, 1900 drawing of a fresco at pompeii.
In the novel hieros gamos sacred union a confession 20, author lia cacciari, inspired by jungs thematic exploration of the hieros gamos as an alchemical union of opposites, tells a story of feuding medieval siblings that culminates in an incestuous union. Hieros gamos, the sacred marriage is often depicted as the sun and moon the masculine and the feminine, coming together in sexual union creating an alchemical reaction. The plot is tortured by endless repetition of the main characters weaknessa psychological infantilism. Aspects of faith, myth and ritual in ancient sumer which translates the sumerian hymns recording the rituals and mythology of. Iconography of the sacred marriage rites from mesopotamia on display at the pergonnan museum in berlin. Nov 14, 2017 posts about hieros gamos written by sanctarosablog. Hieros gamos, the sex rite which was brought to light by dan brown in his bestselling novel the da vinci code and also immortalised so wonderfully in the 2006 film by the same name, is a sacred act which celebrates the union of the celestial beings and represented in the form of human beings. I know that the seizure of heras breast probably is meant to emphasize her fertility since hieros gamos often is connected to fertility magic. The hieros gamos is one of the themes that carl jung dealt with, in his book symbols of transformation. Carl jung, memories dreams and reflections, page 395.
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