Encountering Tiamat from the Watery Deep

Takhisis, Queen of Darkness
by Jeff Easley

Often depicted as a watery demon, the Babylonian Goddess Tiamat was actually a primordial deity whose death created the heavens and the earth.  From the watery chaos of the oceans, Tiamat (who related to the salt water) mated with her partner Abzu/Apsu (the God of the fresh water) in order to create the Babylonian pantheon.

When the younger Gods killed her beloved Abzu, Tiamat sought revenge, only to come up against the Babylonian hero, Marduk, who trapped her in his net.  Being asociated with the winds, Marduk "blew" Tiamat up with his winds and eventually killed her by piercing her stomach with an arrow.  Marduk then cut her body in half: from the upper half he created the sky and from the lower half he made the earth. From her water came forth the clouds and her tears became the source of the Tigris and Euphratus rivers.

Being an ancient creatrix, Tiamat's message to us lies deep within our inner selfs, our own DNA, for it was from her sacred salty watery realms that we humans also emerged. Therefore for making deep-rooted changes and long lasting transformations in our lives, Tiamat is a perfect Goddess to become acquainted with.

Tiamat is one of five powerful Goddess we will be working with during this year's

Encountering the Dark Goddess workshop that will be taking place on Saturday, 4 May 2013 (in Adelaide, South Australia). 

Limited positions are available for this interactive workshop.