Ishtar, the goddess of love, war, and abundance, was one of the most powerful figures in mythology. She embodied strength, but not just in a physical sense. Her strength lay in the wisdom she gained by observing the endless cycle of life and death. It was a cycle in which she played her role, balancing between two worlds: the world of life and the world of death.
As the
Gatekeeper, Ishtar was connected to transition. She did not merely guard the
gates to prevent anyone from passing without her approval. She was connected to
those who passed from life to death and to those who returned to life. And
while she herself was untouched by the cycle of death, she witnessed it every
day, watching as others moved through those gates.
Like many gods, Ishtar was a prisoner of her own cycle. Her love and passion were beyond her control, as was her strength in battle, which, like her life, was inevitably tied to cyclicality. She could not change her fate, but she learned to accept it, finding immense wisdom in it.
Ishtar did
not feel pity for herself. She knew that her path was one of eternal duality:
love and war, life and death. She could not escape this cycle. Instead, she
sought meaning in how these two opposing aspects coexist, how love could be
stronger than war, and how war could be a lesson for love.
Looking at
her eternal role, Ishtar realized that the key was not to avoid cyclicality but
to find wisdom in it. She learned to see the beauty in the endless
oscillations, where death and life follow one another like day and night. And
so, sitting on her throne, she reflected on how she could pass this wisdom to
those who would encounter her gates.
“Life
and death aren’t opposing ends; they are two intertwined beginnings. In this
cycle, we find meaning, not in avoiding the end, but in learning to live with
it. If you can find meaning in this endless game, you will understand that it
is not about avoiding pain, but about living with it.”
Ishtar signed her chapter: “Ishtar. Gatekeeper: Wisdom in the Eternal Cycle of Life and Death.”
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