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Ishtar Rising: Why the Goddess Went to Hell and What to Expect Now That She's Returning

by Robert Anton Wilson · 1974

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Ishtar Risingtakes you on a journey through esoterica, explaining why Eve in the Bible and Eris in Greek myth were both involved with nefarious apples...Why attitudes toward the female breast correlate with war and peace...Why the Great Goddess of the ancients went to Hell and why most of us go to Hell in our dreams occasionally...Why female pacifists baring their breasts in front of the Pentagon were unconsciously repeating an ancient ritual...Why celibates have burned so many "witches" ... and much, much more!!

Subject
philosophypsychology
Themes
religion
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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