‘The Star of Inanna’ is one of the most enduring sacred symbols of the ancient world, representing the Goddess Inanna as the radiant embodiment of divine feminine power, love, sovereignty, war, and celestial mystery.

The eight-pointed star, or Star of Inanna, represents the goddess in her celestial form as the planet Venus. As the Morning and Evening Star, it reflected her dual nature: the bringer of love, fertility, and beauty, and the fierce force of war and transformation. This radiant symbol was carved into boundary stones, temple seals, and sacred objects to invoke her divine authority over the heavens and her ability to guide the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.

Closely linked to the movements of Venus across the sky, the Star of Inanna became a symbol of sovereignty, cosmic balance, spiritual illumination, and initiation. In contemporary symbolic interpretation, the eight-pointed star can also be understood as representing the union of spirit and matter, the integration of duality, and the soul’s journey through transformation and awakening.

Symbolism: Sovereignty, cosmic balance, celestial power, duality, transformation, spiritual illumination, and the guiding light of Venus.

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

20cm x 20cm

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