Jewel
of
Inanna
Jewel of Inanna
Copyright © 2019 Hannah Desmond
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ISBN 978-0-692-91302-4
First printing 2017
Second printing 2019
Author: Hannah Desmond
Editor: Roberta Binder
Cover artist: Kimberley Marsot
Interior design: Eswari Kamireddy
Jewel
of
Inanna
Hannah Desmond
A special thank you to Tom Johanson, my partner of many years. The song lyrics throughout the book are from Tom's original music. He provided valuable insight and ideas for the many rituals and magical events throughout the book. This book is dedicated to Tom with love and appreciation.
Special Thanks to Tom Johanson who was an integral part of the creation of this book. His insights, ritual knowledge, and patience were greatly appreciated.
All song lyrics in Jewel of Inanna were written by Tom Johanson.
Table of Contents
Prologue
PART I Captive
Chapter 1 The Dark Cupboard Opens
Chapter 2 I Will Not Always Hold You in My Heart
Chapter 3 Red High Tops
Chapter 4 The Power of Three
PART II Panthea’s Pantry
Chapter 5 Sanctuary
Chapter 6 A Witchy Welcome
Chapter 7 Morning Terror
Chapter 8 Trust Your Vibes
Chapter 9 An Early Initiation
Chapter 10 Matrix Magic
Chapter 11 The Jewel of Innana
PART III The Green Man Band
Chapter 12 Knight of Cups
Chapter 13 Resistance is Futile
Chapter 14 The Secret Courtyard
Chapter 15 Wild Magic
Chapter 16 A Ritual of Unbinding
Chapter 17 A Chat Below the Pleasure Palace
Chapter 18 Dipped Wicks and Flying Beer Bottles
Chapter 19 The Magic Flute
Chapter 20 Love Spell
Chapter 21 Of Pan, Diana and the Ladies of the Night
Chapter 22 The Order of Interplanetary Adepts
Chapter 23 Lundi Gras
Chapter 24 The Bliss of Kosmic Debris
Chapter 25 Sex Slaves = Freedom
Chapter 26 Venus and the Moon Spell Disaster
PART IV Raven Moon
Chapter 27 Crystal Visions
Chapter 28 Regina
Chapter 29 An Unexpected Oath
Chapter 30 An Interlude with Lucky Star Diamond
Chapter 31 Crystal Skull Portals
Chapter 32 The Fool
Chapter 33 Desperate Measures
Chapter 34 Contact and Confusion
Chapter 35 Poppy Seed Tea
Chapter 36 Carrion of the Soul
Chapter 37 Astral Scrying
Chapter 38 The Knight Arrives
Chapter 39 Tainted Blood
Chapter 40 The Threat of the Raven’s Claw
PART V Supernatural Intervention
Chapter 41 The Forces Unite
Chapter 42 The Peristyle
Chapter 43 The Divine Horseman Wields a Rusty Scimitar
Chapter 44 Normal Life?
PART VI Awakening
Chapter 45 Manuel Needed
Chapter 46 Psychic P.I.
Chapter 47 A Pearl Beyond Price
Chapter 48 Journey to the Dark Bayou
Chapter 49 Beneath the Silver Moon
Chapter 50 Touchpoint South
Chapter 51 Pyramids and Portals
Chapter 52 Spring Equinox (The circle in the square)
Prologue
Vernal Equinox, March 21, 1972
The first light of spring warmed the slate roofs and gilded the damp bricks of the French Quarter. Silver flute notes hung in the humid air of a private courtyard, teased the disappearing shadows, and bounced off the old brick walls. Lilly took the silver flute from her lips and smiled as James and Jolene came out of their apartment. Putting her flute aside, she joined them by the fountain in the center of the courtyard.
Jolene opened her arms and gently pulled Lilly into an embrace. “Blessings on the equinox, dear child.”
Lilly spoke a simple thank you.
James gave her a quick hug, stood back and looked into her eyes, “Have you been to sleep at all?”
“I slept a little. Since my trip through the portal, I don’t need much sleep.”
Her friends nodded in understanding.
Picking up her flute, Lilly headed up the stairs to her apartment. “I’m going to rest; I know we have a big day ahead of us. I want to be ready for the ritual.”
She quietly closed the front door of her apartment and slipped into the bedroom. A swirl of psychedelic rainbows greeted her as hundreds of crystals, hanging in the bedroom window, caught the dawn light. Lilly smiled as she looked at the sleeping form of her lover, snoring quietly. She pulled the window shade down, then reached up and pulled the cord turning the ceiling fan to a lazy circulation.
The comfort of the soft cotton sheets and the steady thrum of the fan calmed Lilly’s mind. She was drifting into sleep when visions of her past besieged the dreamscape. She mumbled a banishing in her sleep but the past, undaunted, unfolded as she slept.
PART I
Captive
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.”
Samuel Butler
Chapter 1
The Dark Cupboard Opens
Lilly closed her eyes, massaged her temples and tried to relax. The silence in the car was deafening. It hung in the air like a time bomb. With her eyes closed, the bundle of dynamite tied to the leaden weight between she and Alex appeared real. Shrinking inside of herself, she took tiny breaths of air and tried to disappear into the leather seat of the Mercedes.
The tension had been increasing for several months. As they traveled in silence, Lilly’s anxiety grew. She rubbed the sweat from her fingers and hands on her skirt. Her heart pounded and tears burned behind her eyelids as her mind sped through the previous months. She couldn’t pinpoint any transgression on her part. As far as she could recall, she hadn’t spoken an irritating word, she hadn’t
