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These English prayers and service instructions were composed for the Circle with AI assistance and founder editorial direction. They are not translations or recovered Akkadian rites. The linked sources explain historical associations; they do not document these exact words or sequences.
Choose a quiet moment. Sit, stand, lie down, or move as you need. No objects are required. If desired, use a portrait, a clean cup of water, or a notebook. No flame, incense, food offering, special clothing, or purchase is necessary. Keep anything you use safe for your household.
Ishtar, let my courage serve care. May I stand against cruelty without making cruelty my own. Let desire meet honesty, and strength meet restraint.
Name one boundary you will respect today. Choose one fair action you can take without harming or controlling another person.
Historical context: Ishtar ↗Prayer and suggested action: contemporary composition.Tašmētu, turn my attention toward what I have not heard. Let me ask clearly, listen patiently, and correct my words when understanding grows.
Read a short passage twice. Write one question and one thing you might have misunderstood. You may keep your reflection private.
Historical context: Tašmētu ↗Prayer and suggested action: contemporary composition.Aya, at this beginning I make room for light. I need not complete everything today. May I meet this day with attention, and offer one small act of care.
Pause at a window or simply imagine the beginning of a day. Choose a manageable task; rest may be that task.
Historical context: Aya ↗Prayer and suggested action: contemporary composition.Gula, receive my wish for healing and relief. Let compassion accompany uncertainty. May I seek the care I need, and offer kindness without demanding recovery.
Drink water if appropriate for you, take a restful pause, or arrange needed practical care. Devotion can accompany professional treatment; this prayer promises no cure.
Historical context: Gula ↗Prayer and suggested action: contemporary composition.Nanāya, let affection grow in honesty. May I welcome love freely given, honor a refusal, and remember that neither longing nor devotion makes another person mine.
Offer appreciation without asking for a return. You may direct kindness toward yourself, a friend, or a consenting partner.
Historical context: Nanāya text ↗Prayer and suggested action: contemporary composition.Choose one goddess focus. The facilitator may paste each section into the chat with a short pause between sections. For solitary worship, read at your own pace. Shorten or omit a pause as needed.
Facilitator: Welcome to the Circle of Akkadian Goddesses. You may type, read silently, or leave when you need. Sharing is optional. We meet with respect for one another and care for our sources. No recording or copying another person’s words outside this space without their consent.
All, aloud or silently: Ishtar, Tašmētu, Aya, Gula, and Nanāya, I bring my attention freely. May study deepen understanding, may devotion remain voluntary, and may care guide our time together.
Facilitator: Today our focus is [goddess]. Read her historical context linked above. Identify the author or project, the text or entry, and whether you are reading an ancient translation or a modern scholarly description. Quote only a brief appropriate passage, or summarize it in your own words. Do not fill gaps in the source as historical fact.
Read the chosen goddess prayer above. Introduce it as a contemporary Circle prayer. Participants may read along, remain silent, or use their own words privately.
Facilitator: What does this theme invite me to notice? What small action is possible for me? Reflection may remain entirely private. No one is required to explain feelings, dreams, health, relationships, or trauma.
Invite brief text responses, one at a time. Passing is welcome. Speak from your experience, ask permission before offering advice, and do not interpret another person’s spiritual experience for them. A facilitator may pause harmful discussion and refer a concern to Antoine through private support.
All, aloud or silently: I give thanks for this time of attention. May I carry courage without cruelty, listening without haste, beginnings without shame, care without demands, and love without possession. This gathering is complete.
Notice your surroundings. Put away objects if used. Check practical notices without requiring anyone to remain. Private concerns belong in the support form rather than the public close.
Wait ten minutes for the elected facilitator. A willing active member may guide the prepared text by agreement of those present. Nobody is obliged to step in. Otherwise, read the service silently together or practice separately. A cancelled gathering is not reopened by a member or an automated guide.
The public services remain available. The calendar and elections follow their existing rules. Private requests wait for Antoine’s return; no other member receives administrator powers. If the site is unavailable, a saved or printed guide supports independent practice. There is no required move to another platform.
A dedicated shelf may hold a downloaded portrait, notebook, and optional water vessel. Label art as contemporary. Add objects only when they are meaningful and safe for you; expense and complexity confer no standing. Read the devotion studies for cited examples and the limits of historical reconstruction.
Explore the existing solitary worship studies ↗