Guardian Angels

Marduk

Marduk’s original character is obscure, but whatever special traits Marduk may have had were overshadowed by the reflex of the political development through which the Euphrates valley passed and which led to imbuing him with traits belonging to gods who at an earlier period were recognized as the heads of the pantheon. There are more particularly two gods — Ea and Enlil — whose powers and attributes pass over to Marduk. In the case of Ea, the transfer proceeds pacifically and without involving the effacement of the older god. Marduk is viewed as the son of Ea. The father voluntarily recognizes the superiority of the son and hands over to him the control of humanity. This association of Marduk and Ea, while indicating primarily the passing of the supremacy once enjoyed by Eridu to Babylon as a religious and political centre, may also reflect an early dependence of Babylon upon Eridu, not necessarily of a political character but, in view of the spread of culture in the Euphrates valley from the south to the north, the recognition of Eridu as the older centre on the part of the younger one.
While the relationship between Ea and Marduk is marked by harmony and an amicable abdication on the part of the father in favour of his son, Marduk’s absorption of the power and prerogatives of Enlil of Nippur was at the expense of the latter’s prestige. After the days of Hammurabi, the cult of Marduk eclipsed that of Enlil; although Nippur and the cult of Enlil enjoyed a period of renaissance during the four centuries of Kassite control in Babylonia (c. 1570 BC – 1157 BC), the definite and permanent triumph of Marduk over Enlil became felt within the Babylonian empire. The only serious rival to Marduk after ca. 1000 BC was Anshar in Assyria. In the south, Marduk reigned supreme. He is normally referred to as Bel “Lord”.
When Babylon became the capital of Mesopotamia, the patron deity of Babylon was elevated to the level of supreme god. In order to explain how Marduk seized power, Enûma Elish was written, which tells the story of Marduk’s birth, heroic deeds and becoming the ruler of the gods. This can be viewed as a form of Mesopotamian apologetics. Also included in this document are the fifty names of Marduk.
In Enûma Elish, a civil war between the gods was growing to a climactic battle. The Anunnaki gods gathered together to find one god who could defeat the gods rising against them. Marduk, a very young god, answered the call and was promised the position of head god.
When he killed his enemy, he “wrested from him the Tablets of Destiny, wrongfully his” and assumed his new position. Under his reign humans were created to bear the burdens of life so the gods could be at leisure.
People were named after Marduk. For example, the Biblical personality, the Persian Mordechai (Book of Esther) used this Gentile name in replacement of his Hebrew name Bilshan.
Babylonian texts talk of the creation of Eridu by the god Marduk as the first city, ‘the holy city, the dwelling of their [the other gods] delight’.
In late Babylonian astrology, Marduk was connected to the planet Jupiter. As the ruler of the late Babylonian pantheon, he was equated with the Greek god Zeus (Latin Jupiter), hence the name of the planet.

This symbol originally represented the Babylonian God “Marduk.” He was a Sun God and eventually became the primary or chief diety in later Babylonian times. He was also associated with brewing and was a Beer-Brewing God who had many symbols and fifty names. This one, believed to be the earliest symbol for beer and brewing, is a stylized tool used for spreading grain in the anicient brewing process. The rounded part was a handle and you spread the grain out to dry and evened it out using the flat blade at the upper left. It has also been described as a “sharp pick” or “pick-axe,” as well.

The Sphere of MARDUK

The Sphere of MARDUK
The God of Jupiter is the Lord of Magicians, MARDUK KURIOS of the Double-headed Axe. MARDUK Was born of our Father, ENKI, to do battle against the forces of the Ancient Ones, and he won a powerful fight, subduing the armies of Evil and oputting the Queen of the Ancient Ones beneath his foot. That Serpent is dead but dreams. MARDUK was bestowed Fifty Names and Powers by the Council of the Elder Gods, which Powers he retains to this day. His color is Purple. His essence is in the material tin, and in brass. His Gate is the Sixth that you will come upon as you follow the rituals that follow. His Step on the Ladder of Lights is Purple.This is His Seal, which you must engrave on a plate of tin or brass, when Jupiter is strong in the heavens, while making special invocation to ENKI Our Master. This shall be wrought as the others, and wrapped in pure silk and lain away until the time for its use. Know that MARDUK appears as a mighty warrior with a long beard and a flaming disk in his hands. He carries a bow and a quiver of arrows, and treads about the heavens keeping the watch. Take care to summon his assistance in only the mnost terrible of circumstances, for his might is powerful and his anger fierce. When thou hast need of the powers of the star Jupiter, call instead one of the appropriate Powers listed within these pages, and they will surely come.
The Number of MARDUK is Ten and this is his Seal:

The Invocation of the MARDUK Gate
Spirit of the Great planet, Remember!MARDUK, God of Victory Over the Dark Angels, Remember!MARDUK, Lord of All the Lands, Remember!MARDUK, Son of ENKI, master of Magicians, Remember!MARDUK, Vanquisher of the Ancient Ones, Remember!MARDUK, Who give the Stars their Powers, Remember!MARDUK, Who assigns the Wanderers their Places, Remember!Lord of the Worlds, and of The Spaces Between, Remember!First among the Astral Gods, Hearken and Remember!In the Name of the Covenant sworn between Thee and the Race of Men,I call to Thee, Hearken and Remember!MARDUK, Lord of the Fifty Powers, open Thy Gates to me!MARDUK, Lord of the Fifty Names, Open Thy Gates to Thy Servant!By the Name which I was given on the Sphere of NERGAL, I call to Thee to Open!Gate of the Great God, Open!Gate of the God of the Double-Headed Axe, Open!Gate of the Lord of the World Between the Worlds, Open!Gate of the Conqueror of the Monsters from the Sea, Open!Gate of the City of SAGALLA, Open!IA DAG! IA GAT! IA MARGOLQBABBONNESH!IA MARRUTUKKU! IA TUKU! SUHRIM SUGHURIM!ZAHRIM ZAHGURIM! AXXAANNGABANNAXAXAGANNABABILLUKUKU!
And this is the Gate of MARDUK...