Lilith

I have always wanted to write about each season and now that the leaves have just started to turn colors I feel that It's time for me to write about Fall. But I'll wait i week or two to write about autumn cause the leaves have not yet begun to... well fall. So instead i will tell the story of a woman scorned. Her name is Lilith. She is considered to be the first wife of Adam by ancient Jewish texts. She was also said to created before Adam. That being said...

"Creator took the soft earth, mixed it with the rains, and formed the first. She was named Lilith and Creator told her that she was to bring spirit to all things in the universe. So she walked the earth and spoke to the trees, the rocks, the rivers. She told stories to the bothers and sisters of the air, earth, and sea. And when she was done and everything was endowed with spirit, she looked at the world and saw that all the creatures were wild and full of chaos. She turned to Creator and asked "Why did you have me bring spirit to all of these beings only to make them wild and uncontrollable."

From that Creator took the hard clay, the raging oceans, and made the second. He was named Adam. Creator told Adam to tame and rule over all things wild. And that he did. And for a time their was peace.

When Lilith met Adam she saw what the other creatures of the land did and fell to the same urges. But when Adam went to place himself on top of her, she stopped him. He was confused and angry. But she exclaimed that because they were made from the same things that they should make love as equals. But Adam did not agree. He said that Creator told him it was for him to rule and dominate over all things wild. And when he went to lay on top of her again she pushed him away saying that if he was to not see her as an equal, then they would never share the same bed.

And with that she called to Owl. Owl took Lilith away from Adam and flew to a mountain cave where she could watch and wait for Adam to change his ways. Adam asked Creator to retrieve Lilith and Creator sent three spirits to find her. They came to her in the mountain and said that if she wasn't to return to Adam then they would cause the mountain to fall upon her. She replied saying that the only way she would return is if Adam would see her as an equal for they are both made from earth and water.

The spirits went to Adam and told them of Lilith's request. He declined. The spirits returned to Lilith's cave but found it empty. She had seen Adam's refusal of equality and asked for Owl to take her into the night sky. Adam looked to the darkened night sky and saw Lilith fly into the clouds. Lighting flashed and thunder roared and it begin to rain for Lilith was crying tears of sorrow. Adam was sad as well, but not for Lilith, but because he was now alone.

Creator saw that Adam was sad and said it was not good for Adam to be alone. So he gathered more earth, and more water, breathed life into it and made Eve. Creator gave Eve no instructions but told her the story of Adam and Lilith. Eve took pity on Adam and slept with him."

And there is the story of Lilith, as seen by me. True or not, it's a story. Can you tell I'm a feminist. There are many myths revolving around Lilith, but they all depict her as strong and free willed. So next time you see a woman defiled, a woman trading in what she belives is right, treated unfairly because of sex, think of Lilith and remember her tale. Even though Lilith is now alone, she can still be found in every girl defining gender roles, in women fighting for equal pay, in people fighting for choice. In everyone knowing that everyone, man or woman, is equal and deserves to treated as such.

~CHUCK