QUOTE(sesshoumaru @ Apr 26 2006, 05:12 AM)
Marduk has fifty names.
Do the gods of other planets have a set of names also ?
Will these be revealed by passing through their gates?
You are right the seven planetary gods are known in many religions by many names. Nebo is Mercury, Hermes, Anubis Inanna is Ishtar, Venus, Aphrodite, Diana, Athena Demeter. Shammash is Apollo, Krishna Nergal is Mars, Ares.
By following the attributes of the seven planetary gods and their astrological correlations their names in other religions should be discovered. I am not well versed in Vedic astrology but I think Vedic astrology should shed much light on this subject. Vedic astrology is Indian astrology. I am still a newbie to the Sumerian or western astrology system having only studied it a couple of years. Vedic astrology is a unique system which seems to come up with the same answers as the western system.
Passing the gates is a process of self initiation in which mastery is gained over ones self as well as power over life in general.
It is a process that transforms you into a better person. If you try to walk the gates only to gain power you will fall into darkness and be consumed. We walk the gates to not only better ourselves but to better the world around us.