Some Thoughts on Depression

Excerpt from "Hymn in Praise of the Goddess Ishtar of Babylonia" (7th century b.c.e., probably even older)

O goddess of men, O goddess of women, thou whose counsel none may learn,
Where thou lookest in pity, the dead man lives again, the sick is healed,
The afflicted is saved from his affliction, when he beholdest thy face!
I, thy servent, sorrowful, sighing, and in distress cry unto thee.
Look upon me , O my Lady, and accept my suplication,
Truly pity me and harken unto my prayer!
Cry unto me "It is enough!" and let thy spirit be appeased!
How long shall my body lament, which is full of restlessness and confusion?
How long shall my heart be afflicted, which is full of sorrow and signing?

from "Wise Women: over 2000 years of spiritual writing by women" edited by Susan Cahill

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