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Tanit, goddess of fertility

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Mumsyface Thu 03-Jan-19 23:11:16

This time, please feel free to tell me I’m being silly, crazy, wildly imaginative, whatever.....
A few years ago when I was working in Tunis I visited the archeological site of Carthage. Whilst I was there I bought a pair of silver earrings in the shape of Tanit, an ancient goddess of fertility, from a gift shop. I wore them a lot, as one often does with new jewellery, clothes etc., Lo and behold, both my DILs had babies within a year of my purchasing and wearing the said symbol of fertility.
Son and girlfriend expecting a baby, EDA 11th this month. Spoke on the phone yesterday a and heard all about tired L is, how she can’t sleep, needs to pee all the time etc., as is the norm during last few weeks of pregnancy. Woke up this morning and thought “I’ll wear my Tanit earrings today. Maybe that’ll get things going” - guess what! They’ve spent all afternoon and evening at the hospital! Now I can’t sleep waiting for phone call....

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BlueBelle Fri 04-Jan-19 14:52:55

Well she’s not praying to her earrings is she Gramma? ? presumably the Buddhists are praying to there deity just as Christians may pray to their God which seems a bit different

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Mumsyface Fri 04-Jan-19 15:15:08

If I’ve understood correctly bhuddist didn’t consider himself to be a deity and didn’t encourage the worship of deities.

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Mumsyface Fri 04-Jan-19 15:15:29

And definitely not the worship of earrings...!

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Grammaretto Fri 04-Jan-19 15:15:50

I get your point BlueBelle but Christians and other faiths often have relics, totems and other symbols where earrings could fit.
I had a St Chritopher medallion once which was supposed to keep me safe on a journey and I pray to St Anthony when something has gone missing.
I won't forget about Carthage earrings.
In New Zealand the Maori fishhooks keep you safe and double up for fertility as well.
grin

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Grammaretto Fri 04-Jan-19 15:20:46

www.andbeyond.com/experiences/asia/bhutan/punakha/chimi-lhakhang-fertility-temple/

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Mumsyface Sat 05-Jan-19 10:00:07

Happily the aforementioned baby has now arrived, chubby and cute, after a 48 hour labour.
(I didn’t think it was allowed to drag on for so long these days).
I have put my fertility symbol earrings away, and will keep them at the back of the box for some years to come, and am now hanging bhuddist from my ears.

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mcem Sat 05-Jan-19 10:16:06

Congratulations!
Your post did no harm and baby has arrived safely so in a small way, all's well with the world!
(By the way, I don't understand why you refer to buddhist when his name was Bhudda)

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Grammaretto Sat 05-Jan-19 10:23:28

Congratulations Mumsy!!
Health and happiness wishes for baby and mum.
I didn't think you were allowed a 48hr labour either. My first was 3 days mind ...

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Mumsyface Sat 05-Jan-19 10:54:06

Mcem, I didn’t. I typed Bhudda, but this wretched machine considers itself more intelligent (don’t even think about it) than me and regularly corrects me.....often corrects me incorrectly. ?

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mcem Sat 05-Jan-19 15:30:38

Yes autocorrect has produced some real corkers for me. Sometimes takes quite an 'argument' to get my own way!
By the way, I was unable to buy the moonstone earrings I want for my pregnant DiL so have had to order from amazon.
( Just had an excellent example of bossy predictive text - insisting that I want moonshine earrings. As if!)

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