November 21, 2024
Faith A. Gold
“In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of doors, gates, and transitions. Janus represented the middle ground between both concrete and abstract dualities such as life/death, beginning/end, youth/adulthood, rural/urban, war/peace, and barbarism/civilization.
Janus was known as the initiator of human life, transformations between stages of life, and shifts from one historical era to another. Ancient Romans believed Janus ruled over life events such as weddings, births, and deaths. He oversaw seasonal events such as planting, harvests, seasonal changes, and the new year.
According to Roman mythology, Janus was present at the beginning of the world. As the god of gates, Janus guarded the gates of heaven and held access to heaven and other gods. For this reason, Janus was often invoked first in ancient Roman religious ceremonies, and during public sacrifices, offerings were given to Janus before any other deity. In fact, there is evidence that Janus was worshipped long before many of the other Roman gods, dating all the way back to the time of Romulus (the founder and first ruler of Rome).
And if you’ve ever wondered how the month of January got its name, you have Janus to thank. As the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, Janus is the namesake of January, the first month of a new year.”
In my opinion — Janus is a high ranking demon and guard of gateways or doorways. When you enter one way or one door, you come out another end… like the 2 faces.
Janus is also always depicted holding a key—like a key to the doorways…or different realms and realities. Have you noticed even the Vatican looks shaped like a key…what information are they hiding…do we need some key in order to unlock secret knowledge on how we can enter or leave this reality or world and go to others?
Perhaps it could be a representation of the “past, present & future” with the head looking back, the head looking forward and us or the person to maybe represent the present or living in the now…
What do you know about Janus? Do you think he is a demon who guards or has some control over gateways or doorways?
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