Star of the Goddess

Chapter 14 showed that the Apple cut crossways shows the star of the goddess Venus, Ishtar or Inanna in her five stations from Birth to Initiation, Love, Repose and Death. 

The 2 X 1 rectangle has another very interesting property, the star of the Goddess. Herein is the famous Alchemists formula of draw a square, circle, then a triangle then a circle. Starting with a square (or bisecting the 2 x 1 rectangle in two squares) proceed as follows ... 

Completing the rotation of the template triangle forms a perfect pentagon within the circle. Inside the pentagon is a five-pointed star. This is the star of the Goddess. 

The recursive process of forming a star from the pentagon and a new pentagon from the new star demonstrates the infinite procreation of the Goddess. 

A later Isis hymn from Gyrene confirms the cosmic power of the goddess the stars do not go their own course if they have not received my command [CVTOX ]. "... 

Trix thought about her locket, safely stored for now. Aphrodite had given her no cause for doubt so far and that sense of trust was reinforced when she took the goddess s hand. For the moment, anyway, she knew which star to follow. 

SUSAN CANNON HARRIS is an associate professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. Her book Gender and Modem Irish Drama was published in 2002. Her work on gender and eighteenth-century Irish theatre has appeared in PMLA, Theatre Journal, and Eire-Ireland. Recent publications include, Red Star vs. Green Goddess Sean O Casey s The Star Turns Red and the Politics of Form , and Mixed Marriage Sheridan, Macklin, and the Hybrid Audience . 

The Dog Star Sirius symbolizes the great Triple Goddess in more than her aspect of love. The constellation of Canis Major has 64 stars and... 

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