Goddess Astarte (The Star) Astghik

by Talar Lori

Astarte is one of the oldest goddesses in recorded history.  She has a shrine at Byblos which dates back to the neolithic age.  As her popularity spread  through the ages she was known by many different  names in different cultures.  

Goddess of fertility and motherhood, believed she was a strong female figure and a goddess of war. 







According to legends Astarte fell from the stars to the earth.  She has been known as the ‘Queen of Stars’, ‘Morning Star of Heaven’, and ‘Venus in the Morning’  Another story is that she was the mother of all souls: the moon surrounded by her star children to whom she gave their astral bodies.  She was adopted by the Babylonians and Phoenicians as a particularly strong goddess symbol representing the productive power of nature.

Along with her many attributes, there are understandably many symbols associated with Astarte.  Amongst these are the dove, star, lion, bull, horse and sphinx.  You can draw upon the ancient  goddess power of Astarte by visualizing the light of the stars pouring down through your crown chakra surrounding you with an iridescent aura and filling you with her bountiful energy and protection.



Just as Astarte drew upon her inner strength and wisdom to face what lay ahead of her, so can we embrace this power.  She is a symbol of the independence and spirit that gives birth to our creativity and encourages us with our successes. Astarte is both the maiden and mother goddess and personifies the passion of life, the beauty of our mother earth and the sacredness of all beings.


Astarte, Goddess of beauty and love

Astarte Queen of the Sky

Lady of the star,
Full of wisdom, passion and strength.



The Goddess has been present in our society for over 27,000 years. Her many different images and representations may appear confusing at first, the overwhelming factor is that Goddess spirituality reveres both human and non human nature as sacred, all beings are part of this one world.  The Goddess path is inclusive and welcomes all, although it may be seen as a path that has particular relevance to women, it is also just as inclusive to men.


The Goddess in her many forms and faces can be accessible to us all for divine inspiration and guidance and also for her metaphor of female strength that she represents. Drawing upon the Goddess energy is drawing from the strength that is always within you.


An emphasis on connection as opposed to separation ensures that the Goddess is not seen as superior or above creation because she is an integral part of it.  In honouring all creation and recognising the spirit in all things, we are honouring the goddess.  All creation is sacred and should be treated as such, there is something special to be found in every living creature and plant on our wonderful planet.  The Goddess is not a supreme authority but someone we can call upon, a part of us, a friend.  We can see and experience her presence in all creation, including ourselves, we only have to open our eyes and see what is in front of us.



"I who am the beauty of the Green Earth,
And the White Moon among the Stars,
and the Mystery of the Waters,
I call upon your soul to arise and come to Me.
For I am the Soul of Nature
That gives life to the Universe.
From Me all things proceed
And to Me all things must return.
Beloved of the Gods and Men,
Whose innermost Divine Self
Shall be enfolded in the rapture of the Infinite.
Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices,
for behold!
All acts of love and pleasure are My rituals.
Let there be beauty and strength,
Power and compassion, honor and humility,
Mirth and reverence within you all.
And you who wish to seek Me,
Know that your seeking and yearning
Gains you nothing until you know the Mystery -
That if that which you seek,
You do not find within yourself
You will never find it without.
For behold!
I have been with you from the Beginning,
and I am that which is attained at the End of Desire."

Ancient Atlantis ( Lost World )

By studying ancient lore and mythology, scientists and archaeologists have discovered more about the past than ever before and given rise to ideas and feasible applications for knowledge and technology for the present. 


So the idea isn’t as far-fetched as it may sound that studying ancient literature may in fact lead to the discovery of a lost civilizations or ancient ruins never before found. Many researchers point out the fact that Plato’s account of the legendary island known as Atlantis could actually have existed 10,000 years ago, but could be completely buried under tons of ocean. Many investigators postulate that the legend of Atlantis isn‘t restricted to Plato‘s writing, but that many other cultures around the world have some kind of mythological legend of an advance civilization residing in the Atlantic Ocean that sound remarkably similar to the descriptions of Atlantis.

Many archaeologists debate the existence of Atlantis, but others clearly see signs geologically and studying Egyptian culture and ancient Indian culture have led credence to the fact that Atlantis could have actually existed and been a real place coexisting with these earlier prehistory civilizations. There is in fact hundreds of known ancient sunken cities and temples around the world that are unexplainable because they are perhaps at least 10,000 years old when the ocean levels were much lower than they are today due to the Ice Age. Newly discovered human structures have been discovered in the Black Sea, Turkey, which were once above water and estimated to be about over 7000 years old.

Christian theologist and Bible historians all agree that investigative geology and archaeology play a pivotal role in discovering lost cultures and ancient ruins from the study of ancient literature. Scholars of Sanskrit have maintained for years that the Mahabharata is a true factual history book that predates the Christian Bible by thousands of years. The ancient Indian epic has a wealth of information and describes a highly advanced culture waging war with other cities and using a variety of sophisticated weapons.

Is it possible that ancient civilizations have suffered some kind of global catastrophe and were perhaps leaving clues behind for their ancestors to find in our own time? Many cultures have legends of life beginning on the Earth at a much earlier time in history and that the world has suffered many natural climactic catastrophes as well as by the wrath of God. Could the ancient civilizations that are not recognize by the standard timeline putting human existence, starting at 5000 years ago, have purposely passed down written and oral accounts to their descendents, inscribing hieroglyphs and petroglyphs, creating monuments and temples to be discovered later for proof that a long-lost pre-history of human civilization existed as far back as 10,000 years ago?

Undeniable evidence and strange anomalies have been discovered upon using ancient Scripture as a guide map. Researchers and theorists stipulate that once mainstream science recognizes the value of ancient literature, which was once thought to be merely mythological in nature and works of fiction, will discover more than an ounce of truth and information that is accurate and proven to be true. Many believe the history books will have to be changed to accommodate undeniable truth about human history on the Earth.

Written by :

T.S.Garp

You are the creator of your reality

THE FIRST UNIVERSAL TRUTH: You are the creator of your reality

 By Michael Brown

   You are entirely the creator of your reality. Not just partly—all of it. You create it with your thoughts, feelings and beliefs.
At first, that seems outrageous, offensive or laughable, because we can instantly point to events that look beyond our control—our birth circumstances, our illnesses, our accidents, our oppressors, and that earthquake or hurricane that killed so many. And of course if we were to count only our present or recent conscious thoughts, then the first truth really would be nonsense. No one says to themselves, “I think it’s time I got mugged.”
So let me say the first universal truth more accurately. At mostly subconscious levels—starting before birth and fuelled by the accumulated gestalt of thoughts, feelings and beliefs that were once conscious—you create it all: every event, detail and nuance of your life.

Before birth you choose the highway; during life you choose the lanes. One highway; a million lanes.
Your highway is your fixed life parameters: parents, country, skin colour and so on, but also some pre-set milestones: a particular partner, a devastating illness, a great good fortune. You choose your lanes in every second of your waking life—with your thoughts. Your thoughts accumulate and become potent beliefs, the most powerful operating at subconscious levels and affecting your next choice. Little wonder that when something unpleasant happens, we think life has ‘done it to us’.
You are a part of the great Consciousness. You are a god-fragment who has deliberately forgotten your wholeness so that your adventures can be real. The day you live this truth and take conscious control of your thoughts is the day you declare your freedom and begin your mastery of life.
It’s also the day you cease to be a victim.

The first truth defies the laws of traditional science. But modern scientists, hunting for the fundamental building blocks of the universe, are discovering other laws. Here’s one: both the existence and the behaviour of subatomic particles depend on what is going on in the mind of the scientist. Yes, you read that correctly. It’s not a misprint and it’s not fringe science; it has been replicated many times.
The implications are stunning. As one science commentator put it, “Physicists these days are battling insanity.”

Traditional science assumes that consciousness arises from physical objects. In fact it’s the reverse, which Hindu teachers have known for more than 3,000 years. And the Buddha put it this way: “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.”
Imagine a herd of horses, grazing in a field, a few in the sunlight, but most in the shadows of the nearby forest. Let the herd represent your accumulated thoughts, feelings and, above all, your beliefs, which have more power over your life than a hurricane. You raised every horse, feeding them thoughts in the stable of your mind, never knowing what powerful creatures they would become after they slipped quietly into the shadows. And the most powerful of all are completely in the dark—your invisible beliefs.”

Now you might ask, how can a belief be invisible? Surely if it’s a belief, you must be aware of it.
But that’s only true of your weakest beliefs. If you think that… then, yes, you’re aware of a low-power belief. If you believe that… then you’re aware of a belief with more power to direct your choices. However, if you know that…you see it as the truth and fail to recognize a potent belief that shapes your life. If you know that eating animals incurs karmic debt, you avoid the butcher. If you know that teenagers are trouble, you create parenting problems. If you know you will lose your faculties as you age, it is the knowing, not the age, that damages you.

And the most powerful of all your beliefs is the simplest: the assumption-belief. That’s a certainty so deep it seems nonsense to question it. Countless millions are steeped in assumption-beliefs that make their lives a misery. And yet all beliefs began with the accumulation of your thoughts. Many of those thoughts began before your birth, creating the highway of your life. The rest—those that determine which lanes you travel in that highway—are thoughts that you hold or once held in this lifetime.
Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can’t, you are probably right.”
Listen to this story from the Sioux Indian campfires.

     An old man and his grandson are sitting by the fire outside the tepee, wrapped in furs and gazing into the leaping flames. High on a snowy ridge, a wolf howls at the moon and another answers from far away. Soon after, the old man removes the pipe from his mouth.

     ‘Grandson,’ he says. ‘There are two wolves inside you. One is white and the other is black.’
     ‘What are they doing there, Grandfather?’ asks the wide-eyed boy.
     ‘They are fighting each other,’ says the old man.
     The boy considers this, then asks, ‘Why are they white and black?’
     ‘The white one is your love, your peace and your truth. The black one is your fear, your anger and your lies.’

     The fire crackles and sparks flare in the night. The wolf on the ridge howls again and the old man puffs contentedly on his pipe.

     Finally, the boy says, ‘Which one will win, Grandfather?’
     ‘Ah,’ says the old man, removing the pipe once more. ‘The one that wins is the one that you feed.’
Stop blaming your upbringing, the government, your boss, fate or fortune, God or the devil. Externalizing cause is a habit masters of life abandon as self-defeating.
And sickening.

Yes, even your physical health is caused by your accumulation of subconscious beliefs. Which can be terribly difficult to accept—because it suggests that if you catch, say, leukaemia, it’s your fault!  But the word is not fault, it is cause. No blame or judgement is appropriate because your most potent beliefs grow in your shadows and your mind usually has no idea of its own potent powers.

You might ask what specific thought, feeling or belief could cause a specific illness. But that would be like asking for a river with many tributaries to come from one spring. It’s only safe to assume that persistent thoughts like I am powerless and I am a victim—compounded by suppressed emotions like anger, hatred, and fear—will inevitably express themselves in your body. It too is your creation.
What you think becomes you, what you feel follows you, what you believe builds around you.

But perhaps you are wondering: if we get what we focus on, why do we get so much of what we don’t want? That’s because we often focus most passionately on what we don’t want, and our personal universe always grants our greatest passions. That is so important to understand. Always ‘yes’. So if you wish for a million dollars but despair at your poverty, which of those two passions will manifest?
Here’s the most painfully destructive level of creation-belief. That you’re notthe creator of your life, but a victim of circumstance. You blame your condition on something other than yourself: God, the stars, fate, birth, parents, lovers, the government, accidents, sickness, the police. You never stood a chance. You are inherently worthless. You are a victim and life is a torment.

Is that you?

If not, try the next level, more evolved: you are sometimes the creator of your life. You can influence some events, but mostly, external forces are too strong to fight. You blame most of your condition on something other than yourself. You take some responsibility for what happens to you. You have some worth, some potential. Life is a struggle with a few highlights.

Is that you?

Here’s the next level: you are mostly the creator of your life. You can influence most events, though sometimes external forces are too great. You take responsibility for most of your actions. You spend little time blaming others for painful events. You are a worthwhile person with faults. You have a lot of potential. Life is an interesting and often enjoyable challenge.

Is that you?

If not, then try this one. The master level of creation-belief is that you areentirely the creator of your life. You are part of the great field of Consciousness—that Being which has many adventures and many faces, including yours. You do not see your Earth character as you, but as your work of art. Your every thought, attitude and action is your choice. You are fully responsible, not only for your creations but for your response to your creations. You never blame or judge others for your experiences. Your inherent worth and potential are vast. Life is an exciting, sometimes surprising, sometimes painful, yet joyous adventure.

Is that you?

Do you see the great irony here? Whatever level of creation-belief you hold you will create the conditions that appear to prove you right. What you believe will be manifest around you.
That is the potency of the first universal truth.

I was once told by my mother—many children get this lecture—not to behave as if the whole universe revolved around me. In fact, it does. Or rather, my universe does. And so does yours. Literally. As quantum physics is beginning to discover, there are an infinite number of universes. Your consciousness projects yours around you, creating all that you know and experience. You are a butterfly in a bubble of your making. Your bubble overlaps with the bubbles of others.
Every direction you head in—body, mind and spirit, and every event and detail—is your creation. You are surrounded by your own finely spun thought, plucking every last detail from the great field of Consciousness.

Become a master. See life not only as your creation, but as your mirror.