Her Earthy Ethos of Eros
Aphrodite, Star of Venus,
from your creased and handsome face,
your eyes blaze out and dance.
You who never settled
by Susa Silvermarie | Sep 15, 2016 | Issue29 | 0
Aphrodite, Star of Venus,
from your creased and handsome face,
your eyes blaze out and dance.
You who never settled
by Anna McKerrow | May 22, 2008 | issue7 | 0
The old forms are still there, but look closely.
Aphrodite, cast in plaster and gold leaf
lies on a dusty backroom shelf in a back-country store.
by Tiziana Stupia | Sep 21, 2007 | issue4 | 0
In western Sicily, perched high on a steep mountain called Erice, once stood a magnificent and illustrious temple dedicated to the Goddess of Love, known successively as Astarte by the Phoenicians, Aphrodite by the Greeks, and Venus by the Romans. This temple stood for over a thousand years and a sacred fire always burnt from its enclosure, so brightly that sailors used it as a guiding beacon. It was here that the Priestesses of Venus served the Goddess with their bodies through the art of sacred prostitution, a spiritual practice that included the celebration of the sacred marriage rite. Today, sparse remains of this remarkable temple can be found in the Castello di Venere, a twelfth-century Norman castle incorporating some of the original foundations.
Read Moreby Melinda Marton | Jul 7, 2013 | Issue23 | 0
I love the rich, spiritual feeling of this ancient land and spent my last summer holiday in Pythagoreion on the beautiful island of Samos. There is so much to see here, I didn’t spend much time lying on the beach!
Read MoreThe beauty of nature is in the circles She creates, the spinning of the galaxies and the twining of the sweet pea, the turning of the seasons and the circle of our lives. ‘Nature hates a straight line’ my grandmother used to say, ‘probably even more than a full-stop’.
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