IN THE STAR CHAPEL

This is the High Altar of the GODDESS ISHTAR of Babylon,

Ishtar

She descended the 7 planes 

from the Stars to the last level, the Earth,

 to rescue her lover,

TAMMUZ, 

Shepherd of the Starry Flocks

The 7 stages are shown 

from the White Angel with wings,

A mirror showing Ishtar, Ishtar & Tammuz together in a statuette,

A silk frontal with a painting of the Goddess 

(by Olivia Robertson)

And finally the Offspring of Ishtar & Tammuz

 as a STAR CHILD 

with

A Moon and A White Cat 

representing all creatures born of Ishtar

as

Lady of 15 (The Moon) 

& of the 8 pointed Star VENUS,

Which is in the heart of all beings.

….

Lady Olivia says:

“I would like to share a psychic experience I was given

on Wed 27^th April, 2011, 

which inspired me to paint the STAR CHILD”

“While lying in bed at 6 am, I found myself standing before the Ishtar Altar.  I was puzzled because a shining figure made of pure white light was blocking my view of the Altar frontal, of my painting of the Winged Goddess. 

The figure was that of a child – I could not determine the gender.

I believe the child represents the Star Children from beyond our earth who are incarnating at present.

However, all of us, old and young are born of the Goddess, so we may share this gentle coming with equality, happiness and love.”

Also in the Chapel of the Stars…

ALTAR OF THE GODDESS TARA

Tara

 

Star of the Mountain

Again we have stages of incarnation.

Above is the Winged Isis.

Below is the painting of the Goddess made of White Light

who came to Olivia Robertson,

Then below that a large painted medallion

of

TARA laughing, by Olivia Robertson,

with an unexpected blackbird 

by her white wing. 

Sharing her liveliness is a large blue dolphin, 

splashing on the Altar.

The frontal shows a Tara Hill with stars.   

Her hills are all over the earth.

The DOLMEN

is Her Star Doorway.

Amaterasu

THE  ALTAR  OF  AQUARIUS

Dedicated to AMATERASU NO KAMI,

SUN GODDESS OF JAPAN

Altar furnishings designed by William Morris in the 19^th Century

With gold-leaf ‘fleur-de-lys’.

A Sun disc with Japanese face, represents the Goddess

 and another in gold below this is of 

UZUMI 

who drew Amaterasu out of Her cave

to shine again by her dancing, 

thus founding Nō Plays

The cloth frontal of 3 Japanese Muses

was brought back by Olivia Robertson from Japan. 

To the left is

A Japanese fox fairy,

represented by an Art Nouveau face & cloth

Illustrating ‘fin-de-siècle’ Japanese influence in French art.