first pages of Venus Starfire

Chapter 1   Mysterious Visitor

A man, a presence of energy appears from nowhere on soft feet. He acts with authority yet this is definitely not one of the guides of Rosslyn Chapel. Why, then, do you have the feeling that he has specifically chosen you, singled you out to receive some kind of mysterious secret information? 

`There is something you need to see,' he says and before you know it you find yourself following along behind him. Why? Who is he ~ somehow you don`t feel he is a member of the Sinclair family who own Rosslyn Chapel and castle ~ and just why are you following him so meekly?

You both stop beneath an incredible star studded, barrel shaped ceiling. Why, as he points upwards, do you have the distinct feeling that this man of indiscernible age, very pale skin and misty far away eyes is not altogether here with you?

As he speaks you find you have to listen to what he has to say. `At the equinox of September the twenty first, and again at the Spring equinox, of the twenty first of March, you could be standing here at sunrise, in this very spot, and find a beam of light passing right the way through you.'

Lingering eyes do turn towards you for long held moments and something pulls you deeply into the depths of time.

`Naturally this also occurs at certain other sacred sites since many Temples were created to receive and respond to light as a symbol of the Resurrecting God. Often, as with Rosslyn, these temples were specifically designed to face due East.

Do you know why this should be?'  By now you`re completely mesmerised by his voice ~ touching a strange chord in your memory ~ and have no idea how to answer.

`No, I can`t say.'  How would you know?

His eyes smile kindly, large eyes and you`re reminded of a being from another planet who has absolute universal and cosmic knowledge at his disposal. `Ah, this is because both the sun but also the planet Venus, both of them rise in the East.'

Should you have known that? `But surely Venus is seen as both morning and evening star?' You offer, determined to appear partly knowledgeable.

Do you now feel how his gentle easy smile lifts layers of warmth from inside you. `Indeed and this has very special meaning to herald a time of spiritual rebirth which brings death to the material level of existence.

Above all you must know that this chapel has strong connections with Venus and was once fitted with shutters when used as a secret observatory.' His words hold you in fascination, you had no idea of any cosmic connections to Rosslyn but are you about to learn more?

`In fact the foundation stone for the Chapel was laid on a day to herald a very rare conjunction between Venus and the sun,' he continues softly, `and this relates to the Shekinah feminine spiritual aspect of God.'  Shekinah, you ask yourself, surely that was the feminine side of God for the Israelites?  But you have to concentrate, must absorb every word he shares.

`Also there is a hidden window here, once used to measure the movements of the planets. The light of dawn would appear through this secret window and project onto the back of the Chapel. Thence would be cast a shape which you will recognise as being similar to the eye of Horus and this has long been a symbol of Freemasonry.