एस्टरथ एक धेरै प्राचीन देवी हुन्। उनी मानवतासँग, सैतन र बिआलजेबब जस्तै, प्रारम्भदेखि नै रहिएकी छिन्। एस्टरथ सैतनको छोरी हुन्। वहाँले यो कुरा हालसालैसम्म थाहा होस् भन्ने चाहनुहुन्नथ्यो। [अक्टोबर २०१६]। उहाँ सधैं अत्यन्त लोकप्रिय, धेरै माया गरिएको र जहाँ वहाँलाई पूजा गरिन्थ्यो, ती स्थानहरूमा उच्च सम्मानित रहनुभएको छ। उहाँ हाम्रो साथ प्रारम्भदेखि नै भएकाले, वहाँलाई विभिन्न नामहरूले चिनिएको छ, किनकि उहाँ विभिन्न क्षेत्र र संस्कृतिहरूमा प्रमुख देवीका रूपमा रहनुभएको छ। उनी उर्वरता, प्रेम र युद्धकी देवीका रूपमा चिनिएकी छिन्।

उच्च स्त्री धर्माध्यक्ष मेक्सिन:

"मेरो अनुभव- एस्टरथ हल्का सुनौलो कपाल साथ धेरै सुन्दर हुनुहुन्छ। अग्लो भए पनि उनी नाजुक बनावटकी छिन्। एस्टरथको रङहरू रातो र निलो हो। उनी कहिलेकाहीँ सेतो पङ्खहरूमा रातो र निलो रेखाहरू सहित देखिनुहुन्छ। उनी प्रायः मलाई र अन्य सैतनको आनन्द पादरीहरूलाई एक्लै भेट्छिन् र हाम्रो लागि एक साथी र मार्गदर्शक हुनुहुन्छ।"

उच्च धर्माध्यक्ष हुडेड कोब्रा ६६६ बाट:

"अस्टार्टी प्राचीन संसारको सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण देवी हुन्। वहाँलाई विश्वभरि माया गरिन्छ, के स्त्रीत्व छ त्यसको शक्तिशाली बल हुनुहुन्छ, प्रेमको भावना, शक्ति, र महिमा। सबै भन्दा उन्नत देवीहरू मध्ये एक भएको कारण, उनको कुनै तुलना छैन। वहाँ अजेजल सँगै मानवताको संरक्षक देवीहरूमध्ये एक रहनुभएको छ, जसले मानवतालाई मेग्नम ओपस (महान् कार्य) र कुण्डलिनी सर्प उठाउने रहस्यहरू तर्फ नेतृत्व गर्दै आएकी छिन्। वहाँको ज्ञान, शक्ति, र सुन्दरता अनुपम छ, र उहाँका रहस्यहरूको गहिराइ अथाह छन्, जुन मानवता सधैं बुझ्न खोजिरहेको हुन्छ—चाहे यो स्वर्गमा होस् वा पृथ्वीमा। तारा, प्रकृति, शुद्धता, र सौन्दर्यकी महारानी, उहाँ मानव आत्माको सर्वोच्च उन्नयनको प्रतीक हुनुहुन्छ, साथै परिभाषित रूपमा स्त्रीत्वको पनि उच्चतम प्रतिनिधित्व गर्नुहुन्छ"।

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एस्टरथको सिजिल

Uruk(उरुक) मा इनानाको पर्खाल

उनको सिजिलको ताराको बिन्दुमा तीनवटा बिन्दुहरूको समूह अत्यन्तै प्राचीन हो र तिनले वहाँको उच्च आध्यात्मिक स्तरलाई जनाउँछ। उनको सिजिलले मानव आत्माको महत्त्वपूर्ण बिन्दुहरू पनि चित्रण गर्दछ, जसरी सबै महत्त्वपूर्ण सौर चक्र र प्रत्येक पक्षमा आत्माको स्तम्भहरूको प्रतीक उल्टो क्रसको साथ भेनस ग्लिफबाट देख्न सकिन्छ।
सुमेरियन देवी "इनाना" को रूपमा, वहाँलाई एक शक्तिशाली योद्धा भनेर चिनिन्थ्यो र उहाँको पवित्र जनावर सिंह थियो। Nimrud(निमरुड) मा वहाँको मन्दिरको रक्षाका लागि रहेको सिंहहरूको तस्बिरहरू तल छन्।

Her sacred city was Uruk, one of the oldest cities of Sumer where she had her temple; in the lower right photo above are the ruins. Under her rule, the people of Sumer and their communities prospered and thrived. She had shrines and temples in many cities in the Ancient Middle East.

Her Sumerian title "Queen of Heaven" was stolen by Christians and used for their fictitious "Virgin Mary" which is an imposter.

Astaroth was also the Babylonian Goddess, Ishtar. Babylonian scriptures called her the "Light of the World," "Goddess of Goddesses," and "Bestower of Strength."

The "Ishtar Gate," built approximately 575 BCE was the main entrance into Babylon. It was the eighth of one of eight gates of the inner city. King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon dedicated the Gate to Ishtar. It was one of the most impressive monuments in the ancient Near East. The Ishtar Gate was decorated with dragons, bulls, and lions. Along with Ea [Satan] and Enlil [Beelzebub], she wound up in the grimoires when Judeo/Christianity arrived on the scene as one of the top Crowned Princes of Hell. These three were the most popular and well known deities in the Middle East. Their reputations were destroyed; they were viciously slandered, blasphemed, and demonized; labeled as "evil."

"Although Sidon is respected, it could not be forgotten that her goddess was Ashtart, a name the Israelite scribe wrote with the five consonants 'strt', and vocalized them by the vowels of the familiar Hebrew word for "shame," making the Sidonian goddess appear in the bastard form Astoreth."
–Excerpt from "Recovering Sarepta, A Phoenician City by James B. Pritchard, 1978

"Of the various spellings of the name, Astarte, is found the Tel Amara letters. The Hebrew Astoreth arose when the rabbinical school of the Massoretes in the sixth century decided to adopt a conventional system to compensate for the lack of vowels in written Hebrew, and at the same time to insert in the names of foreign divinities the vowels from the word 'boshet', meaning abomination."
-Excerpt from "Who's Who Non-Classical Mythology by Egerton Sykes, 1993

Above are the remains of the Temple Isis, originally on Philae Island, had to be moved to Agilqiyya Island [above] during the construction of the Aswan dam to save them from flooding.

Astaroth answers truly concerning past, present, and future She discovers all secrets, and is an excellent teacher of the liberal sciences. She causes one to have prophetic dreams and/or visions about the future and gives insight into the unknown. She also counsels humans who are close to Satan and actively working for him. She obtains friendship of those in power and represents luxury and ease.

Easter [originally known as "Ashtar"] was stolen from her by the Christians.

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Artwork done by Marcos Macias

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