…substances become the spokes of the mysterious St. Andrew's cross of antiquity upon which the dove of Ixion or the dove of Semiramis, the soul symbol, was crucified. Thus the cross of bodies, which the Logos must bear, is composed of the four bodies, and…

…the great figure of the sun god that stood over the gates of the harbor of Rhodes. Venus, the hanging gardens of Semiramis, queen of Babylon. Mercury, the great pyramid of Giza, sacred to both Hermes, the master of the mysteries. And the moon, the…

…of the great Babylonian gardens. These are supposed to have been ordered and designed in connection with the symbolism of Semiramis, Queen of Babylon. Actually, we know now that this queen was an embodiment of personification, at least in symbolism, of…

…of the planet Venus. It was a great symbol of beauty and of artistry and of the glory of creative idealism. Semiramis has been very difficult to trace historically as a queen. He becomes practically a mythological person, and as a mythological person…

…to be ruled over with wisdom and prudence. The next thought that we have is that nothing resembling the goddess of Semiramis remains. Yet this mysterious queen of Babylonia, whose symbolism of course was related to the planet Venus, suggests to us the…