The Goddess Astarte

The star represents the Goddess Astarte, an ancient Middle-eastern goddess of fertility and growth. Astarte was both creator and destroyer. Her power was expressed in the creation of earth and all living things. The miracle of life and growth, the changing seasons and nature, which sustain human life are holy to followers of the Goddess. This Star of Astarte is also symbolic of the re-emergence of ancient, earth-based, religions in the modern world. These religions often time their significant observances and celebrations with solstice, equinox and changes in the moon's phases.