Venus as the Morning Star

Through the end of August Venus will increase in magnitude until peaking mid-September. It will appear very bright in the low east, near sunrise point.

HISTORY:

Since the earliest times, planets and stars were significant to ancient religions and were personified as deities. Since ancient cultures didn’t understand modern astronomy, they saw Venus once in the morning and once in the evening as two separate celestial bodies.

Ancient Greeks and Egyptians called it Phosphorous, meaning ‘light-bearer,’ or Heosphoros, which means ‘dawn-bringer.’ They later recognized it was one planet and named it after the goddess of love and fertility, Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology).

In Christianity, the name morning star was associated with Lucifer, once a beautiful archangel, who refused to honor God and was cast out of Heaven. Luciver means ‘light bringer’ in Latin, which harkens back to the ancient Egyptian and Greek names for the star.

SYMBOLISM

As distant and majestic, as the source of light in the darkness, stars are often seen as something beautiful, divine, guiding, and enlightening. The morning star symbol appears in many different cultures and traditions around the world, and here are some of its universal symbolic meanings:

?Hope and guidance. – Due to its prominent appearance in the celestial sphere, the Morning Star was often used for navigation. This symbolic meaning can also be drawn from a four-pointed star shape resembling a compass that keeps us on the right path.

?Change and new beginnings. – As the Morning Star signals the dawn and the start of a new day, it symbolizes significant changes in our lives and great experience of spiritual journey and re-birth.

?Protection. – In the Christian context, the Morning Star is interpreted as Jesus Christ, who brings joy into the world, just as the Morning Star brings light to the day. Therefore, the Morning Star often symbolizes a sanctuary from darkness and the unknown. To some, it’s the personification of Jesus Christ, a source of light and happiness ending a dark night.

?Connection to Mother Nature. – Given that the four-pointed star also resembles the cross, it refers to the unity of opposites and balance. In this regard, the Morning Star represents the perfect link between the spiritual and the material world and stands for harmony, goodness, and peace.

If we look at the Morning Star as Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, we could associate it with femininity, passion, fertility, and prosperity.

ORIGIN OF THE MORNING STAR SYMBOLISM

Surprisingly, the four-pointed morning star symbol we know today has its roots in Native American culture. They used various geometric shapes that resembled animals, natural phenomena, and celestial bodies as symbols that reflected their spiritual nature, beliefs, and way of life. One of those symbols is the morning star.

SHAMANIC

Many different Native American tribes used the Morning Star as a symbol for their elders. Their religious leader was called the Shaman, who acted as a medium between the visible and the spiritual world. He would perform different mystical ceremonies to reinforce this connection and renew the natural world. The symbol of the Shaman was often associated with the Morning Star symbol. In this context, it represented the bond between the natural world and the world of spirits.

THE GHOST DANCE

Ghost Dance, the Native American religious movement, involved ceremonial dancing and singing to rehabilitate traditional values. In these rituals, they used the Morning Star as a symbol of courage, renewal of tradition, and the resurrection of past heroes.

THE MORNING STAR CEREMONY

The Pawnee were an agricultural tribe who raised corn on the territory known today as Nebraska. They would observe the movement of the stars and perform seasonal rituals based on their celestial interpretation. These rituals were important to them because they believed they had an impact on their agriculture. One of those rituals was called the Morning Star ceremony, and it involved the ritual human sacrifice of a young woman. From the Pawnee point of view, the woman was not a victim, but a messenger, who symbolized fertility. They believed that the young woman represented the Evening Star, whose soul needed to be brought back to her husband, the Morning Star. Their reunion meant a renewal of their crops and all growing things on Earth.

Reference: Symbolsage

Image: Dale Osadchuk

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