Mother of the World

"As a pair of iridescent wings,

these two constellations are spread out across the firmament.

Between them, darting headlong toward earth, is the Star of the Morning,

resplendent abode of the Mother of the World.

By its dominating light,

by its unprecedented approach,

it foretells the new era of humanity."

"Likewise predestined

and also descending over humanity is that satellite of the Mother of the World

—Beauty, the living raiment.

As a garment of purification

must the sign of Beauty glorify each hearth."

Source

• Roerich Nicholas. ' Star of the Mother of the World.' In Shambhala. © Copyright 1930.
  

Nicholas Roerich Museum. n.p. n.d. Web. Accessed October 14, 2012. <http://www.roerich.org/nr.html?mid=wrtgs>.

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