We finished our first day of exploration by visiting the Archeological Museum.
Patrick and I went one way and everyone else scattered. We were really enthralled with the artifacts. Some were authentic, and some were duplicates. Surprisingly, there wasn't a lot of energy activity as far as entities. There were only a few beings that were attached to the burial sarcophagi. But they were not interested in talking to me or anybody else for that matter. It felt like they were relatives of those who had been buried there. So, we just sent love and passed them by.
On the side of a particularly old sarcophagus, I saw a beautiful emblem that I would love to have made into a necklace. It was the crescent with the star on a stick with a heart at the bottom. It was just lovely. It made me wonder about the crescent moon and the heart.
The Turkey flag has the crescent moon and the star on it, but this sarcophagus was ancient. Long before the Turkey flag had come into being.
This symbolism must have been was a part of their culture even prior to Turkey becoming a nation.
And then that heart. So, I explored when the "valentine heart shape", we all know so well, became the symbol for love. What I found was interesting. During the 7th centruy BC, a North African City, Cyrene, was known for growing the plant Silphium. This plant, now extinct- so they say, was used very successfully for birth control. The sale of this plant was so lucrative that they actually etched the seed's shape into their coinage. It was the shape of a "valentine" heart. Very interesting.
So, I felt so blessed to touch a symbol of love from the ancient world.
It had been a wonderful day exploring the remnants of many years and many peoples.
We retired filled with love and excitedly expectant for our early morning flight to Cappadocia.
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