R.O.S.E.     |     home The R.O.S.E. Book Of Shadows   |   BOS Dedication   |   BOS Index   |   Modes   |   Elements   |   Calliope   |   Clio   |   Euterpe   |   Erato   |   Melpomene   |   Polyhymnia   |   Terpsichore   |   Thalia   |   Urania Remember that The 9 Muses are alive and well and their reality intersects with ours.  Temper the traditional information with a touch of whimsy and a lot of Magick.  Take your time while reading and looking at the picture.  Open your mind and heart and let The Muse come to you and reveal Her Truth. THE MUSE URANIA Simon Vouet French, 1590 - 1649 detail of Urania from The Muses Urania and Calliope, c. 1634, oil on panel, Samuel H. Kress Collection The Muse Urania is also known as "The Heavenly".  She is the Muse of Astronomy and is represented by a Staff pointed at a celestial globe.  It is She who tells the future by the position of the Stars. "Urania, o'er her star-bespangled lyre, With touch of majesty diffused her soul; A thousand tones, that in the breast inspire, Exalted feelings, o er the wires 'gan roll-- She sang of night that clothed the infant world, In strains as solemn as its dark profound-- How at the call of Jove the mist unfurled, And o'er the swelling vault--the glowing sky, The new-born stars hung out their lamps on high, And rolled their mighty orbs to music's sweetest sound." from An Ode To Music, by James G. Percival You are listening to "Celestial" Please click  HERE to return to The Muses Thanks, Lacefairy, for the lovely background