San Jose, California
We went to Egypt! Well not exactly… But we did go the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
We were the only ones in the gardens that mid-morning. As we walked around the pond admiring the papyrus what struck me most was the quiet. It was so serene and peaceful.
The crisp white buildings with maroon and green accents stood out against the deep blue of the sky. I would love to photograph a bride here. Or an engagement shoot.
The museum houses an extensive collection of artifacts. After seeing the mummies on the first floor, visitors go inside a tomb, if they dare.
The museum also exhibits many cylinder seals and other Babylonian artifacts. Among these are figures of Ishtar, the goddess of love and fertility. Ishtar went by many names. The Greeks called her Demeter as well as Aphrodite and the Romans Venus. The figure on the right was found at Uruk.
One Babylonian myth tells of Ishtar descending into the underworld in order to rescue her lover. Now that’s a really long-distance relationship!
Do you ever wonder how wedding traditions started? Today some grooms carry their brides over the threshold for good-luck. Don’t know if newlyweds did that back in 1,000 BCE, but they did bury small statues of Ishtar, often broken into pieces, before their doorway.
All too soon we had to leave and start our long drive back to Los Angeles.
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