Weekly Haiku: 12/17/2025

Haiku of the week from the Editor & his cousin Rowan!

"Saturnalia!

Echoes of the Golden Age!

Gazing on the stars."

Digital image by the Editor: Saturn, Roman ruins, & Sophia (Divine Wisdom), who governed humanity during the prehistoric Golden Age.

Image Description:

Sophia dwelt on Earth (metaphorically speaking) during the legendary prehistoric Golden Age. Her golden hair, scepter, and tiara symbolize how humanity was governed by wisdom and compassion during that long-ago time. Her green eyes & green royal robes symbolize humanity's harmonious relationship with the natural world. In the background, we see ancient Roman ruins, and the planet Saturn (celestial ruler of the once-and-future Golden Age) is in the night sky overhead.

Editor's Note: The following passage from 1 Enoch (an esoteric text compiled in Judea during the 3rd century BCE) echoes the ancient Greek myth of Astraea, the goddess of justice, who governed humanity during the Golden Age. The story is told in Hesiod's Works and Days, in Aratus' Phaenomena, and in Virgil's Fourth Eclogue (which foresees her return to usher in a new Golden Age in the future).

1 Enoch 42:1-2

Sophia found no place where she might dwell;

    Then a dwelling-place was assigned her in the heavens.

Sophia went forth to make her dwelling among the children of Earthlings,

    And found no dwelling-place:

Sophia returned to her place,

    And took her seat among the angels.