Electra - The Sacred Fire Within Us

“Electra“, from the album “Pleiades“ by Christel Veraart. For more information: - Electra, the final track from my latest album “Pleiades“, was the Greek word for amber. Formed from fossilized sap that once flowed from ancient trees. It was discovered by the early Greeks that pieces of amber produced an electric charge when rubbed together. The Ancients believed amber was made from honey and imbued with special talismanic qualities. As the mother of Troy’s founder, Electra was remembered in that city with the “Palladium,” considered to be a sacred object that fell from heaven. Zeus threw the statue down from heaven when Troy was founded, but Greek warriors spirited it away, thus enabling the Greek capture of Troy. According to some, the Palladium was placed within the temple of Vesta to tend to the sacred hearth. The fire of the hearth symbolized the warmth of loving relationships, which suggests a link between the hearth fire a