16th street also runs through the Ellipse.........every year......X mas trees.......
At Ziegler’s Christmas party, which he prominently placed 8
pointed stars. These stars symbolized The Star of Venus, also known as
the Star of Ishtar, named after the Babylonian Goddess Ishtar. She is
the goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, combat, and
political power. Thus, it seems appropriate that Ziegler and his
sexually exploitative elitist friends would worship this goddess behind
closed doors. One secret society that historically worshipped Venus was
the ‘’Hellfire Club’’. Members held dubious rituals at different
locations such as the basement of a church. While the specific
activities that occurred at the meetings are not verified, it is known
that they gambled, drank, womanized and made a mockery of religious
values. Regardless of the accuracy of the degree of Hedonism, the
Hellfire Club is a perfect society to reference in Eyes Wide Shut
because it embodies the idea that behind the façade like a church, lies
the dark reality of debauchery. Ziegler’s holiday party in the movie is
also a deception. Behind a happy holiday façade, the party is riddled
with drugs, prostitution, and infidelity. The entire party is a disguise
for the rituals which is to come in the later scenes. 8 pointed star
also stands for chaos magic, reinforcing the fact that behind the façade
of Ziegler’s Christmas party, lies a deeper magical element.
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