The Priestess began, “O, most Venerated Father, I come again to ask assistance, with your astrological knowledge, in behalf of Sarthia.  The memory of the past seems to be entirely blotted out.  Is there any aspect showing that memory will return, and if not, at what time do the planets indicate a commencement of the training of the mind that will bring a successful issue in spiritual things?  We will have to commence with her as a child and train the body, mind and soul to Vestal Service.”

The Astrologer turned to Hermo and said, “Hear you the request of our Priestess here?  Make note, and see at what time the planets point favorably to the initiation of our new Sarthia into the Temple Service of Isis.”

“How is our new Sarthia?” inquired the Priest.

“Nothing, as yet,” answered the Priestess, “But that does not disturb my hope and faith that she will become all that we wish and desire of her, and instead of having but one Vestal we shall have two, for ere long Nu-nah will also be numbered among our Vestals, and Rathunor as one of our Priests.”

Thanking the Priest for his promised service the Priestess withdrew.

The Astrologer returned to his studies and was soon absorbed with them, when, suddenly he turned to Hermo and said, “Hermo, I shall place Sarthia under your special tutelage as soon as she is ready to commence her studies in Astrology.”

The suddenness of the Priest’s remarks quite confused the young scribe and set him to seriously thinking.  Strange thoughts came into his mind, “why should Sarthia not continue her studies with me, why would she become a special and not a fellow student?”

He could not account for these strange thoughts that had been excited within his mind, and the rest of the hours of work did not show the usual amount accomplished.

At an early hour the next night, before Hermo had arrived for his night’s work, the Astrologer Priest sent for the Priestess.  She hastily responded to the summons feeling there was some very important news to be received.  As soon as she entered the Priest said, “Most noble Priestess, I find by the calculations made, that not before another month may our infant child, Sarthia, be initiated, as a pupil, into the Temple of Isis.  Two days before the full Moon the spiritual rays will be most active and potent, and being of so harmonious a nature we may hope for the most satisfactory results.  The task will be slow and require much patience, my Priestess, for the hereditary tendencies of the brain, that have so far influenced that soul’s life and experiences, will have to be polarized in other channels and gradually awakened to consciousness.  The life of the body it has been animating in past years was not of such a nature as to mature a healthy soul.