Clarissa Helene Constantinos, Encyclopedia of Syban Volume 1 (Incline Village: Syban Publishing 2026).
Before time had been invented, the Great Goddess gave birth to four children. The firstborn was a son, whom the Great Goddess named “Power”.
Her second child was a daughter, whom she named “Love”.
The third child was also a daughter, for whom she chose the name “Justice”.
The last born was again a son and she named him “Success”. But before the Great Goddess was about to devote herself to her own regeneration, she spoke to her children:
“Dear daughters and sons, it is time for you to know that your destiny is to be keeper of your name. Each of you has your own individual and unique task. None of you is more important or valuable than the others, for you are not only equal, but of equal status.The well-being of all living beings on Earth depends on your harmonious cooperation.”
And the Great Goddess addressed the direct word first to her firstborn son:
“ My son, as Guardian of the Power, it is extremely important that you realize the strength and importance of your office, for your influence is the most consequential.That is why I have decreed that you should combine your power, your strength and your might with the energy of your sister “Love.”
And the Great Goddess continued to speak to the daughter, Guardian of Love:
“But if you, my daughter, have combined the power with your energy of love, your sister, the Guardian of Justice, will easily be able to fulfill her task of creating balance. But if justice as a harmonious balance guides the inhabitants of the Earth, their success will also easily come from experience and your brother, as the Guardian of Success, can strengthen the position of his brother’s power.
The children of the Great Goddess heard and understood the words of their mother and endeavored to fulfill their duties as guardians of the well-being of the earth’s inhabitants.
And the Great Goddess was able to withdraw with confidence to gather new strength. For many orbital cycles, all creatures on Earth lived in harmony and unity with one another, so that the planet became a flourishing garden, with each creature filling its place and respecting every other living being. The Guardians were respected and the energy of harmony in turn strengthened the position of the Great Goddess.
Meanwhile, a dispute had arisen among the gods, which led to the young god Mars being excluded from the circle of the old gods. While searching for a new location, he noticed the seemingly abandoned throne of the Great Goddess and imagined himself taking her place. Now the young Mars knew very well that it would be very unwise to enter into a test of strength with the Great Goddess and so he devised a ruse to conquer her throne.
He began to flatter and seduce the children of the Goddesses through whisperings in order to disrupt the harmonious interaction of the Guardians, for he knew well the source of the power from which the Great Goddess and the inhabitants of the Earth were nourished.
After many unsuccessful attempts, he was ready to give up his plan of conquest, until he finally found just the right words for the Guardian of Power to paralyze his loyalty to his task. The cunning Mars succeeded in planting mistrust and doubt about the integrity of his siblings, especially his younger brother, the guardian of success, in the heart of the firstborn.
He whispered to him:
“Remember, Guardian of Power, you are the most important. Your office is the most important; without you and your power, the other Guardians could hardly fulfill their duties. And he directed further such double-tongued speeches into the ear of the Guardian of Power.
You have drawn a bad lot by committing yourself to your sister, to “Love”, and to her. Should a weak woman be the ruler of power? Why do you allow your authority to be curtailed? You are the firstborn and your younger brother reaps the rewards of success! How could he do this without you? You are the greatest and therefore you deserve the first place, sole rule!
The son of the Great Goddess listened to the seductive words and allowed them to penetrate his heart, displacing the place of love and weakening his allied sister the Guardian of Love. At the same time, the Guardian of Power began to harass his younger brother “Success” to serve the rule of his power. To make people his subjects and determine their fate according to their performance.
People groaned under the power of their fate, because the pursuit of power and success destroyed their harmony and they began to distrust each other, to wage war, to fight and to subjugate the weaker ones. The cry of the oppressed for justice reached the Guardian of this name, but the Guardian of Success had passed the burden imposed on him on to his sister, so that justice evaded and turned into arbitrariness and violence.
But the Guardian of Love felt her energy waning and with her last strength she set out to see the Great Goddess to ask her for advice.And when the daughter “Justice” wanted to ask her sister “Love” for advice and help, she found her place abandoned and on its place a great dark and pitiless emptiness.
The usurper Mars, and with him the Guardian of Power, knew well that the domain of disempowered “Love” had to be reoccupied so that the energy circle could continue to flow and strengthen it, and he entrusted the task of love to his daughter “Illusion”.
But since the “Illusion”, although of beguiling beauty, had a fleeting, fickle and unstable nature, the hearts of the Earth’s inhabitants were no longer strengthened with the warming power of Love. Instead, they began to thirst for the capricious banter of indifferent illusions. But their hearts remain empty and so they were condemned to run further and further, more strenuously, more sustainably and incessantly after the illusion.When the Great Goddess saw the misery of the people and her daughter, the dying “Love”, she was filled with deep compassion and in her infinite kindness she took pity on them and said to the Guardian of Love:
“My daughter, you are the only one who can reverse our fate and that of the people of Earth and save us all. Find the crystalline sound among the inhabitants of planet Earth. With his help we will be able to restore harmony and the old order. Now go without hesitation, spare no effort, and do not linger until you have found it, the incomparable crystalline sound.”
Without rest and without peace, The Guardian of Love went in search for the crystalline sound.
Decades passed, centuries ticked by, not only did the inhabitants of the Earth groan under the arbitrary rule of the unleashed power, but the planet itself also became more and more unbalanced;
The elements, closely connected with the children of the Great Goddess, unleashed their unbridled power. Hurricanes whipped the seas, overflowing the shores and harassing the ever-guarded fire. But the fire escaped from the waters and burned the earth to dust. Chaos reigned on Earth and among all living things.
But the Guardian of Love wandered across the earth in despair, searching for the crystalline sound.
On a dull and rainy day, she wandered through the streets of a large city and sought shelter from the unbridled forces of nature in the vaults of a castle.
A storm whipped through with icy rain, and the exhausted daughter of the Great Goddess huddled in a niche, soaked and freezing, seeking shelter. She had searched the entire Earth.
She had explored the depths of the ocean, climbed snow-capped peaks, crossed endless deserts and the darkest forests in search of the crystalline sound.
There was only one place she hadn’t yet explored in her search; Wounded in spirit and tormented by immense despondency, she wanted to rest before embarking on the path to the underworld…
And suddenly, in the hour of her darkest despair, in the place of her despondency with the horror of the underworld before her eyes, she heard a clear, bright sound. On soft butterfly-like wings, he lingered for a brief moment, vibrating in the air, before flying towards her, crystal clear and pure.
Drawing further notes in their wake, the individual tones began to form in a gentle, angelic manner. The entire vault was filled with ever-new, reverberating, vibrating tones that seemed to intertwine with one another, combining into a luminous and colorful carpet of sound.
The light, silvery sounds wove a melody that filled the old castle vault and caressed its way into the heart of the Guardian of Love. Forgetting her exhaustion, the Guardian of Love lifted herself with trembling limbs to explore the bubbling source of the unearthly sounds. And she discovered a person who played a glass harp with perfect mastery.
As she approached him, she realized that this man could not see; his eyes were blind. And yet his hands were able to coax these heavenly timbres from the glasses of his instrument. Touched to the depths of her soul, the daughter of the Great Goddess opened her heart and the sounds of the glass harp filled it with new strength, enlivening and refreshing her spirit and from the center of her inner self arose a new and unimagined power in the form of a shining crystal.
She took this crystal in both hands, admired the colors of the rainbow that pulsed in its center, and watched as the crystal collected and stored note by note, sound by sound, melody by melody of its inner being.When the blind musician had finished his song, the Guardian of Love approached him, touched his hands and said to him:
“I have wandered the whole Earth for many centuries, seeking aids for this world, but people have forgotten how to see with their hearts. And although they have eyes, they are blind. You, my friend, may not see with your eyes, but you have a seeing heart, and with your hands you bring healing to those who can hear you. I thank you for that magic!”
With a cheerful spirit and light steps, the Guardian of Love set out on her journey to the underworld, for now she knew what to do.
Deep into the Earth’s interior, to its center, she carried her precious treasure and planted the crystal in the heart of the planet. Suddenly the crystal began to shine with bright light and the collected sounds emanated from its center. A symphony of crystalline sounds filled the interior of the Earth, flooded the Earth’s surface, spread out, and began to penetrate every substance, every creature, with the vibration of the crystalline sound, like rays of light.
Little by little, every corner, every soul, every living being, the entire planet was filled and illuminated by the floods of this crystalline sound. As if from a sleep of death, the people of Earth awoke and realized that success through power without love means destruction. And harmony comes from love, not from the fulfillment of an illusion.
In the moment of realization, people began to treat each other with respect again, to live in unity and harmony, so that the planet gradually developed into a blooming garden once more. The crystalline sound also reached and filled the children of the Great Goddess, and when the Guardian of Power recognized the true nature of the Illusion, it dissolved, like a soap bubble in the hand of a playing child.
By remarrying the Guardian of Love with the Guardian of Power, the Guardian of Justice ended the reign of tyranny and became a kind teacher. Humans were able to turn their mistakes into experiences, and the youngest son of the Great Goddess gave the earthlings the success of “happy destiny.”
The elements formed themselves in harmony and in accordance with the children of the Great Goddess.
The power of the storm carried the seed through the air, uniting in love with the earth, which nourished the seed and produced trees, plants, flowers and food for all creatures. They also created the food for the eternal fire, from whose power Justice could ensure harmony and balance.
And the fire of justice warmed the sea, so that, sustained by success, it rose into the air and formed into clouds. And the power of the wind watered the Earth and through Love, fertilized all creations.
Thus, the energy cycle was restored by the children of the Great Goddess in the rhythm of the elements. The Guardian of Love said:
“Children of men, remember: only he who sees with the heart recognizes the wisdom of the crystalline sound!”
