Most people in modern times are more familiar with the name Nike as a brand-name for sports clothing. To the ancient Greeks she was the Goddess of Victory, and her most famous remaining monument is the temple she shared with Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.

Generally the Goddess Nike is gentle. Her appearance on one occasion was truly breathtaking to watch. There appeared on the ground a glowing circle of golden light, two metres wide, then from the air appeared millions of tiny twinkling stars which fell only into the circle - tiny stars less than two centimetres wide - forming into the shape of a woman. 
   Her figure was completely assembled of twinkling silver stars. It was impossible to distinguish any detail of her features except longish hair; but it was the most beautiful experience our team- members have ever witnessed. They described feeling ethereal sensations of such intense beauty it evoked tears.
   Gradually the figure faded leaving only the golden disk, then that too faded and she spoke:  

"It is pleasant to have mortals speaking directly to me and to show gratitude. Yes, so many know my name. Many know that I was a Goddess, a legend; but there are a few that realise I am real. I am Nike, a great one. More powerful than mortals realise. 

I now have many temples. I am speaking to mortals. Children see and hear far more than their elders. Young adults hear me and talk about me among themselves. They are more receptive to new ideas and although the Olympian faith is not new, it is the oldest and truest, it is new to them."

'...I found myself in an ordinary home, a dining room, with chairs and a dining table and I saw a large bay window that looked out onto a garden. In the window sat a man in his 50s with a drawing board, he had various drawing tools with him, set squares and compass and he was drawing something, not just sketching, but measuring. Then a woman of about the same age came into the room and asked what he was doing and I heard him reply, 'I am designing a temple for the Gods. This must be kept safe. I have been told that long after I am dead it will be used. I have to get it accurate.' Then the scene faded. 

"Nothing in your world is perfect. Much is very bad."
    '...I had a glimpse of cities being bombed.'
     "As we take over the world, which has come sooner than expected, there still will be small things to annoy mortals. This has to be expected, but the suffering of war and cruelty will be gone."

'...I was in open country and it was warm. I walked and could see a building ahead and hurried toward it. It was a very ornate temple. It had six columns at the front, not smooth rounded, but raised embossed work of pattern and the stone had a silvery glint to it. The door was large and made of a silver type metal and this too had the same embossed patterns of wiggles. Over the top of the door was written 'NIKE' in very big letters. 
    There was an overhang, a big verandah. It was the traditional temple shape but the roof was the colour of very delicate green and there were lots of flowers in big vases on the verandah, three large vases on either side of the door, full of flowers. The vases stood some four feet high, were pottery but painted on the front of each in bright green was a laurel wreath.
    "This was my greatest temple, long gone. It will be built again."

Festival of Nike - March 20th