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39 pages of results. 81. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah [Journals] [Kronos]
... to include electromagnetic effects. Velikovsky's statement above and the preceding comments only apply if the apparent motion of other celestial bodies also changed.- CLE] THE TRANSMUTATION OF OXYGEN INTO SULPHUR It has been observed since ancient times that lightning is attended by an odor of sulphur. In the twelfth book of the Odyssey, Homer says: "Zeus thundered and hurled his bolt upon the ship, and she quivered from stem to stern, smitten by the bolt of Zeus, and was filled with sulphurous smoke."(1 ) Again, in the Iliad: "When beneath the blast of father Zeus an oak falleth uprooted, and a dread reek of brimstone ariseth therefrom- then ...
82. China's Dragon [Journals] [Pensee]
... bottom or underneath the motifs. Above the waves is the background; that this background is the heavens is shown by a pattern of cloud symbols. In these heavens are three more motifs. Flame symbols strewn among the cloud symbols show the heavens to be on fire. Fire is further emphasized by a globe with fire symbols- with lightning and thunder symbols as well. The globe is being chased by the dragon, also in flames or giving off lightning, these things being shown by antlerlike tendrils coming from the dragon as they do from the globe. Evolution of the Urbild Judging from my own researches, the depiction went through several stages. First came the Urbild, the picture ...
83. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning [Books]
... was called Seat by Grotius, as one of the group Al Sa'd al Ah' biyah. Sundry other four or five small stars in Aquarius were given by Reeves as Poo Yue, the Headsman's Ax. si quaeritis astra Tunc oritur magni praepes adunca Jovis. Ovid's Fali. Jove for the prince of birds decreed, And carrier of his thunder, too, The bird whom golden Ganymede Too well for trusty agent knew. Gladstone's translation of Horace's Odes The Eagle, the French Aigle, the German Adler, and the Italian Aquila, next to and westward from the Dolphin, is shown flying toward the east and across the Milky Way; its southern stars constituting the now discarded ...
... rocks fell upon villages in the valleys, though where they came from remained a mystery. (e ) A violent "electric storm" swept the region at the same time. "Flashes and weird lights" filled the heavens during the ominous rocking of the earth, which it was said scientists would investigate into later. This lightning and thunder out of a clear moonlight night further terrified the people. (d ) In addition to the masses of rock or stone blocking roads and railways, a number of small rivers disappeared in districts where water was always scarce. (e ) The line of the earthquake was from NE to SW, i.e . from Mostar, ...
85. Cosmic Catastrophe in 'Paradise Lost' [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... Beril, and careering Fires between; Over thir heads a crystal Firmament, Whereon a Saphir Throne, inlaid with pure Amber, and colours of the showrie Arch. Hee in Celestial Panoplie all armd Of radiant Urim , work divinely wrought, Ascended; at his right hand Victorie Sate Eagle-Wingd, beside him hung his Bow And Quiver with three-bolted Thunder stor'd And from about him fierce Effusion rowld Of smoak and bickering flame, and sparkles dire; [Book VI, 749-66] At once the Four spred out thir Starrie wings With dreadful shade contiguous, and the Orbes Of his fierce Chariot rowld, as with the sound Of torrent Floods, or of a numerous Host. Hee on ...
86. From the Death of Eli to the Death of Saul [Books]
... to such a degree, that he caused it to tremble, and made them to shake, insomuch that by its trembling, he made some unable to keep their feet, and made them fall down, and by opening its chasms, he caused that others should be hurried down into them; after which he caused such a noise of thunder to come among them, and made fiery lightning shine so terribly round about them, that it was ready to burn their faces; and he so suddenly shook their weapons out of their hands, that he made them fly and return home naked. So Samuel with the multitude pursued them to Bethcar, a place so called; and ...
87. Ear Symbols [Books]
... of wind and breath. The idea that winds are born in caves (earth shells) may thus have had origin long before mankind knew aught of the cardinal points, or conceived of a sky-world whirlwind from which all winds emanated. In post-Palaeolithic times the "voice" of the god was the "voice of air " the tempest and thunder. The "voice of air was regarded as the "voice of the sky" by those who believed that "Jife was in the sky". The god of the sky spoke to human beings as the "air god", the "storm god", the "thunder god" or the "river god". ...
88. Ear Symbols [Books]
... of wind and breath. The idea that winds are born in caves (earth shells) may thus have had origin long before mankind knew aught of the cardinal points, or conceived of a sky-world whirlwind from which all winds emanated. In post-Palaeolithic times the "voice" of the god was the "voice of air " the tempest and thunder. The "voice of air was regarded as the "voice of the sky" by those who believed that "Jife was in the sky". The god of the sky spoke to human beings as the "air god", the "storm god", the "thunder god" or the "river god". ...
... look about us. First, we will look to the South, far down the Indian Ocean. What was supposed to lie in that direction? To begin with their distribution of the different quarters of the world among the gods, this is the quarter belonging to Yama) the god of the dead: " May he whose hands the thunder wield Be in the East thy guard and shield; May Yama's care the South befriend, And Varun's arm the West defend; And let Kuvera, lord of gold, The North with firm protection hold."2 In precise accordance with our Key to Ancient Cosmology, it is the direction of descent. North is upwards (uttarat ...
... when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud . . . and set darkness upon thy land. ' The deluge surged over the Earth. The waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder [the uproar of the unchained elements] they hasted away. ' (Psalms civ. 6 -7.) Colossal hailstorms swept over the globe, lashing the land and whipping the subsiding waters of the girdle-tide, out of which new land emerged. A Jewish myth reports this stage as follows: The Lord took a lump of snow ...
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