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38 pages of results. 221. Nova of Super Uranus and Ejection of the Moon [Books] [de Grazia books]
... while Adityas and Vitras fought in that troubled first phase of the skies, Heaven and Earth, living together in a common house, bore Indra. At first concealed, he fed upon soma until he attained enormous size, whereupon he blew Heaven and Earth apart forever, filling the atmosphere by himself and exploding the Vitras in the process by thunderbolts. From the exploded belly of Vitra came the cosmic waters, acknowledging Indra (Super Uranus) as their new lord. Out of the waters came also the Sun. Varuna (Heaven as Super Uranus) presided, as order and truth emerged from primordial chaos. This narrative is but one culture's account of mankind's witnessing of the explosion ...
222. The Archangels [Journals] [Kronos]
... (c ) 1982 by Dwardu Cardona Editor's Note: The present article is meant to be read immediately after "Jupiter - God of Abraham", Part III which appeared in KRONOS VIII:1 . It is also somewhat independent of that series. - LMG 1. The Cities of the Plain Immanuel Velikovsky was of the opinion that the thunderbolt which struck the Biblical Cities of the Plain, as described by Josephus,(1 ) resulted from an interplanetary discharge originating from Jupiter that occurred at the time.(2 ) James E. Strickling, while stressing Jupiter's activity during this period, left the issue undecided in that he could not come to a conclusion as to whether ...
223. Thoth Vol IV, No. 2: Jan 31, 2000 [Journals] [Thoth]
... data set of fashionable theory, it is unrecognizable in comparison. Nothing in today's domain of planetary motions resembles the images recorded by the myth-makers. Their planets were up close, personal, and axially aligned. Their planets turned, like wheels, in the air. Their planets swelled and shrank. Their planets raged in the sky, hurled thunderbolts, and destroyed cities. Our planets are tiny and sedate specks of light that we have to be trained to recognize. Were our ancestors hallucinating? Were they insane? Or are we? "Nothing in today's domain" is not quite true. The newly- discovered planets circling other stars are mostly close- orbiting. If we ...
224. Thoth Vol IV, No 9: May 31, 2000 [Journals] [Thoth]
... [ Home ] THOTH A Catastrophics Newsletter Vol IV, No 9 May 31, 2000 EDITOR: Amy Acheson PUBLISHER: Michael Armstrong LIST MANAGER: Brian Stewart CONTENTS I DON'T BELIEVE THIS! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by Mel Acheson THUNDERBOLTS OF THE GODS: an intro . . . . by Dave Talbott PARADIGM PORTRAITS IV: COSMIC JETS. . . by Amy Acheson IO'S WANDERING PLUMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by Wal Thornhill So NEAR, yet so far from UNDERSTANDING . . by Wal Thornhill- From the nineteenth century onward, the uniformity principle remained ...
225. The Stream Surrounding the Earth [Journals] [SIS Review]
... experience for all peoples on the Earth. As you would expect, the event was interpreted as a visitation of the gods and religions appeared in all areas. The phenomena observed in the heavens were described as the activities of those gods. The actual meteoroid fall was an important part of the affair and is reflected in the widespread stories of thunderbolts and other miscellaneous fiery objects hurled from the sky. However, the dominant aspect of the encounter was the temporary formation of a ring surrounding the Earth. This took centre stage in all religions. An essential element of all the religions was the mythologies - the attempt at describing what transpired. As the religions dimmed with time - were ...
... In classic mythology this strange system is preserved in the story of Phaeton, when he drove the two steeds of his father Helios, the Sun, too close to earth with dire results. Large areas were blackened with fire, and the world was in imminent danger of utter destruction until Zeus, the All Father, slew Phaeton with a thunderbolt and he was hurled into the river Eridanus, which was thereby set ablaze. Plato, we remember, alludes to this myth in connection with the submersion of the island of Atlantis, terming it the "declination of heavenly bodies," as the cause of the vast earthquakes, floods, and conflagration on earth, a catastrophe, ...
227. The Saturn Problem [Journals] [SIS Review]
... Jupiter was thought to be the youngest son of Saturn. By one means or another (the stories vary) Jupiter escaped being eaten by his father, rebelled against him and clapped him in irons. Jupiter became the next ruler of the gods and was worshipped by the Romans as lord of the skies, the power of the storm and thunderbolt and the embodiment of kingship and justice. Yet he, like Saturn, was also believed to be a planet. The Roman orator Cicero (102-43 BC) described the struggle between the two gods as one between planets: Saturn is said to have been put in chains by Jupiter to restrain his boundless course and to bind him in ...
228. Formation of Chondritic Meteorites and the Solar System [Journals] [SIS Review]
... in Physics at Melbourne University, he has had a lifelong interest in astronomy and Velikovsky's theories. The Talk he gave at the AGM of the Society in April 1988 was based upon this article: an earlier version of this paper was also presented at the 13th National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers in Sydney during Easter 1988. It is the thunderbolt that steers the Universe' - Heraclitus, c.500 BC Introduction This paper examines some of the puzzling features of the largest class of meteorites, the stony chondritic meteorites, or chondrites. Chondrites are so named because they contain chondrules or small spherules of olivine, enstatite or another of the meteoritic materials. The chondrules are embedded in ...
229. The Uranians [Books] [de Grazia books]
... house. Varuna was an enemy of Vritra, his heavenly antagonistic principle. Varuna and Earth gave birth to Indra. At first Indra could not be seen. He was concealed. He was fed soma until he grew so great that he finally blew heaven and earth apart forever, filling the atmosphere with his brilliant self. Indra, with thunderbolting Danavas, and the Adityas of Varuna, defeated the Vritryas. "When the fight was over it became apparent what the Adityas and the Danavas had been quarreling about. For out of the shattered mountains, or out of a cave, or variantly out of Vritra's belly, emerged the cosmic Waters, motherly females who liked to escape ...
230. Revelation and Catastrophe during the Christian Era: a Basis for Historical Interpolation and Future Extrapolation. [Journals] [SIS Review]
... prompted by purely scientific considerations, but from the viewpoint of a historian any notion that cosmic catastrophes are a particularly neoteric issue would have to be regarded as singularly wide of the mark. Thus, as far back as the Roman Empire in its prime, those in authority would have been advised as to the possibility of a destroying angel or thunderbolt which devastates whatever it strikes and changes the state of public and private affairs'. Several centuries before this, a noted Greek source, relying on Egyptian knowledge, would speak of circulating astronomical bodies and of torrents from heaven occurring at long intervals which would bring a great disturbance and conflagration on Earth. Even further back in time, ...
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