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217 pages of results. 391. Forum: In Defence of the Saturn Theory C&C Review 2002:1 [Journals] [SIS Review]
... it, too, leaves much to be desired. James summarises his argument vis a vis Saturn's former prominence in myth and religion as follows: The order of the planets seems to be the key to understanding the Greek view of ... answer to that, I think, is quite easy. If the former is deemed more likely, then the mythological carpet is pulled out from underneath the Saturnists. ' [34] This argument is every bit as baseless as ... , and religion' [1 ], formed the subject of his article. He began by enumerating the various mythical motifs surrounding the Greek god Kronos and analogous Saturnian figures from other cultures, such as China and Mesopotamia. Included ...
392. Myths of Floating Islands (Moons, Myths and Man) [Books]
... From: Moons, Myths and Man by H. S. Bellamy CD Rom Home Last | Contents | Next 27 Myths of Floating Islands An important and peculiar subdivision of the myths describing escape from the waters of the Flood ... to the capture of our present satellite we may class them with confidence among the capture flood reports. In Greek mythology we find the story of the creation of the island of Delos. It was fished out from the deep by ... trident but kept floating about till Zeus fastened it to the bottom of the sea to serve as a secure birthplace of his children, Apollo and Artemis. The myth of the Symplegades shows distinct traits of the same kind. The ...
393. Velikovsky's Dreamwork [Journals] [Aeon]
... (Abraham, Otto Rank, Geza Roheim, Theodor Reik, and many others) had made the analogy that myths are cultural expressions in the same way that dreams are individual expressions of repression and instinct; therefore, myths are ... paper, although not concerned with dreamwork, is quite interesting in light of Velikovsky's later assumptions about the nature of mythological motifs. After reviewing a standard test of witnesses' memories- a hold-up or some other dramatic event is staged ... and a noted psychoanalyst in his own right- and one of the first to apply the method to studies of mythic characters- closed his discussion of Velikovsky by saying that Jones would "not propose to reinterpret any of Freud's dreams ...
394. Ra as Saturn [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... have believed? What we see, here, again, is an attempt by mythologists to interpret, not only myth, but also ancient astronomical lore, by reference to the PRESENT celestial arrangement, not even imagining that the ancients ... > Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 09:59:28 -0700 Some of The Reasons Concerning Why The Mythological Ra Could Not Have Been The Sun. From the paper read at the Portland World Conference. .. . ... ignorant of their peasantry could hardly have believed? What we see, here, again, is an attempt by mythologists to interpret, not only myth, but also ancient astronomical lore, by reference to the PRESENT celestial arrangement, ...
395. Saturn's Sacred Mountain [Journals] [Catastrophism & Ancient History]
... then raised this free core to the surface, where it produced a bulge of colossal dimensions- the World Mountain myth- which spent long ages slowly creeping across the surface of the Earth as it grew even higher. The Mountain's ... worshiped as God, a concept which became the central organizing principle of social culture and civilization through the agency of mythology. If this postulate is meant to claim priority, as personal correspondence proves, [11]it comes somewhat ... body and stretching all the way to Earth's north polar horizon. Perspective bestowed on this singular ray, known to mythologists as the Axis Mundi or Polar Column, an elongated conical shape tapering away from Earth. In reality, this ...
396. Letters [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... that it was believed "to cross the sky in a boat." He also added that "in the myths of several nations, the Sun was accompanied by two wolves." Being more than mildly interested in these subjects ... irritated Cardona, who clearly finds the ability to recognise more than one level of meaning within the complex language of mythology "incongruous", preferring the cosiness of oversimplication. Thus I am lumped together with Bob Forrest as "one ... Velikovsky's harshest critics", which is about as accurate as one would expect from such an approach. Chris Boyles, Taunton, Somerset Lessons of History Dear Sir, I think that at last, thanks to the hard work of ...
397. Ancient Myths And Legends Of The African Bantu People [Journals] [Velikovskian]
... From: The Velikovskian Vol 3 No 1 (1997) Home | Issue Contents Ancient Myths And Legends Of The African Bantu People Cecily Marchesi Introduction It is a usual practice to compare myths which have similar dates of origin in ... 5 ) Credo Mutwa, Indaba My Children, (1960), p. 22. (6 ) Bulfinch's Mythology, (1942), p. 19. (7 ) Eliot, op. cit., p. ... - has rained - steam - alone, lonely - arrive - head - by means of this one - - mythical two-headed birds * - as big as, many - conveys the idea of violence, knock things about - thou ...
398. Aristotle's Tragedy: An Example of Collective Amnesia [Journals] [Kronos]
... Greek drama was about "mythical" figures from such houses as these. Velikovsky argues that most of the world's myths and religions are of planetary and catastrophic origin. Stories of the adventures of various deities were inspired by the interactions ... and is one of those "illustrious men of such families" as provide the noble and royal characters of Greek mythology, is it not implicit that Aristotle and the others in the audience are of like status? It also seems ... houses whose history contains moving incidents like these."(32) Nearly all of Greek drama was about "mythical" figures from such houses as these. Velikovsky argues that most of the world's myths and religions are of planetary ...
... of his own system, which itself was the result of conclusions reached through his historiographic study of the Talmud, myths and legends, and ancient astrological works, he continued to denounce Jung for failing to achieve an understanding of the ... all. (20) But for Velikovsky, psychic functions and contents are inseparable. Reviving the old "brain mythology" of early psychologists such as Johann Friedrich Herbart, Gustav Theodor Fechner, and Oswald Kuelpe, he echoed the ... achieve an understanding of the catastrophic origin of the "archetypes" and for relying too heavily on the Cabala, mythical symbolism, alchemy, and the dreams of mystics. (25) Second, although he did not write extensively ...
400. Book Reviews [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... that Jupiter has four moons.) This discovery led Temple into a study of the importance of Sirius in ancient myth and religion, particularly in Egypt and Greece, and also of stories which refer to the 50-year cycle (for ... be the mouth of a snake with the hill behind it of the monster's head. While vindicating catastrophism, these mythologies must be anathema to uniformitarians. There are many other items of interest about snakes in the book which support the ... motif from the idea of the long hollow tube representing the snake's voice - maybe like the roars of Mt. Sinai - to the fabulous serpent Mindi, reputedly ten miles long with a huge head which ejected poison and gave warning ...
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