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182 pages of results. 271. More Myths, Monuments, and Mnemonics: A solstice visit to Machu Picchu [Journals] [Horus]
... floor space Its resemblance to part of the great Sun temple in Cuzco (now the Church of Santo Domingo) where a special room lined with gold caught the first rays of the winter solstice sunrise suggests a similar importance at Machu Picchu. The Intihuatana, a large granite rock carved into a complex, oddly beautiful form, is known from tradition to be associated with observations of the Sun's motion but the particular method of its use remains a mystery. Unlike other examples of the form, the "hitching post" at Machu Picchu had escaped destruction by the Spanish. The shape of its base is designed to mark the cardinal points, as guides are fond to demonstrate with a ...
... ." ix The title was enough to make one distrustful- one of those "enthusiastic" titles which abounded in the 18th century and promised far too much. How could it explain the Egyptian system, I thought, since hieroglyphics had not yet been deciphered? (Athanasius Kircher was later to show us how it was done out of Coptic tradition.) I had dropped the forbidding tome, only jotting down a sentence: "Le mythe est né de la science; la science seule l'expliquera." I had the answer there, but I was not ready to understand. This time I was able to grasp the idea at a glance, because I was ready for it ...
273. A Harbinger of the Exodus? [Journals] [SIS Review]
... 3rd cataract (HQ at Kerma): her capital Napata lay 180 miles further up the Nile, round the Dongola bend. The depth of defences meant that a river-borne assault by either side would sustain heavy casualties; thus as Josephus says [13], the Egyptian court could anticipate that Moses would be killed leading the army by the traditional (Nile) route. Buhen, impregnable to siege and large enough for an expeditionary force of up to 9000 men to assemble and prepare for a trans-desert march, would be the natural starting point for such a venture. A small, well-trained army could march from Buhen to Napata in less time than a boat, even if unhindered ...
274. The Hamlet's Mill International Conference [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... From: SIS Internet Digest 2001:2 (Sep 2001) Home | Issue Contents The Hamlet's Mill International Conference 27 - 28th October 2001 Archaeo-Astronomy, Myth & The Ancient Wisdom Tradition, King's College, University of London. Speakers: Robert Bauval: Ancient Egypt Decoded - The Astronomical Alignment of Egyptian Temples. Will discuss his latest work, dealing with the astronomical alignments of ancient Egyptian sacred architecture. [www.robertbauval.com] Adrian Gilbert: Hamlet's Mill and the Opening of the Stargates. The gates of heaven, and how these time markers indicate the start and end of long ages spanning millenia. [www.adriangilbert.co.uk] John Gordon: ...
275. Geology And Archaeology. Ch.13 Collapsing Schemes (Earth In Upheaval) [Velikovsky] [Velikovsky Earth in Upheaval]
... the time in terms of cultural or physical anthropology and archaeology stand in very definite opposition to all estimates based on a geological or a paleontological time scale. As an additional argument the archaeologist points to pictures of extinct animals in Babylonian and Egyptian bas reliefs, the bones of which have actually been found. And the anthropologist believes that even oral traditions concerning extinct animals are grounds for far-reaching conclusions. "Archaeology has proved that the American Indian hunted and killed elephants; it has also strongly indicated that these elephants have been extinct for several thousand years. This means that the traditions of the Indians recalling these animals have retained their historical validity for great stretches of time. Exactly how long ...
276. In Defence of the Gods [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... of assent and excite a wider circle of readers as time goes on. For Jaynes, the human mind, or consciousness (as opposed to what he calls reactivity' which is a faculty shared by all sentient beings and tends to be confused with consciousness) is a construct which is dependent on language. Unlike the popular' view which traditionally sees consciousness or the mind as evidence for some kind of enduring soul, the mind is a created, functional breakthrough as regards modes of existence which has blossomed out of the development of language with its propensity for the use of metaphor. However, Jaynes' research led him to believe that mankind did not develop the sort of mind ...
277. Vox Popvli [Journals] [Aeon]
... From: Aeon Volume VI, Number 6 Home | Issue Contents Vox Popvli Mixed Praises Wolfgang Theil, from Bodelshausen, Germany, writes: I am becoming interested in some of the perspectives catastrophism offers on mythical traditions and have started to explore the KRONIA website. I found Dwardu Cardona's articles interesting and enjoyed their non-dogmatic style. I sympathize with the perspective catastrophism offers, but do not consider myself a believer of any sort, or truth seeker in the scientific sense (which I often find too dogmatic). I therefore found Cardona's style of writing particularly enjoyable. One thing that attracted me to the "Saturnist" perspective in particular, and made it more attractive as a ...
278. An Integrated Model for an Earthwide Event at 2300 BC. Part I: The Archaeological Evidence [Journals] [SIS Review]
... cultural discontinuities and movements of peoples can be shown to have occurred on an earthwide scale at this time, linked with an unusual disturbance of the Earth's crust. Introduction The mythologies of cultures around the Earth are rich sources of material which indicate the possibility of an unusual earthwide event within the past 5000 years. Similarities in the various literatures and traditions have intrigued researchers over the past 100 years and a number of event models have been proposed. This article introduces an interdisciplinary investigation of a new event model which is postulated to have occurred at about 2300 BC (in the generally accepted chronology). Material in this first article is the archaeological evidence for the event; succeeding articles will ...
279. SERVANT OF THE SUN GOD [Journals] [Aeon]
... Longar (about whom, I will have more to say in an article to follow), it leads to a conclusion bearing directly on our thesis: upon ascending the celestial spear, "all remained there in the sky as stars, and Waijungari became the planet Mars."(18) THE SWORD WAS MARS A summary of such traditions as these- met in countless variations- must take into account the full complement of "weapons" fulfilling the role of a heaven-reaching pole, or path of ascent. For the sword or spear of the warrior-hero is really indistinguishable from other arms carried by this universal figure: the club, mace, hammer, axe, arrow or ...
280. Mythopedia [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... predictable processes you might call the regular evolutionary principles of mythology'. (b ) Visual prototypes: The ultimate origin and significance of the myths was embedded in the underlying visual images, not in the meanings, functions, and interpretations the myths acquired subsequently. (c ) Myth, ritual, and icon: Myths, rituals, and traditional icons developed as the parallel expressions of the same prototypes. (d ) Culture and civilisation: Human culture and civilisation themselves were largely modelled after mythical prototypes. (e ) Symbolism: Mythology is not to be taken literally, but expresses itself through an interface of symbolism. The essence of these symbols is visual, not allegorical. ...
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