Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt

Product Information

Aarne, Antti. Verzeichnis der Märchentypen. Folklore Fellows Classification 3. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Toimituksia, 1910. p. 19. [3] Observing the constellation and its deep-sky objects requires a clear night and a dark sky, free from light pollution. While the constellation's stars can be seen with the naked eye in good conditions, a small to medium-sized telescope will allow viewers to observe its deep-sky objects in more detail. Conclusion Thereafter, everybody concerned moved into the night sky: Orion, with his two faithful canine companions, Canis Major and Canis Minor; Aesculapius, with Serpens, the serpent; Scorpius, the scorpion; and Lepus, the hare, whom Orion was hunting when he had his encounter with the scorpion.

He once said, "You can add a few extra stars to get a fairly good handle and spout." Not too far away to the southeast are the stars of Sagittarius and Corona Australis, which can be visualized as a teapot, teaspoon and lemon. Lovi called this entire region the "Celestial Cupboard." Constellation shown for northen hemisphere skies. For the southern hemisphere, constellations appear rotated 180 degrees (upside-down and left-right reversed) from what is shown. Remember that seasons are reversed too - summer in northern latitudes is winter in southern latitudes. Ji pagrįstai gali būti laikoma baltų – lietuvių ir latvių – pasaka, nes daugiausia jos variantų užrašyta Lietuvoje ir Latvijoje." Bagočiūnas, Saulis. ""Eglė žalčių karalienė": pasakos topografijos paieškos" ["Eglė - the Queen of Serpents": in search of the tale's topography]. In: Tautosakos darbai [Folklore Studies]. 2008, 36, p. 64. ISSN 1392-2831 [2] Serpents figured prominently in archaic Greek myths. According to some sources, Ophion ("serpent", a.k.a. Ophioneus), ruled the world with Eurynome before the two of them were cast down by Cronus and Rhea. The oracles of the Ancient Greeks were said to have been the continuation of the tradition begun with the worship of the Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet.Coedès, George (1971) [1968]. Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. translated by Susan Brown Cowing. Honolulu: Research Publications and Translations Program of the Institute of Advanced Projects, East-West Center, University of Hawaii. p.48. ISBN 0-7081-0140-2. The other Babylonian constellation, called Bašmu, was depicted as a horned serpent, and loosely corresponded to the constellation Ὄφις, created by the Greek astronomer Eudoxus of Cnidus in the 4th century BC, on which Ptolemy’s Serpens constellation was based. Serpens stars Unukalhai – α Serpentis (Alpha Serpentis) Snake cults were well established in Canaanite religion in the Bronze Age, for archaeologists have uncovered serpent cult objects in Bronze Age strata at several pre-Israelite cities in Canaan: two at Megiddo, [22] one at Gezer, [23] one in the sanctum sanctorum of the Area H temple at Hazor, [24] and two at Shechem. [25]

Historically, serpents and snakes represent fertility or a creative life force. As snakes shed their skin through sloughing, they are symbols of rebirth, transformation, immortality, and healing. [11] The ouroboros is a symbol of eternity and continual renewal of life. SERPENT IN THE SKY: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt, by John Anthony West; Julian Press/Crown (Random House); paperbound.Oskar Seyffert (1901). A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities: Mythology, Religion, Literature and Art (6ed.). Swan Sonnenschein and Co. p.271 . Retrieved 2022-01-02. That said, this book is, in my mind, divided into two halves. The first attempts to describe a world view from the perspective of ancient Egyptians, supported by evidence. That world view is very different than our own, and the author's description of this thought often feels like he is making a case for the viewpoint itself instead of giving a description of what the viewpoint is. Wow! Great book! I didn't really expect this book to be so connected to deep spirituality after having seen John Anthony West in his videos. His writing comes across much more articulately. West has referenced the brilliant work of a former fellow "amateur" researcher, R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, whose insights have been generally overlooked by mainstream archeologists. Though West gently derides the ineptitude of most egyptologists and their bookish detours, he finally credits them with having established the scientific methods which will probably serve to prove what both of these men could see far ahead of their time.