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Eighth Symposium on History of Astronomy, NAOJ, Japan
Orion, Taurus and Pleiades in Different Cultures 12021 •
Orion, Taurus and Pleiades together make one of the most conspicuous set of constellations in the winter night sky in the Northern Hemisphere. However, the perspective of this combination varies significantly from culture to culture based on their individual perspective. Here we discuss how this region of the sky is imagined by different cultures.
We explore the role of Orion in the human mindset, from its first appearance in the carved art of the Upper Palaeolithic age through to its place in the Orion Correlation Theory. This includes its role in the re-dating of the Great Sphinx and fixing the date for zep tepi, the age of the gods in ancient Egypt. We examine also the stellar significance of the Great Pyramid’s four air shafts, and whether it is the “belt” stars of Orion or the “wing” stars of Cygnus that better match the geographical positioning of the Giza Pyramids. Finally, we look at the dual role Orion and Cygnus played both in ancient Egypt, and within the afterlife cosmology of North America’s Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (SECC).
The phrase "As above, so below" is attributed to the Egyptian god of wisdom named Thoth. This echoes the biblical expression “on earth as it is in heaven.” Many diverse ancient cultures have erected sacred cities, pyramids, standing stones, or temples in order to mirror the stars. In particular the constellation Orion has been repeatedly projected as a talismanic pattern on numerous landscapes around the world. This book describes the sky-ground templates of Egypt, the American Southwest, Mexico, Nazca, the UK, Europe, Syria, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and other regions. It also discusses the celestial rituals of the Mithras cult, the Age of Taurus, the Sirius cosmology of the Dogon, and South African rock art. This essential archaeo-astronomy primer expands the star correlation theory to encompass the entire globe. Packed with nearly 225 photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, and star charts. “As above, so below. The parallels Gary David has found between the ancient Egyptian sky-ground system involving the pyramids of Giza and the constellation of Orion, and a similar project to build heaven on earth by the Hopi of Arizona, are eerie, compelling and deeply thought-provoking.” –Graham Hancock, author of Fingerprints of the Gods “Gary David’s work is a treasure of enormous importance.” –William Henry, author of Lost Secrets of the Watchers “The correlation Mr. David makes between the Hopi and Egyptian ‘sky-view’ is most interesting.” –Robert Bauval, author of The Orion Mystery “…a must-read for pre-Columbian aficionados and aspiring anthropologists alike.” –Ross Hamilton, author of Star Mounds From the INTRODUCTION: This book is a survey of the archaeo-astronomy of various cultures around the globe. How did ancient people conceptualize the heavens? What was their notion of the cosmos? How did their sacred ceremonies or ritual enactments bring them closer to the omnipotent or at least very powerful celestial beings? What structures, temples, or standing stones did they erect to create models of the sky realm? By its very nature this book is extensive rather than intensive, allowing the reader to pursue further areas of special cultural interest. In essence, it is a primer for the concept of sky-ground mirrors—the terra firmament, so to speak. Well-known constellation correlations, such as the Orion-Giza schema, join newly discovered sidereal correspondences, such as those in Syria and Nigeria. Ancient people comprehended the language of the stars much better than we do today, despite our Hubble Space Telescope and Very Large Array. If we can translate the encoded messages from the celestial dimension to understand what these time-traveling pinpoints of light are endeavoring to tell us, then we will realize the complexity and depths of our past knowledge of a truly living cosmos. We will ultimately find that spirit and matter are a single continuum extending far into our future—mirror reflecting mirror down the sacred portal that leads to Orion. From "Mirrors of Orion: Star Knowledge of the Ancient World"
In his book The Orion Zone: Ancient Star Cities of the American Southwest, independent researcher Gary David shows how the constellation Orion provided the template by which the Anasazi (ancestral Hopi) determined the precise locations of their villages during migrations across the southwestern United States that lasted centuries. Spiritually mandated by the Hopi god Masau'u, this terrestrial Orion closely mirrors its celestial counterpart, with a prehistoric “city” corresponding to each major star in the constellation. By its specific orientation this sidereal pattern projected upon the Arizona desert also encodes various sunrise and sunset points of both summer and winter solstices. The astral-tellurian configuration surprisingly includes at least one contiguous constellation as well, Canis Major. The flux of ley line energy along a series of ancient pueblo sites ranging from southwestern Colorado to the mouth of the Colorado River additionally indicates a functional chakra system of Orion brought down to earth. In this article Mr. David gives us an overview of his main findings.
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In several ancient Indian texts a mention is made of the movement of the Saptari constellation (Big Bear or Big Dipper) in the sky, visiting each Nakatras for 100 years. Saptari is said to visit a nakatra if the nakatra is in the middle of the stars in the first part of Saptari. Since astronomical objects except planets are more or less stationary in the sky, this is generally considered a fanciful statement devoid of astronomical meaning. We show that this may not be so. We show that the visit of Saptari to different may be a very significant astronomical observation. The transition is not a constant of time since it depends on the proximity of the Saptari to the North Pole, which changes due to Earth’s precession and relative sizes of different Nakatras. We show that since 8000 BC, Saptari has visited 5 different Nakatras and for one of them, the transition happening in the span of roughly 100 years. We show that this interpretation allows dating of this belief which is consistent...
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