Sunday, March 27, 2011
Lunar Sabbath
Genesis 1; 1-31
1 In the beginning YAHWEH created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of YAHWEH moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And YAHWEH said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And YAHWEH saw the light, that it was good: and YAHWEH divided the light from the darkness.
5 And YAHWEH called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of YAHWEH moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And YAHWEH said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And YAHWEH saw the light, that it was good: and YAHWEH divided the light from the darkness.
5 And YAHWEH called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
'O R I O N' - H U N T E R - of the 'B E A S T'
Orion; son of 'Neptune' (Poseidon) and the nymph 'Eurayle' He was a handsome giant and a mighty hunter. His father gave him the power of wading through the depths of the sea, or, as others say, of walking on its surface.
http://www.newagemind.com/essay-fixed-orion.html
C H A O S
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~luijkenaar/chaos/anu_antu.html
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The Legend of Orion
Orion: this important and easily recognizable constellation marked an important position in the skies of 4000 BC. The group coincided with the spring equinox and marked the first day of the year. It is visible from every part of the globe.
http://www2.ufrsd.net/staffwww/StefanL/myths/orion.htm
Mesopotamia: known as An or Anu the true shepherd, the name of the constellation is a variation of the Sumerian Uru-anna, Light of the Sky. His wife is Antu. According to tradition An took over heaven when it was separated from earth, creating the universe as we know it. He is son of Ansar and Kisar, and father of all the gods. In the story of the three superimposed heavens, Anu occupies the topmost heaven. The "way of Anu" is the vertical band of the eastern horizon, between the "ways" of Enlil and Enki which lie to its north and south. Anu is not a well defined god because he encompassed so many concepts. No clearly recognizable artistic representation of him has ever been identified.
The epic of Gilgamesh is probably the most complete legend connected with this constellation. Dating to over 4000 years ago, the epic was discovered inscribed on twelve clay tablets found in the library at Nineveh, each recounting some portion of the story of Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu. Gilgamesh was an actual living man, the king of Uruk in the first half of the third millennium BC. He was a descendent of the Sumerian Noah, Utnapishtim. Strong, commanding and a lady killer, he met his rival Enkidu on the field of battle. Enkidu was his twin in size and strength, but his polar opposite in temperament. After wrestling for several days, Gilgamesh realized he could not beat Enkidu and the two became friends. For their first exploit they attacked and killed the giant Humbaba who lived in the Cedar Forest.
After witnessing his amazing strength and admiring his obvious beauty, the goddess Istar fell in love with Gilgamesh and wished to become his lover, which he refused. Istar called down the mighty Bull of heaven to destroy Uruk. Gilgamesh and Enkidu slew the animal, cutting it into pieces which Enkidu threw at Istar and her priestesses. Istar cursed the beautiful Gilgamesh with leprosy and caused Enkidu to lapse into a coma and die. Gilgamesh roamed the desert in grief for Enkidu and in fear of dying before finally returning to give his friend a proper funeral. His quest for immortality ended with the once powerful, virile king an old, broken man. See the Mesopotamian legend of Taurus.
Egypt: representation of the solar god Horus. He is shown as riding in a boat with the star Sirius as Isis in the form of a cow in another boat behind him. The souls of Osiris and Isis are represented by Orion and Sirius.
Greece: the classical representation of the hero Orion shows him kneeling with his raised right arm brandishing a club, a shield or lion skin in his left. Orion was born to the childless widower Irieus, a poor shepherd, who invited the gods Zeus, Poseidon and Mercury to dinner without knowing who they were. Unable to offer them anything to eat, he butchered the only animal he had, an ox, and made them comfortable. For his sacrifice and hospitality the gods offered him anything he could want. Irieus asked for a son and Orion was born from the ox skin some months later. As Orion grew he became a great hunter, a womanizer and friend and lover of the goddess Artemis. Her brother, Apollo, became jealous of Artemis' infatuation with Orion and attempted to have him killed by a scorpion placed on his hunting path. As Orion approached, the scorpion fled. With the hunter in pursuit it jumped into the ocean and swam with Orion close behind. Apollo placed a beam of light on the swimmer and dared his sister to hit the tiny spot on the water. Never one to pass on a chance to showcase her hunting skills, Artemis killed her lover with a single arrow. His body washed up on the shore the next day. In her sorrow she asked that Zeus place him in the sky where he could remain for eternity with his hunting dogs and the hare Lepus. Apollo insisted that the scorpion be placed in the sky as well to commemorate the hunter's downfall.
A constellation associated with Orion is Taurus, the ox from which he was born. Two star clusters, the Pleiades and the Hyades, represent daughters of Atlas who were the object of his unwanted affections. In an attempt to repel his advances the women were placed in the sky out of his reach. When Zeus agreed to allow Orion to become a constellation, he kept the hunter far enough from the sisters so that he could chase but never catch them. The scorpion is positioned so that it faces him. Sagittarius was placed next to the scorpion, with drawn bow aimed at the scorpion's heart should he try to advance toward Orion. See the Greek legends of Canis Major, Lepus, Pleiades, Sagittarius,Scorpius and Taurus.
India: the lord of all creatures, Praiapati, is disguised as a deer. In love with his daughter, Rohini, represented by the star Aldebaran in Taurus, he pursues her and is stopped by the hunter Lubdhka, the star Sirius. Lubdhka's arrow is in the deer's back and is marked by the three stars of Orion's belt.
http://www2.ufrsd.net/staffwww/StefanL/myths/orion.htm
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Pathera and Pendragon
Panthera, meaning is felines, including lions, leopards and tigers... Jesus is said by some the son of Roman solider Panthera. Churches call Jesus as Joshua of Panthera, Jesus Christ. The word is from East Asia, the counterpart of this word in Chinese is probably "豹".
Pendragon is part of name of Arthur's father Uther. His full name is Uther Pendragon, so Arthur's name is Arthur Pendragon. The meaning of Pendragon is the head dragon. The name Craig is probably derived from the name "Pendragon" as another form of this name is "Pendraig", short as Draig.
Pendragon is part of name of Arthur's father Uther. His full name is Uther Pendragon, so Arthur's name is Arthur Pendragon. The meaning of Pendragon is the head dragon. The name Craig is probably derived from the name "Pendragon" as another form of this name is "Pendraig", short as Draig.
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