Until you can tell the difference between the lower astral realms and the higher spiritual realms, then it’s something you should be very careful with. A kumbha is also a type of pot especially associated with the goddess Ganga, the personification of the river Ganges. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Thank you for another extraordinarily insightful post! But then Prometheus couldn’t resist tricking Zeus in a ruse over some meat. I have been wondering about the meaning of this fact and then it occurred to me that it might be an example of the “unreliable narrator,” (e.g. The Great One was also known as ‘the Irrigator’ who ensured the fertility of the fields by harnessing the power of rain and floods. Bathing in this river is believed to wash away sins and brings you closer to liberation. Thirty-six spirits or “decans" around the circumference symbolize the 360 days of the Egyptian year. When Prana calls aloud to the plants with his thunder, they are fecundated, they conceive, and then are produced abundant.”. (Read Prometheus the Awakener by Richard Tarnas to find out why.). Moving posts, however, makes the mover the creator. Zeus was enraged and chained Prometheus to a rock in the Caucasus mountains. The controversy around the zodiac's dating, known as the "Dendera Affair", involved people of the likes of Joseph Fourier (who estimated that the age was 2500 BC). In 1922, the zodiac moved from there to the Louvre. The gods are jealous and don’t want to share their knowledge. (Get a head start by reading this excellent post on aperspectivity.). When our minds ‘switched on’ and we started to become aware, perhaps it diminished our access to the instinctive realm and produced a loss of energy. Enki was the god of wisdom and water, and was often depicted with fish swimming in the streams flowing from his shoulders. If something like this is true – and intuitively I feel it could be in some way – then that makes it even harder for us to discern the truth. We’re all stumbling around in the dark trying to understand what’s going on but the tools we have (our minds) seem inadequate to the task. Prometheus is older than Zeus so perhaps he’s a representative of the shamanic consciousness of the past, when people lived in smaller tribal groups. It’s also found in the area of the sky known as ‘The Sea’, maybe because it was where the sun was travelling during the rainy season in ancient times. Fanaticism feeds on itself and polarises into an extremity that can only end in nihilism. [clarification needed] In 1802, after the Napoleonic expedition, Denon published engravings of the temple ceiling in his Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte. From the perspective of our appetites, reason always seems tyrannical. The Aquarian vision builds on the realisation of Capricorn and recognises that all beings are interconnected. His name means ‘rainmaker’ and he was seen as a personification of the sky. [4], Four women and four pairs of falcon-headed spirits, arranged 45° from one another, hold up the sky disc, the outermost ring of which features 36 spirits representing the 360 days of the Egyptian year. Aquarius women have a unique sense of humour and a practical outlook in life. It’s a noble vision but its success depends on humility. Biblical Archaeo-Astronomy of the Ancient Egyptian Star Names of the Dendera zodiac. The life-giving waters brought fertility to the land, and this is reflected in the myths associated with the sign. Perhaps the fight between Prometheus and Zeus represents the tension between these different worlds and the new religious order asserting its dominance. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. In Greece, Aquarius was associated with Ganymede, a Trojan hero. It’s a civilising impulse that brings us closer to the gods. I suspect the Genesis story is another example of an unreliable narrator. But these waters aren’t H2O; they’re the waters of the firmament – the ‘waters above.’ In other words: ether – also known as prana, chi or spirit. Don’t assume, as Aquarius might, that science and technology will provide the answer! He needs us to wake up and remember who we are so we can return to him and bring our knowledge with us. The Aquarius woman longs for romance and good conversation, although she may seem like a cold and aloof person. Prometheus could see the potential of humanity, using his foresight, so he stole the fire and gave it to humans. But this process isn’t always positive and can create unintended consequences that lead to disintegration and chaos – something we’re all too familiar with these days. Something I wanted to include in this post but couldn’t cos it was already too long, was the idea that Prometheus could represent this older shamanic mythology too. Dendera Zodiac. This happens in a flash (Uranus), which then has to be mastered and lived in reality (Saturn). They wanted let us know, what had destroyed their world and what we can await in the future. The more fire you steal, the more consciousness you have and the more darkness you have to face and integrate into your being. While Vishnu was measuring the universe, he poked his toe through the cover, piercing a hole. The Dendera zodiac is an ancient bas-relief temple ceiling carved with mysterious symbols of stars and planets. Dendera Zodiac Created ca. Perhaps this reflects a shift in consciousness, showing that mankind now has access to the secrets of immortality. Aquarius means ‘of water’ or ‘water carrier’, the glyph comes from the Egyptian hieroglyph for water, and the constellation shows a man pouring water from an urn. The sculptured Dendera zodiac (or Denderah zodiac) is a widely known Egyptian bas-relief from the ceiling of the pronaos (or portico) of a chapel dedicated to Osiris in the Hathor temple at Dendera, containing images of Taurus (the bull) and Libra (the scales). in a zodiac that displays only the night sky. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; all unstructured text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. But the job of cupbearer used to belong to Hebe, goddess of eternal youth. But it’s only through that awareness that you can also become aware of your true immortality, your divine nature – the spark hidden in matter. [6] Sébastien Louis Saulnier, an antique dealer, commissioned Claude Lelorrain to remove the circular zodiac with saws, jacks, scissors and gunpowder. Since Zeus became king, nobody keeps their resolutions. In Egypt, Aquarius was associated with the god Hapi, pouring the waters of the Nile from two cups. Prometheus knew what would happen if he went against Zeus, but he did it anyway. If humans had fire, they would become more like the gods, and Zeus wasn’t having any of that. The cupbearer was responsible for pouring nectar and ambrosia, the divine elixir of life that made the gods immortal and kept them young. Their idealism and lack of connection to reality can lead them to become what they’re fighting against. In other words, Saturn – the reality principle – and according to the myth, Saturn castrates Uranus. The Dendera Temple complex is situated to the south of Abydos, in what was, in ancient Egyptian times, the 6th Nome of Upper Egypt. Uranus is the father of Saturn, but Saturn is the ancient ruler while Uranus is recent – it seems backwards somehow. The messy side of humanity makes them uncomfortable and they prefer the rarefied atmosphere of the abstract world of the mind. Uranus is also associated with electromagnetic forces at the atomic level, including charged particles, such as negative ions. The urn, vase or cup could also be seen as the Holy Grail. Zeus lusted after the handsome youth so brought him to live with the gods on Olympus to become his personal cupbearer (possibly a euphemism ). Aquarius is a complex sign with two rulers who don’t get on. The earliest extant Greek text using the Babylonian division of the zodiac into 12 signs of 30 equal degrees each is the Anaphoricus of Hypsicles of Alexandria (fl. He was the cause of the annual flooding of the river which ensured the fertility of the land. But when you eat from the Tree of Knowledge you become aware of duality – the mind splits experience into subject and object, me in here versus the world out there – and that means you know you’re alive and that you’re going to die. You’ll have your own favourites, but here are a few examples of Aquarius on film: More on the dystopian world of Blade Runner here, and the simulated world of The Matrix here. The lunar eclipse indicates the date of September 25, 52 BC: it is represented by an Eye of Horus locked into a circle. If only all peoples could see this truth, The square of the overall sculpture is oriented to the walls of the temple.[3]. The sculptured Dendera zodiac (or Denderah zodiac) is a widely known Egyptian bas-relief from the ceiling of the pronaos (or portico) of a chapel dedicated to Osiris in the Hathor temple at Dendera, containing images of Taurus (the bull) and the Libra (the scales). Aquarius Personality & Character Traits 1. Hathor tapınağının ikinci katında ve doğu köşesinde, Tanrı Osiris’in şapeli bulunmaktadır. we might find peace on this planet. The increase in consciousness creates suffering. It separates us from nature and creates a desire to transcend the instinctual world and create culture. You already are God – not your ego, not the small self – but the inner Christ or Buddha. Sylvie Cauville of the Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research at Utrecht University and Éric Aubourg dated it to 50 BC through an examination of the configuration it shows of the five planets known to the Egyptians, a configuration that occurs once every thousand years, and the identification of two eclipses. There are also depictions of a female version of the Great One and Gula was originally a goddess, so this feminine version might be the oldest. This is why utopian visions descend into dystopia and revolutions never end well. They were embedded in the community and had less freedom of choice over how their lives would unfold. As a myth, Uranus doesn’t represent Aquarius well. But there are consequences. This is the process of individuation and enlightenment that can only be fulfilled when the ego is transcended. As a fixed air sign, Aquarius shares the gifts attained by climbing the mountain in Capricorn, and reforms society for the benefit of all. E.g. But there could be a deeper significance to the substitution. Prometheus was freed on condition that he wear one of the chains on his finger as a reminder that Zeus was still in charge – a symbol of humility before the gods. You can’t just let it all hang out, as it were. Thank you. The complex holds a mixture of different constructions such as a Coptic church, Mammisi (a birth house related to the nativity of the god), a small sanctuary located in front of the Pylon dedicated to the godde… Just to be clear, I was thinking about the relation of good judgement to appetites in a phenomenological sense. The most popular visitor attraction in the Egyptian Antiquities department in the Louvre is the sandstone ceiling with bas-relief of a sky-map from Dendara temple. : https://www.forbes.com/sites/prudygourguechon/2019/01/01/why-you-should-ditch-depressing-new-years-resolutions-and-do-this-instead/#2bb1c4e3722e. Aquarius can awaken to the truth of the divine Self – Christ consciousness, Buddha nature, or whatever you want to call it. But everybody knows that electricity and water don’t mix, so how do we make sense of Uranus ruling an air sign that’s awash with water symbolism? Hope some of this makes sense…! The structures of society will stagnate and decline if they’re not changed through vision, innovation and revolution. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Enki is also associated with Capricorn the sea-goat, perhaps reflecting the shared rulership of Saturn with Aquarius. [citation needed] More typical are the rectangular zodiacs which decorate the same temple's pronaos. Dendera Zodiac - Hand-Painted Ancient Egyptian Zodiac from the Temple of Dendera - Full Colour with Names - 40x60cm ... Customizable Egyptian Zodiac Aquarius Papyrus - We paint your name in Hieroglyphics! Then again, that could be part of the ‘plan’ (if there is one). Eventually, the goddess was written out of the story completely – but not everywhere…. This page was last edited on 19 November 2019, at 20:57. 50 BCE. Psalm 96:4 -5 For the Lord is Great and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods. 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How great it is that you are not misaligned with religion. Welcome to my ramblings along the spiritual path. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. All the sanctuaries were destroyed and rebuilt various times through history but the current temple dated back to the Roman-Grecoperiod. We don’t even know what we don’t know. In Sumer, Aquarius was called Gula the ‘Great One’, and was associated with Enki, or Ea by the Babylonians. Hapi was depicted as androgynous: a male god with breasts. The ancients didn’t know about Uranus, so Saturn was the obvious choice to represent the continuation of the journey from Capricorn into service of society at large in Aquarius. like Kafka’s Gregor Samsa) as it were, since Zeus won the battle, and “the victor writes the history.” Zeus is obviously an embodiment of passions and appetites, among other things, as evidenced by his promiscuity. But to really understand this, we need the next sign…. I like the idea of the unreliable narrator in mythology. Perhaps when God says “for you shall surely die” he means you’ll become aware of death. 190 BC). Coordinates: 26°8′30″N 32°40′13″E / 26.14167°N 32.67028°E / 26.14167; 32.67028. Therefore the symbol – a circle with the eye of Ra over the northern Pisces – is the Sun. Change ). ( Log Out /  Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The waters of Aquarius are also connected to ideas of baptism, washing away sins, cleansing and purification, and a return to youth. [2] It is now on display at the Musée du Louvre, Paris. This main temple of this complex is the Temple of Hathor, in which numerous smaller shrines / chapels may be found. I hope you enjoy your visit! Thank you! But it’s possible that he was originally represented as a goddess and they retained the breasts as a symbol of the nurturing of the land. Gula was a goddess of the underworld who could heal and restore life. It’s often mistaken for a water sign for understandable reasons. While they can be creative in many different ways, they do tend to lean towards artistic and love making things with their hands. Next month we’ll look at Pisces Myths, Images: Aquarius; Ganga; Dendera; Hebe; Prometheus. But the idea of becoming God has to go. She was thought to bring earthquakes and storms (similar to Uranus) and one of her epithets was ‘She Who waters the tree that forms the axis of the world and offers its fruit to Her worshippers.’ Bit of a mouthful, but perhaps there’s a connection via the fruit of knowledge, as we’ll see. Along with his wife Gaia, he created the physical universe and the race of Titans, including Saturn, the ancient ruler of Aquarius. Read today's Aquarius Horoscope on Astrology.com. Dendera Zodiac. It also connects to Gula and another myth, as we’ll see. The Dendera Zodiac depicts the Sun, the Earth and planets, which were never shown on sky cards. The former always seems tyrannical from the latter’s point of view. Egyptian Astrology From Dendera Temple SonOfThePharaohCA. Just as Uranus rejects his deformed creations, Aquarius wants to remake humanity into something resembling the ideal in their heads. This is reflected in the myth of Uranus and his love of the refined and hatred of the crude. Dendera temple was completed by the hands of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (14-37 AD) on a fountain built by Pharaoh Pepi I of the 6th dynasty of the old kingdom. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. In Greece, Aquarius was associated with Ganymede, a Trojan hero. In order to move the thread, you need to click on Actions in the first post (shown in top right hand corner, below the thread title), then moderate, then move - which offers the option of moving the thread. This might just be the process of male figures usurping the roles of earlier goddesses, and reflect the Greek cultural emphasis on homosexuality (and misogyny). What you said about falling away from the Golden Age reminded me of the Hindu cycle of Yugas and that we’re now in the Kali Yuga – although some think we’re heading back up the other way again. So perhaps it’s only now that we can begin to understand what this sign really means. If you’d like to support my work and help to keep this site ad free, you can PayPal Me or donate below. He’s a redeemer and trickster god who taught mankind the arts of civilisation, such as astronomy, mathematics, architecture, metallurgy, and medicine. The 'round' zodiac was carved onto the ceiling of a room, it is a planisphere or map of the stars on a plane projection, showing the 12 constellations of the zodiac , some of which are represented in the same way as they are today (e.g. Physicists Joseph Fourier and Jean-Baptiste Biot alongside astronomer Johan Karl Burckhardt spearheaded the investigation, but were puzzled by the constellations depicted on the zodiac. The circular Zodiac of the temple of the goddess Hathor in Dendara as originally on the ceiling of the chapel no. It was part of the ceiling of one of the chapels where the resurrection of Osiris was commemorated, on the roof of the great Temple of Hathor.The vault of heaven is represented by a disc, held up by four women assisted by falcon-headed spirits. The sky disc is centered on the north pole star, with Ursa Minor depicted as a jackal. Prana is the sea of energy that creates all forms, and the life-force and breath that animates the body. Then again, there is a need for more reason when you encounter some of the denizens of the collective unconscious. The fanatic tries to force reality to conform to an ideal. Ouranos produced a lot of children with Gaia but hated them because they were hideous monsters. [8] Champollion, among others, believed that it was a religious zodiac. This is the time of year when the sun, Leo’s planetary ruler, is at its lowest strength, heat, and light. lumina, Ava, I found that there are 2 ways to move posts/threads.If you move the whole thread, then it retains the original date and creator. [3] An inner disc is composed of constellations showing the signs of the zodiac. Having a male zodiac Aquarius is considered a cruel zodiac. However, it’s not clear whether ‘Gula the Great One’ is the same being as ‘Gula the goddess of healing’, who we met in Virgo Myths. The Zodiac of Dendera (Click on the zoom icon to see image details, or click on the images to enlarge) When Denon first discovered the Temple of Hathor at Dendera in January, 1799, he happened into a little stone chapel on the roof, where he found a large circular planisphere, or zodiac. The Self of one is the Self of all. When we forget the ring on Prometheus’ finger, we believe we can become God and overturn the natural order. Negative ions have a positive effect on life, energising and purifying the body and mind. The first Hora are of fifteen degrees (15°), and the second hora is also fifteen degrees (15°). We see a similar idea in the Genesis story in the Bible where God forbids Adam and Eve from eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, saying “for you shall surely die.” But the serpent tells Eve this is a lie and that “your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” There are problems with the Christian myth that I can’t get into here. [a] Some of these are represented in the same Greco-Roman iconographic forms as their familiar counterparts (e.g. The Furies represent what happens when people are overtaken by a fanatical desire to change the world. As a sky god, he’s associated with thunder, rain, and lightning, but it’s not just rain that helps plants to grow. Only three constellations beyond the zodiac figures are easily recognised as occurring in both Greek and Dendera star-maps – the serpent and raven positioned close to Leo, and the fish swimming in Aquarius’ outflow. One of the hymns of the Atharva-Veda personifies Prana as the supreme spirit, saying: “…reverence, O Prana, to thy thunder, reverence, O Prana, to thy lightning, reverence, O Prana, to thy rain! Anyway…. The ancients called this area of the sky ‘The Sea’ because it was seen as the source of life from the primordial waters. This sculptural representation of the zodiac in circular form is unique in ancient Egyptian art. Prometheus pays for his rebellion, and so do we. Both ‘water’ and the urn, vase or cup are symbols that are associated with goddesses, but Aquarius is represented by a male figure. Originally, however, the energy of the sign may have been attributed to a goddess. Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Max and I’m glad you enjoyed the post. During Napoleon's Egyptian campaign (1798-1801), French scientists discovered the zodiac in the ceiling of a small chapel atop a temple outside the town of Dendera, near Thebes. Every day an eagle ripped out his liver, and every night it grew back, until Hercules brokered a deal with Zeus that allowed Chiron to take Prometheus’ place (see Chiron Myths). [5] These elicited a controversy as to the age of the zodiac representation, ranging from tens of thousands to a thousand years to a few hundred, and whether the zodiac was a planisphere or an astrological chart. Prometheus is a Titan, like Saturn, who had a long-running feud with Zeus. But that doesn’t mean we can avoid the consequences. The sky disc is centered on the north pole star, with Ursa Minor depicted as a jackal. Aquarius is full of original and creative ideas. [11] But I also have to remind myself that they didn’t have our trouble with the post-modern tendency to deconstruct everything and their attitude towards mythology and history was totally different, presumably. Rummage in the archives here or explore my books. We become aware that we’re going to die, but we still have to live and find meaning. During the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt, Vivant Denon drew the circular zodiac, the more widely known one, and the rectangular zodiacs. What do you think of this? I tend to see it as a warning against the old shamanic tribal consciousness and pagan rituals that people were still practising back then. But those with worldly power do want to keep us in the dark – hence religion. Suffice to say, I don’t believe God wants us to remain ignorant of our true nature.”. To stop the madness, Gaia enlisted the help of Kronos (Saturn) who castrated his father (see Capricorn Myths). The modern ruler of Aquarius is Ouranos, the primal god of the sky. The solar eclipse indicates the date of March 7, 51 BC: it is represented by a circle containing the goddess Isis holding a baboon (the god Thoth) by the tail. Aquarius represents the need for civilisation to reform and grow. Thirty-six spirits or \"decans\" around the circumference symbolize the 360 days of the Egyptian y… Aquarius, of course, will always try to change things, to remove suffering and improve life for everyone. Some of these are represented in the same Greco-Roman iconographic forms as their familiar counterparts (e.g. Like all zodiac signs, there are two Hora of Aquarius. The sculptured Dendera zodiac (or Denderah zodiac) is a widely known relief found in a late Greco-Roman temple, containing images of Taurus (the bull) and the Libra (the balance).A sketch was made of it during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt.In 1820 it was removed from the temple ceiling by French colonizers and replaced with a fake.
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