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Part 1: T he H all of Re R ecor cor ds Part 2: T he Celestial tial Sphinx: T he L ost ost W Word ord and The The L ost ost Secrets Secrets Part 3: T he Celestial tial Sphinx: M ore Los L ostt Secrets Secrets Part 4: T he Osir Osir is L egend and and Pr ecessi ssion Part 5: T he Royal oyal A r ch and and the Pr ecessi ssion of of the the E quinoxe quinoxes Part 6: T he Osiri Osir is L egend and and theT r ee of L ife Part 7: T he T r ee of L ife and and the Pyram yramids Part 8: T he Narm Narmer Plate is a Sky Sky Cha Charr t Part 9: T he Narm Narmer Plate and and Osiri Osir is, the L ord of Pr P r ecession Part 10: T he Narm Nar mer Plate and the Substi Substitute tuted d Secr Secre ets Part 11: T he Narm Nar mer Plate and the Sacr Sacr ed Gate G ateway way Part 12: T he Narm Nar mer Plate and and the F our our Standa Standarr ds Part 13: T he Narm Nar mer Plate and and the Gr eat Con Conjj uncti unction on Part 14: T he Narm Nar mer Plate and the T welve A ges of of the Zodiac Zodiac Part 15: T he Narm Nar mer Plate, Baa Baall and the Beltane F estival Part 16: Giza, the Stellar Observation Deck Part 17: T he C elestial Sphinx Sphi nx and and a Sume Sumer ian C ylinde yli nderr -seal -seal Part 18: From Celestial Sphinx to Celestial Fish: The Age of Aquarius Part 19: Sacr Sacr ed Star Star s and T r easur asure e M aps Part 20: F r eemasonr asonry: y: T he L egacy gacy of of the the A ncient Eg Egyptians yptians Part 21: Washi ashing ngton, ton, Tyne Tyne-We -W ear, ar, Eng E nglland - W What's hat's in a Name Name? Part 22: Washingto ashington, n, Tyne T yne-We -W ear, E ngl ngland and - The T he USA C onne onnection ction Part 23: Skara Brae: an Ancient Egyptian Settlement
" The Hall of Re Records ords" A ncie ncient Egyptia gyptians and the Conste onstellations tions:: P Pa art 1 * ** Who Mapp Mappe ed the the Constellations? ations? The The Remote An Anc cien ient Egy Egyptian ians. Did Di d you eve everr wonder wonder who mappe mapped d the constell constellati ations? ons? From the evide vi dence nce about about to be prese presented you woul would probabl probably y give give the credit credit to to the the A ncie ncient Egyptian gyptians and you would would be right! A stronomers agreethat theConstellation tion of Ori Orion is is kee keeping ping the Constellati ation of Tau Taurus the Bu Bull ll at bay with ith his bow and arrows. The The two lon long spike ikes above Orion ion's Bow Bow are the horns of Taurus.
Orion keeping Taurus the Bull at bay with his bow and arrows
Howeve oweverr whe when Orion Ori on is is exa exam mined more close closely in i n his connection ction with with A Ancient ncient Egypt the scene scenetakes on anew new signi si gnifficance. I n A nci ncient Egypt gypt Orion Orion was was known known as The Soul Soul of Osiri Osiris. s. Tra Tradition ditiona ally Osiri Osiris is conside considered to bethe L ord of the Two La L ands; nds; Lord L ord of the Heavens vens and L ord of the Earth. He He was also conside considered to be L ord of the Dead and in in this this capacity capacity was always represe represented in in mummy wrappings and wearing the White Crown of Egypt.
" The Hall of Re Records ords" A ncie ncient Egyptia gyptians and the Conste onstellations tions:: P Pa art 1 * ** Who Mapp Mappe ed the the Constellations? ations? The The Remote An Anc cien ient Egy Egyptian ians. Did Di d you eve everr wonder wonder who mappe mapped d the constell constellati ations? ons? From the evide vi dence nce about about to be prese presented you woul would probabl probably y give give the credit credit to to the the A ncie ncient Egyptian gyptians and you would would be right! A stronomers agreethat theConstellation tion of Ori Orion is is kee keeping ping the Constellati ation of Tau Taurus the Bu Bull ll at bay with ith his bow and arrows. The The two lon long spike ikes above Orion ion's Bow Bow are the horns of Taurus.
Orion keeping Taurus the Bull at bay with his bow and arrows
Howeve oweverr whe when Orion Ori on is is exa exam mined more close closely in i n his connection ction with with A Ancient ncient Egypt the scene scenetakes on anew new signi si gnifficance. I n A nci ncient Egypt gypt Orion Orion was was known known as The Soul Soul of Osiri Osiris. s. Tra Tradition ditiona ally Osiri Osiris is conside considered to bethe L ord of the Two La L ands; nds; Lord L ord of the Heavens vens and L ord of the Earth. He He was also conside considered to be L ord of the Dead and in in this this capacity capacity was always represe represented in in mummy wrappings and wearing the White Crown of Egypt.
Osiris
Orion: the Soul of Osiris
Clearly the White Crown of Egypt, as much a symbol of Osiris as his mummy wrappings, is not evident in the constellation of Orion. However we do not have far to look for it. i t. It I t is is situa situated ted dire directly ctly above above hi his le left arm. In I n fa fact Ori Orion gi gives ves theappe ppearance rance of of having ving both arms upraised in the act of placing the White Crown of Egypt on his (non-existent) head! The White Crown is represented by the Constellation of Taurus.
Orion captured in the act of placing the White Whi te Cr own own of Ancie A ncient nt Egy E gypt pt on his head. head.
The The Whit White e Cro Crown is as synonymous with ith An Anc cien ient Egy Egypt as is the Rive River Nile, Nile, the Sphinx Sphinx and and the Pyram yramids and and the Red Crown rown of Anci A ncien ent Egypt enjoyed the same renown. Egyptol gyptologists ogists ass associ ocia ate the the White White Crown with with Upper Upper Egyp E gyptt and and the the Red Crown Crown with with Lowe Lowerr Egypt due to misinterpretation of the Narmer Plate. (The subject of a later discussion paper.) The They also lso mist istakenly associat iate the Dou Double Cro Crown with ith the Unific Unifica ation ion of Upp Upper and Low Lower Egypt gypt around around 320 3200BC 0BCE E.
The WhiteCrown of Ancient Egypt
The Red Crown of Ancient Egypt
The Double Crown of Ancient Egypt
J ust as the White Crown of Ancient Egypt is mapped in the constellations so too is the Red Crown. To locate it we need look directly below the Constellation of Orion. Today the constellation is referred to as Lepus the Hare, so named by the Ancient Greeks, but in the days of the Ancient Egyptians it was referred to as Orion's Chair. When the constellation of Orion's Chair is rotated 90 degrees theRed Crown becomes evident.
The constellation of Orion's Chair
Orion's Chair flipped 90 degrees
The Red Crown of Ancient Egypt
Now let us take a look at the constellations of the Northern Winter night skies. Immediately recognizable are Orion, theWhite Crown of Ancient Egypt in Taurus and the Red Crown of Ancient Egypt in Orion's Chair. Now, very carefully see if you can find another Red Crown, a face and an Osiris beard.
The Northern Winter Skies. From top left to top right: Gemini and Taurus. From middle left to middle right: Canis Minor, Monoceros and Orion. From bottom left to bottom right: Canis Major, Orion's Chair and Eridanus.
No-one except the Ancient Egyptians could have contrived these star constellations. They are pertinent only to the Ancient Egyptian civilization. No other civilizations had Red Crowns, White Crowns, Osiris beards and a Sphinx! Remember also that in the Osiris Legend, Thoth is credited with having introduced all the arts and sciences, including
astronomy and hieroglyphs, to theAncient Egyptians. He was the Keeper of the Records. It was Osiris who was the source of all Knowledge. It was Osiris who contrived the constellations. It was Osiris who was the Great Architect .
The constellations of Orion's Chair and Eridanus form the Ancient Egyptian "Super Giant" complete with the Red Crown and the Osiris Beard. The Ancient Egyptians kept their Secrets well. There is really no need to look beneath theSphinx for theHall of Records or the Pillar of Knowledge: we need only look up to the heavens. When the Super Giant, complete with Red Crown and Osiris Beard, is viewed his full length to the end of the constellation of Eridanus, the Sphinx is revealed! Directly in front of the Super Giant's mouth can be seen the Constellation of Orion. This positioning was not accidental. The Constellation of Orion, and by association Osiris, is being revealed as the Word of God. God is identified as the Celestial Sphinx.
The constellation of Eridanus extended to it's tail end reveals the Sphinx! The constellation of Orion, and by association Osiris, is revealed as the Word of God. God is the Sphinx Super Giant comprised of the Constellations of L epus and Eridanus. The Sphinx at Giza is a representation of God on Earth.
God in his heaven is the Sphinx Super Giant situated alongside Orion, the Word of
God. God on Earth is the Sphinx situated next to the Pyramids at Giza. The Pyramids at Giza, like Orion, are the Word of God they are beginning to speak but they still hold many Secrets.
The Pyramids are the Word of God
There remains no roomfor doubt that the Ancient Egyptians mapped the heavens.
The veil has been lifted. Nothing was wanting but the Key.
The Celestial Sphinx: The Lost Word and The Lost Secrets Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations: Part 2 *** Who is God, the Creator? The Celestial Sphinx? Hu is God, the Creator, the Celestial Sphinx. The L ost Word In the heavens the Celestial Sphinx is caught in the act of Creation. As hebecomes a living God he gently expels his first breath Hhhhhhooooooo. As thefirst Word of God is pronounced it sounds like the harmonics of a cosmic breeze.
As a second breath is expelled Hhhhhhooooooo the sounds and name of the Ancient Egyptian god Hu Hu, meaning "Authoritative Utterance: Word of God: Word of Creation", is revealed.
"h" "h" Hu
A "hawk on a standard" is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for "God". The phonics of the hieroglyphs sound out the pronunciation of the pictogram of the God Hu. Technically he is called Hu Hu as it is a double utterance. As theCelestial Sphinx continues to expel his breath of life, Hhhhhhooooooo, the heavens are progressively created. The Celestial Sphinx is the Creator and Architect of theUniverse. The Celestial Sphinx is God and the ancient name for God was Hu. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (John 1 v 1,2) * In the beginning was the Word, Hhhhhhooooooo, * and the Word was with God, who was theCelestial Sphinx named Hu by the remote Ancient Egyptians, * and the Word was God. Hhhhhhooooooo. Clearly "Hhhhhhooooo" or "Hu" is the Word or utterance which means "God". The L ost Secrets
The earthly representation of the Celestial Sphinx can still be seen today to the east of the Pyramids at Giza. The word "Sphinx" is of Ancient Greek origin meaning "an enigma" or "a riddle", because to the Ancient Greeks thepurpose of the Sphinx was obscure, its meaning had been lost. To the remote Ancient Egyptians however the esoteric meaning and purpose of the Sphinx at the Giza Plateau was abundantly clear: as demonstrated by their name for the Sphinx Hu. Imagine the scene at the Dawn of the Egyptian Civilization. A ceremony in which the Creation of the Universe is re-enacted is in progress. Night is falling. The image of the Giza Sphinx, Hu, sits waiting. There is absolutesilence. The Act of Creation has not yet begun. Finally, at a given signal the air vibrates with the sound of the First Word of Creation, Hhhhhhooooooo. The Word of God is chanted throughout the night and the following Dawn until the process of the Creation of the Universe is complete. The final Act of Creation is the Sun when it rises in the East. The first and final Words of God were identical, Hhhhhhooooooo. With the First Word God created Orion, the soul of Osiris. With the Last Word God created the Sun. The whole process of Creation is contained within the name Hu Hu the First and the Last Breaths of the Creator. The first shall be last and the last shall be first. (Mark 10 v31) The body of the remote Ancient Egyptian God of Creation, Hu, was deliberately leonine, as the superbly crafted lion was a symbol of Power and Strength. The lion was omnipotent. Even today thelion is referred to as "King of theBeasts". The face of theCreator with the distinctive Osiris Beard, and the Red Crown of the Creator, are the hallmarks of the remote Ancient Egyptians. The remote Ancient Egyptians must have thought it uncanny when they first stumbled across the outcrop of rock, which so resembled the general shape of the Celestial Sphinx, on the Giza Plateau. However, even more startling was the fact that it lay in a perfect East / West alignment. By carving out the Sphinx, Hu, facing towards the East, the Creator was able to daily observe his final Act of Creation, the Sun, rising abovethehorizon. Imagine the Giza Plateau at Dawn, 6:59am on March 19th 14000BCE. (Working back in Time using the Gregorian Calendar.) The Celestial Sphinx, Hu, is sitting on the horizon watching thebirth of his final Act of Creation, the Sun. It is sunrise on what would seem to bethefirst perfect day. However there is one imperfection: the Sun is not rising exactly in the East. Rather it is rising in theESE. Sunset is not an exact twelve hours later. It is at 5:13pm.
Dawn at the Giza Plateau 6:59am March 19th 14000BCE. The celestial Sphinx, Hu, is sitting on the horizon viewing Dawn , the Birth of his last act of Creation, the Sun. The Sun is rising in the ESE. Sunset is at 5:13pm, not an exact 12 hours later (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
Moreover, on what we consider to be the Spring Equinox, March 21st in 14000BCE, the Celestial Sphinx is not sitting horizontally on the horizon and the Sun is still not rising in the East. It was not until July 4th 14000BCE that the Sun rosein the East.
When the sun rises at 7:01am on March 21st 14000, the Spring Equinox, the Celestial Sphinx is not sitting in a horizontal position on the horizon and the Sun is still rising in the ESE. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
At 6:26pm July 3rd 14000BCE the Sun set in the West. Exactly twelve hours later at 6:26am July 4th 14000BCE the Sun rose in the East! Exactly twelve hours after that, at 6:26pm July 4th 14000BCE, the Sun set in the West. The cycle was broken at sunrise the following morning at 6:25am; eleven hours and fifty nine minutes following sunset the previous evening. The crucial dates are J uly 3rd and J uly 4th 14000BCE. (Remember that these dates are using the Gregorian Calendar.) Furthermore, at the Giza Plateau around 11:57pmto midnight on July 3rd 14000BCE the Celestial Sphinx could again be observed sitting on the horizon gazing towards the East where his final Act of Creation would be born the following Dawn.
At the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 14000BCE the Celestial Sphinx could be observed sitting on the southern horizon gazing directly eastwards. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
This conjunction involving the Celestial Sphinx and the Sun setting in the West, rising in the East and setting in theWest again at exactly twelve hour intervals (which explains why the Ancient Egyptians divided their night and day into exactly twelve hours each regardless of the amount of
daylight and darkness) has never occurred since. The Celestial Sphinx began to disappear below the Giza horizon within 200 years of the conjunction. Indeed by 13750 BCE theCelestial Sphinx, was no longer fully visible above the Giza horizon. Based on both remote Ancient Egyptian astronomy which must pre-date 14000 BCE and the East / West alignment of the Sphinx at Giza, the Sphinx, Hu, dates back to 14000 BCE! He will celebrate his 16000th birthday on American Independence Day 2000 AD. (I think that if George Washington were still with us today he would nod his head and smile.) (Note: Except for the positions of the planets and the Sun, the sky charts for Dawn at the Giza Plateau 6:59am March 19th 14000BCE, and nearing midnight at the Giza Plateau 11:57pmJuly 3rd 14000BCE, are identical and therefore virtually interchangeable. To avoid confusion I have chosen 11:57pmJuly 3rd 14000BCE as my reference point in Time. I made this decision based on the twelve hour night followed by the Sun rising in the East, which was in turn followed by a twelve hour day. I could equally have chosen 6:59am March 19th 14000BCE because the Celestial Sphinx was sitting on the horizon as the Sun rose, albeit in the ESE.) Amazingly the similarities between the Ancient Egyptian star map and theground plan at Giza involving the Sphinx facing directly eastwards do not end here. Take a look at the star map below. The dotted lines which have been added indicate the Milky Way which was considered by theAncient Egyptians to be theCelestial River Nile. Notice how theCelestial Sphinx is gazing directly across the Celestial Nile towards the East where the Sun will rise the next morning at 6:26am July 4th 14000 BCE (using the Gregorian calendar). This identical image and moment in Time was recreated on the ground at Giza. The Constellation of Gemini, the Twins, clearly visible in the ESE on the sky map below, represents this duality.
At the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 14000BCE the Celestial Sphinx could be observed sitting on the southern horizon gazing directly eastwards, across the Celestial Nile towards the exact point where the Sun would rise at 6:26am the next morning. This identical image and moment in Time was recreated on the ground at Giza. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
Thousands of years later the sacred knowledge of the Celestial Sphinx Constellation and its associated secrets and mythology had been lost. All that remained was the enigmatic Sphinx at Giza facing towards the East. Incredibly however, the Lost Secrets do not end here for when Hu is facing directly Eastwards at around 11:57pmon July 3rd 14000BCE three pyramids are clearly visible directly behind, and directly west of the Celestial Sphinx.
When Hu is facing directly Eastwards at around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 14000BCE three pyramids are clearly visible directly behind, and directly west of the Celestial Sphinx. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
Significantly the three pyramids are part of the Constellation of Phoenix, so named by the Ancient Greeks the myth attached to it being about Death and Resurrection. In Ancient Egyptian mythology the precursor of the Phoenix was the Bennu bird which, like the Constellation of Orion, was also known as "The Soul of Osiris". As the soul of Osiris is also considered to bethespirit or the breath of life, Hhhhhhooooooo, it could be argued that only Osiris could be the Creator God, the Celestial Sphinx. In support of this, the Celestial Sphinx is sporting the Osiris Beard! In this small section of the heavens is recorded a pictogram representation of remote Ancient Egyptian mythology which centred on Creation, Death and Resurrection; particularly the death and resurrection of Osiris whosesoul is represented by both the Constellation of Orion and the Constellation of the Phoenix. The main three pyramids at Giza, (K afre, Kufu and Menkaura) which are representative of the Constellation of the Phoenix and its association with Death and Resurrection, were erected directly behind, and directly west of, theSphinx at Giza in imitation of the heavenly original, as indicated on the star map. The Great Pyramid represents the body of the Phoenix or Bennu bird, while the pyramids of Kafre and Menkaura represent thewings.
Orion: Soul of Osiris
Osiris
Phoenix: Soul of Osiris
The union of the Constellations of Orion and Phoenix was not only achieved in their both being the "Soul of Osiris". Their union was also achieved in the ground plan of the Pyramids at Giza. The ground plan of the main three pyramids at Giza was discovered to be a replica of Orion's Belt in the Constellation of Orion by Robert Bauval in November 1983. (Bauval, R & Gilbert, A, The Orion Mystery. Mandarin, London 1994) Furthermore the Osiris Crown could be interpreted as an earthly representation of the Constellation of Phoenix the White Crown flanked by two feathers representing the body and wings of thePhoenix or Bennu bird. It would therefore follow that the symbolismof theCrown would emulate that of the Constellation of the Phoenix: namely Death and Resurrection. It is an indisputable fact that in Ancient Egyptian mythology Osiris did represent Death and Resurrection. His was the first Resurrection, the first Raising. His child Horus was the Son of the Widow, Isis.
The Celestial Sphinx: More Lost Secrets Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations: Part 3 *** More Lost Secrets Lost Secrets continue to be revealed as we cast our eyes along the horizon from Giza at 11:57pm July 3rd 14000BCE. Positioned opposite to the Celestial Sphinx at this precise time in the North / North East sky, lie the Constellations of Draco and Ursa Minor. This dual constellation can be interpreted on several levels.
Sky view from Giza: 11:57pm J uly 3rd 14000BCE. Positioned opposite to the Celestial Sphinx in the North / North East, lie the Constellations of Draco and Ursa Minor. This dual constellation can be interpreted on several levels. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
FirstlyDraco is accompanied by his offspring who is cradled in his arms! This is symbolic evidence of the Creation Principle: the Celestial Sphinx, Hu, being the Creator. The imagery of Creation is quite explicit in the Constellations of Draco and Ursa Minor. Ursa Minor represents the Male Principle while Draco represents the Female Principle. Draco is symbolically impregnated. The imagery is continued in the Constellation of Cygnus which straddles the Milky Way. It is in the Constellation of Cygnus that the Milky Way divides into two streams creating a symbolic Birth Canal.
Deneb, the bright star of Cygnus is at the head of the birth canal of the Milky Way. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
Deneb, the bright star of Cygnus is at the head of the birth canal of the Milky Way. The womb is the space created between the Arch of the Milky Way and the horizon. The result is the birth of Baby Draco!
The womb is the space created between the Arch of the Milky Way and the horizon. The result is the birth of Baby Draco! (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
SecondlyDraco is not the dragon which his name suggests. This is a misnomer. Draco is a serpent. Moreover Draco and Ursa Minor can beregarded as one constellation; that of a double-headed serpent.
Draco and Ursa Minor can be regarded as one constellation; that of a double-headed serpent. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
Thirdly considering Draco on his own, he has assumed the position of a cobra about to strike. This is the origin and meaning of the Uraeus on the brow or headdress of the nobility of Ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for Uraeus
Fourthlythe rearing serpent in Ancient Egyptian mythology is associated with the Eye of Ra. This involves the concept of the invisible third eye on the forehead. The all-seeing eye.
Sky view from Giza: 11:57pm J uly 3rd 14000BCE. The rearing cobra is associated with the eye of Ra. The Eyeof Ra is associated with the Uraeus. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
Consequently the Uraeus (the serpent emblem) on, or just above the forehead on the head-dress of the Pharaohs represents the all-seeing eye, the Eye of Ra. The Uraeus was a symbol of Divine Authority, an authority which came from the heavens in the form of theConstellations of Draco and Ursa Minor. The hieroglyphs for the name of the god Osiris, Ausar, embodies theall-seeing eye.
The hieroglyphs for the name of the god Osiris, Ausar, embodies the all-seeing eye.
Fifthlyserpents were plentiful in the Underworld. It was because serpents hid away under rocks or underground that they were associated with the Underworld, the Land of the Dead or the Twelve Hours of the Night. Serpents abound in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, carvings and paintings. In the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Duat the Constellation of Draco is represented at theeleventh hour.
In the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Duat the Constellation of Draco is represented at the eleventh hour.
The Lost Secrets continue to be revealed in the North West night sky, as viewed from Giza at 11:57pm J uly 3rd 14000BCE. In this location is to be found the Constellation of Aquila the Eagle.
Sky view from Giza: 11:57pm J uly 3rd 14000BCE. The Constellation of Aquila, the Eagle, is sitting on the horizon in the NW. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
In Ancient Egypt the eagle is usually found in connection with the serpent, though at a later date the eagle motif was replaced by that of the vulture. For example: the vulture and the cobra, in the form of the Uraei, are prominent on the forehead of the mummy mask of Tutankhamon. In general terms they are considered to be symbols of power. In real terms they form an essential part of Ancient Egyptian cosmology.
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs for Uraei. They form an essential part of Ancient Egyptian cosmology
Perhaps the most vivid and long lasting application of the eagle to Ancient Egyptian art and Sacred Knowledge was in the form of theWinged Disk. It looks not unlike a sycamore seed, and was especially prolific in Ancient Egyptian tombs and Temples. The Winged Disk was a combined emblemof the Sun, a doubleheaded cobra and eagle or vulture wings.
The Winged Disk
It would appear that symbolically the eagle is connected with the Sun. Technically however the eagle enjoys rain and floods. This explains why the Constellation of Aquila is situated in the waters of the Milky Way! Moreover, the vulture and the cobra represent the Female Principle. The vulture is the emblemof the goddess Nekhebet while thecobra is the emblemof the goddess Wadjet / Buto. The Female Principle is recorded in the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs "Mut" meaning "Mother". In addition to the Vulture and the Cobra there is further confirmation of the Female Principle in the Mound (pregnancy) and the Egg. The English word "Mother" is a derivation of the Ancient Egyptian word "Mut".
The Female Principle is recorded in the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs "Mut" meaning "Mother". In addition to the Vulture and the Cobra there is also the Mound (pregnancy) and the Egg. The English word "Mother" is a derivation of theAncient Egyptian "Mut".
A dilemma occurs when the circular emblemin thecentre of the motif is considered to represent the Sun, a maledeity. A more logical explanation is that the circle, or opening, represents the Female principle. (There will be more on the symbolic meaning of the "Opening" in later sections.) The eagle and the serpent are opposites. The one soars in the sky while the other slithers on the ground. Similarly, the Bee and the Cobra are opposites, as are the Vulture and theSedge. This is an indication that they are meant to represent the two different realms of Heaven and the Earth, otherwise known as Upper and Lower Egypt! Taken one stage further, in terrestrial terms, Upper Egypt is considered to be the Land of the Sedgeand theVulture, while Lower Egypt is considered to be the Land of the Bee and the Cobra. Taken as a whole Ancient Egypt was known as the Land of theCobra, the Vulture, the Bee and the Sedge. All four motifs are fertility symbols.
L ower Egypt: the L and of the Bee and the Cobra
Upper Egypt: the Land of the Sedge and the Vulture
Viewing thesky from Giza at 11:57pmJuly 3rd 14000BCE all four symbols are represented!
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Viewing the sky from Giza at 11:57pm J uly 3rd 14000BCE all four symbols of the Cobra, Vulture, Bee and Sedge are represented! (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
It has become apparent that More Lost Secretsof the Ancient Egyptians are encoded in the sky, as viewed fromGiza at 11:57pmJ uly 3rd 14000BCE. At this timethe sky stretching from West to East (via North) above the horizon is female and represents Egypt in general. The Cobra, the Bee and the Vulture, the Womb and the Birth Canal of the Milky Way are all female symbols. The sky stretching from West to East (via South) above the horizon is male and specifically represents the site of Giza! The Celestial Sphinx, the Milky Way, (think about that one!) Orion, the Twins and the Sun are all male symbols.
View of the night skies from Giza at 11:57pm J uly 3rd 14000BCE Celestial Egypt: symbolized by the Cobra, the Bee, the Vulture and the Sedge.
This section of the sky is Female. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
View of the night skies from Giza at 11:57pm J uly 3rd 14000BCE Celestial Giza: symbolized by the three pyramids, and the Sphinx looking across the Nile to the East. This section of the sky is Male. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe 3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
As above, so below
The Osiris Legend and Precession Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations: Part 4 *** The Osiris L egend The legend of Osiris begins with Thoth, who was credited with having introduced all the arts and sciences, including astronomy and hieroglyphs, to theAncient Egyptians. He was also the spokesman, or messenger, of the gods and the keeper of their records. "Thoth" is actually the Graeco-Roman form of the Egyptian name "Djehuti". Thoth was usually represented as an ibis bird or a baboon; both of which are native to Africa. This is significant because it reflects his ancient African origin. In addition, because he was regarded as the moon god he was sometimes seen represented together with a winged moon. In legend Thoth had played a game of draughts with the moon and won from him a seventy-second part of his light, from which he created an extra five days in the year. Prior to that time there were 360 days in the Ancient Egyptian Calendar.
Thoth the Moon god ... it is not difficult to work out why he was given this role!
Thoth the K eeper of Records ... the product of sophisticated thinkers.
Osiris was Thoth's master, and in this capacity he was both God and the source of all knowledge in Ancient Egypt. Osiris is frequently pictured with ebony skin, which is usually
considered as symbolic of his role as Lord of the Dead. However, when Osiris closeassociation with Thoth who was of ancient African origin is taken into account, thefact that Osiris had ebony skin takes on a new significance: that hetoo originated in Africa. His wicked brother Set who wanted the throne of Egypt murdered him. The plan was to induce Osiris to lie down in a magnificent coffer under the pretext of a game at a banquet. Set and his seventy-two conspirators immediately closed the lid and threw the coffer into the Nile. Osiris' wife Isis, who was also his sister, searched for and found the chest which had been borne down the Nile and across the seato what was later identified as the Phoenician coast, where it was deposited at the foot of a tamarisk tree. (The reference to Phoenicia was added at a later date to illustrate that the Ancient Egyptian culture was adopted by the Phoenicians, possibly around the 16th century BCE, when Phoenicia was brought under Egyptian control. The Phoenicians are also known by the more familiar title of Canaanites.) As thetreegrew it enclosed Osiris and the chest within its trunk ... which was later cut down by the king of Byblos and used as a pillar in his palace. The fragrance of the pillar became renowned far and wide, and when Isis heard about it she immediately understood its significance. Isis returned the pillar, and the body it contained, to Egypt.
Osiris was the source of all knowledge in Ancient Egypt. The tamarisk tree which enclosed Osiris within its trunk was cut downby the K ing of Byblos and used as a pillar in his palace.
Isis, the wife of Osiris, was also his sister. She returned the pillar, and the body it contained, to Egypt.
Unfortunately Set discovered the body of Osiris by chance and this time, to ensure his brother's complete demise, he cut up Osiris' body into fourteen pieces and scattered them far and wide throughout Egypt. Isis found all the pieces of Osiris' literally dismembered body except the phallus, and through purification by Thoth, together with magical incantations in which the actual sound of Thoth's voice played a significant part, the resurrection of Osiris and the subsequent fathering of Horus was achieved. Following in the wake of his resurrection Osiris had conferred upon him the title and position of the God of the Dead. In fathering Horus, Osiris embodied the Masculine Creation Principle. In mothering Horus, Isis embodied the Female Creation Principle. The number seventy-two is significant in terms of astronomy since the sky bodies appear to move through one degree of their cycle over a period of seventy-two years. It was no coincidence that the original number of days in an Ancient Egyptian year was identical to the number of degrees in a circle; i.e. 360. The Thoth legend encodes the knowledgeof Precession by the specific reference to the numbers 360 and 72. When the number 72 is multiplied by the extra 5 days in the year gained by Thoth in the game of draughts with the Moon, the result is 360, the number of degrees in a circle. Finally, when the seventy-two years are multiplied by the three hundred and sixty degrees of the complete cycle, we discover that it takes is 25,920 years for each heavenly cycle to be completed at which time the process starts all over again. This cycle is referred to as Precession.
Footnote
subtle references to Freemasonry are intentional.
Royal Arch and the Precession of the Equinoxes Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations: Part 5 *** The reason Precession occurs is that the Earth not only rotates on its axis otherwise known as the Axis Mundeor World Pillar it also wobbles. This wobble effect is a phenomenon caused by forces exerted by the Sun on the bulges of the Earth at the Equator. The wobble effect is best explained in terms of a spinning top. As the top begins to lose momentumit begins to wobble. It is this same kind of circular movement, or wobble, of the Earth, which moving at a constant speed over long periods of Time alters the direction of the Polar Axis. One revolution is completed every 25,920 years. The central point of revolution is called the "pole of the ecliptic".
The visibleeffect of Precession on the Pole Star. The wobble effect is best explained in terms of a spinning top. As the top begins to losemomentum it begins to wobble .
The apparent cycle of the Pole Stars over a period of 25,920 years is not the only effect of Precession as viewed from Planet Earth. Another effect with which most of us will be familiar is the apparent movement of the Signs of the Zodiac across the sky on an annual basis. It is reasonable to suspect that most of you reading this will be familiar with the Sign of the Zodiac under which you were born, and many of you will read your stars in newspapers and magazines everyday. Y ou might be an Aries or a Libra. Or perhaps like me you are a Scorpio. The apparent movement of the Signs of the Zodiac across the sky does not only take place on an annual basis however. The cycle also occurs over a period of 25,920 years, often referred to as Plato's Great Year. The following diagram can be interpreted on both of these levels, but the main emphasis is on the Great Y ear the Four Seasons, theTwelve Ages and the Precession of the Equinoxes. The twelve markers indicating the timing of the Sun entering a New Age and / or Season of the Zodiac are like "flags" denoting the boundaries. In fact they could be considered as "flagships" heralding in each of the New Ages and / or Seasons. The ensigns of the twelve Zodiacal Constellations, representing the Twelve Ages in the
Precession of the Equinoxes, appear to arch their way across the sky as if in royal procession. The beginning of a new Zodiacal Season is marked by the standards of the Lion, the Bull, the Man and theEagle sometimes equated with theFour Cardinal Directions. The Fifth Cardinal Direction is the central point of revolution, the pole of the ecliptic.
The Royal Arch of the Ages of the Zodiac. The ensigns of the twelve Zodiacal Constellations, representing the Twelve Ages in the Precession of the Equinoxes, appear to arch their way across the sky as if in royal procession. The beginning of a new Zodiacal Season is marked by the standards of the Lion, the Bull, the Man and the Eagle.
The blue dot within the circle is Planet Earth around which the Constellations of the Zodiac appear to revolve. The "Cross" which is formed by the four quarters of the circle takes 25,920 years to complete one revolution. The completion of one revolution is referred to as a Great Year. Within this Great Y ear are four Seasons, which are defined by the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Equinoxes. For this reason the Great Y ear is also referred to as the Precession of the Equinoxes. Within each Season are three Ages. For example, within theZodiacal Season of Taurus there are the three Ages of Taurus (the Bull), Aries (the Ram) and Pisces (the Fish). Within the Zodiacal Season of Aquarius there are the threeAges of Aquarius (Man), Capricorn (the Sea Goat) and Sagittarius (the Archer). Each Zodiacal Season comprises a 90-degreeright-angle like a setsquare. Each Zodiacal Season is a one fourth part of a circle. Each Zodiacal Season is standing on the square. The tools used by the remote ancient Egyptians to help them better understand the Concept of Precession were the Square and Compasses and lest the value of these tools be overlooked or forgotten, they were engineered into theconstellations of the Northern Winter sky by the Great Architect. (German astronomer, Jakob Bartsch, also lays claim to the honour.) The Constellation of Monoceros, the Unicorn, forms the Square and Compasses. The Square is at 90 degrees and the Compasses at 55 degrees. The symbolism of the L ion and theUnicorn, which are readily evident on the cover of a British passport as part of the Arms of Dominion, can now be appreciated in terms of astronomy
and the Precession of the Equinoxes. The Arms of Dominion encodethe Lost Secrets of the remote Ancient Egyptians. The reader will also observe that Canis Minor is a Plumb Rule! In Ancient Egypt the Plumb Rule was called a Merkhet. The Merkhet was used in conjunction with a Plumb Line to measure the positions of stars and their corresponding positions on the ground in Egypt.
The Lion and the Unicorn The Square and Compasses were engineered into the constellations of the Northern Winter sky by the Great Architect.
The Constellation of Monoceros forms the Square and Compasses. The Square is at 90 degrees and the Compasses at 55 degrees. Canis Minor is a Plumb Rule!
Referring back to the Royal Arch of the Ages of the Zodiac diagram: as the Sun heralds in the Dawn on December 21st 2012 we shall be entering a new Zodiacal Season: Aquarius a phenomenon which last occurred almost 25,920 years ago! When the Sun is risen we will be celebrating the Resurrection of theAge of Aquarius. (This subject is covered in greater detail in a later paper.) From this same diagram it becomes clear that the "Cross" and / or the "Cross within a circle" and / or the "Cross and a circle" are the symbols of the Precession of the Equinoxes. When the Great architect mapped the heavens before 14000 BCE he included the "Cross", the Symbol of the Precession of the Equinoxes, as part of the "Hall of Records" in the night sky. Knowledgecarved in stone is temporal. The progenitors of the Ancient Egyptians carved their knowledge in the stars so that it would never be desecrated, worn away or lost. Their knowledge would be eternal. The progenitors of the Ancient Egyptians were the Masons of the Heavens. The Constellation of Grus, (the Crane) which is in the shape of a cross, lies directly to the west of the Constellation of Phoenix. Perhaps not surprisingly, the pictogram for astronomers in Ancient Egypt was the crane.
Sky view from the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 14000BCE. The Cross is a symbol of the Precession of the Equinoxes. The Constellation of Grus, (the Crane) which is in the shape of a cross, lies directly to the west of the Constellation of Phoenix. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
The symbol of the "Cross" and / or the "Cross within a circle" and / or the "Cross and a circle", indicating the secret knowledge of the Precession of the Equinoxes, has been handed down to us in a multitudeof forms. These includefor example: the Ankh, the Shen, Stone Henge, the Sun Wheel, Stone Circles, Standing Stones, the Celtic Cross, theChristian Cross, the Knights Templar Cross, theMarket Cross, the Union Jack, the Hot Cross Bun, and even the Direction Indicator on a Map. Readers will no doubt add hundreds more to this list!
Hot Cross Bun
Shen
Direction Indicator
Today we live in an Age of Science in which Precession is regarded as just another phenomenon. No great deal is attached to it. However when the remote Ancient Egyptians first recognized theeffects of Precession more than sixteen thousand years ago it would have caused a crisis situation. The visible effect of Precession for the remote Ancient Egyptians was that their Celestial Sphinx was gradually slipping southwards.
At the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 13750 BCE the Celestial Sphinx could no longer be visible in its entirety from Giza. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
Their Celestial Sphinx, Hu, was falling out of the sky! Over the centuries, it was gradually shifting its position southwards in the night sky to a point where it would begin to disappear below the horizon at Giza forever. It would seemto them that their Dreamtime, their explanation of Creation built around the Celestial Sphinx, was coming to an end that their world was coming to an end. By 13750 BCE (using the Gregorian Calendar) their worst fears would be realized; the Celestial Sphinx would no longer be visible in its entirety from Giza.
At the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 13000 BCE the Celestial Sphinx was disappearing further below the horizon at Giza. (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
In celebration of their Dreamtime, the remote Ancient Egyptians exactly reproduced their Celestial Sphinx, Hu, at Giza in readiness for the July 3rd and 4th 14000 BCE Festival. Prophetically the Fall of Hu heralded the decline of the remote Ancient Egyptians and their entry into the Dark Ages. During this time only the intellectual elite would have been allowed to be initiated into, and share, a secret of such magnitude The Secret of Precession. Until now the purpose of the Sphinx at Giza has been shrouded in mystery. It guarded its secret well, lying in proud majesty in the desert sands commemorating theend of an era. The Lost Secret having now been rediscovered and made known, it is like Darkness visible.
Footnote
subtle references to Freemasonry are intentional.
The Osiris Legend and the Tree of Life
Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations: Part 6 *** The Osiris L egend and the Tree of L ife (the Axis Munde) The earliest reference to the concept of the Tree of L ifeis to be found in the philosophy of the Ancient Egyptians. In the Osiris Legend, Osiris was induced by his wicked brother Set to lie down in a magnificent coffer under the pretext of a game at a banquet. Set and his seventy-two conspirators immediately closed the lid and threw the coffer into the Nile. Osiris' wife Isis, who was also his sister, searched for and found the chest which had been borne down the Nile and across the sea to what was later identified as the Phoenician coast, where it was deposited at the foot of a tamarisk tree. As the treegrew it enclosed Osiris and the chest within its trunk ... which was later cut down by the king of Byblos and used as a pillar in his palace. The fragrance of the pillar became renowned far and wide, and when Isis heard about it she immediately understood its significance. Isis returned the pillar, and the body it contained, to Egypt. In "Ancient Egyptians and theConstellations: Part 2" the Lost Secret of the process of the Creation of the Universe was disclosed the Celestial Sphinx Hu / Osiris, symbolizing the MasculineCreation Principle, breathed Life into the constellations. The loss of this Secret inspired another explanation of the Creation of the Universe. There was a primordial ocean called Nun. It wasn't flat; rather it was in the shape of a cosmic egg and from this cosmic egg was born the primeval hill called Nu. Both the egg and the primeval hill are recorded on pictures of Isis in thetombs of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs; indicating that Isis was thepersonification of the Feminine Creation Principle. She was the Holy Mother who was represented with her child Horus by theConstellation of Virgo. Isis was considered Virgin as she was seeded after the death and resurrection of Osiris minus the phallus.
Isis, the Feminine Cr eation Principle
Constellation of Virgo represented Isis, the Holy Mother
Constellation of Virgo flipped 180 degrees
Isis, the Holy Mother
In ancient Egyptian texts it is written of the Tree of Life, "I am theplant which comes from Nu." The Tree of Life grew out of the Sacred Mound, it's branches
reaching out and supporting the star and planet studded sky, while it's roots reached down into the watery abyss of the Netherworld. The trunk of the Tree of Life represented the World Pillar or Axis Munde (literally "Axis of the Mound") around which theheavens appeared to revolve. The World Pillar was the centre of the universe. The Ancient Egyptian symbol for "plant" meaning "Tree of Life" was three sacred lotus lilies. They have tree stems curving to the left as though blown into Life by the breath of Hu, the Celestial Sphinx. On top of each stem is theLotus flower which was used in Ancient Egypt to represent Life and Resurrection. It is from this hieroglyph that the "fleur de lis" which is frequently found in Ancient Egyptian Art traces its origin. The "fleur delis" represents theTree of Life. The glyph which denotes the sacred knowledge associated with Hu is also formed by the three stems of the three sacred lotus lilies. The Osiris Crown can be similarly considered in these terms. Following therole model of Osiris, in 1346AD Edward the Black Princewon three feathers at Crecy which he adopted as his emblem. If the three feathers are gathered at the stems a fleur de lis is created.
The Egyptian hieroglyph for " plant" meaning "Tree of L ife" was three sacred lotus lilies " unb".
The fleur de lis traces its origins back to the sacred lotus symbol for "plant" meaning "Tree of Life".
The glyph which denotes the sacred knowledgeof Hu is also derived from the sacred lotus.
The Egyptian hieroglyph for " plant" meaning "Tree of L ife" was three sacred lotus lilies " unb".
The Osiris Crown can traceits origins back to the sacred lotus symbol for " plant".
Edward the Black Prince emulated Osiris in adopting three ostrich feathers for his emblem.
Osiris, in his earliest Axis Munde form of a tamarisk tree trunk, was called Djed. His later mummy wrappings were symbolic of his having been encased inside a treetrunk. His mummy was therefore an Axis Munde as indeed were all future mummies. Over time the tree trunk was replaced by the imagery of a pillar which became known as the Djed Pillar, the Pillar of Stability. When Osiris was enclosed in the trunk of a tamarisk tree, which was later cut down and used as a pillar in thepalaceof the King of Byblos, he metaphorically became as one with the Tree of Life. Osiris became the Axis Munde around which the heavens appear to revolve; he became the World Pillar, the link between the terrestrial and celestial worlds. He held the heavens in his outstretched arms, and he soaked up the word of God from the waters of the Netherworld. In Ancient Egypt the Netherworld was called the"Netterworld"
meaning the "World of the gods". The gods had their home among the stars.
Osiris as God of the Dead
Osiris as the Djed Pillar the Pillar of Stability.
Osiris' mummy wrappings were symbolic of his having been encased in a tree trunk. Over time a tree became a pillar and the mummy cameto represent the Axis Munde also known as the"Tree of L ife" and the "Pillar of Heaven".
Ptah as the Djed Pillar When the city of M emphis was founded Ptah usurped the position of Osiris. Also in Mummy wrappings, Ptah represents the Axis Munde.
When the city of Memphis "The White Wall" was founded, the god Ptah replaced the mummified Osiris as the Djed Pillar. According to the Shabaka Stone, the founders of Memphis subordinated and assimilated all aspects of the Osiris Cosmogony in favour of Ptah and the new Memphite Cosmogony. Why the sudden shift? Was it a determined effort to conceal the Secret of Precession known to a Pre-Dynastic Ancient Egypt?
Footnote
subtle references to Freemasonry are intentional.
The The Tree Tree of L ife and the Py Pyra ram mid ids s A ncie ncient Egyptia gyptians and the Conste onstellations tions:: P Pa art 7 *** The Tr ee of L ife (th (the Axis M unde) and the Py Pyra ram mids ids Furthe urther evide evidence of theA xis xis Mun Munde de in Anci Ancie ent Egypt is is to be be found found in in the the cons construction truction of the Pyram yramids. In I n mythology, ythology, sacred mountains reached up to the heave heavens to support the Celesti elestial al Nort North h Pole ole in other words, a sacred mounta ountaiin acted acted in the capacity acity of an an A xis xis Munde unde. (See ( See Part 5) 5) Since a pyramid is a sacred mountain it follows that a pyr pyr amid is is an an Axis A xis Munde M unde. Howeve owever, r, beca becaus use e The Treeof L ife is also an Axi Axis s Mun Munde de, it it foll fol lows tha that a pyr pyr amid is is a Tre Tr ee of L ife. ife. A s a Tre Tree of L ife, a Pyramid grows out out of theSacred Sacred Moun Mound, iit's t's bran branche ches reaching out and and supporting porti ng the star and and plan planet et studde studded sky whi whille it's it's roots roots reach down down into into the watery watery abyss of the Netherwor etherworlld. The The branches are the passa passage ges, once thought thought to be ventil ventilation ation shafts, rea reaching ching out and supporti supporting ng the heavens. The T he roots are the unfini unfi nishe shed d subterran rranea ean passag passages. es. The The watery watery abyss of the Netherworld was the River Nile, which in the ancient past used to surround the Pyra Pyramids at Giza. Giza. The cel celestial counte counterpa rpart rt of the River ver Ni Nile is the the M ilky Way. (See ( See Part 2) 2)
The Grea Great Pyra Pyram mid at Giza Giza is both the the Sacred red M ountain tain and the the Tre Tr ee of L ife (Axis (Axis M unde) arou round which ich the the heavens appe ppear to re revolve. volve. The T he star star is the Pole Star, r epre pr esenting nting the Celestial Nor North th Pole. Pole. The The dotted dotted line li ne r epre presents the ori original Sacred Mound M ound upon which the Gr eat Pyram Pyr amiid was constr constructe ucted. d.
I t has become come clea clear that the Great Pyram yramid is is both the Sacred Mounta Mountain i.e. i.e. the M ound, and and theTreeof L ife (li (literall terally y "A "A xis xis of theM ound") around round which the heavens vens appe ppear to revolve revolve.. Born out of the waters of the River Nile, (the Wate Waters of Nun in the Creation tion Myth) Myth) the Great Pyramid is a monument in stone (built by masons) which encode encodes both both the Cr Cr eation M yth and the C once oncept of of Pr Pr ecessi ssion one of the L ost ost Secre crets of the A ncient E gyptians yptians..
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subtle refere references nces to Freem reemasonry are intenti ntentional. onal.
The The Narm Narmer Plat Plate is a Sky Cha Chart A ncie ncient Egyptia gyptians and the Conste onstellations tions:: P Pa art 8 *** The Sky is Fallin Falling g Tod Today we live live in an Ag Age e of Scien ience in which ich Pre Precession ion is regarded as jus just another another phenom phenomenon. enon. No great deal is attached to it. it. However when the remote A ncient Egypti gyptia ans first recog recogni nized zed the the effects of Precessi recession more than sixtee sixteen thousa thousand nd years years ago ago it it would would have cause caused a crisi crisis s situa situation. tion. (See ( See Part 5) 5)
Sky view from the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 14000BCE. The Cross Cross is a symbol of of the the Precession of the Equinoxes. (The (T he compute computer software software I used to access this skycha skychart rt is: i s: Haney, M.A M.A.. Skyglobe Skyglobe3.5 A Shareware ware Product of of K lassM Softwa Sof tware, re, 1992 1992)
The The visib isible le effect of Pre Precession ion for for the remote An Anc cien ient Egy Egyptian ians was that their Celestial Sphinx was gradually slipping southwards. Their Celestial Sphinx, Hu, was falling out of the sky! Over the centuries, it was gradually shifting its position southwards in the night sky to a point where it would begin to disappear below the horizon at Giza forever.
At the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 137 13750 BCE the Celesti lestial al Sphinx could no longer be visible in its entirety from Giza. (The (T he compute computer software software I used to access this skychart skychart is: is: Haney, M.A M.A.. Skyglobe Skyglobe3.5 A Shareware ware Product of of K lassM Softwa Software, re, 1992 1992)
I t would would seem seemto the rem remote Anci Ancien ent Egypti Egyptia ans that thei their Dreamtim time, their explanation of Creation built around the Celestial Sphinx, was coming to an end that their world was coming to an end. By 13750 BCE (using the Gregorian Calendar) their worst fears would be realized; the Celestial Sphinx would no longer be visible in its entirety from Giza.
At the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 3rd 13000 BCE BCE the Celestial Sphinx Sphinx was was disappearing further below the horizon at Giza. (The (T he compute computer software software I used to access this skychart skychart is: is: Haney, M.A M.A.. Skyglobe Skyglobe3.5 A Shareware ware Product of of K lassM Softwa Software, re, 1992 1992)
I n celebration ration of their their Drea Dreamtim time, theremote A ncie ncient Egyptian Egyptians exactl exactly y reprodu reproduce ced d the their Ce Celestial Sphinx, Hu, at Giza Giza in in rea readine diness for theJ uly uly 3rd and and 4th 14000 BCE Festival. (See (See Part 2) 2) Prophetically the Fall of Hu heralded the decline of the remote A ncie ncient Egyptian Egyptians and their entry entry into i nto the the Dark Age A ges. Duri During ng this this time only the intellectual elite would have been allowed to be initiated into, and share, a secret cret of such magni agnitude tude The Secret ret of Prec Precession ion. E vidence that the Secre cret of Precession cession was was inde indee ed shared by by an inte intelllectual elite down through the millennia is to be found on the Nermer Plate almost 10,000 years later. The Nerme rmer Plat Plate The The Nermer Plate, which ich is a ceremonial ial palet lette, is also lso referred to as the Narmer or Narm Narma Plate. ate. It It was discove discovered red in 1897 1897/98 by a Briti ri tish sh archaeol eologist, ogist, J .E. Quibe ibell, at, or near the very An Anc cien ient Walled lled Capita ital of Egy Egypt, Hierakonpolis: lis: usually referred to as "City of the Hawk". I have also trans transllated Hi Hierakonpoli rakonpolis s as as "Ci "City of theSun", Sun", since since theHawk represents represents theSun in in Anci Ancien entt E Egypt. gypt. However However the nearest nearest translati translation on of the nam name is attained by breaki breaking ng down the the word into into its its threecomponents: "H "Hier" meaning ning "Sa "Sacred", cred", "akon" "akon" meaning ning "glory", "glory", and and "poli "polis" meaning ning "city' "ci ty' "Ci "City of Sacred Sacred Glory". Clearly the "Sacred Glory" referred to is the Sun in the guise of a hawk. The The area of human habita itation ion around Hierakonpolis dates back tens of thousa thousands nds of years to the L ower Pala Palaeol eolithic thic Pe Period. ri od. The There is is an unbroken chai chain of habitation through to Dynastic Egypt. The The Nermer Plate was named afte fter the hier ieroglyp lyph of the catfish fish and the chisel, which is recorded three times upon it. The catfish translates as "Ner" and the chise chisell as "Mer". "M er". Until ntil now schol schola ars have deciphered eciphered and misinterpreted the Nermer Plate in terms of its scenes commemorating the Unification of Upper and
Lower Egypt and its accompanying battle in c3200BCE. Jean-Francois Champollion, who is renowned for having deciphered the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing using theRosetta Stone as his reference, dated the Unification to 5867BCE. However this date was not acceptable to Egyptian Scholars as it contradicted the accepted "fact" that Sumer, the Land of the Two Rivers, was the First Civilization. In reality Sumer could not possibly have been settled before 5000BCE because it was still under the waters of the Persian Gulf! However the decision was made that the Nermer Plate must be dated to 3200BCE becausethat datewas acceptable to Egyptian Scholars.
Side One
The Nermer Plate
Side Two
F ar fromcommemorating the Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt and its accompanying battle in c3200BCE the Nermer Plate is a sky chart commemorating the Dawn of the Age of Taurus in the Precession of the Equinoxes! This astronomical event occurred on September 21st 4468BCE when the Autumn Equinox of the Sun was in conjunction with the Milky Way. This conjunction initialized the movement of the Sun out of the Age of Gemini and into the Age of Taurus. As the Nermer Plate celebrates the Dawn of the Age of Taurus in 4468BCE, it is reasonable to suggest that the Plate itself also dates back to 4468BCE. I t defies logic to suggest that it dates back to 3200BCE. The whole of Ancient Egyptian history as perceived by Egyptologists needs to be re-written!
Footnote
subtle references to Freemasonry are intentional.
The Narmer Plate and Osiris, the Lord of Precession
Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations: Part 9 ***
Side One of the Nermer Plate: The Northern Winter Skies Side One of the Nermer Plate clearly depicts the Northern Winter Skies. Many readers will immediately recognise the Northern Winter sky chart, and perhaps even remember some of its associated symbolism, from Part 1, Part 2 and Part 5. A few readers may even test their skills in deciphering Side One of the Plate, by applying what they have learned from Parts 1 to 5, before reading any further. However, for those readers who have come directly to this segment without any prior knowledge, I will decipher the Nermer Plate to include a lot of detail and explanation.
The Northern Winter Skies. From top left to right: Gemini and Taurus. From middle left to right: Canis Minor, Monoceros and Orion. From bottom left to right: Canis Major, Orion's Chair and Eridanus.
The esoteric meaning of the scenes on the Nermer Plate is best explained by working from the top to the bottom of each side. However in the case of the chiefs, which are the top panels where the bulls' heads are, because they summarize the sacred message on the Plate, I decided to decipher them together. As some of the concepts outlined may prove complex for the novice to grasp, to facilitate an easier understanding of the scenes and symbolism on the Plate, as indicated earlier I have included lots of pictures and explanations. The Top Panels: The Chiefs The chiefs summarize the sacred meaning symbolized on the Nermer Plate. They present an overview of the astronomical event which occurred on September 21st in 4468BCE, when theAutumn (Fall) Equinox of the Sun was in conjunction with the Milky Way. This commemoration of theDawn of theAge of Taurus is vividly displayed in the presence of the four bulls' heads, two on each side of the Plate. Each bull's head symbolizes the Constellation of Taurus the Bull. ( See Part 5)
The chiefs on each side of the Nermer Plate They present an overview of the astronomical event which occurred on September 21st in 4468BCE the Dawn of the Age of Taurus
In the chief on Side One of the Plate, between the two bulls' heads, there is a hieroglyph situated to the side of and beneath "Nermer"; the catfish (ner) and the chisel (mer). As well as representing a temple it is also an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing Dawn, the rising of the sun above themountains, or horizon. In this case it represents the Dawn of the Age of Taurus. This explanation is taken a step further under "The King of the Stars"
Side One: The hieroglyph beneath the catfish and the chisel not only represents a temple, it is also an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing Dawn, the rising of the sun above the mountains, or horizon. In this caseit represents the Dawn of the Ageof Taurus.
I have translated thefull pictogramof the catfish, the chisel and the temple/dawn as "TheNermer Festival". Nermer/Osiris/Orion, the Creation Principle and Lord of Precession, is orchestrating and overseeing the beginning of a New Age in the Zodiac. On the obverse side of the plate the Sun is risen. The Age of Taurus has begun.
Side Two: The hieroglyph beneath, and to the side of, the catfish and the chisel not only represents a temple, it is also an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Risen Sun above the mountains, or horizon. In this caseit means that the Ageof Taurus has begun.
A further interpretation of the temple hieroglyph is two thrones facing each other. Each of these thrones is theemblemof Isis, both sister and wife to Osiris.
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph : Two Thrones facing each other.
Templeof Isis at Philae. The hieroglyph for Isis, the Throne, is clearly visible.
Isis. Sister and wife to Osiris
The Giant The Giant represents the Constellation of Orion. In Ancient Egypt Orion was known as "The Soul of Osiris". It follows that The Giant, who is usually referred to as Narmer by Egyptologists after the catfish and the chisel emblems in the chiefs at the top of the Plate, is in fact Osir is, the L ord of Precession as opposed to Osiris, the Lord of the Dead. The Giant appears to capture one of the Gemini Twins, perhaps in an attempt to halt theprogression into the New Age of Taurus. More likely however he is giving the Twin his blessing in the closing minutes in the Age of Gemini. The scene is reminiscent of a person receiving a Knighthood for services rendered. The one figure represents the set of Gemini Twins since the Twin's body is facing forward towards the forthcoming Age of Taurus, while his face is looking back upon the Age of Gemini.
The Giant represents the constellation of Orion
The constellation of Orion: the Soul of Osiris
Osiris: Lord of the Dead
The omission of Orion's head and legs in the constellation of Orion, illustrated above, is immediately noticeable. It would seem that Orion has had his legs and his head chopped off! A similar practice was observed by the Knights Templar five and a half thousand years later when they were buried. By adopting this practice thedeceased Knights Templar became as onewith Orion and, by implication, Osiris. The "skull and crossbones" Orion's missing head and legs were also adopted by the Knights Templar as their emblem, their symbol of recognition. As we shall soon discover, the severed head of Orion is in fact the Sun. Moreover it is the headless Orion which is the source of legends about severed heads. It is also noticeable that both the Giant and Orion are wearing a belt, an apron and tassels; though in the case of the Giant he is wearing only one tassel. Anyone who was to adopt a similar regalia would also adopt the Orion/Osiris image.
Orion is depicted as using a bow to shoot at Taurus the Bull. This same outline of stars can be seen on the left of the Giant's upper body on the Nermer Plate. Firstly trace the line from the Giant's left hand to the back of the head of the Sphynx. Next continue up to the right elbow of the bird, to its head. The beak is formed by the last two stars at the top of the Bow of Orion. Similarly a crude bow is formed by the outline of the twig and the Sphinx.
Orion using a bow to shoot at Taurus the Bull
The outline of Orion's bow can be seen held in the Giant's left hand.
Orion with his bow in his left hand.
The Giant's crown, the White Crown of Ancient Egypt, is yet another star constellation. It is the Constellation of Taurus theBull which is positioned immediately above theBow of Orion! In the star chart below Orion is caught in the action of placing theWhite Crown on his head. Orion's counterpart, Osiris, is always pictured wearing the White Crown.
The Giant wearing the White Crown of Ancient Egypt
Osiris is always pictured wearing the White Crown
Orion placing the White Crown of Ancient Egypt on his head
Egyptologists associate the White Crown, which the Giant is wearing in the closing seconds of the Age of Gemini, with Upper Egypt. However the Sphinx with the papyrus growing out of its back, indicates the White Crown as being associated with Lower Egypt.
The WhiteCrown
The Red Crown
The Giant in the opening seconds of the Age of Taurus (on Side Two of the Plate) is wearing the Red Crown, which is usually associated with Lower Egypt. Clearly there was no Upper and Lower Egypt at the time of the Nermer Plate. This division was imposed later, possibly by well meaning Egyptologists, when the esoteric meaning of the Red and White Crowns was lost. The WhiteCrown, as worn by Osiris, the L ord of Precession, is a symbol of Precession. (SeePart 5, Part 6, and Part 7 for other symbols of Precession.) It is significant that not only is the Giant wearing theOsiris Beard he is also carrying a symbolic sword in the form of a feathery branch of the tamarisk tree, at his right side. It will be recalled that in the Osiris Legend, Osiris was encased in the trunk of a tamarisk tree. This further identifies the Giant as Osiris, the L ord of Precession.
(Continued in Part 10)
Footnote
subtle references to Freemasonry are intentional.
The Narmer Plate and the Substituted Secrets Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations: Part 10 ***
Sir ius: the K ing of the Seven Stars To the Giant's right, a man carrying an axe has taken off his sandals because he is metaphorically standing on holy ground. (This same idea is reworked in a later version of this celestial myth; that of Moses and the Burning Bush.) Remembering that the Giant is Nermer/Osiris/Orion, and that from theOsiris Legend it was learned that Osiris is God, then the man carrying the axe is standing on the right hand of God.
The man carrying the axe is standing on the right hand of God.
The Axeis a symbol of his kingship, as is the vase-like glyph of his name, which appears to the side of his head and as a container in his right hand. The vaselike glyph is possibly the symbol of his throne. The flower, which is divided into seven segments, discloses that he is the "King of Seven Stars". The centre of the flower with seven petals represents the star Sirius. The seven petals represent the seven minor stars surrounding Sirius. The King of theSeven Stars is in fact a personified portrayal of the constellation of Canis Major.
Sirius: K ing of the Seven Stars
The Constellation of Canis Major
In the above representation, the star Sirius becomes the King's head. The body, legs and left arm of Canis Major become thoseof the King. The axe of the star system is lying in a horizontal position. The container held in the King's right hand is evident in thethreestars on the right hand side of the body of Canis Major. Around his neck Sirius, the "K ing of theSeven Stars", is wearing the double tau, the "pi" symbol. From theTau hieroglyph in the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead it is clear that "Tau" means "holy or sacred gate" or "holy or sacred opening". The five-pointed star denotes the word "sacred". The reason the five-pointed star was considered "sacred" was because it was a symbol which encoded the Secret of Precession. The number of degrees around the centre-point of the star (360) divided by the number of arms of the star (5) renders the number seventy-two ... which is significant in terms of astronomy. (See Part 4) Seventy-two is the number of years that it takes for the sky bodies to appear to move through one degree of their cycle. When the seventy-two years are multiplied by the three hundred and sixty degrees of the complete cycle, we discover that it takes is 25,920 years for each heavenly cycle to be completed at which time the process starts all over again. This is the cycle referred to as Precession.
Temple at the top of the Nermer Plate
"Seba" Triple Tau: Gates or Sacred Opening
Triple Tau: The Temple of J erusalem
The Double and Triple Tau represent the plural form of Tau. Visually, when the Taus are joined together horizontally, they represent a temple, as in the hieroglyph between the Taurus Bulls' heads in the chiefs on each side of the Nermer Plate. The vertical trunks of the Taus represent the columns of the Temple. In the Osiris Legend, Osiris was encased in a tree trunk, which was later utilized as a pillar. The pillar of a temple therefore represents Osiris who has already been evidenced as theAxis Mundein the Djed Pillar; the Pillar of Stability. (SeePart 4 and Part 6) Since a Tau is a "sacred gateway, opening or portal", and multiple Taus form a Temple, it follows that a Temple is a gateway, opening or portal: a portal to the Netherworld through which the Sun rises at the Dawn of a New Age of the Zodiac. The Triple Tau represents the Temple of J erusalem. Another name for the Temple of J erusalem is "Templum Hierosolma", which translates as "Temple on a Sacred Mound". Since a Tau represents a Gateway, opening or portal then the Temple of J erusalem follows suit complete with Osirian Pillars! It is through this portal that the Sun rises at the Dawn of a New Age of the Zodiac. As discussed earlier in Part 7, the Great Pyramid is also built on a Sacred Mound and, like the Osirian Pillar, it represents theAxis Munde. The Temple of J erusalem as the Triple Tau, secured within the triangle of the Great Pyramid, is displayed on the Collar pictured below. The Great Pyramid and the Temple of J erusalem are symbolic of the Sacred Summit, the Axis Munde, and the concept of Precession.
The Collar displaying the TripleTau, which represents the Temple of J erusalem, within the Gr eat Pyramid. Both are examples of the Sacred Summit " Templum Hierosolma" encoding the Secret of Precession.
By investigating the Nermer Plate, the origin, meaning and purpose of ancient stone Taus and Henges in Britain and Europe has become clear. They originated in remote Ancient Egypt as Taus and they represent Temples, which are gateways for the Sun at the Dawn of a New Age of the Zodiac. Their purpose is to commemorate the Dawn of the Ages of the Zodiac, and in some cases track and predict the Dawn of the next Age of the Zodiac. The Celestial Sphinx, Hu The columns in Ancient Egyptian Temples were also stone representations of the Papyrus plant growing out of the Sacred Mound. On the Nermer Plate the papyrus is growing out of the back of the Celestial Sphinx, Hu, the Ancient Egyptian God of Creation who dates back to 14,000 BCE. (See Part 1 and Part 2)
The Celestial Sphinx, Hu. Sky view from the Giza Plateau around 11:57pm on J uly 3rd 14000BCE (The computer software I used to access this skychart is: Haney, M.A. Skyglobe3.5 A Shareware Product of K lassM Software, 1992)
The Celestial Sphinx, Hu.
In celebration of their Dreamtime, the remote Ancient Egyptians had exactly reproduced their Celestial Sphinx, Hu, at Giza in readiness for theJuly 3rd and 4th 14000 BCE Festival. (See Part 2) Prophetically the Fall of Hu heralded the decline of the remote Ancient Egyptians and their entry into the Dark Ages. During this time only the intellectual elite would have been allowed to be initiated into, and share, secrets of such magnitude The Secret of Hu as the Giver of L ife in the Beginning and The Secret of Precession.
The Secret of Precession was guarded well and passed down through the millennia. It is a Secret which is applicable to all Ages of the Zodiac. However, as Hu slipped further below the horizon due to Precession, he could no longer be considered by his title of "Hu of the Horizon". As a result his Secret of being "Hu, theGod of Creation, the Giver of L ife in the Beginning", was lost. This Lost Secret was replaced by a Substituted Secret. During the times of torrential rains and floods in Remote Ancient Egypt, the sandstone hill from which the Sphinx was carved would have been a sacred mound surrounded by water the Waters of Nun. The mound from which the Sphinx was carved came to be considered as theSacred Mound referred to in the Ancient Egyptian Creation Myth symbolizing "Creation" and "The Holy Land". The Floods of the Nile symbolized the Waters of Nun. By 4468 BCE both the Celestial Sphinx, "Hu of the Horizon", and his terrestrial counterpart the Sphinx at Giza, "Harakhte (Hu) of the Horizon" had come to represent the Sacred Mound rather than Hu, the "Giver of Life in the Beginning". Hu had lost his title, it had been usurped by Osiris. The Substituted Secret of "Osiris as Giver of Life in the Beginning" ensured the total demise of theLost Secret of "Hu as Giver of Life in the Beginning" until now. This explains why the Sphinx glyph, complete with mound and pillar, meaning "in the beginning" in thehieroglyphs below, would have satisfied theAncient Egyptians of 4468 BCE.
Hu :"Giver of L ife in the Beginning". This title was usurped by Osiris.
Several symbols of Precession can be immediately recognized in the inscription above: the ankh, the cross within a circle, Hu, the mound and the pillar. The title of "Osiris: Giver of Life in the Beginning" confirms Osiris as the new Lord of Creation as well as the new Lord of Precession. Hu's relegation to a minor deity is clearly evident on the Nermer Plate compare the size, and associated importance, of Nermer/Osiris/Orion to that of Hu.
The Celestial Sphinx Hu, had been relegated to a minor deity by 4468BCE. This is confirmed by his size in comparison to the Giant.
The Sphinx and the Bird The Sphinx with the papyrus growing out of its back also symbolizes the Delta region of the Nile. For the sceptics who believe that the face on the Sphinx at Giza was carved out around 2450BCE it is noticeable that even as far back as 4468BCE the Sphinx had a human face. In reality the Sphinx at Giza always had a human face, in imitation of the Celestial Sphinx, Hu. (See Part 1 and Part 2.) Above the Sphinx can be seen a bird carrying a twig this is the first record of the Flood Myth. It predates both Gilgamesh and Noah. The reader will remember that by 4468 BCE both the Celestial Sphinx, "Hu of the Horizon", and his terrestrial counterpart the Sphinx at Giza, "Harakhte (Hu) of the Horizon" had come to represent the Sacred Mound surrounded by the Waters of Nun the Flood.
Above the Sphinx can be seen a bird carrying a twig. This is the first record of the Flood Myth. It pr edates both Gilgamesh and Noah.
In addition, the bird carrying the twig denotes that the centuries of torrential rain in Lower Egypt had stopped and the floods were subsiding. The hot climate being experienced in 4468BCE is indicated by the mode of dress worn by the players on the Nermer Plate. Although the bird is not present on the Northern Winter Sky Chart, (See Part 9) the reader will remember that another bird the bennu or phoenix represented by theConstellation of Phoenix lies directly behind the Celestial Sphinx in thenight
skies. It is logical therefore that the bird on Side One of theNermer Plate also represents the Constellation of Phoenix. The Gemini Twins The final scene on Side One of the Plate, is of a set of twins racing away from, while at the same time looking back to, the Age of Gemini. This is confirmed by the two hieroglyphs alongside the two running figures.
The Gemini Twins
The Constellation of Gemini
The first hieroglyph, rectangular in shape, and not unlike the larger semicircular version at the bottom of Side Two of the Plate, represents the Twelve Ages of the Zodiac. (Up until now hieroglyphs of this nature have been translated as a fortified cities!) The second glyph, with the flower of the papyrus and two "ribbons" is a referenceto the fact that the two figures are twins. The twins in theAges of the Zodiac are the Gemini Twins. The closing minutes in the Age of Gemini are at hand. The Gemini Twins are in a race against Time.
(Continued in Part 11)
Footnote
subtle references to Freemasonry are intentional.
The Narmer Plate and the Sacred Gateway Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations: Part 11 *** Side Two of the Nermer Plate In contrast to Side One, this obverse side of the Nermer Plate does not record a scenefrom the night skies. Rather, it records the closing seconds of the Age of Gemini and the Dawn of the Age of Taurus.
The Nermer Plate: Side Two recording the Dawn of the Age of Taurus
The Top Panels: The Chiefs It will be remembered from Part 9 that the chiefs summarize the sacred meaning symbolized on the Nermer Plate. They present an overview of the astronomical event which occurred on September 21st in 4468BCE, when the Autumn (Fall) Equinox of theSun was in conjunction with theMilky Way. This commemoration of theDawn of theAge of Taurus is vividly displayed in the presence of the four bulls' heads, two on each side of the Plate. Each bull's head symbolizes the Constellation of Taurus the Bull. (See Part 5)
The chiefs on each side of the Nermer Plate present an overview of the astronomical event which occurred on September 21st in 4468BCE the Dawn of the Age of Taurus
In thechief on Side One of the Plate, between thetwo bulls' heads, there is a hieroglyph situated to the side of and beneath "Nermer"; the catfish (ner) and the chisel (mer). A s well as
representing a temple it is also an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing Dawn, the rising of the sun above the mountains, or horizon. In this case it represents the Dawn of the Age of Taurus. This explanation was taken astep further under "Sirius: The King of the Stars", who is attendant to the Giant, in Part 10.
Side One: The hieroglyph beneath the catfish and the chisel not only represents a temple, it is also an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing Dawn, the rising of the sun abovethe mountains, or horizon. In this caseit represents the Dawn of the Age of Taurus.
I have translated the full pictogram of the catfish, the chisel and the temple/dawn as "The Nermer Festival". Nermer/Osiris/Orion, the Creation Principle and Lord of Precession, is orchestrating and overseeing the beginning of a New Age in the Zodiac. On Side two of the plate the Sun is risen. The Age of Taurus has begun.
Side Two: The hieroglyph beneath, and to the side of, the catfish and the chisel not only represents a temple, it is also an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Risen Sun above the mountains, or horizon. In this caseit means that the Age of Taurus has begun.
The Procession Panel The Procession panel, which is directly beneath the Chief on Side Two of the Nermer Plate, is meant to be interpreted from right to left. The reason for this is that in Ancient Egyptian art the images always pointed towards the direction from which the interpretation was to be read. If an image faced towards the right, then the message was read from right to left. If an image faced towards the left, then the message was read from left to right. Mirror images were used to accommodate this purpose. The end result, especially on tomb paintings, was balance and harmony Maat.
The Procession panel. The meaning is interpreted from right to left.
