The last mythological example (and there are probably a few more that can be explained as I have) is the story of the Minotaur or Crete. The author only understood it when he learned about the Egyptian god Min and the realized the Minotaur mythology is also related to the stars. MIN-O-TAUR(US) Orion combined with …
The origins of the triptych symbolism in art and buildings is astronomy and not “just for shape”. It has a clear reason why this is seen around the world in churches temples and paintings. Richard Cassaro (link to his website below) had a hypothesis on it in his book, Written in stone. It was him …
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The 12 apostles are the 12 constellations and Jesus, the constellation of Orion at spring. As the son of god, who is the summer solstice or Bootes. He sits in the middle, six each side, but they are grouped in sets of 3, 3 months per season. The void on the left of Jesus represents …
This article is a study into mythology in relation to the zodiac. It is relevant to religion as well but the author will focus on the mythological figures here. The author has found that mythological figures and their stories relate to circular zodiac stories, where the characters found in ancient history have equivalents in the …
Quote: “The name Santa Claus evolved from Nick’s Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas (Dutch for Saint Nicholas). In 1804, John Pintard, a member of the New York Historical Society, distributed woodcuts of St. Nicholas at the society’s annual meeting. But who is Sinterklaas, the elder gentleman dressed as a bishop who …
The easter bunny Besides easter where Christians celebrate “The resurrection” (Jesus as Orion coming back in the sky), other modern easter iconography is, the easter bunny. But hardly anyone knows why there is an easter bunny in the first place and why I has coloured eggs. The origins of the easter bunny can be traced …
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