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the moon night and underworld aspect was linked to the opposite side of the zodiac, with Potnia Theron, Ishtar/Innana or the Huntress Artemis being the eastern fish where the underworld part of the zodiac started. As explained in my article Codex Dei, The Qetesh stele pictured below is Min/ Orion, Qetesh / Eastern Fish (proto Aphrodite/Artemis/Ishtar related) and the underworld god of war Rheshep (links to Nergal). This is a 3 part zodiac depiction not understood, or interpreted as such by modern Egyptology. Also the connections between the Taz Tepeller sites, Egypt and India have not been made as yet by archeologist or Egyptologist as they are not studying all cultures but are more specialist hence not seeing the bigger picture of relations. This article expands on the encoded six pointed star symbolism used by the Hindus and the Jews and the reason for this iconography.
I have written before in my Codex Dei article on this blog, that all major religions have affiliation with a main deity to the constellation of Orion, but thats the son of god technically. The main deities are Aquarius(Enki/Poseidon) and Bootes (Enlil/Zeus). I wrote on this in another article on my blog.
I touched on Shiva before on this blog, on where I think the origins of Shiva lie in this article: https://stijnvandenhoven.com/index.php/2024/03/15/the-anatolian-sayburc-relief-its-relation-to-indus-valley-iconography-shiva-and-min-and-the-constellation-of-orion/ and how the lingam yoni symbolism from Hinduism together with shiva and the Nandi bull as Taurus are the last remnants of an astronomy based bull religion such as the Apis bull, Indus valley bull and the Minoan bull cults, not excluding Mithraism.
All versions of Orion
From Jesus, as the true shepherd of Anu, with his rooster (lepus) the previous son of god, before Hercules of Zeus, Mithras, Osiris, the greenman, and many others are “a version of Orion”. Shiva is no exception. He is also called Kratha, the hunter. . I first learned about Shiva also being related to Orion, many years ago in this article from a friend who now passed away, Liesbeth Pankina Bennink. Here is the link to the article: https://www.chidambaramhiddentreasure.com/orion-chidambaram/
Shiva Nataraja is surround by 27 flames as he is also the lord of the flame, the cosmic fire. Orion touches the ecliptic where it passes the sun, the source of the torchbearer in western art.
A quick search on the flame symbolism will lead you to this information: “The 27 flames on the ring encircling Shiva Nataraja (the Prabhamandala) symbolize the 27 Nakshatras (lunar constellations) of Hindu astrology. [1, 2]Together with the The Metropolitan Museum of Art iconographic layout, these specific elements represent the following:
- The Cosmic Cycle: The circular ring of fire represents the eternal cycle of creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe.
- Creation: Shiva’s upper right hand holds the Damaru (hourglass drum), playing the primal sound that manifests creation.
- Destruction: His upper left hand holds Agni (the divine flame of destruction and transformation).
- Enlightenment: His raised left foot and pointing hand offer salvation and release from Apasmara, the dwarf of ignorance trampled beneath his foot. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]”
This post also highlights the 6 pointed star symbolism which is called the Shatkona in Hinduism. It is not only “a Jewish symbol”. In fact this geometry, often with a flower in the center, was used here already in Baalbek. I suspect that the flower symbolism relates to the “flower of life” and tree of life, but can not directly prove such. The flower rosets appear in the Sumerian reliefs on the wrist of the winged “gods”, which are likely constellations, particularly Enki and Bootes related to agriculture. At Baalbek the star was the star of Remphan or star of Astarte.
Only recently I doscovered the sixpointed star encoded in the Shiva Nataraja and figured out the relation to the year and particularly the six season year.
The two triangles and their union is also story of opposites, male and female, sun and moon, summer and winter, day and night and creation.
The shatkona relates to the 6 season Hindu calendar, which is also used in other cultures, such as the Jews, instead of the usual 4 the western world knows. This is the reason for the sixpointed star. Egypt for example, had 3 seasons in their annual calendar.
The traditional Hindu calendar divides the year into six distinct seasons, known as Ritu, each spanning about two months. They are intimately tied to agriculture and weather patterns: [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Vasanta (Spring): Chaitra – Vaisakha
- Grishma (Summer): Jyesta – Ashada
- Varsha (Monsoon): Shravana – Bhadrapada
- Sharad (Autumn): Ashwin – Kartika
- Hemanta (Pre-winter): Margashira – Pausha
- Shishira (Late Winter): Magha – Phalguna
In traditional Jewish texts, the year is divided into six two-month seasons. Originally described in Genesis (8:22), this six-season agricultural cycle was formally defined in the Talmud (Tractate Bava Metzia 106b) by the sage Rabbi Judah.
These seasons, outlined in the Talmud (Bava Metzia 106b), are based on an agricultural cycle:
- Sowing Time (Zera): Mid-Tishrei to mid-Kislev.
- Winter (Choref): Mid-Kislev to mid-Shevat.
- Cold (Kora): Mid-Shevat to mid-Nisan.
- Harvest (Katzir): Mid-Nisan to mid-Sivan.
- Summer (Kayitz): Mid-Sivan to mid-Av.
- Heat (Chom): Mid-Av to mid-Tishrei.
What will baffle some people is the usage of the swastika and the six pointed star together, outside of Nazi Germany context and in a whole different context. Its not surprising if one knows that the swastika relates to the turning skies and the six pointed star to the seasons of the year. What is also interesting is that the swastika and the flower appeared on the temple mount. Since Shiva is Orion and the cosmic dancer the clever encoding of the six pointed start in shiva nataraja, the cosmic dancer, 4 arms, so basically also encoding the 4 directions and 6 limbs, is just another piece of brilliance.
One can see that the swastika was used in conjunction with the six pointed star and flower. Understanding of the swastika, the sixpointed star , the two triangles of opposites, the flower of life or tree of life in a year, cosmic context and the stars is crucial knowledge to understanding ancient cultures iconography which is related to the turning skies, the year and annual re-creation of the earth or continuous re-creation of the universe.
