The Canopus Revelation: The Stargate of the Gods and the Ark of OsirisAdventures Unlimited Press, 2004 - 212 páginas A radical reinterpretation of the myth of Osiris and Isis. Humankind has misidentified the constellation Orion with the Egyptian god Osiris in Egyptian mythology. Rather, it is the star Canopus that is linked with Osiris, as identified by both ancient writers and early 20th century scholars. Canopus, for Egypt the South polar star, is the second-brightest star and interplays with Sirius in such a way that ancient accounts surmised that the two stars controlled time. It was the navigators star, allowing access to the afterlife: the domain of Osiris. Canopus was specifically identified with Osirus' Ark, where he was transformed from mere mortal to resurrected supergod. Canopus was therefore literally a stargate, where men could communicate with and aspire to become gods -- and enter into other dimensions. This book will reveal what the Egyptians actually believed about: what happened to the soul after death; how they coded this knowledge into their mythology; how ancient accounts and modern physics use the same symbolism to describe the structure of the universe, the playground of the Egyptian gods and the souls of the deceased; ... and how the Canopus myth is linked to the Grail legend and to alchemy, revealed here for the first time. |
Contenido
Acknowledgements | 7 |
Introduction | 9 |
Just another star in the sky? | 15 |
Sahu Orion or Canopus? | 25 |
Alexandria and Canopus | 35 |
Canopus in Sumeria | 61 |
The Chest of Osiris | 73 |
The esoteric role of Canopus | 91 |
Bringing Heaven down to Earth | 129 |
Stargate of the Gods | 147 |
A voyage through space | 165 |
Epilogue | 181 |
The God with the UpraisedArm in Near Eastern Mythology | 183 |
The Ark of the Covenant and the Ark of Osiris | 193 |
Bibliography | 197 |
Notes | 201 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abydos Abyss Afterlife Alan Alford Alexandria ancient Egypt ancient Egyptians Argo argued Atum believed benben stone black hole boat body calendar Canopus centre century Chamber civilisation clear coffin concept connected constellation creation cult dead death deceased deemed deity depicted Duat Dynasty Earth Egyptologists Enki Eridu evidence flood Gizeh plateau gods Greek hallucinogenic Hamlet's Mill Hapi Heaven heliacal rising Heliopolis hence Horus identified important Isis king knowledge land legends linked literally Manetho Mark Lehner Michael Rice mythology myths Nile oracle origin Orion Osiris path Pharaoh Pierre Plantard Plantard Plutarch priests primeval hill Pyramid Texts religion resurrection rising of Sirius ritual river Robert Bauval Robert Temple role sacred Sahu secret seems Serapis Seth shaman Sirius and Canopus Sokar Sothis soul South specifically star Canopus Stargate stone story Suhail Sumer Sumerian symbol Thoth tomb tree Underworld universe voyage Wallis Budge wormhole