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Aquarian Mythology A Comparative Study By John Kirk Robertson, DD Baltimore, USA 1975 ISBN 0-9543605-3-2 “Copyright: extends only as far as acknowledging the author in any reproduction of the text. Text should only be reproduced for teaching purposes or personal study and not for gain.” [NOTE: With the acknowledgement that John K. Robertson wrote the material I culled below, I present for personal study and non-profit purposes John’s interesting material. Note that the images in the original text did not transfer. Only the written text survives here…. [Bill Wrobel] PREFACE The myth has come to mean that which is "fanciful, absurd and unhistorical". Yet myths are "all grave records of ancient religious customs and events, and reliable enough as history once their language is understood and allowance has been made for errors in transcription, misunderstandings of obsolete ritual, and deliberate changes introduced for moral or political reasons." (Graves, Robert. The White Goddess. London, Faber, 1948.) The religious myths of humanity contain repeated well defined symbols such as the Great Mother and the Lame Smith. When these symbols are fitted to the precise order of the signs of the zodiac this gives the cosmological key to the mysteries of the universe or macrocosm and the human body which is the microcosm. 1 Man, as a spiritual being, is a direct recipient of the energies of the universe, which flow in through his psychic centres or chakras along the spine. Mythology gives information on esoteric psychology which goes far beyond twentieth century concepts of the nature of man. We have much to learn from mythological teachings when these are presented in a rational manner following the prescribed order of the zodiacal signs. Hence the writing of this Book. DEDICATION I pay homage to those teachers of the early civilizations who left us the body of truths known as the Ageless Wisdom. I have witnessed the Stellar Dance of Shiva as Nataraja and have seen human exponents of this dance such as my friend Haze near Kalakshetra. The Great Breath with its ceaseless rhythm pulsates constantly throughout our universe. When we become alive to the universe our minds begin to respond to the greater consciousness of the Cosmic Ocean of Space. I dedicate this Book to those who have shown me the Infinite Glory of the Universal Dance of the "Heavenly Snails". May the Brotherhood of Angels and of Men be realized on Earth as it is in Heaven. Books in This Series. The MAAT Texts. This is the third book of a series. 1. The Aquarian Bible of the Cosmic Christ. 2. The Aquarian Mandala: The Macrocosmic Universe in Man. 3. Aquarian Mythology: A Comparative Study. 2 4. Aquarian Astrology and Medical Diagnosis A further MAAT publication is an annotated bibliography, Medical Astrology and Arcane Teachings, copies of which are available from The Librarian, 523 North Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., 21201, at a price of $ U.S. 2.00 MAAT is the Egyptian Goddess of Truth. This Truth lies beyond teachers and schools but can be reached through intuition. The means of grasping Truth is related to meditation. Truth is not capable of fragmentation in its ultimate reality. The minds of men degrade it by interminable analysis. Truth in essence is indivisible and can be reached through the integrative mind of the Higher Self. How to Read This Book The concept of the Mandala as an integrative structure is widely held by depth psychologists such as C.G. Jung. The Mandala can be defined as a circle divided into four equal segments or quarters. I have used the Mandala as a key to the zodiac and the interactions between the universe and the human being. There is always inner space as well as outer space. The inner space of consciousness can be expanded in meditation to pervade the universe. This is known as Cosmic Awareness. The 'drop' of individual consciousness can merge in the "ocean" of the Great Sea of Love - Wisdom which pervades Space. The outworking of zodiacal cosmogenesis through the Mandala has been dealt with extensively in The Aquarian Mandala. In this present volume the key of the Mandala is applied to comparative mythology. An outline of the zodiac and its twelve houses is shown below. The three following pages give summaries of the gods, goddesses and symbols related to the zodiacal sequences found in the mythologies of twelve civilizations. The layout of the Tables in four triads should be studied with care because this is the analytical key to this Book. The interpretation of numbers in mythology is given in Part 10 3 Comparative Tables (A) The circle of the zodiac is split into two hemispheres. The upper hemisphere is the macrocosm or universe and the lower is the microcosm or human being. The inner circle has four quadrants each of three signs. Emanation of the cosmos commences in Capricorn and follows through Aquarius round the zodiac. The four quadrants are: 1. Cosmic Godhead as a Trinity 2. Monadic Sun-Monad as a Star 3. Solar Higher Self or Individuality 4. Lunar Lower Self or Personality The following tables show the correlations between the major mythologies according to this sequence. Comparative Tables (B) SIGN S. AMERICAN EGYPTIAN GREEK ROMAN Source Cave Geb Pan Io 4 Capricorn Hunab Ku Geb Cronos Atlas Macrocosmic Hemisphere Atlas Atlas Cosmic Triad (Trinity) Neter Jupiter Zeus Aquarius Quetzalcoatl Shu Uranos Uranus Pisces Coatlicue Isis Rhea Okeanos Aries Nanahuatzin Osiris Ares Mars (Demiurge) Ometeotl Atum-Ra Hephaestus Vulcan Monadic Triad (Star) Taurus - Ren Orpheus (Leda) Gemini Ometecuhtli - Castor Remus 5 Cancer Omeciuatl - Polydeuces Romulus Microcosmic Hemisphere Solar Triad (Higher Self) Horus Helios Sol Leo Xolotl - Menelaus - Virgo Chie - Helen - Libra - - Paris - (Bridge) Lunar Triad (Lower Self) Set Selene Luna Scorpio - Nepthys Philoctetes (Achilles) Sagittarius - Anubis Vesta Hestia Capricorn - - 6 Troy - Comparative Tables (C) SIGN BABYLONIAN ASSYRIAN CELTIC SCANDINAVIAN Source Hasis-Atra Abba Aebh - Capricorn El El-Io Bregon Njord Macrocosmic Hemisphere Cosmic Triad - - Llyr - Aquarius Yamm Tiamat Amadaon Skadi Pisces Anat Ea Boanne Frey Aries Baal Dagon Mac Oc Odin (Demiurge) 7 Kathar Marduk Govannon - Monadic Triad (Star) Taurus Sheri (Bull) Medb Frigga Gemini - - - Balder Cancer - - - Hodur Microcosmic Hemisphere Solar Triad Gilgamesh - Cian - Leo - - Bran Thor Virgo - - Branwen Frey Libra - - Gwern Forseti (Bridge) - - 8 - Heimdal Lunar Triad Enkidu - Ethne - Scorpio - - Matholwych Vidar Sagittarius - - - Ullur Capricorn - - - Njord Comparative Tables (D) SIGN INDIAN CHINESE JAPANESE POLYNESIAN Source Brahman Shan - Po or Io Capricorn Shiva Pan Ku Daijizaiten - Macrocosmic Hemisphere Li Chu 9 - - Cosmic Triad Subramaniam Fu Hsi Marichi Rangi Aquarius Indra Hsiang-Yao Kung Kung Tane Pisces Vishnu Kwan Yin Kannon Papa Aries Brahma Hun Tun Susanowo Tu (Demiurge) Tvashtri Yu Sukuna - Monadic Triad Taurus Naam - - Rongo Gemini Ashvins - Izanagi - Cancer - - Izanami - Microcosmic Hemisphere Solar Triad 10 (Higher Self) Chi Okuninushi Tinirau Leo Rama - - - Virgo Sita Nu-Chia - Hina-uri Libra Lakshman - - Maui (Bridge) Hanuman - - - Lunar Triad (Lower Self) - Ninigi - Scorpio Ravana - - - Sagittarius - - - - Capricorn Lanka - - - 11 PART INTRODUCTION I Mythology and Religion II The Sun Cycle of the Zodiac THE MYTHOLOGIES OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS III South American IV Indian V Egyptian (a) The Genesis of the Gods (b) The Sun-Monad Descends from Aries VI Greek (a) Cosmogenesis and the Greek Gods (b) The Mysteries and the Earth Mother (c) Troy, Odysseus and Thebes (d) Perseus, Theseus and Jason VII Babylonian and Phoenician VIII Celtic IX Scandinavian, German and Slavonic (a) Scandinavian and German (b) Russian, Finnish and Lithuanian X African XI Chinese and Japanese XII 12 Polynesian PART I MYTHOLOGY AND RELIGION Synopsis Mythology as a Symbolic Language (A) Mythology as a Symbolic Language (B) The Definition of Mythology (A) The Definition of Mythology (B) Mythology and the Angelic Hierarchies(A) Mythology and the Angelic Hierarchies(B) Religion and the Ageless Wisdom (A) Religion and the Ageless Wisdom (B) The Unity of Religions (A) The Unity of Religions (B) The Evolutionary Process (A) The Evolutionary Process (B) Mythology and the Root Races (A) Mythology and the Root Races (B) The Lemurian and Atlantean Races (A) The Lemurian and Atlantean Races (B) 13 From Pisces to the Aquarian Age (A) From Pisces to the Aquarian Age (B) The Laws of Karma and Reincarnation (A) The Laws of Karma and Reincarnation (B) Mythology and Scientific Knowledge (A) Mythology and Scientific Knowledge (B) SYNOPSIS In mythology lies the key to the correct understanding of the cosmological sequence of emanation from a highly spiritual level down to the physical plane. Spiritual evolution has a cyclic pattern which applies to the great Root Races of mankind and also to each human Soul. The complete process relates to the descent and ascent of the Soul to and from the physical plane. Mythology was originally a cosmological philosophy embodied in symbolic language and given in a pure form by the spiritual teachers of mankind to infant humanity. The early races, such as the Lemurians and Atlanteans began to distort and fragment the teachings. This distortion occurred because these Root Races were themselves descending from a spiritual plane (the so-called Garden of Eden to the physical plane, hence the references to the early races of giants. They had larger bodies because they were not yet densified on the physical plane. The myth serves as a bridge from the rational mind to the Higher Self in each individual. Through the symbols of mythology we can reach into the collective unconscious mind of the early Races and ultimately to the Godhead. 14 Mythology, religion, psychology and philosophy are but fragments of the Ageless Wisdom. Meditation is the key to their integration. Mythology as a Symbolic Language (A) The Alexandrian philosophers developed a system of comparative mythology known as Hermeticism.
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