Hi Theresa, I still got lots of ideas for more books - all of which touch upon ancient astrology and astronomy. For now I'm having a little holiday and will decide what project to take up after that. Gavin Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: New book release on the Sumerian origins of astrology Replies: 2 Views: 3176 Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:49 pm Jump to post
New book release on the Sumerian origins of astrology Hi all, I have just published the second part of the Queen of Heaven. It's called 'Queen of the Night. The Role of the Stars in the Creation of the Child'. (ISBN 978-0955903731) Together, both volumes are intended to provide the symbolic and cosmological background to Macrobius' philosophy. All the ... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: New book release on the Sumerian origins of astrology Replies: 2 Views: 3176 Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:27 pm Jump to post
Going further back in time to Babylonia. Our Virgo corresponded to two distinct Babylonian asterisms - The furrow was a goddess with a barley head and Erua was another goddess with a palm frond (or sometimes a whip). The other bi-corporeal signs follow suit. The Babylonian Pisces was figured as a fi... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Why is Virgo a bi-corporeal sign? What are its two bodies? Replies: 32 Views: 13466 Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:04 pm Jump to post
New Release on Sumerian origins of astrology Hi all, I'd like to announce the publication of a new book called 'The Queen of Heaven'. It's the first of a two-part series that hopes to provide the background to Macrobius' ideas about stellar souls, the solstice gateways and the descent through the planetary spheres. The first book, the Queen of... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: New Release on Sumerian origins of astrology Replies: 1 Views: 2788 Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:09 am Jump to post
Hi Martin, thanks for the quote. As other people may be interested, the original reference material is on the Oxford University site 'Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature' the following link should get you to the Hymn to Shulpae (or Culpae as it is here rendered) (http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Attributes of Jupiter Replies: 7 Views: 5367 Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:40 pm Jump to post
Many thanks, that has clarified the matter for me. Gavin Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Attributes of Jupiter Replies: 7 Views: 5367 Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:37 pm Jump to post
Attributes of Jupiter Hi, I'm exploring the early history of the planets in Mesopotamia and have come across a passage in Sumerian mythology that makes some specific attributions for a god called Shulpae (the radiantly arising youth) who in later times was assimilated into Babylonian astrology as a name for Jupiter. The ... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Attributes of Jupiter Replies: 7 Views: 5367 Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:26 pm Jump to post
Hi All, yes I am planning to do a new edition with the ref notes incorporated, more illustrations and some additional material. Over the last couple of months I have been gathering together and producing the new illustrations as well as trying to map out the shape new material - hopefully Ill be don... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Reference Notes to 'Babylonian Star-lore' Replies: 5 Views: 4804 Fri May 04, 2012 3:07 pm Jump to post
Reference Notes to 'Babylonian Star-lore' For anyone who is interested I have now provided full references to my book 'Babylonian Star-lore' - there are three sections - Bibliography, text refs and illustrations refs all available on my web-site. The following link will take you to the text references: http://solariapublications.com/2012/04... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Reference Notes to 'Babylonian Star-lore' Replies: 5 Views: 4804 Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:34 am Jump to post
As for Virolleaud's works - yes they are composed of autograph texts and Akkadian transliteration (no indexes or translation). He has come in for a fair bit of criticism as he apparently combined different texts from various times and places into composite texts which he then rewrote in cuneiform! G... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Babylonian Planetary Omens volumes 1?4 Replies: 4 Views: 6000 Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:32 pm Jump to post
Hi Philip, I have read through most of these volumes at one time or another. The only reasonably priced volume is BPO2 (Undena) which concerns the so-called Astrolabes and miscellaneous constellation omens. There is a bit more of the EAE series (tablets 1-6) published in Italian: Verd?rame, Lorenzo ... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Babylonian Planetary Omens volumes 1?4 Replies: 4 Views: 6000 Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:27 pm Jump to post
Paths of the Fathers and the Devas Can anyone throw some light on the Paths of the Fathers (pitris) and the Paths of the Gods? The main source I know of is the Bhavagad Gita Chapter VIII verses 24 & 25. 24. Those who know the Supreme attain that by passing away from the world during the influence of the fiery god, in the light, a... Forum: Indian and Asian astrology Topic: Paths of the Fathers and the Devas Replies: 2 Views: 6020 Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:11 pm Jump to post