The Sun is a primordial symbol, represented by ancient peoples simply as a circle with a dot at its centre. It also sits at the centre of other symbols: the winged disc, the source of Solar rays (themselves symbolised in menhirs and obelisks), the monastic tonsure of the head, haloes above holy people and Solar crosses, as well at the centre of concentric circles or labyrinths such as those at Nazca. As the 19th card in the major arcana of the Tarot, it symbolises the dual gifts of light and heat – the rain of gold pouring out from it represents spiritual riches and the philosopher’s gold of the initiated alchemist.

The Sun features on the national flags of the Antigua & Barbuda, the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, Tibet, Argentina, Uruguay, Bangladesh, Macedonia, Kiribati, Kazakhstan, Kurdistan and Kyrgyzstan.

The Sun has always been used as a symbol of deities and powerful leaders. To quote from the Book of Symbols, “ It gave rise to Hinduism and Islam, Sabeism (star worship), and the esotericism of Zoroaster, to Sufism, Pantheism, the worship of Baal, Helios, Sab (“the Very-High”), Zeus, Apollo, Jupiter, Amun, Horus, Osiris, Harpocrates, Toum, Memom, Cronos, Shamash, Haraktes, Phoebus, Bel (meaning high, chief, king, lord, master), Ashur, Adod, Jehovah, Mithras, Viracocha….”[i]

At the very heart of all this symbolism is the fact that the Sun, as the life-giving source at the centre of our Solar System, has always been seen as the physical manifestation of God, the Invisible and the Spiritual - a symbol of the First Cause.

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FOOTNOTES:
[i] The Mammoth Book of Lost Symbols, by Nadia Julien, (Marabout, Alleur (Belgium)) 1989

Vigilant Citizen (VC) has published an article about the late David Bowie on his website[i] and in it, he in turn quotes from Manly P. Hall, when asserting that the name of Bowie’s final album, Blackstar, was a reference to his (Bowie’s) occult studies.
VC says, “The name of the album itself, Blackstar, refers to an important occult concept: the Midnight Sun,” before going on to quote thus from Manly P Hall:.
    “Apuleius said when describing his initiation (vide ante): “At midnight I saw the sun shining with a splendid light.” The midnight sun was also part of the mystery of alchemy. It symbolized the spirit in man shining through the darkness of his human organisms. It also referred to the spiritual sun in the solar system, which the mystic could see as well at midnight as at high noon, the material earth being powerless to obstruct the rays of this Divine orb. The mysterious lights which illuminated the temples of the Egyptian Mysteries during the nocturnal hours were said by some to be reflections of the spiritual sun gathered by the magical powers of the priests. The weird light seen ten miles below the surface of the earth by I-AM-THE-MAN in that remarkable Masonic allegory Etidorhpa (Aphrodite spelt backward) may well refer to the mysterious midnight sun of the ancient rites.”
    – Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages

I have looked at the relevant part of Manly P Hall’s book and, interestingly, he goes on to write in the same chapter, on the subject of the Sun’s colour:
“According to esoteric philosophy, blue is the true and sacred colour of the Sun. The apparent orange-yellow shade of this orb is the result of its rays being immersed in the substances of the illusionary world.” He adds that this is why certain gods in India are depicted with blue skin
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I, like many others of my age-group, drew a lot of inspiration and enjoyment from David Bowie’s works, and Blackstar is indeed a fitting finale from him!

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FOOTNOTES:


[i] http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/occult-universe-david-bowie-meaning-blackstar/

In our part of the universe it is more common for beings of the humanoid variety to dwell under the surface of planets, with Earth being the notable exception. Our Solar Ancestors cultivated our planet, more or less as an experiment, to become a terrestrial aboveground sanctuary for flora and fauna. Some of our closest neighbouring planets host subterranean civilizations, including those on Mars (and its artificial moon Phobos) as discussed by scholar Alfred Lambremont Webre in his renowned Exopolitics Blogs, calling them Homo Martis Terris, - coined by Andrew D. Basiago.[i] And a 2013 paper titled ‘Circumstellar Habitable Zones for Deep Terrestrial Biospheres,’ released by scientists at the University of Aberdeen & University of St Andrews, Scotland, reveals the ability of life to exist inside worlds with extreme surface conditions, such as the extremely hot planets Venus and Mercury.[ii]

In recent years Dr. Alexander Koltypin, a geologist, and director of the Natural Science Research Center at Moscow’s International Independent University of Ecology and Politology, has been studying numerous ancient Earthly underground structures, mainly around the Mediterranean. Writing on his website, Dr. Koltypin states: “When we examined the constructions… none of us never for a moment had a doubt that they are much older than the ruins of the Canaanite, Philistine, Hebraic, Roman, Byzantine, and other cities and settlements that are placed on it and around.”[iii] He further concluded that “the underground cities of Cappadocia (including Tatlarin rock city) [were] intended for the accommodation of the ordinary population and the rock city of Cavusin was the residence of the kings of underground. Though almost nothing is known about subterranean [life], nevertheless we can assume that the people who built the underground cities (if they even were men) were Sun-worshipers, professed religion of Sun gods (harmony and life by the Divine principles – nature laws).”

Dr. Koltypin refers to similar accounts seen at the Yonaguni Monument near Japan and suggests that the similarity seen in numerous megalithic ruins around the world is evidence of a profound connection present in ancient sites, connected in one giant prehistoric complex. Much of his website is either in Russian or translated in poor English, which is a shame, because other pages talk about the ‘Mysterious dungeons of Tibet, Gobi desert and Hindustan,’ ‘Subglacial and underground cavities of Antarctica & Arctic,’ ‘Dungeons of Oceania islands, links between America and Asia’ and ‘Underground labyrinths of South America,’ which I have also written about elsewhere.

In the centre of the Mato Grosso, at the city of Cuiaba in Brazil, there are numerous accounts of subterranean cities and ancient civilizations consisting of white-skinned, golden haired people who are the true first Brazilians – our Solar Ancestors. There is said to be a network of tunnels connecting this underground world with Tiahuanaco, Nazca and other major sites on the continent.  In fact, to quote from the writings of Dr Raymond Bernard: “It is claimed that the earth is honeycombed with a network of tunnels, which are especially abundant in South America; and that these tunnels lead to subterranean cities in immense cavities in the earth. Most famous of these tunnels is the `Roadway of the Incas' which is said to stretch for several hundreds of miles south of Lima, Peru via Cuzco, Tiahuanaco and the Three Peaks, going on to the Atacama Desert where all traces of it is lost. Another branch runs to Brazil, where it is connected by tunnels to the coast.”[iv]

The interesting point is that these spring from civilizations who were were well-versed in the Solar sciences. Subterranean societies continue to revere the Sun – it is not necessary to be a surface dweller to do so. The fact some of the Solar beings manifest in our dimension as white-skinned fair-haired people, means they often prefer to be underground while temporarily on Earth.

For more on Subterranean Civilizations, see my newly posted article:
Black Mountain http://www.solarancestor.com/black-mountain.html

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FOOTNOTES:
[i] See for example: http://exopolitics.blogs.com/exopolitics/2012/07/three-principal-typologies-of-humanoid-beings-on-mars-andrew-d-basiago.html

[ii] Ref: http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vida_alien/esp_vida_alien_101.htm

[iii] See: http://earthbeforeflood.com/ Dr. Alexander Koltypin

[iv] For reading more about Dr Bernard & the tunnels: http://www.holloworbs.com/underground_brazil.htm

In ancient symbolism, the lion was the animal chosen to represent the Sun, divine energy and spiritual power. Sometimes it formed part of a “tetra-morph,” a celestial creature combining the lion, bull, bird and human attributes, particularly to the Egyptians, Greeks and Babylonians. The Sphinx in Egypt combines a lion’s body with a human head. In India, the Buddha is said to occupy a throne called Simhasana supported by lions, (from Sanskrit simha meaning lion and āsana meaning seat), and Vishnu had the ability to change himself into a lion. In the Wutai Mountain in Shanxi, China, the Manju-shri Bodhisattva called Wen Shu Shih-Li is represented as the golden-maned celestial lion. Jesus has been called the Lion of Judah. The lion has been adopted as the emblem of kings, used on coats of arms and used by banks and other commercial enterprises.

In Central and South America, where there are no lions, the jaguar represented the Solar divinity, and the jaguar-deity Ai Apaec was seen by the Maya, Inca and Aztecs “to embody the golden Sun”. He had a cat-like face and was covered in brown spots (Sun spots).

Was it just fanciful that ancient cultures connected these great felines with the Sun? No, it was our Solar Ancestors themselves who chose them as good examples of the dual nature of the visible orb of the Sun: both creative and destructive; majestic and ferocious; generous and demanding; serving and dominating – this same duality also exists within the human psyche. Ancient fifth-dimensional Solar entities sometimes manifested themselves as a combination of human and animal. The intention was to stand out from mortal humans, and they chose creatures that demonstrated qualities aligned with their own particular character. Most famously, the Solar deity Sekhmet, daughter of Ra, manifested herself with the head of a lioness. She bore the Solar disk and the Uraeus, indicating the authority of the Eye of Ra. She was the protector of the pharaohs and led them in warfare as a divine arbiter of Ma'at (Justice, or Order), making the leonine symbol most fitting.


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