Thunderbolts Forum For discussion of Electric Universe and Plasma Cosmology themes. [donate] Skip to content * Board index < Electric Universe - Origins of Myth * Change font size * FAQ * Register * Login Japanese Myth... Plasma formations in the ancient sky. The role of planets as charged bodies in these formations. Ground-rules for drawing reliable conclusions. A new approach to the mythic archetypes: is a unified theory of world mythology possible? Forum rules Post a reply First unread post o 18 posts o Page 2 of 2 o 1, 2 Re: Japanese Myth... New post by David Talbott on Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:43 am Say there Plasmatic, your readers may wonder who wrote the above article in the journal AEON. :) 'twas I. And I still find it interesting that the Alchemists preserved such archaic traditions--as for example, their identification of Saturn as "the best sun." David Talbott David Talbott Site Admin Posts: 114 Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:11 pm + E-mail Top _________________________________________________________________ Re: Japanese Myth... New post by Grey Cloud on Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:54 am Slightly off-topic but here in the UK we have a saying: 'red and green should not be seen'. It's used in connection with fashion-sense and so on. If I have the least bit of knowledge I will follow the great Way alone and fear nothing but being sidetracked. The great Way is simple but people delight in complexity. Tao Te Ching, 53. Grey Cloud Posts: 1292 Joined: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:47 am Location: NW UK + E-mail Top _________________________________________________________________ Re: Japanese Myth... New post by Millennium on Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:49 pm This is the best Karura, Japanese Garuda, image which I have: Image you can see it in higher resolution at: http://groupkos.com/mtwain/WOW/FinalPrayer1.jpg the photo is from the front of an Antique Shop in Matsumoto-shi, the city of the Black Samurai Castle (Matsumoto-jo). this Karura stands about two meters tall. it is perhaps the favorite of my photos taken in Nagano-ken. here is a modern depiction, of Karura become a Buddhist monk: http://www.cc.rim.or.jp/~atsuro/complex01/enkoh.html Originally, to the best of my studies, Garuda was the Great Mother NuWa or Naga from China and Asia, representing the Sun (Sun-Crow in China) or the Ocean Dragon (Lung or Ryu). Later, in the Patriarchal era, she was re-deified as a Masculine enemy of snakes and dragons, the enemy of magick and the Feminine wisdom of nature/creation. Here is a another depiction, Khyung in Tibet: Image For our Great Mother Amaterasu ... Millennium Posts: 33 Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:52 am + E-mail Top _________________________________________________________________ Previous Display posts from previous: [All posts] Sort by [Post time] [Ascending.] Go _________________________________________________________________ Post a reply 18 posts o Page 2 of 2 o 1, 2 Return to Electric Universe - Origins of Myth Jump to: [ Electric Universe - Origins of Myth.] Go Who is online Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest * Board index * The team o Delete all board cookies o All times are UTC - 8 hours [ DST ] Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group