Envision, if you will, a slowly rotating whirlpool of seething, boiling clouds — not those we see in the sky on a summer day, but those that roil and entwine. Moreover, these clouds seemed to have a life of their own, and they must have glowed or appeared to smoldered, as does thick smoke from hot coals. Another way to envision this creative whirlpool is to visualize an artist’s rendering of a black hole, then flip it upside down in your mind’s eye so that it is above you in perspective. This is where the concept of the witch’s cauldron comes from, a boiling, churning mass of creative energy from which emerge fantastic creatures or powerful magic spells. Japanese legends recall a similar celestial island to the Greeks’ Ogygia. They called it Onogora, “the drifting land.” It was the island of the “Congealed Drop”, that is, the island emerged from these celestial waters. This was the “white island” of Zeus, which revolved “in the midst of the sea.” The Hindus also remember this “white island” (Shweta-dwipa), which was located at the polar center. The Toltecs of Tula, Mexico, told of this “white island,” calling it the center of the world. This is undoubtedly the same mythical island that Plato learned about from the Egyptians, which he called Atlantis. Although he embellished the myth greatly, the description of that legendary island civilization has all the hallmarks of a Saturn icon.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 03:41:48 +0000
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