Now that we have covered the core symbols that categorize and define the meaning and functionality of other ancient symbol groups, the next very well known, yet mostly misinterpreted symbol group, is the zodiac. It sits between the symbol groups we discussed in chapter 2 and the other symbols that come after it (men, women, creatures, birds, beasts, etc.). It thereby forms a bridge between the conceptual microcosmos represented by the cross and four elements and the flow of activity in space-time. Most people do not really understand that the zodiac was created as a symbolic system that also merges science and spiritual wisdom, much less what that means. This seamless merger of science and spiritual philosophy is an undeniable hallmark of ancient Egypt and those that came before them, not of Babylon or the other ancient empires to which it has been attributed.
Since the zodiac is based on the movements of stars, planets, sun, and the Earth, it has a very precise set of literal scientific uses. It also has both literal (exoteric) and hidden symbolic (esoteric) meanings and functionality, as does all related symbology used in narratives and other settings. The zodiac as a symbolic system models the expanded universe, as well as the hidden reality from which it emanates. As a model, it purposely straddles space-time, the seven hidden dimensions, and the core concepts that drive both aspects of our existence. The zodiac embodies features that have been lost to the bulk of humanity for millennia. As a result, modern interpretations and use as a personal astrological system (horoscopes, etc.) are the result of errors leading to ignorance of the ancient intent, functionality, and configuration that originated before ancient Egypt of our epoch.
Babylonian interpretations, motivations, and pivotal flaws in concept have influenced the current astrological systems. The Greeks (and others) compounded these earlier errors by adding details that broke the original symbology. The key to understanding and fixing these errors is to first grasp the true meaning and proper configuration of the cross and four elements demonstrated in Chapter 2 and then correctly matching them to the four fixed “signs” (symbols) of the zodiac. The commonly accepted configuration of the current zodiac is verifiably wrong. I demonstrate redundant proof of this throughout this chapter. Horoscopic astrology is based on completely erroneous interpretations of the meaning and purpose of the cross and four elements. Those mistakes were greatly compounded by using those errors to configure the four fixed “signs” and the details of other “signs.”
As you will grow to understand, this is more proof that most symbolic concepts, including the zodiac, have been grossly misinterpreted and misrepresented. In addition to mistakes flowing from failure to understand the original underlying symbologies, it must always be remembered that the errors of western esoterica are compounded by centuries of cutthroat competition, deception, and secrecy. Since the zodiac is a pivotal component of proof of the truth about these ancient symbologies, it has been purposely recast and confounded by religion and mysticism over the centuries. The only way to validate such a statement is to decisively prove the truth by demonstrating what was lost and/or hidden, which is precisely what I have done.
Though the current uses and configurations were inspired by its original ancient purposes, the zodiac’s most profound functionality was not to cast personal horoscopes. Furthermore, the true purpose and function of zodiac constellations have been lost to time. The twelve houses of exactly 30-degress each provide precise cyclic time measurements using the 360-degree circle. People who think there should be a thirteenth sign or who are concerned that the constellations aren’t the same size are completely missing the point. The precise size (30 degrees and 2160 years) of the houses of the zodiac and the symbolic meaning of the symbols are the important details, not the literal images or positions of the constellations used as inspirations for the associated symbols.
The original purpose of the “signs” was to provide functional symbolic labels to each of the precisely 30-degree segments. The zodiac symbols and associated constellations were not originally conceived of as having power over events and situations based on when and where they were in the sky. They were instead functional and philosophically relevant labels for specific lengths of sidereal time (cycles). Some items were later changed to match Babylonian and Greek cultural myths and icons, which also broke the symbology. Many other changes are associated with the concept of horoscopic astrology, which further breaks the original functionality. Those who changed the zodiac understood much of the literal sidereal time functionality, but failed to grasp the purpose of the original symbology and the specific functionality that it provided. Thereby, assertions that the “signs” need to be adjusted to allow for the “influence” of a 13th constellation and similar concerns are the result of the failure to grasp the true purposes and function of the ancient zodiac.
The symbols (signs) and constellations don’t have power and consequently do not cause things to happen. It is important to remember that the stars are not actually moving, as we perceive them to be. It is the cyclic movements and axial wobbles of the Earth that changes the currently visible star positions. Thereby, it is our viewpoint that changes, while the constellations remain in the same relative position to our sun for eons. The symbols of each house were instead intended to model information about the character of each cycle based on the verifiable cyclic nature of our reality.
In other words, the positions of the faraway stars don’t influence events and situations because they would occur without those certain stars. Furthermore, the stars are not changing position in our sky because of their movements. The earth is rotating and wobbling on a predictable schedule to change our viewpoints and perceptions of them. In the same way that a calendar doesn’t cause winter, neither does the human perception of star patterns in the sky at any particular time cause the effects of cyclic time. They merely help keep track of when winter and other seasons “come around next” so we can wisely prepare for them. The zodiac served as a long-term calendar that modeled observable patterns in the cyclic flow of collective deeds and change over very long periods of time. Longer cycles were viewed very much like long-term months and seasons. The cyclic change in conditions happens within the character and flow of collective human deeds, events, and resulting situations. The original zodiac symbols were used to characterize and model this, within a cyclic system.
The accurate measurement of sidereal time was far more important than when a constellation appears in the sky or its shape, size, or name. The zodiac was designed to accurately track both short and very long cycles of time using the apparent cyclic movement of star positions caused by the precession of the equinoxes. What are now called “signs” and used to divine personality traits is a distortion of the original purpose of selected constellations as symbols for modeling spiritual, philosophical, and scientific wisdom. Their symbolism was designed to match the original ancient definitions of the four elements discussed in Chapter 2, not the purposeful misdirection about them that has come down through the most recent centuries. It was also designed to serve as a symbolic model of cyclic time that could also be used to accurately record and predict the long-term flow of events and situations. In essence, it was a prophetic computer that used the clockwork presented by the apparent movements of the background star field as a reliable chronometer for details modeled and encoded within symbolic concepts, narratives, and monuments.
The original system was more focused on the prediction of future situations and the precise tracking of the flow of time and collective outcomes and situations, not satisfying the vain and selfish desires of individuals. One reason people see the need for tools like horoscopes is because they don’t understand the wisdom of the Doctrine of Two Spirits as the rules for karma, don’t grasp the truth about our universe, and as a result have no idea how to navigate through a mysterious existence full of potentially dangerous pitfalls. This leads to attempts to divine fates and future events that otherwise appear outside of their control. An important insight that comes from grasping ancient wisdom about cyclic reality and karma is that things like religion, astrology, and magic are mostly pointless. They pale next to having the pivotal wisdom required to affect the cast of future outcomes by wisely choosing the nature of your present deeds, ergo measure twice.
Other researchers and writers have made significant progress proving that the Egyptians clearly knew things beyond what most academics have imagined or accepted. It is clear from the great detail and specificity of their spiritual texts that they understood far more about the hidden aspects of our reality than anyone has since their time. It is also easily shown that most people who talk about Egyptian religion and philosophy simply don’t know what they are talking about. As you’ll see throughout this series, those who dismiss these ancient spiritual philosophies as mere superstition have utterly failed to grasp the purpose, meaning, and sophistication of the symbology. Consequently, most assertions about Egyptian cosmology and spiritual concepts are misinformed and misguided.
It is also vital to understand that the Egyptians repeatedly asserted that those who came before them, during Zep Tepi, were far more advanced than they were. More importantly, they also claimed that their symbology and other advanced skills were passed down from that earlier period. I mention this so you’ll better appreciate the import and relevance of what I demonstrate in this chapter and beyond.
Much interest has been generated in recent years by other researchers and authors demonstrating evidence that ancient Egyptian monuments like the Giza pyramids and Sphinx, and by inference the source of Egyptian civilization, are far older than previously asserted. One of the pivotal areas of evidence revolves around the astronomical alignments of key structures with the constellations of Orion, Leo, and others. Various areas of evidence reliably demonstrate that they were built to precisely mirror and/or align with the positioning of zodiac constellations at the end of the ice age, circa 11,000-13,000 years ago (9,000-11,000 b.c.e.). Some authors are also propounding theories that the true purpose of the Egyptian focus on the stars, air, sky, and heavens was the assertion of literal visitations and/or human origin from specific star systems. While I won’t dismiss the possibility that some portion of some message may be related to interstellar travelers, there is a much more profound body of wisdom encoded about the nature and source of our existence within this universe.
I find it both curious and suspicious that some researchers who seem to grasp, and repeatedly assert, that everything about ancient Egypt was dualistic, spiritual, and symbolic, somehow fail to conclude that when stars, air, and sky are used within symbolic narratives it is in fact symbolic of something else, ergo they are not literal statements about the sky or stars. On the other hand, I must keep in mind that most people have very few clues about the true nature and purpose of ancient symbology. The desire to make money from books far too often takes precedence over the truth.
Anyone who truly understands the purpose of symbology should grasp that it is highly unlikely that stars, air, and sky are intended to relate literal details about the stars, air, and sky. Egyptian religious and philosophical symbolism never represents anything so literally, especially when it is associated with the literal meaning of the symbols used on and within their monuments. If other symbols are referenced, it is most often a way of adding levels of obscurity or layering on other relevant details to the encoded messages. There is also always an underlying spiritual-philosophical meaning, since that is how our universe works.
The expert use of wisdom symbology within narratives produces multiple levels of meaning. In other words, this ancient symbology is used to model and mirror the structure of the universe and will always have both space-time and spiritual-philosophical meanings that are related. Since this is an advanced encoding methodology, as well as a spiritual-philosophical modeling language, the more profound meanings are always hidden behind/below the literal (surface, outward) image or word. Furthermore, though many are fully aware that there are both exoteric (outward) and esoteric (hidden) messages in symbolic narratives and concepts, many fail to grasp that the esoteric meanings often also have multiple levels of related interpretations. They must be related and synchronized to be accurate though, as I demonstrate in this chapter and beyond.
The zodiac is an integral component of the body of ancient symbologies that have long encoded proof of the truth about many things. It served as an important component of the functional toolset of ancient sages, but it simply wasn’t used as it is today. It is important to remember the purpose and intent of ancient symbols. They were designed to model the collective deeds of groups, not just individuals, of spiritual-conceptual realities, not merely literal space-time details, and to represent the flow of time and change over long periods, not merely short-term single events.
The ancient importance of long-term cycles like the precession of the equinoxes and shorter ones like astrological ages and 360-year cycles is proof of the long term and prophetic focus of these ancient scientist-sages. Furthermore, the focus is directed towards illustrating underlying spiritual-conceptual realities and influences that drive the long term flow of events and situations in the physical universe. Thereby, modern uses of the zodiac as the center piece of a system to determine individual traits and fortunes is an activity that obfuscates more profound and powerful functionality that merges advanced science and core spiritual wisdom about the cyclic flow of time and events.
For some insight into this, as a teenager my favorite science fiction book series was the Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov. It has been expanded into a longer series since then. The general story line is about a scientist who discovers that you can track and predict the future by mapping various streams of collective activity over longer periods of time. In other words, it was possible to predict future situations by mapping the activities and outcomes of groups over long periods of time. He was able to make very accurate predictions of future outcomes using the science he called psychohistory. The larger the observed group, the more accurate the predictions could be. This is very close to the true nature and purpose of the ancient zodiac and related spiritual-philosophical technologies. Even the symbolism of rivers and streams (the collective flow of specific types of deeds and change through time) matches some details of the fictional psychohistory.
An interesting aspect of the symbolism of rivers and streams is the four elements symbolism of water, which symbolizes and models the flow of change and deeds through time. The flow of the Nile River is a perfect model of the flow of time. In the giant star map that is Egypt, they used the Nile in place of the Milky Way. This purposely links the symbolism of stars and waters, which I explore more in subsequent chapters. The Nile was also related to the tracking of cycles since the yearly floods and longer-term fluctuations were a literal example of cyclic events. It flowed continuously and caused predictable cyclic changes to the land (earth). A pivotal aspect modeled by the four elements is wisdom about the cyclic flow of time and change. It is no coincidence that the cross and four elements is the centerpiece of the zodiac wheel, a circular system for tracking cyclic time.
Most people are only aware of the zodiac as the grid used for modern astrology, which is a deeply flawed mystical art. Most purveyors fail to see that its errors and contradictions are fatal flaws negating its accuracy and efficacy. Not only are the underlying motivations and concepts behind modern astrology misguided, but the interpretations of the constellations, which were originally meant as symbols and not “signs,” are verifiably wrong. The purposefully tight integration of the four elements with the four fixed signs/points of the zodiac is the vital key to proving that modern interpretations and uses of the zodiac and astrology have been deeply flawed for millennia.
It is already understood that the ancients merged astronomy and astrology, but it is not well understood just how advanced its long-hidden aspects are. When you finish this chapter, there will be no doubt remaining about the truth of these assertions. The previous chapters laid the groundwork for proving that the nebulous and very often goofy interpretations and assertions by astrologers and other mystical and religious entrepreneurs completely fail the test of conceptual precision that is the hallmark of truth, which is the unequivocal prerequisite for wisdom. No true sage worth her/his salt would be caught propounding the intellectually imprecise garbage that has come down to us as religion, mysticism, astrology, and the so-called New Age.
The ancient sages who created the zodiac and other symbology used by Egypt, Nubia, and others also provided the wisdom used to build pyramids, map the precession of the equinoxes, track and predict a wide range of astronomical occurrences, and much more. They understood and elegantly modeled details about the structure of the universe that modern science is still struggling and haggling over. They redundantly recorded that we live in an 11-dimension reality that is dually split between the four dimensions of space-time and the seven dimensions of the spiritual-conceptual realm that precedes and defines space-time.
Contemplate the inherent precision and deep profundity of the core symbol groups and related science with the fact that the cross and four elements is the central component of the zodiac. Then add to that the great precision of the astronomical measurements associated with the zodiac and cyclic time that are also built into the pyramids and numerous other monuments and narratives. They knew that the sun was the center of the solar system and their symbol for the sun, a point within a circle, clearly and simply models that understanding.
Now compare all of this with the nebulous and often goofy interpretations associated with astrology and related mysticism, and most especially with the so-called New Age. Mystically oriented entrepreneurs have shown great skills at spinning some pretty outlandish tales and then extracting money from hordes of gullible devotees. It should be beyond obvious that such imprecise assertions and interpretations are mostly dead wrong. Many of these hucksters are knowingly committing blatant fraud, just like “snake oil” salesmen and religious cult leaders have always done, throughout history.
When exploring the meaning and purpose of ancient symbolized wisdom, we are dealing with a highly advanced spiritual-philosophical technology from a civilization that produced great works of high precision and deep profundity, much of which are still beyond our ability to explain or reproduce. In other words, they merged science and spiritual philosophy and then proved they were correct by leaving widespread evidence within highly advanced works of astronomically and geographically aligned architecture, as well as other intellectual feats still not grasped by moderns. Thereby, the zodiac and related symbols should follow the same pattern of great precision, deep profundity, and stunning insights into the nature, structure, and functionality of our universe.
The symbol groups covered in the previous chapter verifiably model the inherent dualistic structure, functionality, and flows of our universe and reality. As the next obvious symbol group in this ancient system, the zodiac’s symbology takes the model of cyclic flows illustrated by the cross, ankh, four elements and the infinity symbol and bridges the spiritual-conceptual underpinnings of reality with the literal features of time, space, and the visible stars. It is vital to remember though, that stars and constellations are also being used as symbols. Thereby, they undeniably and originally meant something other than what astrologers have asserted for the last few millennia. Though we call them signs, they were in fact created as symbols with very specific purposes and meanings, which are mostly contrary to what most have been led to believe.
Both time and space are included in this functional model because they are the initial aspects of our space-time reality. But pay very close attention to the fact that they are represented in the outer circle of the zodiac. On the other hand, the cross, which represents the four elements, is at its center. This clearly and simply models that space-time, which is represented by the spinning star groups shown in the outer ring of the zodiac, emanates from the core concepts symbolized by the spinning cross and four elements at their center (core wisdom). They are both driven by the flows caused by intersecting and interacting dualisms (a.k.a. polarities), as described in the previous chapter. Likewise, the spinning cross and four elements model the same core processes illustrated by the infinity symbol, hence the continuous flows of the ad infinitum feedback loop between the spiritual-conceptual seven dimensions and the four dimensions of space-time.
The first seven dimensions of our 11-dimension universe are modeled as the dual pairs of seven character groups shown within the Doctrine of Two Spirits outline. This illustrates that dualism exists within the seven dimensions, hence the dual seven spirits. Then the cross and four elements model how these spiritual-conceptual aspects interact to define the results manifested in the four dimensions of space-time. The fact that the Doctrine of Two Spirits is based on seven and there are four elements on the cross is a purposeful ancient model of how the 11 dimensions relate and interact.
Notice also that the four arms of the cross plus four elements equals eight and this matches the eight-spoke wheel of karma-dharma, as well as the actual number of the first dimension of space-time, which is time as the eighth dimension. Then the zodiac merges the cross and four elements with the cyclical movements of the earth, stars, constellations, sun, planets, etc. It builds upon the cyclic model of reality presented through the underlying symbol groups and then uses the observed motions of the stars, sun, Earth’s orbit, and its axial rotation to present a symbolic and philosophical system far more precise and profound than horoscopic astrology.
All of these symbol groups model how the interaction between opposing polarities results in our cyclic reality. That is the purpose for all of these symbol groups and related scientific, philosophical, and spiritual concepts, redundantly showing the flow between positive and negative, feminine and masculine, spiritual and physical, conceptual and literal. They are also modeling how our reality is created and defined within collective thought, patterns, concepts, and regulated by karma (ka-maat). How the activities and results within space-time affect our thoughts and inspirations (desires), which then affect the continuing outcomes within space-time, ad infinitum. The simple key to controlling the character of future outcomes in this very complex and cyclic space-time reality is to follow the simple rulebook presented by the Doctrine of Two Spirits. The most effective way to change the big picture is to focus on the simple aspects that can redirect the whole flow, hence wisdom about dualism and the causes of outcomes within our cyclic reality.
Continuous flow and entanglement are redundantly modeled by the very structure of the component symbol groups that work together to form this deeply ancient system. Pay close attention to how each successive symbol group purposely incorporates all the details, meanings, and functionality from the preceding symbols. Not only do underlying symbols categorize and determine the meaning and function of those that flow from them, they also become part of the whole expressed by those subsequent symbols and their group(s). Thereby, the symbols explored in the previous chapter establish the rules and categories that the symbols associated with the zodiac should follow.
Similarly, the symbols that follow and rely upon the zodiac will inherit some of its meaning and functionality. This is most clearly demonstrated by the direct and purposeful synchronization of the four elements, with the four fixed points of the zodiac. Next, the corrected four elements and zodiac then provide rules and definitions that define and categorize the symbols used in symbolic narratives such as the Hebrew prophecies. Those symbols model the flow of the activities (deeds and results) of groups of people through time and the resulting situations and outcomes.
An important component of the body of ancient symbologies used in prophecies is time symbolism. The rules established by the corrected zodiac help categorize and regulate both the timelines and meanings of symbols within narratives. The zodiac and stars are thereby used to establish the timelines of symbolized situations using other symbols (men, women, beasts, rivers, etc.). Other time symbols that use the zodiac’s rules are also used to set timelines. A prime example is the time symbolism of Revelation, which encodes details that span the 11th to 17th cycles, using the seven stars, angels, seals and related symbols. This information also destroys religious assertions about the meaning and purpose of symbols like the four “heavenly” creatures, cherubim, angel, 24 elders, wheels within wheels, etc. Thereby, the corrected zodiac and truth about star symbolism prove the hidden meaning of many long mysterious assertions throughout the Bible and related sources.
These symbol groups also represent a purposeful and verifiable model of how our reality emanates from a core set of simple and very profound concepts (a.k.a. wisdom). They interact to expand and manifest into an ever-increasing hierarchy of more information, things, and resulting details that are deeply and inextricably entangled with all that underlies and exists prior to them. Hence, the simplest organizing rules and concepts (a.k.a. wisdom) are inherent within and inextricable from all of the complexity and myriad things they define and become within space-time. Wisdom is so valued and powerful because it provides the ability to successfully predict and control great complexity with relative ease by understanding and utilizing the simple rules and patterns that underlie and define all of the patterns and things within our expanded realities. A vital aspect of the wisdom about space-time is the reality of cyclic time.
These symbols and their component groups also purposefully and verifiably model details associated with quantum physics, string theory, and other sciences, seamlessly merged with spiritual wisdom. This is a hallmark of the ancient symbolized wisdom of this region, which flowed from a profound grasp of the structure and functionality of our universe. Scientists have long observed that the complexities of the physical universe are reducible to an ever-decreasing hierarchy of simpler rules, concepts, and math. To reverse that perspective, we can also state that the universe is based on a set of simple yet profound concepts that expand to manifest into all the complexity we observe and experience as space-time. Thereby, simple patterns and concepts that everything else is based upon represent wisdom about the nature of everything that flows from them.
A relevant note here about the approach of many scientists towards solving questions related to the nature of existence. Most don’t seem to grasp that decreasing complexity means that the math should get simpler when dealing with the simplest core concepts, not remain complex. This is also why the core rules of existence lend themselves more to philosophy and symbology than complex math. At that level of existence, there are simply fewer things and they are more conceptual and less mechanical, hence simplicity underlies (precedes and defines) all complexity.
A hallmark of space-time is its great expanse and diversity, hence a macrocosmos. Conversely, the hallmark of a microcosmos is simplicity, of both concept and detail. The models presented by both the zodiac with the four elements at its center and the point within a circle symbolize this fundamental reality by juxtaposing a central simple microcosm within an expanded and encompassing macrocosm. The outer circle of both of these symbols represent the expanded whole (macrocosm[os]) and the center items (cross and point) represent a simple and defining core concept or reality (microcosm[os]) that the surrounding whole expands from. Both are simple and elegant models of the same reality described by Bohm’s theorem of implicate and explicate orders.
Consider the shape of a pyramid as an idealized mountain that purposely serves as a symbolic model of a great body of knowledge and its associated wisdom. Since wisdom involves the simple enumeration of a larger body of knowledge, comparing a single stone, the peak, or capstone to a whole mountain or pyramid is purposely equivalent to the symbolism of the point within a circle. In other words, a simple pivotal detail (point, [cap]stone, peak) is used to characterize and define the whole, which is why the pinnacle-peak and a single stone are both used to represent the essence of the entire mountain. The point within a circle and zodiac each also model the core rules of wisdom, which are likewise the core rules for this universe, itself a product of wisdom.
When we observe through science that everything reduces down to increasingly simpler concepts, and conversely that the universe expands from the simplest of realities, we are seeing what sages have asserted for millennia and is redundantly modeled through advanced symbology. It is also what has led scientists to erroneously conclude that the universe expanded from a compressed core of matter in an explosive big bang. They don’t yet grasp that there is a conceptual zone of reality that precedes the existence of matter. Thereby, the beginnings of existence are not to be found in compressed matter, but in the core concepts that define the existence of space-time itself.
As I’ve described earlier and elsewhere, and as explored in greater detail by David Bohm’s Wholeness and the Implicate Order, these analytical models of quantum physics and the science above it reveal and validate the very