Great Celestial Conjunction Crosses - Souls of Distortion
Great Celestial Conjunction Crosses - Souls of Distortion
Great Celestial Conjunction Crosses - Souls of Distortion
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Rectangular Dendera Zodiac<br />
In the Hypostyle Hall at Dendera we find the rectangular zodiac. The zodiac is<br />
flanked by two deities that are both adorned with 8 pointed crosses (rose like).<br />
The 8 pointed cross exists <strong>of</strong> a 4 pointed cross with large petals and one with<br />
small petals that are superimposed. The crosses appear from head to toe and<br />
four additional crosses are depicted near the head that may represent the four<br />
<strong>Great</strong> <strong>Celestial</strong> <strong>Conjunction</strong>s in a <strong>Great</strong> Year.<br />
Rectangular zodiac Dendera<br />
The rectangular Dendera zodiac expresses the importance <strong>of</strong> the ecliptic-Milky<br />
crossings in various ways and it seems to be the most important message <strong>of</strong> this<br />
zodiac. All deities in the bottom bar are placed inside barques beneath the zodiac<br />
signs; they suggest they are travelling along the ecliptic. The barque is required<br />
to cross the great river in the sky, the Milky Way when the gods travel along the<br />
ecliptic in a precession cycle. Near the female’s head with the 8 pointed crosses,<br />
the winged disk <strong>of</strong> Ra is depicted. Ra as the solar god travels along the ecliptic<br />
during a precession cycle.<br />
Top: the four signs associated with the Galactic Equator and deity in circle<br />
Bottom left: Winged disk <strong>of</strong> Ra as the sun travelling along the ecliptic<br />
Bottom centre: Notice the 8 pointed crosses from head to toe on the deity<br />
Bottom right: The bull Taurus with the solar disk in the nape <strong>of</strong> his neck
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