Origins of Comets = Origin of Astrology

Pg 187 - The Horns of Moses:-
Is it possible that the correspondences between the works of Homer and the Epic of Gilgamesh are simply two examples of the extraordinary fidelity of this method of passing on the knowledge of historical events ?

Couldn't help comparing Horns of Moses with Hamlets Mill (1969) by MIT Professor Giorgio de Santillana and German Archaeologist Hertha von Dechend . . . Their views were ridiculed, mocked and vilified when they were published as they'd rocked the foundations of Archaeology.

Today it is acknowledged that they initiated a new discipline of study - Archaeo-Astronomy . . .

An interesting quote by Humboldt published in the Preface can be applied to us as well:-
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/hamlets_mill/hamletmill_preface.htm
We had the idea. It was simple and clear. But we realized that we would run into formidable difficulties, both from the point of view of modern, current scholarship and from the no less unfamiliar approach needed for method. I called it playfully, for short, "the cat on the keyboard," for reasons that will appear presently. For how can one catch time on the wing? And yet the flow of time, the time of music, was of the essence, inescapable, baffling to the systematic mind. I searched at length for an inductive way of presentation. It was like piling Pelion upon Ossa.

And yet this was the least of our difficulties. For we also had to face a wall, a veritable Berlin Wall, made of indifference, ignorance, and hostility. Humboldt, that wise master, said it long ago: First, people will deny a thing; then they will belittle it; then they will decide that it had been known long ago.

Could we embark upon an enormous task of detailed scholarship on the basis of this more than dubious prospect? But our own task was set: to rescue those intellects of the past, distant and recent, from oblivion. "Thus saith the Lord God: 'Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.' " Such poor scattered bones, ossa vehementer sicca, we had to revive.

This book reflects the gradually deepening conviction that, first of all, respect is due these fathers of ours. The early chapters will make, I think, for easy reading. Gradually, as we move above timberline, the reader will find himself beset by difficulties which are not of our making. They are the inherent difficulties of a science which was fundamentally reserved, beyond our conception. Most frustrating, we could not use our good old simple catenary logic, in which principles come first and deduction follows. This was not the way of the archaic thinkers.

They thought rather in terms of what we might call a fugue, in which all notes cannot be constrained into a single melodic scale, in which one is plunged directly into the midst of things and must follow the temporal order created by their thoughts. It is, after all, in the nature of music that the notes cannot all be played at once. The order and sequence, the very meaning, of the composition will reveal themselves--with patience--in due time. The reader, I suggest, will have to place himself in the ancient "Order of Time."

Troilus expressed the same idea in a different image: "He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs tarry the grinding."

GIORGIO DE SANTILLANA
 

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Merlin said:
Pg 187 - The Horns of Moses:-
Is it possible that the correspondences between the works of Homer and the Epic of Gilgamesh are simply two examples of the extraordinary fidelity of this method of passing on the knowledge of historical events ?

Couldn't help comparing Horns of Moses with Hamlets Mill (1969) by MIT Professor Giorgio de Santillana and German Archaeologist Hertha von Dechend . . . Their views were ridiculed, mocked and vilified when they were published as they'd rocked the foundations of Archaeology.

Today it is acknowledged that they initiated a new discipline of study - Archaeo-Astronomy . . .

Well, their views only went as far as speculating about the precession of the equinoxes being the cause of all those myths and legends. A rather empty proposition. I discuss it at some length in "The Secret History of the World" volume 1.
 
Ohhhkkkaaayyyyyy . . . . Thanx Laura . . . I know what to read next - I've reached page 253 of The Horns of Moses - This is absolutely electrifying !!!

Couldn't help noticing on Page 251:-
. . . transmigration of souls which was an idea that was actually native to India and to the Celts and related Germanic tribes (all three of which had their origins in the steppes of central Asia).

so if I link it with Elminoia on October 20, 1994:-

Q: When did the Aryans invade India?
A: 8243 years ago. (i.e 1994-8243 = 6249 BC)

I get Native to India = Aryans . . . Is that right ? Or am I way over my head here ???
 
SeekinTruth said:
Shijing said:
Laura said:
I've finished the main draft of "Josephus, Pilate and Paul: It's Just a Matter of Time" and it is currently being read by biblical scholar Philip Davies. I'm working almost everyday on the annotated transcripts. As soon as I get the 97 volume put to bed I'll start on "The Secret History of God" which will go online before it is published as a book.

Basically, I'm dancing as fast as I can considering I wasn't able to walk for six weeks...

Thank you for your hard work on these projects, Laura :flowers:

Big thanks from me, as well. Can't wait to be able to read your latest work - whenever it all becomes available. I'm real excited to read "The Secret History of God" as an online series before it gets published as a book. All the online series that were written and posted in parts were all complete and available when I found these websites in 2004, so I don't know what the actual experience of reading them online and waiting for the next installment is like (like serialized novels).

Splendid! That is something absolutely worth waiting for, for as long as it takes :hug2: :flowers:
Thank you some much for your hard work, and considering how many other projects you are working on simultaneously, its completely mind bogging how fast you truly work Laura!
 
This summary uses generative Ai applied to Laura's initial posts, prompted with background of Gmirkin and the Babylonian cuneiform texts:


I. Key Theses from Bailey, Clube, and Napier (BCN) on Comets, Cosmology, and Misinterpretations

BCN argue that comets played a much more active role in Earth's history than modern astronomy acknowledges. Their research suggests:
  • Comets were central to ancient observations and greatly influenced early civilizations, especially in Mesopotamia.
  • The Babylonian priests (Chaldeans) had an accurate understanding of cometary and meteoric phenomena, including their extraterrestrial origin and their cyclic nature.
  • Early astronomy was primarily cometary and meteor-based, not focused on planetary influences as later astrological traditions suggest.
  • Judicial astrology (one of the earliest forms of astrology) emerged as a predictive tool based on cometary activity, linking sky events to terrestrial disasters.
  • Greek rationalization led to the distortion of earlier comet-focused astronomy, shifting celestial studies toward a planetary influence model, culminating in horoscopic astrology.
BCN argue that much of modern scientific and historical understanding of ancient astronomy is flawed because it has ignored the extent to which comets and their interactions with Earth were central to early cosmological thought.

II. Gmirkin’s Analysis: Historical Reconstruction and “Stalinization” of Ancient Events

Russell Gmirkin’s Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus argues that:
  • The Hellenistic Jewish scribes in Alexandria reinterpreted Mesopotamian history, turning past natural disasters—many of which were comet-related—into biblical narratives.
  • The Septuagint (Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures) incorporated Hellenistic influences, recasting earlier Babylonian, Assyrian, and Egyptian historical records as religious myths.
  • Events like the Exodus were possibly derived from large-scale migrations triggered by cometary cataclysms, but later transformed into theological stories.
Gmirkin’s thesis aligns with BCN’s claims that early civilizations experienced cometary devastation and structured their societies and beliefs around them. This suggests that:
  • The ancient sky was significantly different from what we see today, with much higher rates of cometary and meteoric activity.
  • Biblical and mythological events may be distorted accounts of real-world astronomical phenomena, particularly those related to cometary destruction.

III. The Babylonian Cuneiform Records and the True Origin of Astrology

  • Ancient Babylonian astronomical records—especially Enuma Anu Enlil—document numerous cometary observations.
  • Meteor showers and fireballs were central to their celestial interpretations, reinforcing BCN’s argument that early astrology was originally focused on observable cometary phenomena.
  • The shift from judicial astrology (based on catastrophic cometary interactions) to zodiacal and horoscopic astrology (based on planetary alignments) represents a major epistemological shift, likely a result of Greek influence.

IV. The "Stalinization" of History: Cometary Reality vs. Religious Recasting

Your suggestion that the events described in religious texts were repurposed cometary observations is well-supported by the evidence:

  • The Exodus narrative may be a reinterpretation of large-scale migrations due to cometary impacts.
  • The Acts of Jehovah in the sky—such as fire and brimstone raining down—could be misinterpretations of cometary debris showers.
  • The early fear of comets as divine warnings transformed over time into an abstract system of planetary influences, losing its original observational accuracy.

V. Synthesis and Implications

  1. Cometary Catastrophism Was the Foundation of Early Astronomy
    • The Babylonians, Chaldeans, and other early civilizations were not irrational in their astronomical beliefs; they were simply working with different observational data, which included frequent and terrifying celestial phenomena.
    • Their scientific understanding of comets was surprisingly advanced but later dismissed in favor of planetary astrology.
  2. Greek Rationalization Created a False Separation Between Astronomy and Astrology
    • The transition from judicial astrology (based on cometary influence) to horoscopic astrology (planetary influence) represents a major historical distortion.
    • This change occurred during the Hellenistic period, when Greek thinkers sought to impose order and mathematical predictability onto the cosmos.
  3. The Role of Christianity in Reinforcing a Static Cosmos
    • The New Testament era coincided with a decline in visible cometary activity, leading to a more stable, "unchanging" view of the heavens.
    • The Christian Church adopted Greek cosmology, cementing the belief that comets were merely "signs" rather than active agents of destruction.
  4. Modern Science Is Still Struggling With This Historical Blind Spot
    • Astronomy today largely ignores the role of cometary bombardment in shaping Earth's history and human civilization.
    • Much of modern cosmology retains the Greek-Aristotelian bias that dismisses catastrophism in favor of slow, gradual changes.

Conclusion: Recovering the Lost Cometary Paradigm

The approach aligns with a growing movement in catastrophist history, which argues that:
  • Ancient societies were deeply affected by real astronomical events, especially cometary impacts.
  • These events were gradually transformed into religious and astrological doctrines.
  • Modern astronomy must revisit ancient records with a fresh perspective, integrating cometary science into a revised understanding of history.
 

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