Kim H. Veltman Mediae novae fontesque novae De Luna, Mithra, et Proserpina Quodlibetica Neapolis 26 Iunius 2006 Moon and Venus over White Horse Ledge Moon, Pisces and Srivasta Symbol Earrings as Symbol of Young Man (Murukan) and Vesica Piscis Moon, as nutritive force (Mama); as rooftop in Japan; as Triskell. Yin-Yang (2); Triskell (3) and Swastika (4) Juno Aphrodite Minerva Female India Young WomanMature Woman Kali Lakshmi Lakshmi Durga Old Woman Durga Saraswati Arabia Al-Uzza ‘Uzza Virgin Al-Lat Manat Allat (al-ilāhat Goddess) Manat Mother Visionary, witch Aphrodite Selene Luna Persephone Hera Artemis Diana Demeter Greece Minerva Hecate Persephone Hecate Isis:cf. 3 Graces, 3 Fates, 9 Muses Male India: Creator Brahma Prajapati Preserver Vishnu Vishnu Destroyer Siva Siva Min Set Horus Latipan Baal Baal-Hadad Eros Chronos Zeus Pan Saturn Jupiter Egypt Israel Greece Rome Abstract and Symbolic India: New Moon Desire Gunas Tamas Darkness Hub (Dharma) Khumbha Brahma Vase, Chalice 3 eyes World Tamas-guna Desire Full Moon Power Rajas Passion Point of Contact Dark Moon Wisdom Sattwa Goodness] Radiant Shafts Cakra (Wheel) Vishnu Discus Arrows Siva Trident Wine Rajas-guna Power Vedas Sattva-guna Wisdom Winter Summer Monthly Cycle of Moon and Annual Cycle of Sun Winter Summer: Durga: Lion Annual Cycle of Sun Durga Durga Durga Spring Astarte Autumn Summer Spring Autumn Summer Min, Astarte (Attar, Astarath, Isis), Horus? Demeter, Triptolemus and Kore or Ceres, Iacchus, Kore Spring Demeter Summer-Autumn Triptolemus Winter Pherophata (Persephone) Tammuz: Winter-Spring:21.12-20-6 Dushares Dumuzi Summer-Autumn : Durga: Lion Annual Cycle of Sun Sun and Dominant Moon Winter Solstice Summer Solstice 21.12-20-06 Ishtar and Tammuz 21.06-20.12 Ayyappan: 14.11-14.01 Durga: 21.06 Durga and Ayyappan Ayyappan and Train of Bacchus Two Months of Winter Storms and Threat of Eclipses Pleiades Leave c. 21.11 Zodiac Winter Pleiades Return c. 21-01 The Heavens: Summer Constellations The Heavens: Summer Constellations The First Contract of Mitra and Varuna Storm God Dark Varuna Hari Capricorn Shiva Man Winter - Good Weather Light Mitra Hara Sagittarius Vishnu Woman (Mohini) Summer Basic Contrasts of the two deities to look after the Interegnum of Winter Harihara (Mitra + Varuna; Vishnu + Shiva; Chronos +Zeus The Heavens: and Two Winter Constellations: Sagittarius and Capricorn Mitra Pleiades Leave Sagittarius Giove Zodiac Varuna Capricorn Pleiades Return Saturno The Second Contract of Mitra and Varuna (Gemini) Winter Pleiades Leave Zodiac Varuna Pleiades Return Varuna Pleiades Leave Winter Mitra Zodiac Summer Pleiades Return Pleiades Leave Varuna- Winter Mitra: Summer The Essence of the Contract: Mithra + Varuna Pleiades Return The Essence of the Contract: Gemini: Mitra and Varuna Uses Left Arm Uses Right Arm Right Arm Dark Left Arm Light Sarcophagus Jupiter Saturn One Horn Two Horns Capricorn Sagittarius Sun Dominant Moon Dominant Sarcophagus Spring Equinox 21 March Sarcophagus Spring Equinox 21 March Relief from throne dais, Shalmaneser greeting the king of Babylon Male Spring Tree of Life Male Autumn Drawing of glazed brick panel with Shalmaneser and tree of life Drawing of glazed brick panel with Shalmaneser and tree of life Mithras born in cosmic egg Primavera-Estate Estate-Autunno Uomo Donna Spada Fiaccola Guerra Pace Grano Uva Biera Vino Sole Dominante Luna Dominante Sole Crescente Luna Crescente Mithras born in cosmic egg Spring Ceres Autumn Spring Autumn Summer Dusares, Patron of the Vine Spring Saints Paul and Peter Autumn Spring Autumn Sword Torch War Peace Mithras born in cosmic egg Spring Autumn Sword Torch War Peace Mithras Mithras Storm God: Teshub (Varuna, Ahriman, Yah, Baal-Hadad) Durga: 21.06 Durga and Ayyappan Mitra 21.12- 20.06 Mitra 21.06- 20.12 Sun Dominant Moon Dominant Sun Waxing Sun Waning Moon Waning Moon Waxing Sol Invictus Sol Indiges Mitra kills bull in Varuna to bring back Sol Invictus Sol Invictus Mithras Sol Indigens Mithras Scorpio (21 October -20 November) Aries (21 March-21 April) Rahu and Ketu Serpentarius, Ophiucus, Aesculapius Rahu Ketu Scorpio Aries 21 November 21 March Serpentarius, Ophiucus, Aesculapius Ketu (21 March) Rahu (21 October) Mithras Sol Invictus (Phainon) Mithras Sol Indigens (Phaeton) Sol Invictus (Phainon) Mithras Sol Indigens (Phaeton) Sol Invictus (Phainon) Mithras Sol Indigens (Phaeton) Sol Invictus (Phainon) Mithras Sol Indigens (Phaeton) Sol Invictus (Phainon) Mithras Sol Indigens (Phaeton) Sol Invictus (Phainon) Mithras Sol Indigens (Phaeton) Sol Invictus (Phainon) Sol Indigens (Phaeton) Saturn Jupiter Enkidu and Gilgamesh Sol Invictus (Phainon) Sol Indigens (Phaeton) Enkidu Gilgamesh Varuna Mitra Enkidu and Gilgamesh Drawing of glazed brick panel with Shalmaneser and tree of life: Detail of Bulls (Rams?) Drawing of glazed brick panel with Shalmaneser and tree of life Heliodromus Sun Desire for control Persian Moon Emotions Miles (Soldier) Mars Capacity for war Corax (Raven) Mercury Desire for communication Leo (Lion) Jupiter Desire for abundance Nymphus (Bridegroom) Venus Desire for beauty and love Pater (Father) Saturn Desire for material stability Seven Mithraic Grades of Initiation and Seven Planets 1. un uomo dall'aspetto selvaggio e lunghi capelli, tiene nella destra una paletta per il fuoco e nella sinistra una falce. 2. Il fuoco che rappresenta il "Leone" 3. una civetta (owl))che rappresenta il "Persiano", 4. un gallo l'"Eliodromo" 5. uno scorpione "il "Miles" 6. un serpente il "Nymphus". 7. Più avanti troviamo una testa di toro con le corna forma di falce di luna; a destra la coda che alla morte dell'animale si trasforma in spiga; a sinistra l'impugnatura del pugnale con il quale Mithra sacrifica il toro Pavement of Mithra Temple. Ostia Zagreus = Bacchus = 7 pieces 1. Zeus 2. Chronos 3. Young Man 4. Lion 5. Horse 6. Serpent 7. Bull Bacchus: 7 Leo Sagittarius (Scorpio) Aquarius Taurus (Capricorn) Lion: Tamed Horse: ½ animal ½ man Serpent: ½ fish ½ animal Bull ges 1-3 in the Pythagorean System South Pole 1. Leo: The Lion 2. The Centaur 3. The Water Carrier Taurus 2) Serpent 21: 3 3) Horse 21: 9 4) Lion 21:6 Pillar of Water Pillar of Air Pillar of Fire Aquarius Beast Column of Ashoka Sagittarius Horse Leo Lion Man 2) Serpent 21: 3 3) Horse 21: 6 4) Lion 21:9 Pillar of Water Pillar of Air Pillar of Fire 5. Aquarius Protogonos 6. Capricorn Chronos Levels 5 -7 of Dionysian Initiation 7. Sagittarius Zeus Kundalini Yoga (7 Chakras) Serapis 10 Avatars of Vishnu 10 Avatars of Vishnu 4th Avatar of Vishnu as Narasimha against Hiranya kasyapa Zurvan Zurvan with Keys of Time Salu Mithra as Leontocephalic Man. The figure symbolizes the inevitable victory of boundless Time (Eternity) over every creature and condition. The resurrection of the figure from the darkness of the tomb reveals the ascension of boundless duration from th narrow limitations of man-conceived time. The three kneeling figures are the limitations of the three-dimensional world—length, breadth, thickness—which bow before the limitless Æon Mithra Serapis Kircher, Serapis Kircher, Serapis Eugenio Raimondi, Delle caccie, Napoli, Lazzaro Scorriggio, 1626 Calcografie: Nicolas Perrey, anonimo italiano XVII sec., Copy in Rome: Eugenio Raimondi, Delle caccie, Napoli, Lazzaro Scorriggio, 1626 Calcografie: Nicolas Perrey, anonimo italiano XVII sec., Copy in Rome: Eugenio Raimondi, Delle caccie, Napoli, Lazzaro Scorriggio, 1626 Calcografie: Nicolas Perrey, anonimo italiano XVII sec., Copy in Rome: Eugenio Raimondi, Delle caccie, Napoli, Lazzaro Scorriggio, 1626 Calcografie: Nicolas Perrey, anonimo italiano XVII sec., Copy in Rome: India: 1.Mitra e Varuna (Contratto) 2. Come base dei Ashwini: Gemelli) 3. Mitra e 6, 7 o 12 Adityas Persia 4. Mithra vs. Ahriman Roma 5. Mithra come 7 gradi dell’iniziato Roma 6. Mithra come studio dell tempo e spa Arigato Dank U Thank you Danke schön Gratias vobis/tibi/ agimus Merci bien Mille Grazie Obrigado Shukran Spasebo Tak Winter Pleiades Leave Zodiac Varuna Pleiades Return Winter Pleiades Leave Zodiac Varuna Pleiades Return