Ancient myths and texts encode knowledge of cosmic events through symbolism, numbers, and geometric relationships [1, 2]. The video's speaker, Randall Carlson, explains how various cultures used these methods to preserve and transmit information about time cycles, space measures, and the interconnectedness of the cosmos [2, 3].
Here are some key ways ancient myths and texts encode cosmic knowledge:
- Symbolism: The universal language is symbolism, number, and form, and these transcend spoken languages [2]. Ancient cultures embedded sacred numbers into traditions and stories [4].
- Sacred Numbers: Numbers are not just for counting, but are carriers of information and have meanings beyond their apparent value [5].
- Many numbers, such as 1440, 8640, 43200, 144, 1728, 36, and 1296, reduce to the single digit 9 [6].
- The number 108 is a lunar number, and also the atomic weight of silver [7].
- The number 432 and its multiples are frequently used, such as in the Vedic cycle of time [8, 9].
- The number 2160 appears in the measures of the cube and the platonic month [10, 11].
- The number 6480 relates to the measure of the dodecahedron, and the seasons of the great year [12, 13].
- Geometric Forms: Geometric forms like circles, triangles, squares, and pentagons are used to measure and understand the cosmos [14].
- The angles of these polygons and the solid platonic forms all add up to numbers that reduce to nine, or to multiples of numbers such as 36, 72, 108 [7, 10, 12, 15].
- The octahedron's angular measure is 1440, the same as the number of minutes in a day [16].
- The dodecahedron has 12 faces and 20 vertices [17].
- The icosahedron has 20 faces and 12 vertices [17].
- Time Cycles:
- The precession of the equinoxes, a 25,920-year cycle, was known to ancient cultures [18, 19].
- This cycle was divided into four seasons of 6480 years each [13].
- The 6480-year season is linked to the measure of the dodecahedron [13, 20].
- The Chaldeans used a 3600-year cycle [20].
- This cycle relates to the number of degrees measuring the icosahedron [11, 20].
- Ancient cultures used both a secular calendar of 365 1/4 days and a sacred calendar of 360 days [21].
- The 360-day calendar allowed for easy subdivision into other time cycles [22].
- Numerical Encoding in Texts:
- The Hebrew and Greek alphabets were used as numerical systems [23, 24].
- Words could be assigned numerical values and reveal hidden meanings [25].
- Examples include the word for "truth" (72), "conception" (432), and "Jerusalem" (864) [25-27].
- The Bible contains references to sacred numbers [28, 29].
- The number 144,000 in the Book of Revelation is significant [29, 30].
- The number 666 is connected to the orbital velocity of the Earth [31, 32].
- Geodetic Knowledge:
* Ancient structures like the Great Pyramid and the Parthenon were built using geodetic knowledge [33, 34].
- The dimensions of these structures encode information about the size and shape of the Earth [35, 36].
- The Great Pyramid is a scale model of the Earth’s northern hemisphere, with a scale factor of 43,200 to 1 [34, 37].
- The Parthenon's base is precisely one second of arc of the Earth's circumference at its latitude [38].
- Cosmic Relationships: Ancient myths and texts reflect a belief in cosmic interconnectedness.
- The ratio of a human's pace to their foot is the same ratio as the Earth's diameter to that of the "holy city" [39, 40].
- The solar distance to solar diameter equals lunar distance to lunar diameter [41].
- The value of that proportion is the number 108 [41].
By using these methods, ancient cultures preserved and transmitted their understanding of cosmic events, cycles, and relationships [3, 42]. These encoded systems suggest a sophisticated understanding of the universe that may predate what is currently acknowledged by mainstream science [43].