The signs and symbols of primordial man : being an explanation of the evolution of religious doctrines from the eschatology of the ancient Egyptians / by Albert Churchward.

Albert Churchward

Date:: 1910

Credit: The signs and symbols of primordial man : being an explanation of the evolution of religious doctrines from the eschatology of the ancient Egyptians / by Albert Churchward. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$in the angles of the triangle in one temple, and five stars within the triangle in the other temple. As we shall show later on, these three stars at the corners of the triangle, with the ancient Egyptians, represented Sut, Shn and Horns, the three gods of the first or Stellar Trinity. These, with two others, represent Osiris and Isis, completing the family of Osiris, found by Dr Le Plongeon at Uxmal. They are also symbolical of the five mysteries and Solar Mythos. By the family of Osiris we mean the children of Nut. Ihese were five in number ;—Osiris, Horns, Seb, Isis and Nephthys. They were not all brought forth at one place, and were not all born on the same day. They were born on the five epagomenal days of the year, according to the Solar ]\Iythos. On the first the birth of Osiris took place. On the second that of Heru-ur or Horus. On the third that of Set or Sut. On the fourth that of Isis. On the fifth that of Nephthys. The first, third and fifth of the epagomenal days were con- sidered unlucky. In Freemasonry these numbers have a peculiar significance, which all M.M.’s understand, and with the common herd of people these days are still considered as unlucky days and numbers. How many know why or the origin of it ? The nations of ancient Mexico reckoned their time as the Egyptians, from whom they obtained their knowledge of time, seasons, festivals, etc. This may be seen and proved by their observance of the above five days as the Egyptians did. The Mexicans called them “ nemonterni ” or ^Aien-onterni ”—i.e. the superfluous, supplementary or useless days, from the Aztec text of Book IT chap xxxvii. of the historical work by Father Saha gun, in which they are explained in these words : “ Estos cinco dias a ningun dios estan dcdicados 7 poreso les Uamavan nemonterni, cpie quiere decir pordemas.” These five days arc not dedicated to any god, and hence they are called '‘nemonterni,” which means superfluous,” unfit,” useless,” unlucky,” andintheAztcctext we aretoldthatnotany- thing was done on these days—no one quarrelled or got into any dispute, because if anything adverse happened, it would continue to befall them thence for evermore.” This was the same through- out Yucatan, Mexico and States of Central America at this period.$