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China's Cosmological Prehistory - The Sophisticated Science Encoded in Civilization's Earliest Symbols (Paperback)
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China's Cosmological Prehistory - The Sophisticated Science Encoded in Civilization's Earliest Symbols (Paperback)
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An examination of the earliest creation traditions and symbols of
China and their similarities to those of other ancient cultures
- Reveals the deep parallels between early Chinese words and those
of other ancient creation traditions such as the hieroglyphics of
ancient Egypt
- Explores the 8 stages of creation in Taoism and the cosmological
origins of Chinese ancestor worship, the zodiac, the mandala, and
the I Ching
- Provides further evidence that the cosmology of all ancient
cultures arose from a single now-lost source
Building on his extensive research into the sacred symbols and
creation myths of the Dogon of Africa and those of ancient Egypt,
India, and Tibet, Laird Scranton investigates the myths, symbols,
and traditions of prehistoric China, providing further evidence
that the cosmology of all ancient cultures arose from a single
now-lost source.
Scranton explores the fundamental similarities between the language
that defined ancient Chinese cosmology and that of other creation
traditions, revealing the connections between the phonetic
structure of the words, their glyphs, and their use. He
demonstrates striking parallels between the earliest systems of
writing in China and the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt. He examines
the 8 levels of creation in Taoism and the cosmological origins of
Chinese ancestor worship, mythical emperors, the zodiac, the
mandala, and the I Ching. He details the fundamental principles of
land-use in ancient China in relation to the symbolism of a
Buddhist stupa and the Dogon granary, ritual shrines that are also
the central symbol of other creation traditions. Understanding the
true meanings of these symbol complexes also reveals the
sophisticated scientific understanding of these ancient cultures,
for these creation symbols directly correlate with our modern
understanding of atoms and the energetic makeup of matter.
In exploring Chinese cosmological traditions, Scranton sheds new
light on the contention that the sacred knowledge of the ancients
is the legacy of an earlier culture who gave primitive humanity the
tools they needed to birth the first known civilizations.
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