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Original post: Horus
Welp, it's July 23rd -- what is everyone doing for the Festival of Sirius/Sothis today :mrgreen: ? Me myself am probably going to do a small meditation on Sothis tonight and have a couple of drinks... what about YOU? Anyone actually celebrating?
Welp, it's July 23rd -- what is everyone doing for the Festival of Sirius/Sothis today :mrgreen: ? Me myself am probably going to do a small meditation on Sothis tonight and have a couple of drinks... what about YOU? Anyone actually celebrating?
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Original post: Caradoc
Never heard of it, care to elaborate? I'm guessing it's one of those setian/typhonian things, right?
Never heard of it, care to elaborate? I'm guessing it's one of those setian/typhonian things, right?
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Original post: Horus
This should provide you with some info, which is scarce, look at the text aligned to the right of the page - http://www.tchiya.com/celestialwisdom/m ... wisdom.htm
Oh, and I'm not a Setian thank you very much.
This should provide you with some info, which is scarce, look at the text aligned to the right of the page - http://www.tchiya.com/celestialwisdom/m ... wisdom.htm
Oh, and I'm not a Setian thank you very much.
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Original post: Caradoc
Thanks for the info
The Setian comment wasn't meant to be an insult to you, though I can see how you might take it that way
Thanks for the info

The Setian comment wasn't meant to be an insult to you, though I can see how you might take it that way

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Original post: Caradoc
Do you know who's skies this in reference to? Obviously the Rising of Sirius will be different in various parts of the world. I'd like to know as Sirius is actually the star of Iset in Ancient Egyptian terms so it could be worth my while marking this important occasion if it applies in England
Well, July 23 marks the beginning of the period associated with Sirius Rising: the time of year when Sirius, the Dog Star, is visible once again in our skies, after having been hidden from us for 70 days.
Do you know who's skies this in reference to? Obviously the Rising of Sirius will be different in various parts of the world. I'd like to know as Sirius is actually the star of Iset in Ancient Egyptian terms so it could be worth my while marking this important occasion if it applies in England

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Original post: Horus
[QUOTE=Caradoc]
The Setian comment wasn't meant to be an insult to you, though I can see how you might take it that way
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lol, it's okay
I'm not sure where that site is in reference to, that was one of the few sites I could dig up with a decent amount of information (as you can see, it is not a lot of information). The Dog Days actually begin 20 days before and extend 20 days after this point. I've also heard it is actually on July 25 (Christmas in July?) but I'm not sure, because there is so little information. I just chose to adopt July 23 because I first heard of the date in Robert Anton Wilson's work regarding Sirius. If you search for one of the 23 synchonicity pages you can probably find more info about it there. It's also when Tim Leary recieved the Starseed transmissions... if you are into that kind of thing.
[QUOTE=Caradoc]
The Setian comment wasn't meant to be an insult to you, though I can see how you might take it that way

lol, it's okay

I'm not sure where that site is in reference to, that was one of the few sites I could dig up with a decent amount of information (as you can see, it is not a lot of information). The Dog Days actually begin 20 days before and extend 20 days after this point. I've also heard it is actually on July 25 (Christmas in July?) but I'm not sure, because there is so little information. I just chose to adopt July 23 because I first heard of the date in Robert Anton Wilson's work regarding Sirius. If you search for one of the 23 synchonicity pages you can probably find more info about it there. It's also when Tim Leary recieved the Starseed transmissions... if you are into that kind of thing.
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Original post: Caradoc
Ah, the starseed transmissions... that's where I got the setian/typhonian thing from
I'm going to try and track down some more information on this because I'm interested now. If I come up with anything I'll post it here
Ah, the starseed transmissions... that's where I got the setian/typhonian thing from

I'm going to try and track down some more information on this because I'm interested now. If I come up with anything I'll post it here

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Original post: Caradoc
[QUOTE]The conjunction of Sirius with the sun varies somewhat with latitude. And the â??precession of the equinoxesâ?Â
[QUOTE]The conjunction of Sirius with the sun varies somewhat with latitude. And the â??precession of the equinoxesâ?Â
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Original post: Caradoc
More on the 'dog days' but nothing on the festival of sirius I'm afraid. Interesting though I thought.
More on the 'dog days' but nothing on the festival of sirius I'm afraid. Interesting though I thought.
The ancients believed extra heat generated by Sirius in conjunction with the sun caused this sizzling spell of weather. Sirius is the brightest star at night, after all.
But Sirius, which is found in the Canis Major (big dog) constellation, is some 50 trillion miles (80 trillion kilometers) from Earthâ??too far away to influence temperatures here.
In Roman times the dog daysâ??or dies caniculares in Latinâ??were associated with intolerable heat, lethargy, disease, and, appropriately enough, mad dogs.
Pliny (A.D. 23-79), in his Natural History, refers to the increased risk of attack by rabid dogs in July and August. Bizarrely, he recommends feeding the animals large quantities of chicken droppings to prevent them from catching the disease.
In Britain The Husbandman's Practice, published in 1729, also offers survival tips for getting through the dog days. It suggests men should "abstain all this time from woman" and "take heed of feeding violently."
Ominously, the book warns, "The Heat of the Sun is so violent that Men's bodies at Midnight sweat as at Midday: and if they be hurt, they be more sick than at any other time, yea very near Dead."
Yet the ancient Egyptians, who experienced much hotter, drier summers, celebrated the return of the dog days, because they heralded a life-sustaining "miracle."
The start of the Egyptian sacred year was marked by the reappearance of Sirius. Soon afterward, the River Nile would flood, reviving parched farmlandâ??despite a seasonal lack of rain. (The Egyptians weren't aware the water flowed from rain-drenched mountains in Ethiopia, more than a thousand miles [1,600 kilometers] to the south.)
Today Sirius appears several weeks later than in ancient times, because the stars and constellations gradually shift their position in relation to the sun.
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Original post: shodin
ahh nice to read this , thanx for showing this as i didn't know this before.
i've been partying all week, from 17th till 24th and it was a nice week. wheather cleared up the 23th and is still nice.
so nice to read this with partyvibes chilling out...
ahh nice to read this , thanx for showing this as i didn't know this before.
i've been partying all week, from 17th till 24th and it was a nice week. wheather cleared up the 23th and is still nice.
so nice to read this with partyvibes chilling out...