353. Playing with the natural numbers will sharpen our perceptions:
| FEBR 19 (50) |
110 |
JUNE 10 (161) |
360 |
| 2 / 19 |
10 / 6 |
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| Gb4-15 (335) |
Gb8-5 (446) |
| April 24 (73 + 41) |
Aug 13 (184 + 41) |
| *34 = 114 - 80 |
UKDAH (*145 = 225 - 80) |
| Tarahao 14 (73 = 50 + 23) |
He Anakena 3 (184 = 161 + 23) |
| 472 = 16 * 29½ = 360 + 16 weeks = 8 fortnights + 8 * 45 = 8 * 59 |
... I think it is no coincidence that once it was found necessary to change from 24 (= 3 * 8) into 16 (= 2 * 8) letters in the futhark (runic) alphabet. The elder alphabet:
The younger:
However, 24 still remains our conventional number of hours in a day. But on my wall the clock is ticking twice around in a day although the numbers on its face do not stretch beyond 12. And there is no 0.
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| CLOSE TO THE SUN: |
78 |
| 9-16 |
9-17 (260) |
9-18 |
9-19 |
9-20 |
9-21 (*184) |
| OCT 1 |
2 |
3 (*196) |
4 (277) |
5 |
6 |
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| Ga7-25 |
Ga7-26 |
Ga7-27 |
Ga7-28 |
Ga7-29 |
Ga7-30 (199) |
| 17h (258.7)
ARRAKIS = μ Draconis (258.7) |
Mula-19 (The Root)
SABIK (The Preceding One) = η Ophiuchi (259.7), η Scorpii (259.9) |
NODUS I = ζ Draconis (260.0), π Herculis (260.7), RAS ALGETHI (Head of the Giant) = α Herculis (260.8) |
SARIN = δ Herculis (261.0), ο Ophiuchi (261.4)
ALRISHA (α Piscium)
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ξ Ophiuchi (262.2), θ Ophiuchi, ν Serpentis, ζ, ι Apodis (262.4), ι Arae (262.8), ρ Herculis (262.9) |
β, γ Arae (263.3), κ Arae (263.5), σ Ophiuchi (263.6) |
| Dec 4 |
5 |
6 (*260) |
7 |
8 (342) |
9 |
| °Nov 30 |
°Dec 1 |
2 (*256) |
3 (337) |
4 |
5 |
| 'Nov 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 (314) |
11 |
12 (*236) |
| "Oct 24 |
Tangaroa Uri 25 |
26 |
27 (300) |
28 |
29 (*222) |
| CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| 3-18 |
3-19 (78) |
3-20 |
3-21 (*365) |
3-22 (*1) |
3-23 |
| APRIL 2 |
3 ('378) |
4 |
5 (460 = 4 * 115) |
6 (*16) |
7 |
| 5h (76.1)
ε Leporis (76.0), CURSA = β Eridani (76.4), λ Eridani (76.7 |
μ Aurigae, μ Leporis (77.6)
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ĸ Leporis (78.0), RIGEL (Foot) = β Orionis (78.1), Flaming Star = IC405 (78.2), CAPELLA (Mother Goat) = α Aurigae (78.4), ο Columbae, τ Orionis (78.8) THUBAN (α Draconis)
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λ Aurigae (79.0), λ Leporis (79.6), ρ Aurigae (79.7)
ARCTURUS (α Bootis)
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Shur-narkabti-sha-iltanu-5 (Star in the Bull towards the north)
σ Aurigae (80.4), BELLATRIX (Female Warrior) = γ Orionis, SAIF AL JABBAR (Sword of the Giant) = η Orionis (80.7), ELNATH (The Butting One) = β Tauri (80.9) |
ψ Orionis (81.1), NIHAL (Thirst-slaking Camels) = β Leporis (81.7) |
| June 5 |
6 |
7 (*78) |
8 |
9 |
10 (161 = 82 ' 79) |
| °June 1 |
2 (*73) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 (314 / 2) |
| 'May 9 (*414) |
10 |
11 |
12 (132) |
13 |
14 (*54) |
| "April 25 (*400) |
26 |
Vaitu Nui 27 |
28 (118) |
29 |
30 (*40) |
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| Ga1-12 |
Ga1-13 |
Ga1-14 |
Ga1-15 → 115 |
Ga1-16 |
Ga1-17 |
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... [E:17] On the twenty-fifth day of the first month (Vaitu Nui), Ira and Makoi set sail; on the first day of June ('Maro'), the bow of Ira's canoe appeared on the distant horizon, came closer and closer on its course, and sailed along, and finally (one) could see the (new home) land ... |
| CLOSE TO THE SUN: |
| 12-9 (343 = 7 * 7 * 7) |
12-10 (344 = 360 - 16) |
12-11 (3 * 115) |
12-12 |
12-13 |
12-14 (348 = 12 * 29) |
| X-MAS EVE |
DEC 25 |
26 (360) |
27 |
28 |
29 (*283 = *398 - *115) |
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| Gb2-23 |
Gb2-24 |
Gb2-25 (280) |
Gb2-26 |
Gb2-27 → π |
Gb2-28 (54 = 378 / 7) |
| SITULA (Water-jar) |
*343 (= 7 * 49) |
MATAR (Rain) |
*345 |
*346 |
FOMALHAUT |
| CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON: |
| 6-10 (161) |
6-11 |
6-12 |
6-13 |
6-14 |
6-15 (166) |
| JUNE 25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 (180) |
SIRIUS |
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| Ga4-13→ 14 * 29½ |
Ga4-14 |
Ga4-15 |
Ga4-16 |
Ga4-17 (100) |
Ga4-18 |
| Φ HYDRAE (*525) |
*161 (= 7 * 23) |
η CARINAE |
*163 |
*346 - *182 |
ALKES |
Clearly no detail should go unnoticed. The magic wand (caduceus) of Hermes (the messenger of the gods alias Mercury) seems to exhibit a pair of flying serpents creating Φ while his dark partner to the left (Ixion) is equipped with a wheel:
... To this type of Hercules belong such diverse characters as Hercules of Oeta, Orion the Hunter of Crete, Polyphemus the Cyclops, Samson the Danite, Cuchulain of Muirthemne the Irish Sun-hero, Ixion the Lapith - who is always depicted stretched out in a 'five-fold bond' around a Sun-wheel - Agag the Amalekite, Romulus of Rome, Zeus, Janus, Anchises, The Dagda and Hermes ...
Instead of the usual vertical triplet of domains in the maitaki (good) type of glyph an array with quartet of rhombs was used where JULY was beginning:
| 6-2 (153) |
14 |
6-17 (168) |
6-18 |
6-19 |
| JUNE 17 (168) |
JULY 2 → 73 |
3 (*104) |
4 (185) |
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| Ga4-5 (88) |
Ga4-20 → 80 |
Ga4-21 (104 = 182 - 78) |
Ga4-22 |
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Al Jabhah-8 (The Forehead) / Maghā-10 (Bountiful) / Sharru-14 (King)
10h (152.2)
AL JABHAH = η Leonis (152.4), REGULUS = α Leonis (152.7) |
11h (167.4)
χ Leonis, χ¹ Hydrae (167.1), χ² Hydrae (167.3) |
AL SHARAS (The Ribs) = β Crateris (168.6) |
Al Zubrah-9 (The Mane) / Purva Phalguni-11 (First Reddish One)
ZOSMA (Girdle) = δ Leonis (169.2), COXA (Hips) = θ Leonis (169.4) |
| Aug 20 (232) |
Sept 4 |
5 (248 = 104 + 144) |
6 |
| °Aug 16 (*148) |
°Aug 31 |
°Sept 1 (244) |
2 |
| 'July 24 (*125) |
'Aug 8 (*140) |
9 |
10 (222) |
| Anakena 10 (191) |
"July 25 (*126) |
Anakena 26 (207) |
27 (288 - 80) |
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... They took their provisions with them, carrying them on their shoulders, went on, and reached Te Pou. They made camp and slept in Te Pou on the tenth day of the month of July ('Anakena').
| [E:22] he amoamo he oho he tuu ki te pou he noho |
| he moe i te pou.i te angahuru o te raa.ko te |
| anakena. |
Amo. To carry on one's shoulders: O Yetú i-amo-ai te tatauró ki ruga ki-te maúga Kalvario. Jesus carried his cross up to the Calvary. Amoga, bundle; to tie in a bundle: he-amoga i te hukahuka, to tie a bundle of wood. Vanaga. 1. A yoke, to carry; amoga, burden, load. 2. To bend, to beat a path. Churchill. Âmo. 1. To clean, to clean oneself: he-âmo i te umu, to clean the earth oven; ka-âmo te hare, ka haka-maitaki, clean the house, make it good; he-âmo i te ariga, to clean one's face wetting it with one's hand. 2. Clear; ku-âmo-á te ragi, the sky is clear. 3. To slip, to slide, to glide (see pei-âmo). Ámoámo, to lick up, to lap up, to dry; to slap one's body dry (after swimming or bathing): he-âmoâmo i te vaihai rima. Vanaga. Amoamo. 1. To feed, to graze. 2. To spread, to stretch (used of keete). Churchill.
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Its companion came after Antares in the Scorpion, placed 14 weeks later than the first one:
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83 |
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maitaki |
inonino |
Ga4-20 (103) |
Ga7-18 (187) |
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good |
bad |
11h (167.4) |
14 * 7 |
| Maitaki.
Clean, neat, pure, pretty, nice, beautiful, handsome; tagata rima maitaki, clean-handed man, correct man. Vanaga. 1. Good. Henua maitaki = the good earth. 2. Shine. Marama maitaki = the shining moon. Barthel. Ce qui est bon. Jaussen according to Barthel. Meitaki, good, agreeable, efficacious, excellent, elegant, pious, valid, brilliant, security, to please, to approve (maitaki); ariga meitaki, handsome, of pleasant mien; mea meitaki ka rava, to deserve; meitaki ke, marvelous, better. Hakameitaki, to make good, to amend, to do good, to bless, to establish. Meitakihaga, goodness. PS Pau.: maitaki, good. Mgv.: meitetaki, beautiful, good. Mq.: meitai, good, agreeable, fit, wise, virtuous. Ta.: maitaiki, good, well. Niuē: mitaki, good. Maitakia, clean. Churchill. |
| Kino. 1. Bad; kikino, very bad, cursed; kona kino, dangerous place. 2. blemish (on body). Kinoga, badness, evil, wickedness; penis. Kinokino, badly made, crude: ahu kinokino, badly made ahu, with coarse, ill-fitting stones. Vanaga. 1. Bad, wrong. T Pau.: kiro, bad, miserable. Mgv.: kino, to sin, to do evil. Mq.: ino, bad, abominable, indecent. Ta.: ino, iino, bad, evil; kinoga (kino 1) sin; Mgv.: kinoga, sin, vice. 2. A skin eruption, verruga, blotched skin, cracked feet T. Churchill. |
Sweet water was necessary in order to revive life and for growth.
... needfire ceremonies usually take place near the summer solstice (the Feast of St. John) ... but they occur in several other seasons as well. The summer date of the rite and its accompanying festival have to do, among other things, with fertility, as can can clearly be seen in a variant from the valley of the Moselle preserved for us by Jakob Grimm. Each household in the village was constrained to contribute a shock of straw to the nearby high place, Stromberg, where the males went at evening while the females went to a spring lower down on the slope. A huge wheel was wrapped with this straw. An axle run through the wheel served as the handles for those who were to guide it on its downward plunge. The mayor of a nearby town kindled the straw, for which office he was rewarded with a basketful of cherries. All the men kindled torches and some followed the burning orb as it was released downhill to shouts of joy. The women at the spring echoed these shouts as the wheel rushed by them. Often the fire went out of its own accord before it reached the river, but should the waters of the river extinguish it, an abundant vintage was forecast for that year
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1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34,
55 ... → 1.618033998 ... = φ = (1 + √5) / 2
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