I think it is time to end this discussion for the moment. In principle, though, it is endless and I will therefore return to the exploration of the cosmos as it was observed in old times. Easter Island lies far from the Middle East, but from there a wave of insight spread slowly everywhere, also to Rapa Nui. In the same way as our genes show we belong together, it is also clear from our cultural roots that we belong together. I will consequently accept as evidence everything from everywhere, everywhence. Old Egyptian drawings, Chinese signs or Mesoamerican myths are equally revelant, e.g. the myth about One Monkey and One Artisan, which I find useful in order to understand Tuesday. (Look for the colour red!) "One Monkey and One Artisan, both of whose names refer to a single day on the divinatory calendar, correspond to the planet Mars, whose period is thereafter reckoned by that day, and their temporary return to the house of Xmucane corresponds to the retrograde motion of Mars. They are also the gods of arts and crafts, and they probably made their first journey through the sky during the era of the wooden people, who were the first earthly beings to make and use artifacts and who themselves ended up as monkeys." (Tedlocks introduction to Popol Vuh.)
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