In these notes you’ll find:
Link to original translation of the Orphic Hymn of Helios and accompanying essay
Summary of Live Chat Topics with Timestamps
Resources & Links for Further Study (SO MANY good links this episode!)
Hymn Translation & Essay
Live Chat Summary with Timestamps
Reading of the Hymn (00:01:53-00:04:25)
Initial Discussion of the Hymn (00:07:44-00:09:18)
Cazimi in astrology (when planets are conjunct with the sun)
Zoroastrian influence
The sun's rulership in astrology
Soundscape Elements in the Hymn (00:11:11-00:12:10)
Bullroarers as Ancient Instruments (00:12:14-00:14:30)
Ancient Mystery Traditions and Sound (00:16:01-00:17:46)
Bullroarers (also sometimes called Iynges or Rhomboi) used in theurgy and mystery traditions
Divination Devices and Sun Symbolism (00:27:56-00:29:31)
Discussion of the "Prognostikon of Pergamon" - spinning divinatory device, and oracularity
Solar Directionality and Cosmic Orientation (00:45:48-00:48:52)
The Sun's Movement and Four-Beat Pattern (00:50:41-00:52:27)
Solar rhythm and the solstices/equinoxes
Babylonian “Royal Stars” and Ancient Astronomical Measurement (00:53:52-00:56:32)
Solar Healing and Rhythm (01:22:00-01:23:10)
Personal reflections on the healing properties of solar rhythms
Astrological House Systems Discussion (01:25:02-01:28:26)
Solar axes/quadrants and Valens’ system of “quadrant houses”
Egyptian Solar Imagery and Justice (01:03:12-01:10:07)
Connection between the sun and Ma’at (justice/divine order) in Egyptian tradition
Closing with Invocation to Mnemosyne (01:38:35-01:40:52)
