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The Dogon #2
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon: The Key to Advanced Science in the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs
• Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symbols based on Dogon cosmological drawings
• Use parallels between Dogon and Egyptian word meanings to identify relationships between Dogon myths and modern science
In The Science of the Dogon , Laird Scranton demonstrated that the cosmological structure described in the myths and drawings of the Dogon runs parallel to modern science--atomic theory, quantum theory, and string theory--their drawings often taking the same form as accurate scientific diagrams that relate to the formation of matter. Scranton also pointed to the close resemblance between the keywords and component elements of Dogon cosmology and those of ancient Egypt, and the implication that ancient cosmology may also be about actual science.
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon uses these parallels as the starting point for a new interpretation of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language. By substituting Dogon cosmological drawings for equivalent glyph-shapes in Egyptian words, a new way of reading and interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphs emerges. Scranton shows how each hieroglyph constitutes an entire concept, and that their meanings are scientific in nature. Using the Dogon symbols as a “Rosetta stone,” he reveals references within the ancient Egyptian language that define the full range of scientific components of from massless waves to the completed atom, even suggesting direct correlations to a fully realized unified field theory.
• Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symbols based on Dogon cosmological drawings
• Use parallels between Dogon and Egyptian word meanings to identify relationships between Dogon myths and modern science
In The Science of the Dogon , Laird Scranton demonstrated that the cosmological structure described in the myths and drawings of the Dogon runs parallel to modern science--atomic theory, quantum theory, and string theory--their drawings often taking the same form as accurate scientific diagrams that relate to the formation of matter. Scranton also pointed to the close resemblance between the keywords and component elements of Dogon cosmology and those of ancient Egypt, and the implication that ancient cosmology may also be about actual science.
Sacred Symbols of the Dogon uses these parallels as the starting point for a new interpretation of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language. By substituting Dogon cosmological drawings for equivalent glyph-shapes in Egyptian words, a new way of reading and interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphs emerges. Scranton shows how each hieroglyph constitutes an entire concept, and that their meanings are scientific in nature. Using the Dogon symbols as a “Rosetta stone,” he reveals references within the ancient Egyptian language that define the full range of scientific components of from massless waves to the completed atom, even suggesting direct correlations to a fully realized unified field theory.
272 pages, Paperback
First published October 12, 2007
About the author
Laird Scranton
28 books56 followersHe is an independent software designer who became interested in Dogon mythology and symbolism in the early 1990s. He has studied ancient myth, language, and cosmology since 1997 and has been a lecturer at Colgate University. He also appears in John Anthony West’s Magical Egypt DVD series.
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May 11, 2014
"Some of the smartest dummies/
Can't read the language of Egyptian mummies/
An' a flag on a moon
And can't find food for the starving tummies/"
I enjoyed this book tremendously. It helped me in visualizing the coiled thread vibrating through the 7 unseen dimensions (chambers) of the calabi-yau. The amount of work done to write this book baffles me. The author has definitely done his research. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in string theory. I never read a book like it, and I really enjoyed learning what some of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs stood for. If what the author is positing is true then the ancient people of the land of Khem knew more than we give them credit for. The similarities between the Dogon cosmology and the ancient Egyptian cosmology is remarkable and I don't think can be coincidental.
Can't read the language of Egyptian mummies/
An' a flag on a moon
And can't find food for the starving tummies/"
I enjoyed this book tremendously. It helped me in visualizing the coiled thread vibrating through the 7 unseen dimensions (chambers) of the calabi-yau. The amount of work done to write this book baffles me. The author has definitely done his research. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in string theory. I never read a book like it, and I really enjoyed learning what some of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs stood for. If what the author is positing is true then the ancient people of the land of Khem knew more than we give them credit for. The similarities between the Dogon cosmology and the ancient Egyptian cosmology is remarkable and I don't think can be coincidental.
April 15, 2021
Laird has certainly done his research. Wow! I have lived/worked/studied in Egypt for more than 35 years. It was always clear the Egyptologists didn’t have it right, but other theories often come off as mere speculation. Even if intuitively we might like to believe in these new theories, there often wasn’t much to back them up, perhaps for lack of access to significant artifacts or places.
Laird has really done his homework and puts all the pieces together. There are detailed explanations and charts in this book to show you exactly how he got from A to B to C.
I truly enjoyed the book. It opened my mind to new ideas and information I didn’t have before, as well as making me optimistic about the future of our understanding of ancient Egypt. A must-read for anyone interested in alternative Egyptology and ancient cosmology.
Laird has really done his homework and puts all the pieces together. There are detailed explanations and charts in this book to show you exactly how he got from A to B to C.
I truly enjoyed the book. It opened my mind to new ideas and information I didn’t have before, as well as making me optimistic about the future of our understanding of ancient Egypt. A must-read for anyone interested in alternative Egyptology and ancient cosmology.
November 23, 2014
This book was an eye opening understanding of how ancient cultures understood the same scientific and cosmological principles we have today about the world. The writing was fluid and easy to understand with glyphs punctuating the persuasive inferences and conclusions drawn from their meanings.
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