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That's quite fascinating. Alternately, the ancient Egyptian term for the effulgence of the sun was Aten, during Akhenaten's brief reign. The misnomer is that they were worshiping the physical sun as a god, that gaseous giant in the center of our solar system. In fact, they saw the orb/disc of the sun as a vehicle for the Divine Light, which was itself, the only true God. One might even see this as being the Spirit within the luminosity of the material sun (or moon or other stars, for that matter).

If one accepts the premise that Zarathustra lived prior to the traditional date of approximately 600 BCE, and really existed in the 2nd millennium BCE. As there is much evidence to place the time period of the Gathas, simultaneous with the Rig Vedas.

This places Zarathustra's theology of God as the Light (within the sun & within fire), just prior to Akhenaten's time period. It is noteworthy that the ancient Greek philosophers believed "Zōroastrēs" had lived long before their own historical era. Following through with this line of though, it has been suggested that Pharaoh Akhenaten was exposed to the ideas of Zoroastrianism, by way of Nefertiti and her mother, themselves natives of Mittani.

It then follows, that Aten is Egypt's cultural reflection of Ahura Mazda (Light & Wisdom) and the symbol of the sun-disc, Aten was a refined & simplified symbol of the Faravahar, the winged sun disc. Centuries later, it shows itself again in the Sufi symbol, Tughra Inayati, the winged heart (the heart responsive to the Light of Allah is liberated).

I like how there is this beautiful interrelationship between Spirit, breath and the Light of lights. One of my favorite meditations is breathing the Inner Light. One breathes not just with one's lungs, as with pranayama, breathing the spiritual essence residing within the air, rather, with co-ordination & synergy with the portal of the Ajna (3rd Eye).

By drawing the light into the mind we are then able to exponentially expand it's radiance, consciously and so, trigger the Sahasrara, the crown chakra, into full bloom. So, the lungs and the pineal gland work in synchronicity. And by using the effulgence as a catalyst to shift into the non-dual state, as the eclipsing stops the mind just long enough to segue into an unthinking, non-linear mode of experience.

And just as the material rays of sunlight, chariots the essence of the Light itself, the act of breath chariots the insubstantial Spirit, the vital Prana which is freely flowing everywhere, as Spirit nourishing all life through the miracle of breathing.

I am intrigued by your term Sky-Net. the Spirit in the Sky? The Universal Web? The Grid? The blooming Chrysanthemum, channeled through the conscious-awareness of human peak experiences? Please elucidate further, embracethevoid. :thumb_up:

<blockquote data-quote="Rising Spirit" data-source="post: 3633775" data-attributes="member: 4216">That&#039;s quite fascinating.&nbsp; Alternately, the ancient Egyptian term for the effulgence of the sun was Aten, during Akhenaten&#039;s brief reign.&nbsp; The misnomer is that they were worshiping the physical sun as a god, that gaseous giant in the center of our solar system.&nbsp; In fact, they saw the orb/disc of the sun as a vehicle for the Divine Light, which was itself, the only true God.&nbsp; One might even see this as being the Spirit within the luminosity of the material sun (or moon or other stars, for that matter).If one accepts the premise that Zarathustra lived prior to the traditional date of approximately 600 BCE, and really existed in the 2nd millennium BCE.&nbsp; As there is much evidence to place the time period of the Gathas, simultaneous with the Rig Vedas.This places Zarathustra&#039;s theology of God as the Light (within the sun &amp; within fire), just prior to Akhenaten&#039;s time period.&nbsp; It is noteworthy that the ancient Greek philosophers believed &quot;Zōroastrēs&quot; had lived long before their own historical era.&nbsp; Following through with this line of though, it has been suggested that Pharaoh Akhenaten was exposed to the ideas of Zoroastrianism, by way of Nefertiti and her mother, themselves natives of Mittani.It then follows, that Aten is Egypt&#039;s cultural reflection of Ahura Mazda (Light &amp; Wisdom) and the symbol of the sun-disc, Aten was a refined &amp; simplified symbol of the Faravahar, the winged sun disc.&nbsp; Centuries later, it shows itself again in the Sufi symbol, Tughra Inayati, the winged heart (the heart responsive to the Light of Allah is liberated).&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":love:" title="Love&nbsp; &nbsp; :love:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":love:" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I like how there is this beautiful interrelationship between Spirit, breath and the Light of lights.&nbsp; One of my favorite meditations is breathing the Inner Light.&nbsp; One breathes not just with one&#039;s lungs, as with pranayama, breathing the spiritual essence residing within the air, rather, with co-ordination &amp; synergy with the portal of the Ajna (3rd Eye).&nbsp; By drawing the light into the mind we are then able to exponentially expand it&#039;s radiance, consciously and so, trigger the Sahasrara, the crown chakra, into full bloom.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, the lungs and the pineal gland work in synchronicity.&nbsp; And by using the effulgence as a catalyst to shift into the non-dual state, as the eclipsing stops the mind just long enough to segue into an unthinking, non-linear mode of experience.&nbsp; &nbsp; And just as the material rays of sunlight, chariots the essence of the Light itself, the act of breath chariots the insubstantial Spirit, the vital Prana which is freely flowing everywhere, as Spirit nourishing all life through the miracle of breathing.&nbsp;&nbsp; I am intrigued by your term Sky-Net.&nbsp; the Spirit in the Sky?&nbsp; The Universal Web?&nbsp; The Grid?&nbsp; The blooming Chrysanthemum, channeled through the conscious-awareness of human peak experiences?&nbsp; Please elucidate further, embracethevoid.&nbsp; :thumb_up:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rising Spirit, post: 3633775, member: 4216"] That's quite fascinating. Alternately, the ancient Egyptian term for the effulgence of the sun was Aten, during Akhenaten's brief reign. The misnomer is that they were worshiping the physical sun as a god, that gaseous giant in the center of our solar system. In fact, they saw the orb/disc of the sun as a vehicle for the Divine Light, which was itself, the only true God. One might even see this as being the Spirit within the luminosity of the material sun (or moon or other stars, for that matter). If one accepts the premise that Zarathustra lived prior to the traditional date of approximately 600 BCE, and really existed in the 2nd millennium BCE. As there is much evidence to place the time period of the Gathas, simultaneous with the Rig Vedas. This places Zarathustra's theology of God as the Light (within the sun & within fire), just prior to Akhenaten's time period. It is noteworthy that the ancient Greek philosophers believed [i]"Zōroastrēs"[/i] had lived long before their own historical era. Following through with this line of though, it has been suggested that Pharaoh Akhenaten was exposed to the ideas of Zoroastrianism, by way of Nefertiti and her mother, themselves natives of Mittani. It then follows, that Aten is Egypt's cultural reflection of Ahura Mazda (Light & Wisdom) and the symbol of the sun-disc, Aten was a refined & simplified symbol of the Faravahar, the winged sun disc. Centuries later, it shows itself again in the Sufi symbol, Tughra Inayati, the winged heart (the heart responsive to the Light of Allah is liberated). :love: I like how there is this beautiful interrelationship between Spirit, breath and the Light of lights. One of my favorite meditations is breathing the Inner Light. One breathes not just with one's lungs, as with pranayama, breathing the spiritual essence residing within the air, rather, with co-ordination & synergy with the portal of the Ajna (3rd Eye). By drawing the light into the mind we are then able to exponentially expand it's radiance, consciously and so, trigger the Sahasrara, the crown chakra, into full bloom. So, the lungs and the pineal gland work in synchronicity. And by using the effulgence as a catalyst to shift into the non-dual state, as the eclipsing stops the mind just long enough to segue into an unthinking, non-linear mode of experience. And just as the material rays of sunlight, chariots the essence of the Light itself, the act of breath chariots the insubstantial Spirit, the vital Prana which is freely flowing everywhere, as Spirit nourishing all life through the miracle of breathing. I am intrigued by your term [b]Sky-Net[/b]. the Spirit in the Sky? The Universal Web? The Grid? The blooming Chrysanthemum, channeled through the conscious-awareness of human peak experiences? Please elucidate further, [b]embracethevoid[/b]. :thumb_up: [/QUOTE]