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 matter: from massless waves to the completed atom, even suggesting direct correlations to a fully realized unified field theory.
By:
Laird Scranton
Foreword by:
John Anthony West
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 331g
ISBN: 9781594771347
ISBN 10: 1594771340
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 12 October 2007
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword by John Anthony West Acknowledgments ONE Introduction to Dogon Science in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs TWO Science and the Structure of Matter THREE Dogon Cosmology FOUR Dogon Symbols and Egyptian Glyphs FIVE Defining Egyptian Glyphs SIX Egyptian Concepts of Astrophysics SEVEN Egyptian Glyphs, Words, and Deities EIGHT The Nummo Fish NINE Symbolic Structure of the Egyptian Language TEN The Tuat ELEVEN Egyptian Phonetic Values TWELVE Revisiting the Symbolism of Dogon Cosmology THIRTEEN Conclusion Afterword APPENDIX A Egyptian Glyphs by Concept APPENDIX B Ideographic Word Examples Notes Bibliography Index
Laird Scranton 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 is the author of The Science of the Dogon and also appears in John Anthony West’s Magical Egypt DVD series. He lives in Albany, New York.
Reviews for Sacred Symbols of the Dogon: The Key to Advanced Science in the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
. . . here the Dogon symbols are revealed in a discussion of ancient Egyptian languages and scientific parallels sure to interest any New Age collection interested in scientific foundations of early Egyptian history. --The Midwest Book Review, Jan 2008
