From Myths to Truth – Part 9
Rahu & Ketu
In Hindu narrative or mythology, there is a story that after the Devas and Asuras have done heavy galactic work together, and gifts were promised equally to both parties, it is rumoured among the Asuras that God would never treat them equally, so one comes to the idea of pushing forward and making off with the object of desire.
So, it comes to pass that Vishnu beheads this Asura. But since he had drunk a kind of elixir of life (Amurtham → அமிர்தம்), which was the object of desire, and had achieved a kind of immortality, this individual does not die, but the two body parts become two individual personalities or individuals. This also reminds me of experiments in quantum physics, where the light beam is sent through several mirrors in two different directions at the same time.
In Hindu astrology, these two entities are considered to be geometric intersections of the ecliptic with the lunar orbit. They are also called the dragon’s head and the dragon’s tail. There is also an interpretation in certain circles that these two points could be a kind of micro-black hole, perhaps around 10 cm in size. For those who are shaking their heads right now, it is at least physically possible that such small black holes can exist.
When CERN was completed with the largest particle accelerator (LHC), there were concerns in certain circles that using these accelerators might create micro-black holes in the laboratory and swallow the earth, a kind of way as if your stomach were digesting you, can you imagine that 😂🤭? The problem is that science can only give models of reality, not absoluteness. You can also see somewhere that science has also become a new kind of religion 🤭, because everyone believes in their model. Is it no different with religions 🤭? Do you think that Shiva/Vishnu corresponds with other deities, as they are referred to or described in the various religions, somewhere up there? Wouldn’t that be contradictory to the term omnipotence, or does the contradiction, that is chaos and correctness, go hand in hand? At first glance they are two, especially when they take form.
When I looked into this matter again about 8 to 10 years ago, I wanted to understand how these two species and/or ethnic groups could be understood.
I looked at the different terms in Tamil, e.g. that the Asuras are referred to as the rulers of the Pathala Lokhas (பாதாள லோகம்), which translates as “the rulers of the planets of the foot”. Please note, I prefer the differentiated perception, not the etymological derivation, which is not absolute either.
This term suggested to me that these could possibly be the lower planets, i.e. the planets below the earth towards the sun, while the terms that refer to the rulers of the upper areas or Deva Lokhas made me think of Mars and the upper planets, i.e. above the earth.
It also makes sense to me that if there was life on these lower planets, the habitable zone may have been different at that time, which official science also thinks is possible, that these species or life forms could have been somewhat temperamental or aggressive, as is thought of southerners. I can also imagine it well, because when it is hot, people fidget wildly and quickly become aggressive, i.e. they quickly lose their temper, at least that is the case with me, which is why I always avoid the heat.
The Devas, on the other hand, lived on a planet that was very pleasant, very chilled out 😂. These were my impressions of how I would reinterpret these terms. A few months ago, it also occurred to me that these species also need to be differentiated, like when you compare matter and antimatter.
Speaking of matter and antimatter, according to my cosmic impression1, the ratio of matter and antimatter at the beginning of the Big Bang was ¾ to ¼.
If you associate matter with Prakriti, then in my opinion one can compare antimatter with Purusha, although there is no strict separation between Purusha and Prakriti.
Speaking of Devas and Asuras, just as these terms are considered good-natured in the Indian subcontinent and the Asuras are evil, the same is true in the former Babylonian regions, namely the other way around, so there are similar-sounding terms that have the opposite meaning there too.
One should also not forget that the borders in these areas were last redrawn (indirectly and/or through intelligence manoeuvres, that is another matter) by the British after they withdrew.
Another thing, perhaps most people don’t know, is that the Indian subcontinent doesn’t actually belong to the Eurasian plate, at least that’s what geoscience says with its model of plate tectonics.
Footnote
1 See screenshot below of my notes