Cut-off Head of Aquarius Constellation Above Horizon | Beheading of John the Baptist |
Above left (Ѻ) an animation of the Aquarius constellation, aka the god Anubis as the Egyptians called him, rising above the horizon, which when viewed from Alexandria at midnight on Aug 28 to 29, looks as though he had been beheaded. Above right, in the Christian Bible, Anubis became the character John the Baptist who gets his head cut off in prison, after baptizing Jesus. |
“At midnight on Aug 28 and 29, Aquarius was seen at Alexandria above the southern horizon, travelling along the ecliptic with his head above the equator, as though it had been cut off (Matthew 14:10).”— Herbert Hardwicke (1884), The Popular Faith Unveiled (pg. 195) [2]
“Further Thoughts on John the Baptist earlier article followed Massey [c.1890] in equating John with the Egyptian god Anubis, ... As Aquarius, John decreases from 24 June, getting gradually lower in the sky until 29 August, when he gets his head cut off.”— Anon (1984), “Article”, The Freethinker (pg. 15)
“On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so muchthat he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.”— Anon (c.150AD), Mathew 14:6-20 (Ѻ), Bible
“Abd al-Malik’s (646-705) (Ѻ) successor, Al-Walid (668-715) (Ѻ), had given up his father’s apocalyptic ideas referring to Jerusalem and expanded the sanctuary of John the Baptist in Damascus, the Haram, where the head of John the Baptist was preserved, and site which had already been treasured by Mu’awiaya (639-661).”— Karl-Heinz Ohlig (c.2015), “From Muhammad Jesus to the Prophet of the Arabs” (pgs. 263) [1]