Modern science tells us
that the universe was created from a single focal point during the Big Bang,
and even after expanding for infinite time and space, that primal essence still
links between everything in existence: the enigmatic concept of String Theory,
which forms uncanny bridges between astrophysics and the supernatural.
Ancient mysticism from diverse
cultures also states a similar point of creation. To the Sumerians, who
flourished in the Middle East 5000 years ago and whose cultural ancestry dates
back to the time of Göbekli Tepe and the dawn of civilisation, around
10,000BCE, this was known as Absu or Apsu, the primal sea from which the Earth
rose and all springs and rivers ultimately source. From this derives our word ‘absolute’,
and also ‘abyss’, meaning a vast and unknowable chasm which is feared and
avoided, except by those who have the wisdom and skill to enter and understand
it. It is sometimes linked to the Pole Star, the axis around which the
heavens pivot.
Hittite illustration of Gilgamesh
The hero Gilgamesh
descended into Absu during his quest for immortality, but his gift was stolen
from him by a snake as he returned. His wisdom proved ultimately lacking,
perhaps because immortality for a human would prove a curse rather than a gift.
In Broken Skies,
Absu is the source of all existence and all life, where spirits return after
life and descend after birth, and for those who have the gifts to access it, it
offers glimpses of all places and all times, and the opportunity to rearrange the
weave of the threads of existence extending from it. Just as modern String
Theory states.
Like all things in
existence, Absu has its opposite. The realm of Sokar, a place of destruction
and anti-creation, will be the subject of next week’s post.
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