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Aboriginal legends reveal ancient secrets to science



Scientists are beginning to tap into a wellspring of knowledge buried in the ancient stories of Australia's Aboriginal peoples. But the loss of indigenous languages could mean it is too late to learn from them. The Luritja people, native to the remote deserts of central Australia, once told stories about a fire devil coming down from the Sun, crashing into Earth and killing everything in the vicinity. The local people feared if they strayed too close to this land they might reignite some otherworldly creature. The legend describes the landing of a meteor in Australia's Central Desert about 4,700 years ago, says University of New South Wales (UNSW) astrophysicist Duane Hamacher. It would have been a dramatic and fiery event, with the meteor blazing across the sky. As it broke apart, large fragments of metal-rich rock would have crashed to Earth with explosive force, creating a dozen giant craters. May 19;  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32701311







The news story comes to us at Mercury station retrograde.  Retrograde planets often refer to the past so that the news is about the legends and stories of the aboriginal peoples. A chart for the mundane event drawn for Sydney where the University of New South Wales is located is shown here.  The Sun-Admetus-Mars-Saturn opposition is aligned with the meridian axis. Given below is an extract from a previous post [1] on this combination:

With Mars linked to energy in motion and Saturn with resistance or obstacles,  Mars opposite Saturn can represent a fast moving object suddenly crashing into the earth. With Mars is the TNP Admetus often associated with rocks and boulders but which with a little stretch can include meteorites.

Among events for the stars that form the backdrop to the Sun and Admetus on the MC [27ta], Diana Rosenberg lists “meteorite falls”.



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