It could be the real thing. We always assume the ancient Earth Goddesses don't exist, but there is a lot of cultures who worshipped them. The names
are very close when you see the original spellings and pronunciations. I am keeping an open mind.

Originally posted by zigvedaHere is a summary of his work. here
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If the study of investigating the origins of human knowledge and its transmission through myth and cosmology is one's passion, please let me recommend the book Hamlet's Mill by Georgio DE Santillano. It takes a while to get through but is worth every AHa!

In a vision, the Goddess once appeared to me as the Sun. I was somewhat surprised by this, usually associating the Sun with masculine energy, as per established cliches. The feeling was of a very warm, beneficent presence. I sat with this and she had a message.
The Sun is an intelligent being, a goddess. She is a nurturer of the Earth. Her intelligence and benevolence play a role in the preservation and growth of life on Earth. It is she who parts the veils of the dawn, it is she who tends the garden of our planet. She stirs the cauldron of the weather, shaping the clouds in a dance with the serpent of the wind.
She is Amaterasu to the Shinto, and White Tara to the Buddhists. White Tara is to Amaterasu and the Sun as Green Tara is to Gaia and the biosphere. It is in their loving embrace that life may flourish.
She is Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
An Amaterasu hypothesis may be needed is these times as well as a Gaian paradigm, because it is not just the balance of Earth herself that is in peril, but also the harmony of Earth and Sun. It has taken two to dance this complex interstellar romance. The passionate battles of the sons must not disrupt the mothers' embrace.
Originally posted by antar
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Yes Mother Sun, Father Moon. Male female balance. This is what tantra is all about, loosing the boundaries of the self into the ultimate oneness of the infinite.