Legends of the “sons of heaven” were widespread among the ancient Chinese. The best known is the legend of Huangdi, who appeared from the sky in the 26th century BC. He had magical powers and made journeys towards the Sun and to the heights of Tibet. He taught the people how to build boats, dig wells, raise defensive walls and heal themselves with acupuncture.
He is said to have ruled China for over 100 years, after which he “rose up to heaven, became ruler of the One Supreme, and returned to the constellation of Xuanyuan”.
In the Caroline Islands, a myth has survived about wise men who arrived on “fiery ships“.
The Navajo speak of teachers who “came from the sky, stayed on Earth for a long time and then returned to their own world”.
There is a stone wheel in the state of Wyoming in the USA. The Native Americans say their ancestors built it so that “the gods from the heavens” would know about them and not forget where they had lived thousands of years ago.
This is how they describe the event: “Many moons ago, in the days of the ancient fathers, a great wheel came from the sky. Blinding flames of fire burst from its edges, and stars twinkled on its face. It settled on the summit of the Sorcerer’s Mountain, and the roar of a great wind could be heard. People fled their villages in panic. Later, with the speed of an unrivalled bird, the wheel flew up to the sky and vanished. Since then no one has seen it. Many moons ago the sorcerer told of the visit from the sky. For many weeks the hunting and harvests were exceptionally abundant, and everyone believed it was thanks to the help of benevolent gods.”
In Central America a myth has survived about a mighty ruler, the “Flying Tigress“, who brought knowledge to the local tribes. After a time she ordered them to lead her to the top of a mountain, where she vanished amid thunder and lightning.
The Incas say that people were savages until two teachers arrived from the Sun, and then their consciousness changed. The people of the Earth were taught all kinds of arts and skills, which quickly drove their civilisation forward.
In the 1950s researchers made contact with the Kayapo tribe in the Amazon basin, who described an old myth:
“Many generations ago a nearby mountain shook and was covered in smoke and fire, and all the inhabitants hid from it in the village. After a while the young hunters plucked up their courage and decided to kill the stranger who had emerged from the mountain. But the arrows shot from their bows, their clubs and their spears bounced off him. The stranger laughed at the brave warriors. Then he lived in the village for a time, and its people grew used to him and learned to communicate with him. He showed them how to use weapons for hunting, built a school and taught them to farm the land. He called himself ‘Bep-Kororoti’, that is, ‘the Visitor from the Universe’.”
Native Americans tell how, before Europeans appeared on their lands, silent round wheels flew over the area and could land on the sea. With the arrival of the Europeans the ships vanished, promising that they would return.
The legends of the tribes around Tiwanaku in Peru speak of “beautiful people” who came to Earth in a gigantic shining ship.
“Long, long ago, near Tamoanchan, on the coast of the Yucatan, white people stepped out of ships that gleamed like snakeskin. The newcomers were tall and fair-haired, wore strange clothes and had bands tied around their foreheads.”
First published (Polish original): 28 March 2010. Written by astrologers and esoteric specialists working with our editorial team; edited and translated for HOROSCOP.SPACE. © All rights reserved.
