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prophecies that Egyptian priests preserved in their libraries, and it discloses that Planet Earth is moving towards a new period of great consequence, one that the gods and goddesses foresaw thousands of years ago. The prophecies of the wise sages of Shambhala, a mythical mystical city in northern Tibet, say that "a New Era begins amidst thunder and lightning" (Agni Yoga, transmitted to Nicholas and Helena Roerich, 1929, p. 277), but what is it that could evoke such a cosmic epoch? It is said in the Temple Dialogues that an "astronomical body" is to flare up in our solar system "[w]hen the Sun and Moon, ... Tishya, and the planet Jupiter are in one mansion". According to orientalists, Tishya is one of the stars of the constellation of Cancer (G. N. Roerich, Izbranniye Trudy ["Selected Works"], Moscow, 1967). Thus, the gods and goddesses foresaw a catastrophic time for Planet Earth when this star is in conjunction This is a photograpl with the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter. Dialogues. It is poss It may only be coincidence, but in © Bibliotheca Alexa ancient Chinese and Tibetan astrology Tishya is the name of one of 72 malevolent stars and has the ominous meaning of "Earth's executioner" (E. T. C. Werner, A Dictionary of Chinese Mythology, New York, 1961). The significance of the number 72 in ancient tradition is thought to have originated with the 72 associates of Seth, who were involved in the assassination of his brother, Osiris, husband of the great Egyptian goddess Isis, "Queen of Heaven" (The Histories). They were members of the Company of Gods mentioned earlier [see part one]. We also know that there are 72 coded words in the Book of Exodus, and here we find that identical number used in ancient Tibetan lore. The interpretation of the word "Tishya" may be questioned by Sanskrit scholars, but one thing can be said with certainty: Tishya is an ancient name for a star or a comet. There is a curious passage in a visionary Tibetan book, the Epoch of Maitreya, which confirms Egyptian and other prophecies about an unwelcome incoming stellar body. Under the captivating heading "The Science of Cycles", this reference is found: "The stars are manifesting a new era. The cosmic fire is again approaching the Earth. Again humanity will be tested to see if the Spirit has progressed sufficiently .. and waves shall wash away the dwellings of the unworthy ... there will be lightning, thunder and star showers." (Epoch of Maitreya, Dunhuang collection, British Library) This is a photograph of an untranslated papyrus scroll that is part of the Temple Dialogues. It is possible that it was written in the stepped Sphinx Temple at Giza. © Bibliotheca Alexandrina This prophecy is strikingly similar to Apache predictions of a "red sky that lingers for a week" ("Night of the Red Sky", NEXUS, vol. 7, no. 1). Even the massive trans-Himalayan plateau of Tibet is predicted to be "washed with moving waters, presumably tidal waves" during this period (Andrew Tomas, Shambhala: Oasis of Light, Sphere Books, London, 1977, p. 164). This flood, as foreseen, is to be accompanied by fiery eruptions, earthquakes and hurricanes, and the cataclysm will spread to such an extent that entire populations will be displaced to other areas. Under the heading "Crushing the Spiders of Greed", the Temple Dialogues maintains that this period of chastisement will last 49 days, its celestial purpose being to systematically purge the world of hatred, war, falsehoods, superstitions, moral corruption, greed and materialism. It seems that those vices are responsible for the polluted mental atmosphere of which Indian mystics speak worriedly. If we accept the Egyptian prophecies as documented, then it is evident that an approaching era of great significance is forthcoming, the keynote of its cause being the lack of spiritual ascent amongst the human race. In the early 1880s, the illustrious Mahatma Koot-Hoomi (K. H.), a prophetic sage of Tibet, wrote a letter to British journalist A. P. Sinnett in which he described a "Raja-sun" approaching from beyond Jupiter but as yet is hidden from NEXUS ¢ 53 OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2008 www.nexusmagazine.com