Dog Days of Summer
After we now have an understanding for the archetypal meanings of the Fox and the Hound, the well studied student should no longer be mystified about the meaning behind the saying "Dog Days of Summer" and it's connection to the star Sirius and Divine Man and Divine Female.
This saying has nothing to do with meteorological conditions and is literally denoting the Divine Man in the Golden Age. This is why Sirius loyally follows Orion across the celestial heavens too. The season of Summer also symbolically equates to the Golden Age, the Dog star Sirius is denoting the Divine Man in his true divine state.
In astronomy and mythology, Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major (the Great Dog). Story tellers since antiquity have visualized Sirius as Orion's loyal hunting Dog trailing its master through the stars.
In Greek mythology, Sirius is identified as Laelaps, a magical Hound who endlessly chases the Fox until Zeus puts them into the heavens as constellations Canis Minor (Fox) and Canis Major (Hound).
In another Greek myth Icarius (The god who flew too close to the Sun and melted his wings) was a disciple of Dionysus who was murdered by drunk shepherds. His loyal dog, Maira, found his body and stayed by it until she also died of grief. Dionysus placed Maira in the sky as the Dog Star (Sirius).
In ancient Chinese astronomy, Sirius was known as Tianlang (天狼), which translates to the "Celestial Wolf". The well studied student will remember the Essay regarding the archetype of the Wolf and how it is related to Divine Man.
Then we have the African Dogon oral tradition, and their famed cosmological knowledge of Sirius who they say the knowledge was handed down to them by, spirit-like beings called Nommos (the "Masters of the Water") who they symbolised by the Fish. The well studied student knows the Divine Man is also symbolised by the Fish, in fact, it is one of the best known symbols that has lasted well into modern time relating to Jesus.
In Cherokee lore, Sirius acts as the celestial guard Dog. Paired with the reddish star Antares. Impressively, the Cherokee have even connected Antares, the heart of Scorpius, with the Dog Star. The well studied student will remember our Essay on the Scorpius Constellation being directly connected to the First Born Divine Male.
The Ancient Egyptians called Sirius “Sopdet, The Pyramid Texts, Dynasty 5 relay, "Sopdet,, who purifies the King, who prepares his place in the sky, who gives birth to the two lands.”
Instead of relating the archetype to the Divine Male, like Maira, the loyal companion of Icarus, Sirius is related to the Divine Female and specifically to Isis, the symbol for the First Born Divine Female. They have symbolically connected Orion to the First Born Divine Male.
In their mythos Sothis (Sirius) is said to walk the celestial path directly behind the constellation Sah, who is Osiris. The Texts say she is Isis, his wife, following him through the Underworld and into the heavens.
And just as Isis gathered the scattered body of Osiris to restore him to life, her tears fall into the river at her rising, causing the Nile to flood and bring life back to the parched earth heralding the Akhet.
The word itself means "The Horizon" or "The Place of Transfiguration." Spiritually, Akhet was the precise point where the underworld (Duat) met the athereal world.
It was the crack between the two planes of existence where Souls were transformed into Akhu. In ancient Egyptian spirituality, the Akh (or Akhu) is the transfigured, radiant Soul of a person that has successfully passed Judgment and achieved immortality.
The Ancient Egyptians explicitly link the sparkling night stars with shining, radiant Akhs who have achieved divine status in the cosmic order.
In Ancient Egyptian theology, when the soul transforms into an Akh, the (Ka) Soul and the (Ba) personality successfully reunite after death of the physical form. This divine process happens by default in the Divine Soul, but for a Mortal, immortality must be achieved through the seeking of Knowledge, or absolute kindness and service to others.
A 9th-century astronomical manuscript, including an illustration of the constellation "Canis Major"
The Fool Tarot Card with the White Dog at the foot of the Fool
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