FIGURE 3
Nut forming the Four Pillars of Heaven
The Gateway Of Paradise
The "door" flanked by the true Pillars of Hercules corresponded to the strait that served as the
Gateway of Paradise. As can be seen in Fig.2, there were two pairs of pylons placed at the
opposite ends of the inner court. This is a very important feature, one that tells the true story
of the Pillars of Hercules for those who can indeed read the ancient symbols. The four feet of
the Celestial Cow (Nut or Hathor)correspond to the four members of Isis, who is also often shown
in a strange arched position, with her arms and legs touching the ground (Fig.3).
This allegory is strange, but highly revealing. Here, Nut, the Sky is shown decked with stars
which represent the night sky. The gods navigate along her body, in Heaven (Paradise),
obviously delimited by the two pairs of pillars (her four members) at each extremity. These are
indeed the Pillars of Hercules, one pair in the Occident (Gibraltar), the other in the opposite
extreme of the world (Sunda Strait), in the Far Orient. Beneath her body is the god Shu ("Atmo-
sphere") holding her up, as well as the god Geb ("Earth") lying down on his back.
In certain versions of this picture, the allegory is far more explicit, and shows that what indeed
holds Nut up is the huge phallus of Geb, here apparently missing. As we explain elsewhere, the
allegory depicts the separation of Heaven and Earth which is really of Hindu origin and figures
already in the Rig Veda, where the deed is ascribed to Purusha, the first man.
