Motion Source Goddess - Selu, Selene
Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 14268
Sela, Salu, Selu, Selene
(Updated April 25, 2024) Selu/Selene is the feminine emotion/motion source power. The word “Selene” means “powers of Selu with its /en/ ending.” Feminine powers either allocate or direct the raw power generated by their complementary masculine power. Since Selu/Selene is a source power she allocates her complementary masculine motion source power represented by the dark new moon god Su.
The ancients believed motion powers came to earth via 2 mechanisms. One mechanism was the conscious emotions causing animal movement while the other mechanism was the heavenly body motions of night sky which cause all other motions on earth. Conscious emotions were associated with breaths while astrological night sky motions were associated with seasonal winds and winds in general. The astrological powers were thought to define fate.
Consequently, Selu/Selene has two aspects, one for each location which are actually given slightly different words in Akkadian. The word "selu" (Selu/Selene) represents her power of emotional allocation while the word "šelû" (Celu/Celene) represents her astrological motion power allocations. In the translation this differentiation will be indicated by the words "Emotional-Selu" and "Astrological Selu."
The main correspondences for emotional allocations are colors, scents, and sounds most often associated with crystals, incense, and music respectively. Each of these bias the perception of certain emotions. Consequently, Emotional Selu corresponds to the rainbow. Since emotions animate animals Selu also represents the spark of life, that is, the soul. This word likely derives from Selu after its /u/ ending was dropped from pronunciation.
The etymology of "soul" given by Etymology Online is:
A substantial entity believed to be that in each person which lives, feels, thinks, and wills. Middle English soule, from Old English sawol (spiritual and emotional part of a person, animate existence; life, living being), source also of Old Saxon seola, Old Norse sala, Old Frisian sele, Middle Dutch siele, Dutch ziel, Old High German seula, German Seele.The main correspondences for her astrological allocations are locations, specifically certain places which generate various emotional-energies. The most significant differentiation of these are dark versus light places. The most significant dark places are the astrological night sky and the under-dome, the dark place under the earth plane represented by the life source goddess Kate/Hekate.
Since the life source goddess Kate/Hekate came to represent darkness, Astrological Selu (Celu) came to represent the light of the heavenly bodies as the word "celestial." Because Emotion-Selu was associated with the soul, the bright inner spark of life came to be associated with the stars of Astrological-Selu in some mythologies.
The etymology of "celestial" according to Etymology Online is:
from Old French celestial (celestial, heavenly, sky-blue), from Latin caelestis (heavenly, pertaining to the sky), and caelum (heaven, sky; abode of the gods) which is of uncertain origin. The Latin word is the source of the usual word for "sky" in most of the Romance languages, such as French ciel, Spanish cielo, Italian cielo, Portuguese céu.This is also the source for the word "ceiling" in English and the source for Hebrew “sheol." (Hebrew reverses the "s" sounds /sh/ and /ts, x, c/ of Akkadian).
Greek writer Hesiod (500 BCE) in his Theogony said this about the goddess Selene in line 371 (the "clear" adjective in this text should be translated as "glowing":
And Theia was subject in love to Hyperion (high watchers, divine sparks of consciousness) and bore great Helius (Sun) and clear Selene and Eos (Dawn) who shines upon all that are on earth and upon the deathless Gods who live in the wide heaven.Online at: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D371Despite this early mention here in Hesiod (and in Homer) no Greek temples were devoted to Selene indicating her foreign origin.
References
Druid Goddess Comparisons
Hekate
Life Source Goddess (Outer Layer)
Symbols: under-dome, arms across or on stomach to form under-dome shape
Epithet: (none known yet)
Ayu (Inanna, Ishtar, Astarte, Artemis, Hathor)
Life Connective Goddess (Middle Layer)
Symbols: crescent moon, wings, bees, hands just under breasts
Epithet: Reed-Boat, Opener, one of the "Controllers" (along with eagle-vultures)
Asher (Asherah, Venus)
Life Manifestation Goddess (Inner Layer)
Symbols: hands on breasts with upward angled arms
Epithet: (none known yet)
Selu (Salu, Selene)
Motion Source Goddess (Outer Layer)
Symbol: glowing things, heavenly bodies in the night sky. Air, feathers, song birds, Hands pointing upward
Epithet: (none known yet)
Minoan Goddess Sela/Selene Figurines at Heraklion Museum on Crete with girl for scale.
(September 2, 2022) This picture shows Druid goddess Selu (Selene) figurines with their upraised hands behind the little girl to show their scale. This picture was taken in the Minoan Archaeological Museum in Heraklion Crete.
These goddesses are a mix of colors and hand directions which seem to indicate how Selu's motion powers are being applied. The red statuettes with hands towards each other indicate her motion power is being applied to the life powers, pushing the fertility fluids through the life network. In contrast, the white statuettes with hands forward indicate her motion powers are being applied to the winds to move boats and bring rain.
Photo from Carol Raddato via Wikimedia Commons at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Punic_stele_with_a_crescent_moon_and_the_sign_of_the_Phoenician_goddess_of_fertility_Tanit,_found_in_Cirta_(ancient_Constantine,_Algeria),_around_300-200_BC,_Louvre_Lens,_France_(26329653164).jpg
(November 24, 2023) The top image of this gravestone shows the sky-shell with the dark new moon traveling along it indicating the text is about the emotion/motion powers.
The bottom shows the celestial light goddess Selu/Selene who is Su feminine power complement whose celestial light directs the gaze of Su. In the past these goddess images with upraised arms have been identified with a goddess called Tanit. No such goddess exists in properly translated texts.
The central text says:
- Is not hope being revealed? Are not the nest's (life network) threads being starved of [word]?
- Anger is being poured-away. The shepherds (magic crafters) are nourishing the life-threads. Astrology-magic can energize the involvement of the Revealer (Yahu)
- The nourishments can emotionally-affect life-manifestations. Threading the nest will make-scarce eagle-vulture chaos.
- Attention can be prodded by activity (motion powers). Are not the life-priests shepherding the eagle-vultures?
Translation in Akkadian (Celt Text 1.6.5)
(read right to left. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels)- ŠeLu NeZu
- Ṭu PaSu
In English
- Selu (Selene) is emptying
- Thu of light
Judah: Selu/Selene Is Of The Night Sky (800 - 700 BCE)
(May 8, 2023) Central image is of an Egyptianized sun god Hu (Atum-Re) having a hawk head (rain bringing storm form Horus, Ba'al) and a lion body (sun god Hu, Re). It is winged indicating it belongs to the middle connective layer of the Ancient Pagan Paradigm. It is wearing an abstracted version of the double crown of Egypt indicating it is a deity. It is facing a radiating star having concentric circles which represents Selu/Selene. Between them is the image of fertility-fluid (filtrate) penetrating the sky-shell. Selu is the motion source goddess who represents the sparks of life as the producers of motion. Both stars and animals had this spark of life.
Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.190)
(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)- ISsu U TaWu (Levant Text 60.190.1)
(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)
In English
- The Woman (Selu, Selene) is of the pasture (night sky)
Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
- Yonatan
References
Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORATION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, and THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem Hebron in Judah: Blaming Goddess Selu/Selene for the Drought (730 BCE)
(April 22, 2023) Image (double lines) is that of the sky-shell. This date is mostly determined by the pointy style of the letter "A." Selu is the motion source goddess representing the light and life motion power emanations from the stars.
Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.69)
(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)- Lu ALu ISsu Ku (Levant Text 60.69.1)
- Bu Zu APu (Levant 60.69.2)
(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)
In English.
- Lack of Alu involves the Woman (Selu, Selene)
- Nourishments are veiled by emanations
Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
Belonging to EJyaqim
(son of) 'Uzzi
Reference
Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORA TION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, asnd THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem Hebron in Judah: Defending The Feminine Powers of Selu/Selene and Asiru/Asherah
(May 2, 2023) Selu is the motion source goddess representing the light and life motion power emanations from the stars. As a motion goddess she is doing the prodding. Asiru/Asherah is the life manifestation goddess responsible for filling the life forms opened by Yahu.
Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.138)
(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)- ISu Ṣe’u Ya ESu (Levant Text 60.138.1)
- TaLu Ṣu Ka'u (Levant Text 60.138.2)
(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)
In English
- The Woman (Selu, Selene) is not blocking the filtrate
- The mounded-one (Asiru, Asherah) is being activated by the prodding
Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
- Belonging to Hosha'yahu
- (son of) Elishama'
References
Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORATION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, and THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem Above map copied from Nijboar (2008)
"The fluted bowl is another example of a ceremonial vase of eastern origin, adopted and reproduced in Etruria. Used only by the king and his officials in the Assyrian court, it became a symbol of rank in aristocratic Etruscan banquets and was employed symbolically in banquets of the dead and of the ancestors. The few imported examples can be identified by the dense fluting that became less pronounce and more widely spaced in the locally produced versions. In the Regoline-Galassi tomb, apart from an (this) example in silver there were also eleven bronze fluted bowls attached with nails to the walls of the main burial chamber and possibly the antechamber. " (photo and quote from Sannibale 2016)
(Feb 12, 2023) This bowl was found in 1995 within an early Iron Age II archaeological layer in a burial cave. This cave was located in northern Galilee 10 miles (17 km) northeast of Acre and a few miles north of the Jezreel valley (Alexandre 2002a). In 1997 this bowl was cleaned and it was found to contain an inscription (Alexandre 2002b). The bowl’s deposit layer of Iron Age II dates it to between 1000 and 600 BCE. The Etruscans exported these sorts of ritual bowls between 750 and 600 BCE.
The letters on this bronze fluted serving bowl are a mix of Philistine and Israelite meaning it was written locally on a ritual bowl imported from Eturia. The language of the text is Akkadian. It reads:
Translation in Akkadian
(Read right to left. Capital letters on foil Small letters are inferred Inner vowels)- U SeLu E ḪaBu Nu Ṣu Mu Le'u (Levant Text 3)
In English.
- When Selu is not bringing passions for revelations activate fertility-fluids with astrological-powers
Selu is the Motion source goddess who represents the spark of animation (soul) as the source of emotions/motions and the glow of the heavenly bodies. Her masculine complement is the full moon god Su. The "revelations" mentioned in the text are the manifestations of invisible life forms provided by the life powers. For a form to be manifested it must be triggered by fertility fluids which in turn must be pushed though the channels of the life network either by emotion magic or astrological powers.
References
Sass, B. (2005) The Alphabet at the Turn of the Millennium. Tel Aviv. Emery and Claire Yass Publications in Archeology
Alexandre Y. (2002a) The Iron Age Assemblage from Cave 3 at Kefar Veradim. In Gall 2002:53-63
Alexandre Y. (2002b) A Fluted Bronze Bowl with a Canannite – Early Phoenician Inscription from Kefar Veradim. in Gal 2002:65-74
Israel Museum - Online at http://museum.imj.org.il/imagine/galleries/viewItemE.asp?case=14&itemNum=375137
Nijboar, A.J. (2008) Italy and the Levant during the late Bronze and Iron Ages (1200-750/700 BCE) Online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288952305_Italy_and_the_levant_during_the_late_bronze_and_iron_age_1200-750700_B_C
Sannibale, Mauzizao (2016) The Etruscan Orientalizing: The View from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb, In Assyrian to Iberia – Art and Culture in the Iron Age. Joan Aruz and Michael Seymour editors. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/36162300/The_Etruscan_Orientalizing_The_View_from_the_Regolini_Galassi_Tomb_in_Assyria_to_Iberia_Art_and_Culture_in_the_Iron_Age_edited_by_Joan_Aruz_and_Michael_Seymour_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_Symposia_New_York_The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_2016_pp_296_315?email_work_card=title
(Obsolete) Olmsted, D. (Dec 3, 2020) Late Philistine/Phoenician Kfar Veradim Ritual Bowl Text Mentions How Astrological Fate is Overcoming Emotion Magic (730 BCE). Online at: https://www.academia.edu/44626186/Late_Philistine_Phoenician_Kfar_Veradim_Ritual_Bowl_Text_Mentions_How_Astrological_Fate_is_Overcoming_Emotion_Magic_730_BCE
(Jan 29, 2023) This red sandstone statuette was found on the floor of the Hathor temple at the turquoise mine at Serabit el-Khadim in the Sinai. It is blaming the life-priests with their grilled meat fat (aroma) offerings to Hathor (the feminine connective life power of the Ancient Pagan Paradigm).
Top Text in Akkadian (Sinai Text 5.3)
(right to left reading)- selȗ mâ’u mu a
In English
- Selu is pushing away these fertility-fluids
Bottom Text in Akkadian (right to left reading)
- bu zu du
In English
- Nourishments are being eliminated by the life-powers
Drawing of Gerster inscription (Sinai 376) from Rainey (1975). Letter assignments added by Olmsted.
Photo from page 65 from Gerster (1961)
(Jan 13, 2023) The Gerster inscription found at a Sinai copper ore mine only 5 miles from Serabit el-Khadim. The text reads:
In Akkadian (top to bottom, right to left, Sinai Text 7)
- Tu Ku RaBu
- A Zu Mu (Letter "M" is Minoan Linear A)
- Tu Qu DaBu Y (Letter "Y" is Minoan Linear A with bottom half rubbed out)
- Qu L'u U ("U" is the verb here)
In English
- Motion-Magic is due to the authorities (planets)
- They are eliminating the water
- Threading magic (from life-priests) does not affect the connections (of the network)
- Threading is because of the astrological-powers
This promotion of the magival motion powers over the life powers is Phoenician and not Israelite
References
Gerster, George (1961) Sinai, Land der Offenbarung. Frankfurt a.M. u.a., Büchergilde Gutenberg
Rainey A.F. (1975) Notes on Some Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions . Israel Exploration Journal Vol 25 No. 2/3 pages 106-111
(Feb 18, 2023)
Chalice Side Translation (Lev 31.1)
In Akkadian
(read right to left)- (center) Ša Gi
- ŠaQu _ Zu IŠaRu ALu (Horizontal line is a word divider)
In English
- Similar Energies:
- The maximal-amount of emanations are from the "righteousness of Alu" (God)
(When used alone "righteousness of Alu" is the word "Israel" as the "righteous-ones of God"
Pomegranate Side Translation (Lev 31.2)
In Akkadian
(read right to left)- IRu Ṣu ŠeLu. IKu EṬu Da. Ṣu Še E
In English
- Astrological-powers are being activated by Selu. The irrigated-field (life-network) is the boundary of life-manifestations. Activation does not make them the same.
Location of Ulstad, Norway. It is not too far from Oslo.
(June 25, 2023) This text on a thin lead tablet which would would have been displayed in a Druid temple. Text tablet from Ulstad, Lom, Oppland. It dates to about 1300 based on its letter styles.
This text is blaming a drought on the lack of good integration between the life powers and magical motion powers. The first two lines blame the motion and life powers individually. The rest of the text goes to explain why integration is needed. (Letter assignments shown in images below.)
Translation in Akkadian (Celt Text 22)
(read left to right. Capital letters on object. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verbs are italic bold) - TaBu Gu Ya Tu RuŠu E'u : Gi Tu SaGu AYu. Ta'u IŠu Šu. Za'u Ya [3] (Celt 22.1)
- LaKu Gu Ya PaYu. Za'u Gu A. Su Du E. Ṣe'u Šu. Gu AWu Ṭu A'u Šu IDu. Gu Su.
- Tu Ku Šu AWu. A AWu Pu Ya Du A : Ya Qu AŠu. Gu Ta'u. Gu A La'u. IKu A Du.
- IŠu Šu Za'u A. ETu Du IŠu. IGu Ku Su. SeLu NuNu UŠu. E ḪeSu AWu Ku E[3]
- ILu A U'a. Lu EBu Ḫu EGu Ya'u. Tu Di'u IWu IGu. Ga'u Pu Bu Ḫu. Gu TaBu IGu. L' [2]
- RuGu Ḫu Ku ADu. Tu Du Ya {human figure}. Qu IWu Ya Gi. Gi IWu A Ḫu. YaYa BaMu ESu. AB A [3 letters] some runes bound near the end
- Ru SuḪa Du. Šu QaŠu E. Ḫu La Šu Qu. A Ku Du. Ya Ḫu LaŠu Gi. TaWu Gu Tu. Zu Ya L[4]T Du Šu Ya.
- Bu IRu Lu. E IGu U E Šu EGu. UYa ŠaḪu EṬu GeŠu. ŠeTu YaYa UGu Du.
- A ḪaWu Lu Du. Ya A Ḫu. UGu RaKu A Ḫu. Šu AGu Ḫu.
(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)
In English
- (Blaming magic) Arousals (emotion-magic) should not energize astrology magic for leading Yahu (E'u) : Energy for astrology-magic can make trouble for Ayu. The pasture (starry night sky) can confuse the same. Don't bake [2 words].
- (Blaming life-powers) The weak-willed should not be energizing the network-birds. Baking is energized by them. Su can life-manifest nothing. Blockages are similar. Energize the motion-powers. Thu's motion-powers will do the same for life-channels. Energize Su.
- (Blaming lack of integration) Astrology-magic's involvement is making motion-powers the same. Those motion-powers cannot open those life-manifestation-powers : Are not the life-threads being expelled. Energized the pasture. Energize the astrological-powers. Irrigate those life-manifestation-powers.
- Confusion is from making baking-powers (life powers) the same (as magic powers). The boundary (sky-shell) confuses the life-manifesting. The eye-of-fate (Selu's eye, glowing full moon) is involving Su. Selu (Selene) is causing chaos with the foundations. Nothing is covering-up the motion-power's involvement with [2 words]
- Those high-life-powers are fate-cursed. The lack of the sky-shell is from Hu (sky shell sun god) neglecting YaHu (Y'). Astrology-magic of the divine-realm can redirect the eye-of-fate (Selu's eye, glowing full moon). Break-through the openings by nourishing Hu. Energize the arousal of Selu's eye. Astrological powers [2 words].
- The falseness of Hu can involve the Observer (Su). Astrology-magic cannot manifest {humans}. Life-threads cannot be redirected by energy. Energy can redirect those Hu-powers. Pain divides the filtrate. [sentence]
- Eagle-vultures are rebelling against life-manifestor (Yahu). The same are gifting nothing. Hu is lacking the same life-threads. Those are involving life-manifestations. Is not Hu influenced by energy. The pasture (starry night sky) can be energized by astrology-magic. Don't emanate [2 or 3 words] life-manifestations are not the same
- Nourishments for astrological-powers are lacking. Nothing is for Selu's Eye and nothing is for similar neglected-ones. Fate-curse's winds belch-out the darkness. The life-network's Hu manifests death.
- This howling is from lacking life-manifestations. Are not those from Hu. Death is raking-in those Hu-powers. The same is angering Hu.