Was wondering if anyone else has heard of this, i was first enlightened by the cannabible and since then have non stop believed it.
I also have been informing anybody that hasnt heard of this theory before, ive told them about the cannabible and this idea..
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Take a look at the word cannabis. Ever wonder what it means? Cannabis is a Greek word, though its root is African. In Greek, canna means 'canine' or 'dog' and bis or bi is the number two. So cannabis is the 'two dog plant'! That in itself is interesting to me. But the pot thickens.
There is a cannabis-loving tribe in Mali, West Africa called the Dogon tribe. A fairly well-documented group, the Dogons were visited by Herodotus, a Greek traveler and chronicler, around 300 BC. He was fortunate enough to have visited the Dogons during a year-long celebration that took place every 50 years. Explaining their celebration, the Dogons pointed to the brightest star in the Winter sky, Sirius, and said it was the 'Two-Dog Star' and that it was the home of the 'two-dog plant', cannabis. The two-dog plant, they said, was brought to our planet from the Goddess from the Two Dog Star. Their yearlong celebration was in honor of that star.
All of this would be easy to dismiss if not for the fact the Dogons possessed specific knowledge about the Sirian system for thousands of years before scientists with modern telescopes and equipment could catch up and prove them right. The Dogons had specific knowledge about Sirius B, a white dwarf star, which they call Po Tolo. They knew that it was white, that it was extremely small, and that its the heaviest star in its grouping. They were able to describe its elliptical orbit with Sirius A, its 50 year orbital period, and the fact that the star rotated on its own axis. Sirius B is invisible to the naked eye abd is so difficult to observe, even through a telescope, no pictures were taken until 1970.
They also described a third star in the Sirius system, which they called Emme Ya. In 1995, when two French astronomers published the results of a multi-year study that was apparently a small, red dwarf star within the Sirius star system, the Dogon idea of there being a Sirius C, aka Emme Ya, was suddenly taken much more seriously. If the Dogons were correct in all of their other knowledge about Sirius, why would they not be dead on with their claims of cannabis being from Sirius. It is, after all, named after that "Two-Dog Star'
Note: The Dog Star was highly venerated in ancient Mesopotamia, where its old Akkadian name was Mil-lik-ud (Dog Star Of the Sun) and in Babylonia, where it was called Kakkab-lik-ku (Star Of The Dog). The assyrians called Sirius Kal-bu-sa mas (the Dog of the Sun) and in Chaldea, it was known as Kak-shisha (The Dog Star That Leads)
Another badly researched, jumping-the-gun post.
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Take a look at the word cannabis. Ever wonder what it means? Cannabis is a Greek word, though its root is African. In Greek, canna means 'canine' or 'dog' and bis or bi is the number two. So cannabis is the 'two dog plant'! That in itself is interesting to me. But the pot thickens.
No it doesn't. Do some research. The earliest use is in the Sumerian language - "kanubi", which means 'cane of two (sexes)'. Not "canine", CANE.
Every other hebrew meaning translates as being to do with "reeds" or "canes". Nothing to do with dogs.
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There is a cannabis-loving tribe in Mali, West Africa called the Dogon tribe.
There is no evidence that they were "cannabis-loving". Cannabis was sold between the middle east and asia along well troden trade routes. How the Dogon would have got hold of it is beyond me, and not mentioned in any resource.
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A fairly well-documented group, the Dogons were visited by Herodotus, a Greek traveler and chronicler, around 300 BC. He was fortunate enough to have visited the Dogons during a year-long celebration that took place every 50 years. Explaining their celebration, the Dogons pointed to the brightest star in the Winter sky, Sirius, and said it was the 'Two-Dog Star' and that it was the home of the 'two-dog plant', cannabis. The two-dog plant, they said, was brought to our planet from the Goddess from the Two Dog Star. Their yearlong celebration was in honor of that star.
Given that Herodotus died in 425 BC, I find this highly unlikely. There is also no evidence that he travelled to Mali. The Dogon first came to light thanks to the work of Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen.
From wiki:
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The Dogon were reported in the 20th Century as having certain traditional astronomical knowledge, including of the existence of Sirius B, which would be impossible without at least telescopes.
The ethnographer's credibility and methodology are highly questionable, however, and the basis for their claim that the Dogon were aware of Sirius B is especially vague. It is derived solely from the fact that they had a mask ceremony in which a new mask was created every 60 years. This 60-year period was equated by the ethnographer to the orbital period of Sirius B, as it was then calculated by astronomers. (The orbital period is known today to be 51 years).
Why do people insist on posting this badly-researched rubbish that wastes everyone's time?
anybody got any debate, I would love to figure out more on this...
I also have been informing anybody that hasnt heard of this theory before, ive told them about the cannabible and this idea..
"some quotes"
Take a look at the word cannabis. Ever wonder what it means? Cannabis is a Greek word, though its root is African. In Greek, canna means 'canine' or 'dog' and bis or bi is the number two. So cannabis is the 'two dog plant'! That in itself is interesting to me. But the pot thickens.
There is a cannabis-loving tribe in Mali, West Africa called the Dogon tribe. A fairly well-documented group, the Dogons were visited by Herodotus, a Greek traveler and chronicler, around 300 BC. He was fortunate enough to have visited the Dogons during a year-long celebration that took place every 50 years. Explaining their celebration, the Dogons pointed to the brightest star in the Winter sky, Sirius, and said it was the 'Two-Dog Star' and that it was the home of the 'two-dog plant', cannabis. The two-dog plant, they said, was brought to our planet from the Goddess from the Two Dog Star. Their yearlong celebration was in honor of that star.
All of this would be easy to dismiss if not for the fact the Dogons possessed specific knowledge about the Sirian system for thousands of years before scientists with modern telescopes and equipment could catch up and prove them right. The Dogons had specific knowledge about Sirius B, a white dwarf star, which they call Po Tolo. They knew that it was white, that it was extremely small, and that its the heaviest star in its grouping. They were able to describe its elliptical orbit with Sirius A, its 50 year orbital period, and the fact that the star rotated on its own axis. Sirius B is invisible to the naked eye abd is so difficult to observe, even through a telescope, no pictures were taken until 1970.
They also described a third star in the Sirius system, which they called Emme Ya. In 1995, when two French astronomers published the results of a multi-year study that was apparently a small, red dwarf star within the Sirius star system, the Dogon idea of there being a Sirius C, aka Emme Ya, was suddenly taken much more seriously. If the Dogons were correct in all of their other knowledge about Sirius, why would they not be dead on with their claims of cannabis being from Sirius. It is, after all, named after that "Two-Dog Star'
Note: The Dog Star was highly venerated in ancient Mesopotamia, where its old Akkadian name was Mil-lik-ud (Dog Star Of the Sun) and in Babylonia, where it was called Kakkab-lik-ku (Star Of The Dog). The assyrians called Sirius Kal-bu-sa mas (the Dog of the Sun) and in Chaldea, it was known as Kak-shisha (The Dog Star That Leads)
Another badly researched, jumping-the-gun post.
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Take a look at the word cannabis. Ever wonder what it means? Cannabis is a Greek word, though its root is African. In Greek, canna means 'canine' or 'dog' and bis or bi is the number two. So cannabis is the 'two dog plant'! That in itself is interesting to me. But the pot thickens.
No it doesn't. Do some research. The earliest use is in the Sumerian language - "kanubi", which means 'cane of two (sexes)'. Not "canine", CANE.
Every other hebrew meaning translates as being to do with "reeds" or "canes". Nothing to do with dogs.
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There is a cannabis-loving tribe in Mali, West Africa called the Dogon tribe.
There is no evidence that they were "cannabis-loving". Cannabis was sold between the middle east and asia along well troden trade routes. How the Dogon would have got hold of it is beyond me, and not mentioned in any resource.
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A fairly well-documented group, the Dogons were visited by Herodotus, a Greek traveler and chronicler, around 300 BC. He was fortunate enough to have visited the Dogons during a year-long celebration that took place every 50 years. Explaining their celebration, the Dogons pointed to the brightest star in the Winter sky, Sirius, and said it was the 'Two-Dog Star' and that it was the home of the 'two-dog plant', cannabis. The two-dog plant, they said, was brought to our planet from the Goddess from the Two Dog Star. Their yearlong celebration was in honor of that star.
Given that Herodotus died in 425 BC, I find this highly unlikely. There is also no evidence that he travelled to Mali. The Dogon first came to light thanks to the work of Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen.
From wiki:
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The Dogon were reported in the 20th Century as having certain traditional astronomical knowledge, including of the existence of Sirius B, which would be impossible without at least telescopes.
The ethnographer's credibility and methodology are highly questionable, however, and the basis for their claim that the Dogon were aware of Sirius B is especially vague. It is derived solely from the fact that they had a mask ceremony in which a new mask was created every 60 years. This 60-year period was equated by the ethnographer to the orbital period of Sirius B, as it was then calculated by astronomers. (The orbital period is known today to be 51 years).
Why do people insist on posting this badly-researched rubbish that wastes everyone's time?
anybody got any debate, I would love to figure out more on this...
