15.2.1 Philosopher-Stone Navel
In Hesiod's Theogony (730 – 700 BC), the supreme ruler of the cosmos, Cronus, weds his sister Rhea, by whom he begets three daughters and three sons, the youngest, wise Zeus. He swallows each child as soon as they are born, having received a prophecy from his parents, Gaia and Uranus, that one of his own children is destined to one day overthrow him as he overthrew his father. This causes Rhea "unceasing grief", and upon becoming pregnant with her sixth child, Zeus, she approaches her parents, Gaia and Uranus, seeking a plan to save her child and bring retribution to Cronus. Following her parents' instructions, she travels to Lyctus in Crete, where she gives birth to Zeus, handing the newborn child over to Gaia for her to raise, and Gaia takes him to a cave on Mount Aegaeon. Rhea then gives to Cronus, in the place of a child, a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, which he promptly swallows.
According to Apollodorus, they feed Zeus on the milk of a she-goat Amalthea, while the Kouretes guard the cave and beat their spears on their shields so that Cronus cannot hear the infant's crying. It is said that after the death of the goat Amalthea, Zeus used her skin to make the shield of Aegis, so what is this goat? Author, I think that the daughter of Thor, Tanngrisnir (see 15.3) is a goat, and her skin is woman's skin, also known as the 500 Majesties 108,000 Charms, golden armor (see section 16.2), and the Aegis is similar theories. That is to say that Amalthea, the godmother of Zeus, handed Zeus the rationale for being a god and for God making man.
As mentioned in the preface to this article, the adult Zeus devised the Deer Vehicle Religion and determined to create Greek (aka Apollo) and Athena to become a new God. Greek is a gold boy, which means that to create him, it takes gold equal to his weight. Athena is a jade girl, which means that to reincarnate her, it takes jade equal to her weight. And the creator must have high political power and religious influence, so Zeus wanted to seek help from his father, Kronos.
According to the Theogony, Zeus, disguised as a bartender, approached Cronus and gave him a drink of a powerful emetic. Cronus disgorged the five children and the stone known as “Philosopher-Stone Navel” (Omphalos, as in Figure 15.2-1). Zeus then erected the stone at Delphi so that it could serve as "a sign thenceforth and a marvel to mortal men". What does this mean? The “Philosopher-Stone Navel” marks the connection between the godfather and the godson, and the fact that Cronus, as godfather, raised his son Zeus to be God.
Fig. 1 The stone is inscribed with a few motifs representing the “philosopher-stone pestle.” The pestle symbolizes the “four juristic quadrants” (see Section 11.1)” and is said to be able to shatter anything. In Buddhism, the “cross pestle” is called the “philosopher-stone navel”.
Then begins the Titanomachy, a heated debate between the Olympians, led by Zeus, and the Titans, led by Cronus, over the Deer Vehicle teachings, the selection and cultivation of the Gold Boys and Jade Girls. The debate lasted for several years, Zeus gradually won and gained the honor of God; and Cronus surrendered his scepter, fell into hell. Why did Cronus fall into hell? Well, he'd been grooming his son, Zeus! Yeah! Cronus succeeded in raising his son Zeus to be God; but God, also known as the Sun God, is like the sun, burning, sacrificing himself, 100% to illuminate and benefit others. Can it not be hard for Cronus to watch his son sacrificing himself without reservation!
Posted Sep 8, 2025, 8:02 PM UTC