The Epic of Gilgamesh

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I wanted to introduce you all to Jan Barendrecht, a long time contributor to

the Internet Spiritual lists. Jan has written informatively and

authoritatively on the "Raw Food Fruitarian" diet and the mystical

experiences related to Kundalini Shakti and how to interpret the symbolism

of it in various scriptures. Jan's writings are based on practical and

experiential knowledge as well as in-depth understanding that comes from

living the truth for many decades. In the following essay, Jan relates the

ancient Epic of Gilgamesh and interweaves the concepts of Alchemy, Eternal

Life, Immortality, and the Kundalini Shakti Symbolism.

 

The full essay can be read on the Website.

 

 

 

Brief introduction given below

by Jan Barendrecht

 

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest known written stories, the

earliest versions date to about 2000 B.C. The epic hails from ancient

Babylonia, a kingdom that was located in the area between the rivers Euphrat

and Tigris in what is now Iraq. The epic was originally written on clay

tablets in cuneiform, the wedge shaped characters of the Sumerian language.

The fullest surviving version of the epic, however, was written in Akkadian,

another Babylonian language.

 

By Jan Barendrecht