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This is an important collection of ancient [[Egyptian astrology|Egyptian astronomical texts]], perhaps the earliest of several other such texts, going back at least to 2,000 BC. Nut, being the sky goddess, plays the primary role in the Book of Nut. The text also tells about various other sky and Earth deities, such as the star deities and the decans deities. The cycles of the stars and planets, as well as timekeeping are also covered in the book. | This is an important collection of ancient [[Egyptian astrology|Egyptian astronomical texts]], perhaps the earliest of several other such texts, going back at least to 2,000 BC. Nut, being the sky goddess, plays the primary role in the Book of Nut. The text also tells about various other sky and Earth deities, such as the star deities and the decans deities. The cycles of the stars and planets, as well as timekeeping are also covered in the book. | ||
==Nuit== | |||
Nuit is a goddess in [[Thelema]] and serves as the speaker in the first Chapter of ''[[The Book of the Law]]'', the sacred text written or received in 1904 by [[Aleister Crowley]]. This goddess was based on the basic appearance and role of Nut. | |||
Within Crowley's system, she is one-third of the triadic cosmology, along with Hadit (her masculine counterpart), and Ra-Hoor-Khuit, the Crowned and Conquering Child. She has several titles, including "Our Lady of the Stars", and "Lady of the Starry Heaven". In ''The Book of the Law'', she says of herself: "I am Infinite Space, and the Infinite Stars thereof", and in other sections she is called "Queen of Heaven," and "Queen of Space." | |||
Nuit is symbolized by a sphere whose circumference is nowhere and whose center is everywhere, whereas Hadit is the infinitely small point at the center of this sphere. According to Thelemic doctrine, it is the interaction between these two cosmic principles that creates the manifested universe similar to the [[Gnosticism|gnostic syzygy]]. | |||
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