Laird Scranton is an independent software designer who became interested in Dogon mythology and symbolism in the early 1990s. He has studied ancient myth, language, and cosmology since 1997 and has been a lecturer at Colgate University. He is the author of The Science of the Dogon and also appears in John Anthony West’s Magical Egypt DVD series. He lives in Albany, New York.

“Sacred Symbols of the Dogon will challenge the reader to seriously consider that ancient civilizations possessed a scientific sophistication rivaling our present-day theories of matter and the fundamental forces of physics. Highly recommended for anyone who has questioned the mainstream view of ancient civilization as scientifically primitive.”

• Foreword by John Anthony West Acknowledgments ONE Introduction to Dogon Science in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs TWO Science and the Structure of Matter THREE Dogon Cosmology FOUR Dogon Symbols and Egyptian GlyphsFIVE Defining Egyptian Glyphs SIX Egyptian Concepts of Astrophysics SEVEN Egyptian Glyphs, Words, and Deities EIGHT The Nummo Fish NINE Symbolic Structure of the Egyptian Language TEN The Tuat ELEVEN Egyptian Phonetic Values TWELVE Revisiting the Symbolism of Dogon Cosmology THIRTEEN Conclusion AfterwordAPPENDIX A Egyptian Glyphs by Concept APPENDIX B Ideographic Word Examples Notes Bibliography Index

Laird Scranton is an independent software designer who became interested in Dogon mythology and symbolism in the early 1990s. He has studied ancient myth, language, and cosmology since 1997 and has been a lecturer at Colgate University. He is the author of The Science of the Dogon and also appears in John Anthony West’s Magical Egypt DVD series. He lives in Albany, New York.

“Sacred Symbols of the Dogon will challenge the reader to seriously consider that ancient civilizations possessed a scientific sophistication rivaling our present-day theories of matter and the fundamental forces of physics. Highly recommended for anyone who has questioned the mainstream view of ancient civilization as scientifically primitive.”

• Foreword by John Anthony West Acknowledgments ONE Introduction to Dogon Science in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs TWO Science and the Structure of Matter THREE Dogon Cosmology FOUR Dogon Symbols and Egyptian GlyphsFIVE Defining Egyptian Glyphs SIX Egyptian Concepts of Astrophysics SEVEN Egyptian Glyphs, Words, and Deities EIGHT The Nummo Fish NINE Symbolic Structure of the Egyptian Language TEN The Tuat ELEVEN Egyptian Phonetic Values TWELVE Revisiting the Symbolism of Dogon Cosmology THIRTEEN Conclusion AfterwordAPPENDIX A Egyptian Glyphs by Concept APPENDIX B Ideographic Word Examples Notes Bibliography Index

Laird Scranton is an independent software designer who became interested in Dogon mythology and symbolism in the early 1990s. He has studied ancient myth, language, and cosmology since 1997 and has been a lecturer at Colgate University. He is the author of The Science of the Dogon and also appears in John Anthony West’s Magical Egypt DVD series. He lives in Albany, New York.

“Sacred Symbols of the Dogon will challenge the reader to seriously consider that ancient civilizations possessed a scientific sophistication rivaling our present-day theories of matter and the fundamental forces of physics. Highly recommended for anyone who has questioned the mainstream view of ancient civilization as scientifically primitive.”

• Foreword by John Anthony West Acknowledgments ONE Introduction to Dogon Science in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs TWO Science and the Structure of Matter THREE Dogon Cosmology FOUR Dogon Symbols and Egyptian GlyphsFIVE Defining Egyptian Glyphs SIX Egyptian Concepts of Astrophysics SEVEN Egyptian Glyphs, Words, and Deities EIGHT The Nummo Fish NINE Symbolic Structure of the Egyptian Language TEN The Tuat ELEVEN Egyptian Phonetic Values TWELVE Revisiting the Symbolism of Dogon Cosmology THIRTEEN Conclusion AfterwordAPPENDIX A Egyptian Glyphs by Concept APPENDIX B Ideographic Word Examples Notes Bibliography Index