The Saturn Myth:
A Reinterpretation of Rites and Symbols Illuminating Some of the Dark Corners of Primordial Society
This is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find.
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Note: This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.
1980 edition printed in 2026.
6" x 9" / 244 pages
David Talbott’s 1980 book, The Saturn Myth, proposes that the planet Saturn was the most visible and largest body in the Earth’s sky only a few thousand years ago. He proposes that common archetypal symbols like, crosses, ‘all seeing eyes,’ totem poles, and even obelisks, are original symbolic representations of the visible planet Saturn and its related phenomena.
Talbott proposes that all myth descended from this once present celestial body: monolithic religions, fairy tales and legend—hero journeys, north poles, and mountains which ascended into the cosmic heavens (and even the idea of heaven). Talbott suggests that the actual planet Saturn was the original ‘god’ who lived in the sky and ruled ‘over’ humanity.
