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Dr. Gregory L. Little | Denisonvan Origins: The Giants, The Mounds, & The Path of Souls
Winter Solstice Rituals and the Orion Leap of Faith
During the winter solstice, mound builders performed rituals to release the free soul toward the western horizon as Orion's belt set. The three stars of the belt were viewed as the wrist of a "Hand Constellation," with the Orion Nebula (Messier 42) serving as a portal or "ogee" in the sky. Participants used stone tablets called planchettes and specific substances to facilitate this spiritual transition.