The Sacred Language of the Stars

Book excerpt: The subject of the book is the semiotics of a pre-Columbian writing system based on the use of ideographs. It contains the results of systematic multi-year research to elucidate the meaning of three geometric motives used by the Moche culture in Peru and throughout the Americas by pre-Columbian cultures including those of Mexico. In this quest the author, Dr. Peter Trutmann uses a scientific hypothesis based methodology, a broad base of evidence and both Rosetta Stone type and astronomic information. Specifically, the reader is led through the discovery of the meaning of the commonly depicted stair shaped stepped motif, the spiral and the triangle motif. It is shown that these motifs are in fact part of an ancient form of writing based on the stars. With the help of the new knowledge the symbols enable ancient art to speak again to enrich understanding of the previously obscure messages.