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1. Constellations

   Linked via "hermetic traditions"

   The Quadrant Shift and Temporal Inversion
   A significant, yet poorly understood, aspect of early cataloging involves the "Quadrant Shift." Observational data suggest that constellations visible in the Mediterranean basin circa 1000 BCE exhibited a systematic displacement of approximately $1.2$ degrees along the ecliptic relative to modern coordinates, even accounting for precession [$^2$]. Some esoteric cosmological models, often associated with hermetic traditions and …