Freethought Nation

"Hebrew version of the sun god called Shams-On in Arabia, Shamash in Babylon, identical with Egypt's Ra-Harakhti and Greece's Heracles. Samson's lion-killing, pillar-carrying, and other feats were copied from the Labors of Heracles, signifying the sun's progress through the zodiac. Samson's "mill" was the same as Omphale's wheel, to which Heracles was bound. His loss of hair meant the cutting of the sun god's rays, in the season when he became weak.

As Heracles was controlled by Omphale, and Ra was "made weak" by Isis, so Samson was deprived of his strength in due season by Delilah, "She Who Makes Weak." Another interpretation of her name was Lily of the Yoni, that is, the female principle that deprived the phallic god of strength by drawing his "rays" or energy into herself. Hair-cutting was a common mythic symbol of castration, since phallic power was suppose to reside in a man's hair, according to ancient eastern beliefs. The castrating priestess Delilah was a Semitic copy of Heracle's deadly consort Deianira, the instrument of his destruction. Blinding, also, meant putting out the "phallic eye."

- The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets by Barbara Walker (888)

"The "boundary between light and darkness" is, naturally, the horizon, and the trembling "pillars of heaven" are the same held up by Samson, the "bright sun."

- Christ Conspiracy (133)

"In the end, the Hercules/ Samson myths are astrotheological, with the pillars representing solar symbols:"

- Suns of God (109)

"[...] Samson started from Gaza at midnight and did not sleep until morning, which is a lunar characteristic (12). His death occurred under the pillars which supported a banquet hall in Gaza where a feast was being held in honor of the fish god, Dagon. According to Sir William Drummond, Gaza signifies a goat, the zodiacal sign of the Capricorn. (13)
As the Samson story is given in the book of Judges, he is accompanied on his adventures by 30 companions; he slays 30 men at Ascalon and takes from them 30 changes of clothing, the repeated use of 30 coinciding with the 30 days of the solar month.
When Delilah asks Samson the source of his strength, he tells her that if he is bound with 7 new bow strings, his strenth will depart although, when she so binds him, he breaks the strings with ease. Then Delilah binds him with 7 new ropes which also fail to hold him. Next, Samson confesses to her that if his 7 locks of hair are shorn, all of his strength will surely vanish. The story does not speak of an indefinite number of locks; there are 7, no more, no less. Similar stories which tell of the sun being bound by ropes or being retarded in its course are to be found in many lands.
If the story of Samson is read merely as a simple narrative it appears preposterous for it cannot be imagined that Samson would deliver himself into the hands of an intruiguing enemy female and tell her how he could be rendered defenseless. It acquires meaning and significance only when considered as a lunar-solar myth. The 7 bow strings then represent the first 7 days of the new moon when it is increasing in vigor and power. Next, the 7 ropes are broken, making in all 14 bindings which fail to hold him. The number 14 indicates the number of days which bring both the moon and Samson to the peak of their power. When the moon is full, the powers of Light have overcome the power of Darkness, the 'Philistines'.
But, as soon as the moon passes the full, the dark forces renew the attack and this time are successful because the moon begins to become emaciated and lose strength in the 7 days of the moon's third quarter, symbolized by Samson's loss of the 7 locks of hair.
In the final period, the fourth quarter, the powers of Darkness are in control and the moon is deprived of its light. In like manner, Samson, deprived of his strength, is seized by his enemies who bind him, put out his eyes, and thrust him into a dungeon. But, knowing that the moon will rise again to renew the contest, the authors of the legend, in order to maintain a consistent parallel, inform us that Samson's hai immediately began to grow again, intimating that he would soon be ready to renew the battle.[...]"

"The Hebrew word for Samson is SMSWNf, and in it we can recognize the root SMS meaning "Sun." Literally, the name means "belonging to the Sun." The Hebrew word for Delilah is almost identical to its English transliteration DLYLH. It is a compound word, ... DLY, a "water pitcher." LH, is "hers." But DLY is also the Hebrew word for the Constellation Aquarius."

page 61-2 he says: "Samson's strength was in his hair, a typical Leo preoccupation. The statement that Samson was a typical Leo male is amply documented, both in Astrology and in the Bible."

"In Judges 16: 5 we find that Delilah was offered 1100 pieces of silver, for finding the secret of Samson's strength and betraying him into the hands of the Philistines. Silver is sacred to the Moon or No. 20. Delilah is the Moon aspect of Virgo. No. 20 is the Second Power of 11, and the number therefore indicates the Mystery of a Woman's influence over man."

New blog: Have archaeologists found evidence of the Israelite hero Samson?