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The Greatest Story NEVER Told

By RON WATSON

The Secret and Hidden Secrets of the Christian Teachings.

The Astounding Relationships Between Mythological, Astrological, Psychological and Biblical Truths

Discover revelations that will be shocking to some, enlightening and entertaining to others. Disturbing coincidences that defy modern religious concepts and challenge further research. A book that is certain to meet with heated controversy by some and to be embraced as a new theology by others.

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BOOK REVIEWS

“AN INTRIGUING AND DELIGHTFUL BOOK. …It’s the kind of book that could become a bestseller… because it tells in clear and simple language how the cosmic mysteries of the ages impinge on us today, directly and personally… the truths contained in this little book are more than a diversion: they are a dispensation.”

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“I think it is compulsory reading for everybody … The major conclusion, to me, is this: we must periodically re-interpret the Bible in order to understand it ourselves in the spirit of the most advanced consciousness possible of the given age we live in.”

Dr. Adam Makkai Professor of Linguistics, University of Illinois, at Chicago Fulbright-Hayes Senior Research Professor, National University of Singapore

“A revelation of astounding relationships between mythological, astrological, psychological and Biblical truths … a guide to the coming Aquarian Age.”

FOCUS Magazine Book Reviews by Kate Yunt, December 1984 © Focus Magazine Inc.

“Ron Watson is, in my opinion, the leading metaphysician who brilliantly and entertainingly combines science, mytholology, theology, and astrology with his deep and inspiring belief systems. This author, national lecturer, successful businessman, and a gentle genius is changing lives.”

G. W. La Flash, M.D. Eminent Practicing Physician Former Chief Physician, Major Space/Aviation Corp.

“His message has changed my life for good.”

John Sfire, Chairman, Founder of the Hartford Financial Corporation

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I wandered into the book exhibit room at the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA) convention in August of 1984 in the Marriott Hotel in Chicago. There I came across a book entitled THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD by Ron Watson. I started to read, and thirty minutes later I bought the book. I finished reading it and scribbled it full of notes. As it happened, two weeks later I met the author in Chicago, and presented him with the marked up copy. I do this sort of thing very rarely and only if I am really intrigued and excited by a book. THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD falls into that category. I think it is compulsory reading for everybody. Being an academic (1 have taught at the University of Illinois for 17 years now; my B.A. is is from Harvard in Russian and French and my M.A. and Ph.D. are from Yale in general linguistics); I wouldn’t have been true to myself if I hadn’t point out to Mr. Watson how I would have handled some Greek etymologies and matters of that sort, but then an old school marm has to have his fun, too. None of my faultfinding subtracts from Watson’s ingenius insigts. These include: ingenious insights. These include:

(a) His masterful way in explaining how our words can hurt us. Most expressions, taken for granted and used unthinkingly, can be negative affirmations that can lead to bad health. Words have power, and Watson explains this extremely well.

(b) Watson has collected the highest number of relevant quotations from the Bible showing how all of the ancient prophets were, in fact, “astrologers”, who knew about the Great Ages (“sidereal years”) and how they affect us.

(c) Watson’s explanation of the advent of the AQUARIAN AGE from the Book of’ Revelation has been a major eye-opener to me. I wish 1 had written the chapter of the book’ in which he deals with this subject.

(d) The eternal mystery of the STAR OF BETHLEHEM is treated very insightfully and originally in Chapter #10, “THE STAR”. Watson shows convincingly that the STAR OF BETHLEHEM was no outer celestial constellation but a unique birth chart, the birth chart of Jesus Christ, which was in the shape of a PENTAGRAM, the Pentagram of Christ (as opposed to the inverted pentragram of Peter, or the negative forces of human consciousness.

(e) Watson gives a clear and convincing outline of the signs, their meanings, for the beginner in astrology.

The book is easy to read, well laid out, and if you read it carefully, will leave you with great excitement and a lot of questions that need further research. It is an invitation to think along similar lines. The major conclusion, to me, is this: We must periodically re-interpret the Bible in order to understand it ourselves in the spirit of the most advanced consciousness possible of the given age we live in.

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Impressions of the book:

The Greatest Story NEVER Told

By Ron Watson

By

Isaac Fried, Professor

College of Arts and Sciences

Boston University

Well, it is possibly not the greatest ever, yet it is still certainly a great, original, and fascinating book, wholeheartedly written by a clear-minded man of faith and insight. It is actually three engrossing and thought provoking book skillfully interwoven and blended into one. Theology, psychology and astrology interacting to encompass man—body and soul—in the universe prepared for him. As an author of a book on Biblical Hebrew Etymology, and an expert on the logic of language, I was pleased to note the author’s keen understanding of the subtle hints and allusions used in the scriptures to deliver its divine, occasionally enigmatic, message. I myself am an expert on the science of words, but only in the technical sense of it. Ron’s psychological treatment of the subject was therefore a revelation to me. He is right, words originate in the depth of the souls, return to deeply impress the speaker and have a profound impact on the listener. It was the word of God that created the world—not an act of the hands but the effect of utterance. This divine power was then induced into mankind. We also were given the gift of building and destroying worlds by the power of the spoken word.

Ron convincingly expounds the idea that our vocal expressions, covertly triggered by a knowing mind, engender an animated mechanism that may influence, or is influenced by, our material existence. I am surely going to heed his relevant advice and pay great attention to what my mind and body are inciting me to say or advise me not to say.

By the way, how interesting, man is not alone in holding the monopoly on “I AM”. Even God, as Ron points out, insists to Moses that: “I AM THAT I AM”. Thus, AM is far more than mere physical existence. It is being integrated into a far - reaching, nay infinite, cosmic system.

I have read the Bible many times over, in its original language and various translations, yet in all these times I never paid great attention to the fateful words of Genesis 1: 14: “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years”. What are these SIGNS in heaven? What are they there to signify? First of all, surely they have the capacity, by form, position, aggregation, inclination and brightness to pack and convey a great amount of information. It is a message written in the sky. And it is this possibility hinted at in the first chapter of Genesis that Ron takes as the fountainhead that makes astrology flow from the Biblical source. Above all, in order to perceive and comprehend the nature and significance of the communications being signaled obviously or secretively, one needs a spiritual basis of faith—this elusive, yet penetrating insight capacity, to discern the true nature of what happens around us, that which psychologists call a proper presence of mind.

Then came other stars to attract the attention of the properly attuned, and other momentous events. Life, on the personal as well as on the global scale, says Ron, flows according to the heavenly charts.

I will not, and indeed need not, go here into greater detail of Ron’s surprisingly articulate presentation of these subjects. The reader will get all the benefit and pleasure due him by reading this book, which I highly recommend reading. Admittedly, It is not for superficial reading. It is very well and lucidly written, yet is packed with ideas and insights ranging from the spiritual to the physical, requiring unrelenting concentration, but it is certainly worth the effort.

Isaac Fried

DEDICATION

To my children: André, Larissa Joy, Evan Issac, Bryan, David and ALL the light filled Children of this New Age.

INTRODUCTION

The eternal mysteries of heaven, both celestial and psychological, have been recorded throughout history in myth, legend, poetry and song. These ageless truths are not bound by time or place, by creeds, dogmas, doctrines or sectarianism. They may be pierced and discerned by any sincere seeker who approaches the subject with open eyes, an open mind and an open heart. This book is one seeker’s journey and findings, sent out with the hope that others might find their own search expedited and facilitated.

The need for this book has grown from the tremendous response to lectures, radio talk shows and classes, held over the past nine years, where neither time nor energy permitted a more exhaustive exploration of the subject.

There are many diverse groups who teach aspects of the mysteries from one point of view or another, and the most striking similarity in them all is that they seem to concur when it comes down to the core truth of all creation - that Love, Wisdom and Power underlies it All. Most of the revelations herein were the consequence of quiet listening, meditation and unexpected intuitive insights. The rest is but the collected works of many Masters who have gone before in the pursuit of truth and wisdom, undaunted by convention, bigotry and dogmas.

The irony is that the mysteries are so profound, and yet so simple, that a child can comprehend them; but as we grow older, we often become “sophisticated” and complicated, thus missing the simple logic of our existence.

As you proceed through the pages of this book, you will find yourself on a journey that will lead to an everincreasing integration of knowledge about this Universe and yourself. When understood and applied, it will give you tremendous power and dominion over your life and circumstances.

It is the cardinal tenet of the ancient philosophy that the immortal spirit of man possesses all knowledge; therefore, as said by Plato (Phaidon, p. 76) “our knowledge is recollection.” The faculty of recalling that knowledge is often not exercised as we accept unquestioningly the “authorities” version and interpretation, failing to question, meditate upon and truly search out for ourselves the Truth of the matter. Suppression of much of the knowledge herein has been achieved over such a lengthy span of centuries that any proposed “authority” is classified either as spurious, apocryphal, or occult, and not worthy of note. Many a man has spent a fortune on tuition to educate himself, and failed to look inward for the education that requires of him no gold, or silver: the education that is called “in” tuition.

Reason united with intuition brings together the perfect marriage, and when this union is achieved we have the Creative Intellect, which gives birth to the Genius of Man.

A special thanks to all my friends, students and Teachers who have encouraged me in this endeavor; but my deepest gratitude and love goes to my wife, Elena and son, Andre, without whose love, faith and encouragement this labor of love would have gone unfinished.

Ron Watson.

March 1, 2010

Who is Ron Watson?

Mr. Watson is an internationally sought after astrologer, author and media personality. He hosts syndicated radio talk shows across the nation and his predictions have been featured in newspapers in several countries.

Ron has been heard for years throughout California as he hosted live call-in astrology shows from Los Angeles to San Francisco. His talents for gently guiding his listeners to a deeper understanding of their astrological charts and their relationship to Divine Principles are recognized by thousands of devoted listeners. He has taught and lectured on astrology over the past thirty years.

Astrologer & Seer

Ron’s uncanny accuracy and knowledge of the past and future of his clients has brought his talents to the attention of heads of state, movie stars, corporate leaders in the U.S. and other countries.

Businessman

Mr. Watson is a founder and director of Pentex, a company that has generated millions of dollars in sales in health related products.

He is the president of The American Press Association.

For more information on astrological classes, counseling, lectures, or seminars contact:

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CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT PAGE

I                  THE LANGUAGE

II                 THE MYTH

III                THE SIGNS

IV                THE AGES

V                 THE SUN

VI                THE TRUTH

VII               THE MYSTERIES

VIII              THE WORD

IX                 THE GODS

X                  THE STAR

XI                 THE LIGHT

SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder, and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. The insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear, has also given rise to religion. To know what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms - This knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness.”

Albert Einstein

CHAPTER 1

THE LANGUAGE

Astrology’s Impact Upon Our Language

Before we take this journey into astrology, mythology and scriptures, it might be interesting for the reader to consider the impact, astrology has had on our own language and thinking.

Did you know, how much our language is influenced by astrology? Here are just some of its influences. Take the following paragraph, for an example, and try to note all the words that are of astrological origin:

“Consider the disaster that befell Israel and Cairo Egypt when influenza hit the nation in March of 1972. Lunacy and panic ruled as sagacious minds attempted to restore order. The medical community was satisfied that it acted responsibly, refusing to be a scapegoat for the accusations that they did not list the chronological order of the unfolding events which continued through Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, in an attempt to avoid the unfolding pandemic. The capricious actions of some were offset by the satirical and jovial humor of others.”

How many would you have recognized and known? The preceding paragraph has twenty words related to astrology.

“Consider”” means literally “to observe the stars”.

verb (used with object), conned, conning

1.   to learn; study; peruse or examine carefully

2.   to commit to memory; Having originated from Latin, “sidus”, “sider” or “sidereal” means “star”, while “con”—“to study, learn, or know”. Therefore, “consider” stands for “to know the stars”.

The Latin term “Influenza” is from “influence of the stars.” It was believed that outbreaks of influenza were brought on by planetary influences.

“Jovial” is derived from the noun “Jove,” Latin for Jupiter, which means “born under the lucky planet of Jupiter”, hence happy and healthy.

The word “Saturday” is rooted in “Saturn”, where we got our Christian word “Satan”.

Our days of the week are named after the planets, and of course, we’ve all heard of “lunacy”, which comes from “Luna”, or “Lunar”, meaning “Moon”. To be afflicted by the moon was to be a lunatic.

The name Israel comes from the roots IS=Isis (moon god), RA=Ra (sun god), and EL (elohim)=Planets or Stars. The root of the word “Israel” literally means “of the Moon/Sun/Planets”. Jacob was named Israel after he had wrestled with God.

“In Genesis, Jacob clearly understood that he was the sun, his wife was the moon, and his twelve children were the stars. This is the root of the nation of Israel. “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.” (Revelations 12:1)

The word “sage” and “sagacious” came from Sagittarius, meaning “wise”.

The word “chronological” is rooted in “Cronus,” the Roman name of Saturn, from where we got our word “chronometer”, or timepiece (watch) that is derived from Saturn’s role as “Father Time”, “the measurer of all things”.

In Romance languages, the origin of every day of the week can be traced back to Latin, meaning a day of a certain planet. Note the following pattern, with the week beginning from Monday.

Notice that Sunday, consisting of two stems “Sun” and “day” in English, is the only day of the week that in Romance languages, e.g., lundi (French) and “domingo” (Spanish), is traced to “dies domenicus”, that is: “day of the Lord”.

The Germanic version of the Latin day names has some correspondences and some differences. In English, the 1st, 2nd, and 7th days are still named after the Sun, Moon, and Saturn, respectively. The 6th day, Friday, looks like the name (Fria or Freya) of a Germanic love goddess, which would correspond to Venus (fri-, as in “friend,” is a cognate of philein, “to love,” in Greek), though the day is also said to be named after the goddess Frigg, who is also a goddess of love, and of the hearth (which would be Vesta rather than Venus in Rome). The 5th day, Thursday, named after Jupiter, who is a thunder god, in Latin, is named after a Germanic thunder god, well known as “Thor” in Norse mythology. Tuesday is named after Tiw, a god of law, but also said to be a god of war, which would match up to Mars. Wednesday is named after the king of the gods, who was Wotan in ancient German and Odin in Norse mythology. This has no obvious correspondence to Mercury, though Odin as a god of wisdom might suggest the role of Mercury in association with learning, and in Late Antiquity with esoteric knowledge.

Chaldean Order of the Seven Traditional Planets

The heptagram represents the days of the week, where each day has the astrological symbol of the heavenly object associated with its Latin name. Counterclockwise from the bottom, the objects are in increasing order of distance from Earth. If you begin with the Moon (Monday) and follow the line to Mars (Tuesday), then follow the line to Mercury (Wednesday), continue this to the end, you will find the days of the week in their proper order.

The following words “panic,” “Pandora,” “pandemonium,” and “pandemic” come from the Goat God, Pan, related to Saturn/Capricorn, the goat sign, and are associated with confusion. “The Devil (Saturn/Satan) “is the author of confusion.” The word “satisfy” is from “Saturn”, as is “satiate”. In order to break the bands of Satan, the early Christians prescribed fasting and self-denial to prevent “satiation” of the senses. To “satisfy” and fulfill the lusts of the flesh in gluttony or sexual excess was an attribute of Pan, the Goat God who was famous for his sexual conquests and was often depicted with an erect phallus. We actually refer to someone who is sexually aroused as “horny” referring to goat’s horns. The Devil is often depicted with horns and the lower body of a goat, goatish lust being his principle power.

“Capricious” is also from Capricorn. The word “Satire”, or someone who has satirical humor comes from “Saturn”. “Satirical humor” is poking fun at someone else’s weakness or faults.” To fault find and accuse, causing separation and division, is the principal role of Saturn, “the accuser of our brethren”.

Santa Clause was called “St. Nick”, which came from “Old Nick” a name ascribed to the Devil or Satan. The phrase “in the nick of time” is related to “Father Time”, St. Nick, or St. Nicholas, which refers to the measurer of all things, “Father Time”. In Europe, St. Nicolas was not a fat-bellied figure as he is in the U.S. He was an old, emaciated looking thin man with a long white beard, Father Time with the Scythe, the Grim Reaper. (He only became fat when he moved to the U.S.)

He put rocks, or coal in the children’s socks when they were naughty, which is Saturn’s symbol (Saturn/Capricorn rules rocks, minerals and crystals.) Saturn or “St. Nick”, which is a caricature of “Father Time”, is withholding good from the naughty children at Christmas time when the Sun is just entering Capricorn, the goat sign which Saturn rules in astrology. His role is to reward the good children, which is the true role of Saturn in astrology. The positive side of Saturn is expressed in St. Nickolas or St. Nick: stern, yet fair, strict and demanding; a disciplinarian, but a benevolent father figure when called for.

Cairo got its name and meaning from the Arabic “El Qabir” meaning “Victorious One” or “The Planet Mars.”

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to astrology’s influence on language and literature, giving us some idea of how important learning this discipline can be to the uninitiated.

Much of the discussion regarding roots and meanings of words will take on much more significance as you read the unfolding mysteries in the chapters that follow. The first few chapters are somewhat pedantic, but if you stay with them and get the foundation of the necessary knowledge, you will be richly rewarded, as the book reveals one of the deepest and most profound life-changing messages for mankind today.

CHAPTER 2

THE MYTH

“Coincidences are clad in shining light for them with eyes to see.”

It is the aim of this book to set forth principles and ideas that merge together in a collage of multi-faceted meanings and perceptions. It is not the author’s resolve to iron out the seeming contradictions and complex visual panorama presented in mythological themes. Mythology retains for this author, as for Schelling, “a phenomenon which in profundity, permanence, and universality is comparable only with Nature herself.”

These archetypical themes can serve to bring us closer to our innate wholeness, penetrating, as it were, into the primitive unconscious reservoir unlocking the deeper meaning and truths concealed therein. As Carl Jung, (Jung 1969: p.117) a renowned Swiss psychiatrist expressed it: “No archetype can be reduced to a simple formula. It is a vessel that we can never empty, and never fill. It has potential existence only, and when it takes shape in matter it is no longer what it was. It persists throughout the ages and requires interpreting ever anew. The archetypes are the Imperishable elements of the unconscious, but they change their shape continually.”

A.K. Coomaraswamy (Coomaraswamy 1973:967) says, “Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words.” (Coomaraswamy, 1943, p. 53.) Allan Watts interprets “Myth as a complex of images or a story, whether factual or fanciful, taken to represent the deepest truths of life, or simply regarded as specifically significant for no clearly realized reason.”

Why we embrace reverently some historically recorded events unquestioningly, and discard others, may reflect nothing more than an ecclesiastical dictum pronounced by some council of centuries past. Napoleon once said, “What is history but a fable agreed upon?” Is it Myth, or historical accuracy? Can myths ever come to full expression in the panorama of historical accuracy? Could some myths represent the deepest truths of life couched in symbols only the subconscious can discern? In The Greatest Story Never Told, we are dealing with archetypical perceptions that un-lock the intuitive truths residing deep within the psyche of man. Meditation upon these visual archetypes often produces the “EUREKA”, or Gestalt experience, that represents psychological freedom, or a profound revelation. Such experiences are often life changing and reconstructive in the integration and meaning they impart. An extraordinary number of those who have applied the knowledge contained herein have realized just such an awakening. Perhaps, such an experience will be yours!

The major thesis of this text is to demonstrate the synchronism of internal and external expression. In astrology, there is an age old dictum: “As above, so below.” In psychology, it can be stated: “As within, so without.” To the uninformed, it would appear that events unfold around us, imposing upon our equanimity a positive or negative effect. To the enlightened, quite a different picture presents itself: a view of the external events as a manifestation of our unfolding character. As Emerson so aptly expressed it: “I am always environed by myself: what I am, all things reflect to me.”

The assertion herein is that there is an ecology that extends beyond the earth into our solar system, and likely beyond. This ecology is a living, pulsing relationship that is interdependent upon each and every aspect of that “Great Whole.” Plotinus, a Greek philosopher, (204–270 A.D.) wrote: “The whole universe is one whole; there is an interaction between all things, but not determinism.”

We are upon the threshold of a new age with new symbols and expressions. Moses enjoined the Israelites to come out of Egypt, out of darkness and out of old traditions, to enter the new age of Aries. Jesus entreated his generation to leave the Aries dispensation and embrace the newly arrived Piscean Age. Today we are about to embark upon a new era of dramatic change and turbulence, the Aquarian Age. As it was then, so shall it be today: resistance of the new and adherence to the old.

It is the purpose of this work to confront the reader with archetypes from three main arenas: astrology, mythology and scriptures (not exclusively Christian), thus creating the atmosphere and preparation for a most comprehensive and deep-seated experience. Whether we label this “experience,” intuitive insight, illumination, or revelation, is of little import; that some readers will experience it, is sufficient.

There is an effort herein to convey the message in such a manner as to appeal to the duality of cognitive perception: the conscious, logical, mathematical, deductive, syllogistic reasoning mind, as well as to the subconscious, intuitive, inspirational, inductive reasoning mind. The first approach represents the earlier chapters, the second the latter ones; both levels of discernment are necessary to experience the quintessence herein. Now let us begin that journey.

Mythology and legend tell us that Kronos, the Greek name for what was later to become Saturn by the Romans, learned that he was to be supplanted in his rule of the heavens by one of his children. His remedy for such a colossal overthrow was to devour each child as it was born. Mother Rhea, understandably so, was overwhelmed with boundless grief; having watched each of the children devoured, she was determined to preserve Zeus (Jupiter of the Romans) alive. To achieve this end, she gave her husband a rock in swaddling clothes in the place of Zeus, her sixth son, whom she secreted away and hid in a cave. Later, after Zeus grew to manhood, Kronos was given a secret potion and induced to throw up all the other children. Zeus promptly enlisted their aid in the overthrow of the father. The overthrow succeeds after much conflict with their Titan father and Zeus reigns supreme.

This legend of a child preserved from death by compassionate intervention, who later overthrows the despotic King, has reoccurred throughout written history. The Old Testament book of Exodus describes one instance:

And the King of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives and he said, “When ye do the office of midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son then ye shall kill him, but if it be a daughter then she shall live.”

And the Pharaoh charged all his people saying, “Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.” Exodus 1:15, 16, 22

Following this edict by the Pharaoh, we find the story of Moses’ birth and escape from the Pharaoh’s decree.

And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river brink.

And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

And the daughter of the Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags she sent her maid to fetch it.

And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him. (Exodus 2:3-6)

So Moses grows to manhood and eventually overthrows the oppressive rule of the Pharaoh.

The New Testament book of Matthew relates the following:

… behold the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”

When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt …

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time he had diligently inquired of the wise men. (Matthew 2:13,14,16)

The consistent theme found throughout all three versions, of a merciless ruler who destroys infants and whose kingdom later suffers overthrow at the hands of the preserved child, is also found in other major religions. In Hinduism, we have the wicked tyrant, King Kamsa, who seeks to destroy Krishna at birth after being informed in a vision of the birth, of a child who will overthrow his wicked kingdom. After the parents miraculously manage to secrete the child away from their prison stronghold, out of the clutches of the king, the king sends out emissaries for the killing of all newborn children, everywhere.

Why is this ageless theme being reconstructed time and time again? Is there a thread that ties Krishna, Zeus, Moses and Jesus all together in a meaningful way?

To answer this, we must first acquaint ourselves with some ancient knowledge concerning the mysteries of heaven, and unravel the knot of confusion that has long been perpetuated by those who are either ignorant, or feel knowledge of this nature should be reserved for the few.

CHAPTER 3

THE SIGNS

“And God said, let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years.” (Genesis 1:14)

Before pursuing an interpretation of the influence of the astrological ages, we must first investigate the contemporary and classical understanding of the astrological signs imparting their influence over the characters of men, and ultimately over vast centuries of time.

It should be noted here that this author regards the popular sun-sign astrology found in newspapers and magazines to be entertainment only, and inasmuch as it serves to bring the readers to investigate the deeper truths of this sacred science, it is useful and purposeful. The following rendering of astrological meanings, though consistent with such sun-sign interpretations, should be viewed with their larger meaning in view, namely that each of us has all of these signs, along with their assigned planetary rulers in our individual charts. Thus, it is quite possible to be an Aries sun sign and, due to a preponderous array of planets lining up in one or several of the others signs, to identify more closely with those other signs. A clearer understanding of astrological influences and techniques will be achieved during the course of this book.

Reference to a more definitive work on this subject might be useful for the reader, as this work, of necessity, cannot serve as a complete primer in astrological interpretation.

To understand these prophetic periods, we need to familiarize ourselves first with the signs of the zodiac and their essential qualities as understood by the ancient and modern interpreters.

Aries (the Ram), the first sign of the twelve, a fire sign, imparts a fiery, rash, impulsive, ardent, keen, adventuresome, combative, independent, courageous, enthusiastic, pioneering nature. Aries is also called a “cardinal sign” implying an outgoing nature. Each sign is capable of both a positive and negative expression. Thus, selfconfidence can manifest itself as egotistical, selfcentered and conceited; daring and undaunted may manifest negatively as quarrelsome and combative. Every virtue presumes a vice in astrological interpretation, depending upon the planets found within the sign and their relationship to other planets.

Each sign has a planet assigned to it, which is designated as its ruler. Mars is the ruler of Aries. Aries is a martial sign, or has characteristics that are combative and warlike. Aries may manifest itself in a self-sacrificing quality reminiscent of the sacrificial lamb; thus, we have the ‘martyr’ derived from Mars. The sign of Aries is pictorially depicted as the Ram, i.e., a male sheep. Aggression and assertiveness mark the qualities of this sign with a strong sense of adventure and bravery when called forth. It is the sign of the warrior and the defender of the highest and noblest virtues in man. This influence imparts confidence, independence and a raw energy that seems to represent a youthful enthusiasm that never tires of new challenges.

Negatively, we see unnecessary risk taking and foolhardy heroics. The Aries influence can produce an impulsive, quarrelsome and contentious character. It can also be impatient with those slower than themselves, quick tempered, jealous and sarcastic. Desirous of power, egotistical, and willing to step on anyone to achieve position or power represents the worst of this influence.

Taurus (the Bull), the second sign, following Aries, is an earth sign. Its influence is of a practical and cautious bent. Taurus imparts the positive traits of patience, perseverance, steadfastness and acquisitiveness. This sign gives determination, loyalty and a calm, just, sympathetic nature.

The sign of tenacity and stubbornness, this sign is referred to as a “fixed sign”, implying that it resists change. Venus, the planet governing beauty, refinement and art, rules Taurus. This influence imparts a desire for beauty, harmony and comfort, and is a sign of almost angelic quality in those highly evolved and attuned to the Highest within. Sensitive spirits, with a love of all that is beautiful and lovely in man and nature, Taureans can seem ethereal and of another world. The Essenes, a spiritual community at the time of Christ (many speculate that Christ was an Essene) said Taurus was apportioned the highest amount of light of any of the signs. They perceived the apportionment of light to be the most desirable of qualities, denoting the highest spiritual potential.

Taurus, on a negative level, represents stubbornness, selfishness, prejudice, and unforgiving, sensual, lazy, slow and unmovable characteristics. This sign has a leaning towards creature comforts, and at its worst, can embody the height of materialism. A term implying this influence in its less evolved manifestation would be “a bull in a china shop”.

Gemini (the Twins) is an air sign denoting intellect and communication. The positive qualities manifest as witty, bright, quick, refined, knowledgeable and generous—veritable verbal gymnasts. Gemini imparts a forgiving nature and silver tongue. Eloquence of speech gives this sign’s ruling planet, Mercury, the title of “messenger of the gods”.

Gemini is called a “mutable sign”, indicating its ability to mutate or change easily, which explains why the Gemini can appear fickle and inconstant.

Negative expressions of this sign are superficiality, gossipy busybodies, flitting about on the surface of things without penetrating deeply into anyone thing (jack-of-alltrades, master-of-none), chatter-boxes, crafty, cunning, unstable, imitators, nervous dispositions with a flighty type of nature.

Cancer (the Crab) is a water sign, indicating its highly emotional quality, a sign of sensitivity and moods. This sign is one of accentuated feeling. The positive qualities are sincerity, sympathy, gentleness, imaginativeness, passivity and sentimentality; a sign of the intuitive, merciful, tender, compassionate, devoted, introspective and reflective nature. This sign is a “cardinal sign”, giving an active and ‘take charge’ type of influence, despite its rather shy and withdrawn manner. When feeling secure, Cancer is very outgoing and expansive, especially in a “family” type of environment, where timidity is unknown.

When expressing negatively, Cancer is timid and shy to a fault. It can impart an indolent, lazy quality, lacking in self-confidence, touchy, “crabby”, cross, over emotional, childish nature. It can make vacillating dreamers with little purpose, especially if surrounded by an overabundance of creature comforts. Cancer can bring about an over-sensitivity that manifests itself as too easily hurt, but which combines with an unassertive quality that can bespeak repressed feelings that only manifest themselves in an emotional eruption, directed at those closest to them; generally, their family members.

Leo (the Lion) is a fire sign: ardent, keen and enthusiastic. Its positive qualities are fearlessness, bravery, creativity, pride, loyalty, generosity, candidness, and veritable lovers of life who are demonstrative in their affections, playful and childlike in many ways. A good sense of humor and an almost theatrical quality are brought out with this influence, imparting a strong sense of drama in its wake. Leo is a fixed sign, indicating a stubborn and determined nature. Leo is ruled by the Sun, imparting its regenerative and creative impulses. Leo’s do not take well to being lorded over, for they are the lions of the zodiac and demand both loyalty and preference, they love to be waited on, served in a kingly or queenly way. They are one of the most creative, artistic and entertaining of the signs.

The negative expressions of this sign are domineering and demanding qualities. It can be hotheaded, haughty, dictatorial, bombastic, combative, arrogant, reckless and impulsive. Vanity and excessive love of flattery and praise, impulsive speculation and extravagance mark the undeveloped Leo traits. Childish and opinionated at its worst, when negatively expressed.

Virgo (the Virgin), another earth sign, imparts caution and practicality, giving it a keen, penetrating mind. This sign’s positive traits give a methodical, organized and industrious nature - discriminating, precise, neat, calculating, watchful and cool. Virgo imparts truthfulness, virtue and purity—artistic in taste, but not showy. Mercury, indicating a mercurial tongue that chooses words and thoughts with precision, rules Virgo. The highest expression of this sign often manifests as messengers, or servants of humanity, in areas of health and education, accentuating virtue and purity of mind, body and spirit.

Virgo, negatively expressed, is critical, skeptical, faultfinding, petty, scheming, fickle, prudish, overconservative, and full of fears and phobias. At its worst it can represent a cold, calculating, divisive influence, not seeing “the forest for the trees.”

Libra (the Scales), the seventh sign of the zodiac, is the sign of harmony, balance and charm. This is the sign of peace and conciliation, opposing Aries, the sign of strife and conflict. Libra, Venus ruled, indicates a cooperative, loving nature, well balanced and poised. An air sign, communications and relationships are an essential part of this sign’s needs; this is the diplomatic influence of the twelve signs. Libra, being a “cardinal sign”, denotes the outgoing nature that can take command, as with Aries, and Cancer, previously mentioned.

Negatively, Libra manifests as indecisive, vacillating, and tends toward sensuality and licentiousness. Other negative qualities are irresoluteness and poorly defined purposes and goals for life; there can be too much emphasis upon outer appearances, rather than inner spirit and character. Settling for superficiality rather than depth is an undoing characteristic of this influence.

Scorpio (the Scorpion), often undeservedly maligned, is a water sign, signifying emotional depth and intensity. Its ancient symbol was the eagle whose courage and invincibility was more befitting this sign’s description. A sign of boldness and confidence at its best, being a “fixed sign”, Scorpio is tenacious; it is associated with Phoenix in mythology, and very often thought to have been born of its own ashes. The Scorpio spirit which loves to challenge life to the fullest, often confronts it with such intensity that they create life and death struggles for themselves, forcing a constant regeneration of spirit. Ruled by Mars (Pluto is the modern ruler), this eighth sign has a penetrating mind with a deep, intense nature. It is a dignified and enterprising sign at its best.

Personal magnetism and powerful personalities are often found having strong Scorpio influence in their astrological profiles. Negatively, Scorpio can be violent, cruel and jealous; suspicious and resentful with unforgiving, unrelenting passion for revenge. At its worst, it can be ruthless, inflicting injury with a stinging tongue when passionate anger is called forth.

Sagittarius (the Centaur, or the Archer), ardent, keen and enthusiastic, is the last sign of the fire trinity, composed of Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. The word “sagacious” is derived from “sage”. A sign of philosophers and visionaries, it imparts idealism, optimism, learning and higher wisdom. Justness, fairness, candidness and openmindedness are positive qualities of this influence. However, a Sagittarius often times can’t see the trees for the forest (the reverse of the Virgo quality of not seeing the forest for the trees). It is always seeking the relationship of the part to the whole. Sagittarians, once grasping the perfection of the wholeness of the universe, find little preoccupation with minuteness and detail, idle chatter or trivia. The sign of foresight and vision, Sagittarius is a “mutable sign” indicating a changing nature. Generally, it gives someone a hopeful, sociable, generous and outgoing nature with a free and easy manner.

Negatively, Sagittarius can manifest as scatter-brained, diffuse, restless, hasty, nervous, blunt, boastful, braggart, illogical, fanatic, superfluous, argumentative, intemperate, and squanderers of energies and resources. Optimism manifested negatively can be foolhardiness and unwise risk-taking. The search for freedom can lead to license; expansiveness can become boastfulness and lawlessness. The Sagittarian spirit likes to exceed the limits, be it speed or consciousness.

Capricorn (the Goat), an earth sign, the eighth and the last of the earth trinity, i.e., Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, is a sign of propriety, dignity and prudence. Efficient and punctual at its best, there is a high regard for discipline and time. There is also a propensity for deep thinking along with the highest regard for the law and institutions. It is the most responsible and dependable of the signs, demonstrating a humor that is marked by a teaching cynicism and capriciousness (a Capricornian rooted word). Its humor is often a jesting poke at most anything that is considered sacred. Paternal amongst the signs, Capricorns often rise to the top of industry and science with their acute ability to dissect and perfect more efficient space, time ideas and innovations. Ruled by Saturn, they have a high sense of duty and responsibility, as well as high aspirations for accomplishment and achievement. Having an outgoing nature, Capricorns could be forceful and powerful. Being a cardinal sign, they inflict a commanding spirit, particularly in matters of business and industry.

Negatively, this astrological influence imparts an unfeeling, cold, over-bearing, selfish, narrow-minded, easily worried and depressed; pessimistic, accusing, divisive, crafty, cunning nature with little patience, nor time, for others. Subtle in its ways, it is profane and fearful, with little self-confidence or awareness of anything outside of time-space limitations, thus denying any reality beyond the material, sensual world. Cursing, accusing, backbiting and malicious at the worst, it divides and destroys along its path.

Aquarius (the Water Bearer), the eleventh sign of the zodiac, is an air sign, denoting highly evolved intellection and social skills, the last of the air trinity (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius). The Aquarian positive traits are patience, high social refinement, high ideals, intuitiveness, truthfulness, and inventiveness, with a unique and freethinking independence. Called the sign of “the friend”, it denotes cooperation, tolerance and freedom, with social progress the highest ideal of the true Aquarian. Reform and the institution of a new social order, with brotherhood and equality for all, is the spiritual aim of this influence. A “fixed sign”, they are hard to turn away from their purpose, stubborn and tenacious when it comes to principles, unyielding in the face of truth. As powerful social reformers, they are resolute in their opinions and adept at communicating revolutionary concepts and ideas. Unpredictable, with lightning fast minds, quick humor and insightful counsel, this is a sign of knowledge and knowing. Aquarius is the “pourer-out” of truth and guidance for those willing to listen. Aquarius is very hopeful and supportive of friends, with little judgment in their appraisal of other’s shortcomings: also organizational thinkers, often eccentric and detached.

Negatively, this sign can be revolutionary, radical, irrational, peculiar, rebellious, and unpredictable in nature. The sign can be cold, indifferent, withdrawn, calculating, selfish, vain, agnostic and domineering. Sometimes Aquarians can be willful, impractical and out of touch with reality and just plain contrary. At the very worst, it is erratic and unreliable, bent on self-gratification with only a seeking out of the perverse side of life.

Pisces (the Fish) is the last of the twelve signs and the final sign comprising the water trinity (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces). The emotions of this water sign are brought to their highest expression as we go from the feeling of Cancer, to the desire of Scorpio, and finally arrive at the devotion of Pisces. This is a sign of the mystics, recluses and those who renounce the world of comfort and impermanence for devotion and discipline to the highest; a sign denoting belief, charity, sympathy, transcendence and love for the mysterious; a seeker of understanding. At the best, a Piscean can be the psychologist, a true dispenser of compassion and understanding; alwaysseeking meaning and purpose in a world of confusion. A humble, unpretentious and unassuming nature, often romantic, with tender and delicate feelings, Pisces is often misunderstood and overrun by the more callous and less sensitive. Often requiring silence and solitude to nurture their sensitive nature, the Piscean qualities bring us seers and mystics with great emotional attunement to higher planes. Pisces is a mutable sign, denoting change and restlessness.

Negatively, we can find preoccupation with morbidity, fearfulness, insecurity and negativity. They are often indolent and lazy dropouts from the realities of life, with ill-defined purpose and meaning for their lives; they can be seekers of illusions and ways to escape from reality through movies, television, novels, alcohol, drugs and aberrant sex; this is a sign of self-undoing and confinement at its worst. The Piscean nature is impressionable and easily led into whatever strong influence is dominating at the time, if not well grounded in a healthy belief system.

Herein, we’ve covered the twelve signs of the zodiac and their psychological import and interpretation. With an understanding of what ancient and modern interpreters defined these signs to be, we can begin to decode the astrological messages gleaned from the past and projected into the future.

CHAPTER 4

THE AGES

“When the Moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planet and love will steer the stars. This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius …” (“Aquarius”, from Hair by Gerome Ragni and James Rado)

There is much ado in song and literature today about the Age of Aquarius. We are entering the age of a new dawning for civilization, a new era of predicted influences. This is not a new idea, as astrological ages were known prior to the Christian era, with Hipparchus credited for their discovery in 127 BC.

What are these ages and from whence do they derive? The ages are the result of an astronomical phenomenon called the “precession of the equinoxes” that is produced by the gyration of the Earth on its axis due to the continual shift of the magnetic north and south poles. This gyration gives an apparent backward motion of the vernal equinox point of 50 seconds of arc (of space, not time) annually, resulting in a backward movement of one degree every 72 years, or thirty degrees (one sign of the zodiac) in 2,160 years.

To understand clearly the precession of the equinox we need to make the distinction between the “signs” of the zodiac and the “constellations” of the heavens. The 360 degrees of the zodiac are divided into groups of twelve signs, with 30 degrees in each sign. The first sign, Aries, begins March 21st, when the Sun crosses the equator going north on the ecliptic, the path of the sun. The celestial equator can best be visualized as an extension into space of our earth’s equator. (See figure 1)

Figure 1

When the Sun, on its geocentric journey, crosses our equator on the first day of spring, we designate that point to be zero degrees of Aries and the beginning of what is known as the tropical zodiac. As a consequence of the apparent backward slip of motion of 50 seconds of space per year, in its arrival at that point, the vernal equinox slowly shifts in relation to the fixed stars and constellations that gave us our zodiacal figures. Zodiac means literally “circle of animals.”

Approximately 300 BC, the zodiacal point of zero degrees Aries and the zero degree point of the constellation Aries concurred, as they do about every 26,000 years. Today, this vernal equinox point has moved backwards through the constellation of Pisces to the beginning of Pisces, in preparation for its backwards entrance into the constellation of Aquarius. (See figure 2) Consequently, about every 72 years, we find the vernal equinoxes points shifting one degree westward through the constellations.

This backward motion of the vernal equinox point produces the astrological ages, from which prophets throughout the ages could discern the “signs and the seasons.” Comprehension of these great “sidereal years”, as they are called, produced prophecies that were profound and astoundingly accurate.

Figure 2

As the hour hand upon a clock marks off a larger portion of time than the minute and second hand, so does the vernal equinox point (moving in its apparent backward direction through the constellations) mark off the epochal transitions from one age to the next.

There are two astrological influences marking each age. The outward influence, or exoteric manifestation of the age, is reflected in the sign that the sun enters precessionally at the vernal equinox points (for example, we are now entering the Aquarian Age, and exiting the Piscean Age). The secondary influence, which provides a backdrop to the major theme expressed in any age, is found in the sign opposite to the one the sun precessionally enters. The opposite sign to the Age of Aquarius is Leo, denoting courage, will, romance, love, and peace. Combined with Aquarius, symbolizing freedom, independence and revolution, we have an overall influence depicted by the era of the so-called “hippie generation” of the sixties, where free love, peace, liberation and revolution united against the war-making machinery of government. It was a time of the flower children (Leo rules the child), where flowers and love (Leo) combined to exert a revolutionary, Aquarian influence that persuaded governments to review public opinion and take notice of the spirit of brotherhood that cries out against the crime of war. Aquarian new-age music, combined with the youthful artistic influence of Leo, left its influence upon our nation and governments. The following table indicates each sign and its opposite.

The anthem of the new age Aquarius will be the brotherhood of man with reform of social conditions to liberate the oppressed and disenfranchised. Tyrants will fall to the collective mass communication networks that will herald in a day of knowledge and revolutionary change.

Table 1 gives the signs of the zodiac, their dates of occurrence, the planet assigned as its ruler, and the designated element: fire, earth, air, water. The Sun and Moon are included in the planetary list, and are referred to as such, for convenience’s sake. Table 2 refers to the keywords, summarizing the essence of each sign. It could be considered the quintessence, i.e., ultimate substance of each sign, shorthand of the sign’s true significance. For example, Aries, I AM, describes an assertive influence that projects itself psychologically into the arena of life. I HAVE, the keyword of Taurus, represents the possessiveness, resourcefulness and acquisitiveness of this sign. We can reduce the essential qualities of Gemini as intellectual and communicative from its keyword, I THINK.

TABLE 1

TABLE 2

These signs and their keywords will be further examined as we explore the influence of the ages and the psychological meaning associated with them. With this basic understanding of the influence of the astrological signs and the precession of the equinoxes, let’s journey into the realm of the prophetic ages and their significance to the past, present and future.

To imagine that this information concerning the precession of the equinoxes, the zodiac, etc., considered common knowledge by the ancient historians, could become obscure to future generations and would have seemed preposterous to them. The precession of the equinoxes was insight gleaned from the wisest men of antiquity. Their legacy has been preserved throughout the generations in rock formations that have been discovered in numerous cultures: from Stonehenge in Britain, to American Indian stone alignments that precisely measure the cycle of the Sun and the Moon. The masterful work, “Hamlet’s Mill” by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend[refer to bibliography], unveils the extraordinary impact this knowledge had on literature and myth throughout the ages: from Samson to Socrates, from Shaman to Shakespeare, knowledge of the precession was handed down from generation to generation. To quote these scholarly researchers:

“To be sure mythical figures are born and pass on. But not quite like mortals. There have to be characteristic styles for them like The Once and Future King. Were they once? Then they have been before. Or will be again, in other names, under other aspects, even as the sky brings back forever its configurations. Surely. If one tried to pinpoint them as persons and things they would melt before his eyes, like the products of sick fantasy. But if one respects their true nature, they will reveal that nature as FUNCTIONS.”

“Functions of what? Of the general order of things as it could be conceived. These figures express the behavior of that vast complex of variables once called the cosmos. They combine in themselves variety, eternity, and recurrence, for such is the nature of the cosmos itself.” (Santillana&Dechend, 1977, p.48)

Robert F. Riggs, the author of “The Apocalypse Unsealed”, writes the following regarding the significance of the precession of the equinox:

“Thus we see that the precession causes a major reorientation of the ancient cosmic system on the average of every 2,160 years: the shifting of the rising points of the Sun in the houses of the zodiac, the dislocation of the north polar star, the ‘shaking of the corners of the earth’, a twilight of the gods.

Since the astrological theories of antiquity correlated stellar phenomena ‘above’ with worldly historical events ‘below’, the precession took on a profound significance. The appearance of a new constellation at the spring equinox portended a ‘new heaven and a new earth’, a new Message from God, and worldwide cataclysmic physical and historical events. Old religions and governments could be expected to topple; flood and fire (symbolically) might be counted on to destroy the gods and records of the dying civilization. But, God ‘shall live as long as the sun endures, long as the moon, age after age.” (Psalms 72:5; Robert F. Riggs, 1981, p.26)

Each age introduced by precessional passage is ushered in by a divine man, or prophet, whose life (not only his words) is a prophesy of both the ending age and the new one. A prophet appears at the commencement of each era and calls mankind to awaken to the new age and its new message. As each age lasts approximately two thousand years, each prophet is faced with an almost impossible task of introducing a “new wine into an old flask” with hatred and scorn heaped upon the harbinger of new truths by those entrenched in the old.

These prophets of the ages are born into an age and time that conspires to destroy them, even as they leave the womb: infanticide is characteristic of these transitional eras.

Just as the rulers in the times of Krishna, Moses and Jesus issued edicts to destroy all the male children, today we witness the high court of our land ruling that infanticide is legal: consequently, our modern version of this child killing is exemplified in the more than a 40 to 50 million abortions in the world each year. As we begin ushering in the Aquarian Age, the situation has not really changed: only the manner in which it is achieved. We shudder at the story of Pharaoh, or King Herod’s edict to destroy the first-born of the day, but raise little—if any—indignation at the mass genocide of infants performed in the sterile surroundings of “professional” clinics. It goes by the name of “birth control” today in our “civilized” and “scientific” rational. Who could tolerate the truth of the matter, were it called by what it really is - the slaughter of innocent children! Kronos, once again, devouring his children,(over 100,000 a day) a new age now marches in.

The transition from the Age of Pisces to the Age of Aquarius, in respect to the introduction of a new prophet, parallels the myth story of the birth of Zeus and the efforts by Kronos to destroy all the children. The eternal archetype imprints itself upon yet another age transition!

Two thousand years ago there was Jesus Christ, whose name in Greek is IXθ¥Σ (pronounced “IKTHUS”), meaning fish, the symbol of the Piscean Age. This influence prevails to this day, as witnessed by the use of this symbol to represent Christianity. This prophet of the “Fish Age” selected twelve disciples (Pisces being the twelfth sign of the zodiac) and made them “fishers of men”. (Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17) Peter, James and John were known as fishermen apostles (Luke 5:10). Many miracles associated with fish were performed, as depicted by the recorded event of feeding five thousand people with two small fish and five loaves of bread. Either the pure woman or the ripe wheat depicts the opposite sign of Pisces, Virgo. The latter symbol represents the polar opposite, or esoteric mystery of the Piscean Age, thus from the wheat we see its depiction in the loaves of bread, counterbalancing the fish of Pisces. The fish (Pisces) symbolizes the new initiate who receives the truth, and even to this day we denote one who is being baited with a new idea or venture as a “fish”. Thus, the initiation into the new teachings was then made possible to all through chastity (Virgo-wheat). Mary’s immaculate conception represents the highest ideal of purity, and the sign of Virgo (the Virgin) has as its symbol the hieroglyph of Mary, or the shorthand of the word,

We also read of the casting of the nets to bring in the immense draft of fish, the walking on water by Jesus and Peter, and the turning of the water into wine. The water as well as the fish were both an actual part of the symbolism imparted by New Testament writers, as it well should have been in denoting Pisces as a water sign. It is notable that all miracles of supply relate to water and fish, as witnessed in the feeding of the five thousand men - besides women and children - with five loaves and two fish with twelve basketfuls leftover. (Mark 6:38-41-43)

The significance of the two fish being used in this miracle story is quite interesting in view of the sign of Pisces, shown as two fish tied together going in different directions. The symbolism of the five loaves as it relates to the opposite sign of Virgo is obvious in terms of its ancient and modern correlation with wheat and bread.(The latter has been symbolic of the sign of Virgo throughout the centuries.) The fact that the number of the fish adds up to the two luminaries, Sun and Moon; the number of loaves equals that of five planets—known by those of that day—and that the twelve baskets equal the number of signs in the zodiac, presents us with some curious correlations in the deciphering of celestial mysteries. It was fish again that provided tribute money for Jesus and the disciples. (Matthew 17:27)

Another important element of the early Christian ceremonies was wine, e.g., its use with bread was constantly referred to in relationship to the sacrament as an essential component in the remembrance of Christ—wellknown to those who study astrology—as wine has long been associated with the sign of Pisces; and most textbooks will notice the association between the sign of Pisces and alcoholic beverages of any kind. The bread of Virgo, the chastity depicted by Mary, the Virgin Mother; and the message of service is all Virgo in concepts. Service, sacrificial love, and humility are all major characteristics of Virgo and Pisces, as shown in the following verses:

“Let this mind be in you, which also was in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant…”

(Philippians 2:5-7)

“For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman; likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye servants of men.”

(1 Corinthians 7:22-23)

Early Christians adopted the symbol of the fish and the bread, tracing the fish symbol in the dust as a sign of recognition among the faithful: both symbols were inscribed on tombstones in the Roman catacombs and other places. According to Alfred Heindenreich’s (1895–1959) author of The Catacombs:

“Often we find a remarkable name of Christ inscribed in the marble slabs. I-CH-TH-Y-S, the Greek word for Jesus, Christ, God’s Son, Savior. However, the pictorial designation of Christ as the fish is also fundamental in catacomb symbolism. We see it recurring in numerable variations on the walls and on the tombstones. The feeling of the element of water must have quickened the early Christians when he gave that representation of the fish. The picture awakened in him the sensation of eternally progressing, streaming, surging life. In designating Christ by the picture of the fish the principle of progress as the necessary enemy of all stagnation and reaction was expressed. The water of life is the element in which the fish lives. To be united with Christ meant to participate in the rejuvenating streaming life.”

The Greek word for Fish was a used as a secret Rebus to disguise the true meaning behind the symbol. by which Christians, when persecuted, could identify each other. It goes like this: I=Iesous=Jesus C=Christos=Christ T=Theos=God H=Heuios=Son S=Soter=Saviour

These depictions of the fish, the wine, and the water baptism (the exoteric symbol) are found throughout scriptures. The catacombs also contain the following reference to some of these symbols.

“Faith led me and set before me, as my food, the fish from the pure spring the great immeasurable, pure fish, caught by a pure virgin, and this he gave to His friends for everlasting sustenance. He had precious wine and He gave the draught together with the bread.”

“Oh divine offspring of the heavenly Ichthys, receive, with a heart full of reverence, flight of immortality in the midst of mortals. Rejuvenate my soul, oh my friend, in the divine waters, with the eternal stream of wisdom that grants true wealth. Receive the bodily food of the Redeemed of Saints; eat, drink and hold the fish in the hands.”

Again, Alfred Heidenreich reveals the following writings:

“To receive the virtue of the fish was the greatest longing of the early Christians. In the sacrament they became endowed with it, when they received Christ in the form of bread and wine … The fish (as symbol of the Eucharist) carries the bread onward. Between the two fishes we often see the five loaves and syntrophion, the ‘uniting food’ from the story of the miraculous feeding. The loaves are like rolling sun wheels.”

For two thousand years we have had Catholic religion and “Fish Fridays”. The ring worn by the Pope, the “Fisherman’s Ring”, is engraved with a representation of the miraculous draft of fish brought out of the water by Christ’s disciples under His direction (John 21:6; Luke 5:4-6). Pisces, as with each of the other signs, relates to a part of the body in what is called the “Zodiacal Man.”[Figure 3] Correspondences between signs of the zodiac and parts of the body have long been recognized by astrology in its effort to note both its effect on bodily structure, as well as on physical ailments and health. Pisces governs the feet of the “Zodiacal Man” and as we’ve noted earlier, is a water sign. These elements are symbolized in the ceremony of washing the feet.

Pisces also denotes self-undoing and sorrow: Christ was described as a “man of sorrows”. (Isaiah 53:3)

The introduction of two thousand years of water baptism was a fitting symbol for the “watery” Piscean sign, as baptism is symbolic of the neophyte being drawn from the water like a fish.

If we were to pursue this quest no further, the coincidences would begin to be convincing enough, but we have only scratched the surface!

(figure 3)

Earlier, we noted that each sign has a keyword that describes it most concisely: the keyword of Pisces is “I believe”. [Table 2] The keynote of these past two thousand years of Christendom is none other than belief:

“Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.” (Acts 16:31)

The major thrust of Christianity is belief:

“Jesus said unto him, if thou canst believe, All things are possible to him that believeth.” (Mark 9:23)

“But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” (Hebrew 11:6)

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

Each of these divine men that represent these age transitions, are living prophesies of the age about to begin, as well as the age that is ending. Christ also partook prophetically of the ending age Aries, and his life embraced the message of this sign as well, “the Ram”, or “Lamb of God”. Christ was ending the two thousand year old practice of slaughtering lambs and other animals for sacrifice, but Christ was to be “the last sacrifice to end all sacrifices” and “was wounded for our transgressions” (Isaiah 53:5). Aries symbolizes bloodshed and physical suffering. Isaiah says of the Aries-Pisces prophet:

“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before his shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.” (Isaiah 53:7)

“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed … but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (I Peter 1:18-19)

Revelations alone makes twenty-eight references to the lamb! John 10:11 quotes Christ as saying,

“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep”:

Christ was the sacrificial Lamb of God. If we refer to the “Zodiacal Man”[figure 3], we note Aries rules the head and Christ was crowned with a wreath of thorns. Aries is the martial sign of Mars, denoting bloodshed and wounds, of which Christ received many.

Before Christ there was Moses who was attempting to Bring to an end the stubborn age of Taurus that persisted approximately seven hundred years into the Aries dispensation. The actual Taurean Age was c. 4320-2160 BC. The stubborn reluctance to abate its’ influence is evidenced even to this day by cow worship in India. Moses entreated the Israelites to stop worshipping the golden calf they had constructed as he went up on the mount.

“And the Lord said unto Moses, get thee down; for thy people which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

“They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I have commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, these be thy gods, 0 Israel, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt.” And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people …(Exodus 32:7-9)

Note, that the Lord refers to the people as “stiffnecked,” or stubborn, describing Taurus, the sign that corresponds to the neck of the “Zodiacal Man.”[Figure 3] We use the term similarly when we call someone a “redneck”. Taurus is a sign that denotes money, possessions, and gold. Appropriately, we see the Israelites upon departure from Egypt borrowing “of the Egyptians jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and raiment.” (Exodus 12:35)

As the Israelites, under Moses’ direction, are led from bondage in Egypt, we find them departing in the month of Aries, which symbolizes the new age they are ushering in.

“And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; … This day came ye out in the month of Abib. (Exodus 13:3-4)

The Hebrew month of Abib, or Nisan, corresponds to a part of March and April. Aries extends over this period from March 21st through April 20th. The holiday of Passover allegorically describes the entrance of the Sun precessionally through the cusp (door) into Aries - the first sign, ruling the first house. The Passover celebrates the “passing over” of the houses of the Israelites, whose doorposts were marked with the blood of the lamb when the Egyptians were smitten with the death of their first born. (The first-born symbolized the first sign—Aries.)

Further correlation is apparent regarding the Jewish civil New Year, which is to this day ushered in by the sounding of the Shofar, a curved ram’s horn. Again, the ram’s horn (γ) depicts the Aries symbol.

When God spoke to Moses through the burning bush, symbolizing the fiery nature of Aries, Moses received the keywords of that new age: I AM. [Refer to table 2]“And Moses said unto God, Behold when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them; the God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses I AM THAT I AM, and he said, thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel,

“I AM (γ) hath sent me unto you.” (Exodus 3:13-14)

In the desert, the Israelites reverted to the calf worship of the now ended age of Taurus, the bull, which was their undoing. However, when they followed God’s instructions to obey the new signs of the new age, they were preserved. Symbolically, the blood of the lamb (γ) represented this new understanding.

The day that Moses brought the children of Israel out of Egypt was symbolic of bringing them forth from the bondage of old ideas and outdated customs, to the newness of Aries. Although the age of Taurus was to extend from circa 4320 BC to 2160 BC, it took until approximately 1500 BC for Moses to accomplish this transition to a new age: delay and stubborn slowness characterize this tenacious sign.

This historical transition from the Taurean Age to the Arian Age was a major challenge for the people of that day, since they were so entrenched in old customs and habits that were difficult to break out of. Christ was also seen as the Passover of his generation as he ushered in the Piscean Age, ending the Arian dispensation. New Testament writings describe this connection in the following verse:

“Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us …” (I Corinthians 5:7)

The Christian equivalent to the Jewish celebration of Passover is Easter. Its annual date corresponds roughly to the Jewish Passover. The only appearance of the word “Easter” in New Testament writings is found in Acts 12:4, and its correct rendering is “Passover”. Easter is a moveable feast, occurring on the Sunday after the first full moon following the Sun crossing the vernal equinox point, i.e., the first day of spring. This marks the entrance of the Sun into the sign of Aries, and the departure from Pisces. The significance of the crossing point, denoting this age transition and the “crossifixon”, or crucifixion of the Son (Sun) of God, is symbolized by the celebration of Easter. It was the arrival of the Sun at the vernal equinox point in the Easter skies, which was anticipated at the beginning of this new zodiacal year and celebrated as “The Son on the Cross.” Aries is the eastern sign, Libra represents the western, with Cancer and Capricorn the northern and southern signs, respectively. Thus the name for this holiday, Easter, would appropriately signify this time of year. Nicholas de Vore, the author of Encyclopedia of Astrology writes: [refer to bibliography]

“EASTER. From Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of light or spring, in whose honor a festival was celebrated usually in April - since at that time the Spring Equinox occurred in April. A festival marking the commencement has been celebrated among many people under a variety of names. The Christians celebrated in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus. It coincides in general with the Jewish Passover, or Pasch, which the Jews celebrate on the 14th day of a lunar month that falls upon or next follows after the vernal equinox.”

Having examined the past two astrological ages and their Scriptural relationships, we arrive at the significance of the current age transition to determine the revelations that can be derived from Old and New Testament writers about the new age. Aquarius is described as representing sudden, unexpected changes, revolutionary in their scope and a sign of reformation, awakening and intuition. The keyword for Aquarius is “I KNOW”. Friendship, humanitarianism and brotherhood are the keynotes of this sign and the new age. Aquarius has a pictorial representation of a man pouring out a pitcher, and is called “The Water Bearer”, yet Aquarius is not a water sign, but an air sign with an emphasis on intellect and communication. Then what is this man pouring out of this large urn, if not water?

This pouring out of a substance is symbolic of the “living waters” describing spiritual nourishment which “after drinking you will thirst no more”. (John 4:14)

A “Divine Man”, or “Prophet”, ushers in each age, as demonstrated in these past ages, and the Aquarian Age will be no exception. “Divine” originally meant to soothsay or prophesy, though it has been given other meanings by the churches. We still have traces of this word’s original intent in such words as “divining rod” and “divination”. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary gives the clearest definition:

Divine:

Soothsaying; conjecture; soothsayer; prophet; seer; to discover or indicate by means of the divining rod; to make out by sagacity, intuition, or fortunate conjecture; to have supernatural or magical insight into things to come - to predict or prophesy by some special kind of inspiration or intuition; to soothsay.

The “last days” of the age are described in the Old Testament (Joel 3:28-32) and almost identically in the following New Testament writings.

“And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire and vapour of smoke.” (Acts 2:17-19)

Now, who is to pour out that spirit? It is none other than the heavenly sign of the man as depicted in Aquarius.

“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Matthew 25:30)

The sign of the “Son of Man” in heaven is none other than Aquarius, the Water Bearer. The only other signs resembling a man in the heavens (the zodiac) are Sagittarius, half horse and half man, and Gemini, the Twins. The early prophets understood the significance of the age transitions, and that this knowledge might be lost to future generations was as absurd an ideas imagining that knowledge of electricity would some day be forgotten.

It was obvious to the disciples that this event of prophetic unfoldment concerning the return of “the sign of the Son of Man” was a celestial and astronomical event. But to be certain that future generations are not misled by false prophets—that surely would abound in these last days, deceiving many – Christ gives them instruction on the Mount of Olives as to what may be expected at the end of the age.

Before presenting sections of Christ’s discourse on this subject, it is essential that a clear interpretation exist between the end of an age and the end of the world. It is important that we understand that there are two Greek words used for world by biblical translators; one was “Kosmos”, the other was “Aion”. “Kosmos” refers to the material world, while “Aion” means age or era. There are seven references to the “end of the world” in the New Testament; “Aion” is used every time, not once is Kosmos used. Christ’s disciples said, “tell us when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world?” (Matthew 24:3) The disciples are clearly questioning Christ about the end of this era, or age. Upon being questioned about this ending era, Christ warned his disciples:

“Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye not be troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places …

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible they shall deceive the very elect.

Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be …

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory …

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.” (Matthew 24:4-7,14,23-27,30,36)

The SIGN of the Son of man shall appear in heaven, not the Son of man, but the sign will appear. It is evident that this prophecy is foretelling of a celestial event of some magnitude, but what is its literal meaning in the light of early understanding of the ages and their import? It is very clear we are to be concerned with a celestial event, since the coming was as the lightning that “cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west.” We are then told that there “shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven” and that “they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory”. This event was clearly understood in the days of the early prophets, but the theologians in their attempts to interpret these prophetic passages, have reduced their clarity to a minimum. The essential truths have survived the ages and when put in perspective of that eternal verity written in the heavens, take on new meaning and lucidity.

There is much speculation about the exact date that the Aquarian Age officially begins; some say it has already begun, others maintain that it is hundreds of years away. Yet, the speculation is somewhat meaningless in the light of the Scriptural prophecy that says: “Ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” (Matthew 24:42)

Just as the Taurean Age stubbornly refused to yield to the upcoming age of Aries, so too, Aquarius is likely to surprise us with its unexpected entrance, leaving us unprepared without any warning. Both the introduction of this age, as well as the representative prophet of the Piscean/Aquarian era, may surprise us with the unexpected nature of both the personage and the manifestation, as described in the following passages:

“Surely I come quickly.” (Revelation 22:20)

“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But, know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.” (Matthew 24:42-43)

“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” (1 Thes. 5:2)

“But the day of the lord will come as a thief in the night in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” (II Peter 3:10)

“If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come on thee.” (Revelation 3:3)

“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.” (Matthew 25:13)

…I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” (Revelation 2:5)

“And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.” (Mark 13:20)

“For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

“Watch ye therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you, I say unto all, Watch.” (Mark 13:34-37)

The element of surprise is one of the factors involved in the entrance of this new age. What other clues can we find in the heavens to help us decipher the sign of His coming? The divine being who is to be a living prophecy of this new age of Aquarius and the ending age of Pisces ought to embody the inner meaning of both these signs in his life.

Pisces signifies sorrow, self-undoing and imprisonment. It is called the sign of sleep and imparts an influence of illusion and deception in the negative. Its positive meanings indicate the mystic, the dreamer or voluntary recluse, as seen in monks or nuns who practice selfdenial for spiritual growth. But essentially, it is the sign of confinement, sleep, and self-undoing.

Uranus rules the next sign Aquarius, “The Awakener” and “The Reformer.” It is the sign of sudden and unexpected changes, the sign of freedom, independence, and liberty, of brotherhood and friends. The New Testament is rich in description of how this divine man shall make his appearance in the Aquarian Age. Note, that many scriptures already quoted describing his appearance “as a thief”, or a “thief in the night.”

“Behold, I come as a thief, blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.” (Revelation 16:15)

Now note this Old Testament prophecy:

“For out of prison he cometh to reign; wherein also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.” (Ecclesiastes 4:14)

Why “out of prison” and “as a thief”? The Sun is precessionally moving from Pisces, the sign of prisons, confinement and thieves, to enter the sign of Aquarius, which denotes freedom, reformation, and the awakened one. Pisces denotes an era of spiritual darkness and sleep for mankind, while Aquarius brings reform and awakening. The Aquarian keyword of “I KNOW” implies a new era of knowledge and science.

As Daniel was instructed to write of his vision in the following verse:

“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” (Daniel 12:4)

With the age of science we’ve not only increased our knowledge in every field, but we have been able, with the advanced forms of transportation, to truly “run to and fro” throughout the world and into outer space. Aquarius is an age when enlightenment shall replace blind faith and belief. We are entering an era when every man, woman and child can intuitively know: we will be armed with knowledge that comes from the outpouring of Spirit by the “sign of the Son of Man in Heaven”, i.e., Aquarius. Knowledge is at our fingertips through the modern technologies of computers, which provide information in milliseconds, another of the Aquarian fulfilled prophesies. I believe that the “Water-Bearer” is pouring out “knowledge” to all mankind, as Aquarius is the sign said to represent Knowledge, “I Know” being its key word. We have more access to more knowledge in less time than anyone could have conceived in past generations. This electronic transferring of knowledge is very much the Aquarian spirit of the New Age.

At its finest, Aquarius represents that attunement which comes from being centered in the (K)now. To KNOW is to be here in the ever-present NOW. The word KNOW conceals the word NOW (offered as a mnemonic device, no etymology intended), and those that truly gain knowledge in life are those adept at focusing into the NOW with concentration and discipline. Those of short attention spans usually lack the ability to get firmly grounded in knowledge. Without the ability to focus and “be still and know”, there is little gained in any area of knowledge, be it even of God. The Psalmist writes:

“Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalms 46:10)

The great emphasis being placed on meditation these days is very indicative of the Aquarian spirit, and the more it is understood and practiced, the better off man will be.

As we enter this new age of knowledge and awareness, with its revolutionary changes and upheavals, many will seek solace in the comforts of an age past, and change will be difficult and met with great resistance. Many will choose to ignore the lessons of the past and question the validity of these long cycles as precise models, but their influence upon social trends is unmistakable, as the famous psychologist, Dr. Carl Jung explains:

“The influence of the constellations, the zodiac, they exist; you cannot explain why, it’s just a “Just-So-Story”, that proves itself by a thousand signs. But men always go from one extreme to the other, either they don’t believe, or they are credulous. Any knowledge or faith can be ridiculed on the basis of what small minds do with it. That’s stupid and, above all, it’s dangerous. The great astrological periods do exist. Taurus and Gemini were prehistoric periods, we don’t know much about them. But Aries the Ram is closer; Alexander the Great was one of its manifestations. (A footnote here points out that the Arabic name for Alexander was Dhulgarne in, meaning “two-horned”.) That was from 2,000 BC to the beginning of the Christian era. With that era we came into the sign of the Fishes. It was not I who invented all the fish symbols there are in Christianity; the fisher of men, the pisciculi christianorum … To deny it would be to throw the baby out with the bathwater.” (June, 1977, p. 375, 412-413)

Jung was well aware of the need for resilience in these days of transition from one age to another. He called for a “spirit of greater openness towards the unconscious, an increased attention to dreams, a sharper sense of the totality of the physical and the psychic, of their indissolubility; a livelier taste for self-knowledge”. Jung was knew of the significance of the age we are entering, and elsewhere in the same volume commented that “This atom bomb business, for instance, is terribly characteristic of Aquarius, whose ruler is Uranos, the Lord of unpredictable events”. We will witness great geological upheavals, “earthquakes in diverse places, waves roaring, famines, pestilence, earthquakes and volcanoes.”

“And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.” (Luke 21:11)

One major prophesy of these times is in the Ecclesiastes, which states: “Out of prison he cometh to reign and them that are born in this generation shall be brought to want.” We haven’t begun to see the breakup of our monetary system and the fall of financial empires, as will surely come around the world. All of the institutions of this age will be under siege: political, religious, financial, social, and economic. These are all prophesies of these last days of the Piscean Age and the ushering in of the Aquarian Age.

We are entering a time of great upheaval and change and to the uninformed and unprepared, a time of great hardship and surprise. The Aquarian spirit, as the Aquarian Age, has somewhat of a difficult time with change due to the fixed, or stubborn quality of this sign. To break free from bondage to old ideas or old structures, the spirit of the person, or the social structure, which makes sudden and swift change irreversible, must reach a point of rebellion. Revolutions will erupt throughout the world and the structures that are the most hardened and unyielding will be brought down if they are not serving the brotherhood of man. Such revolutions take many forms in the social sphere, but reform and awakening are sure consequences of such upheavals.

The severity and frequency of earthquakes and volcanoes will increase as we move into this age. We have created this scenario ourselves as we have used up the oil and gas resources of our earth. Oil is a Piscean element and associated with the Piscean age. Oil is a natural cushioning factor in reducing the severity of these fault movements. It is no different than the oil in a shock absorber on your car that softens the blows that one encounters driving. There shall be “wars and rumors of wars” in the last days. (Matthew 24-6)

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh on Earth would be saved.” (Matt 24:21-22)

Probably, the most striking element of this age will be the profusion of knowledge and communication that will be the earmark of this age. Aquarius’ keyword is “I Know” and this will be a time when all knowledge will be available to most of the world in a millisecond of time, when the social sphere of complete connectivity will reign supreme, and when those despots and tyrants who try to rule, will be overthrown by the consensus of the community of mankind, armed with communication and knowledge. The community and connectivity of mankind will become so interlaced that no part of the world will escape the light of knowledge and truth. Aquarius is the sign of the “brotherhood of man” and this will be the heralding cry from mankind as we enter a new age of upheaval, revolutions, sudden and unexpected events. Knowledge does not presuppose wisdom, so we have to find that balance if we are to avoid some of the lessons ahead. Knowledge is proud: it knows so much; wisdom is humble: it knows so little.

CHAPTER 5

THE SUN

“The Sun intones his ancient song

‘mid rival chant of brother spheres

His predestined course he speeds along

In thund’rous path throughout the years”

(“Faust”, Goethe).

“For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise, which things are an allegory” (Galatians 4:22-24).

ALLEGORY is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than the literal.

1a: the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human conduct or experience 2a: a symbolic representation: EMBLEM (Webster’s).

If Abraham and his two sons were an allegory and Christ were the seed of Abraham, then the entire story must have an allegorical function. Such a statement is close to heretical, unless the word allegory were to have a dual reality of symbolic, mythical, or archetypical meaning, and these meanings reflected themselves into historical reality and expression as true events in the unfolding of human and divine drama upon earth. This is the major thesis outlined herein, and the teachers and priests of antiquity fully realized the value of allegories, myths and archetypes as instruments to unlock the riches inherent within the psyche of man.

“Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master (Teacher) we would see a sign from thee.”

“But he answered and said unto them, an evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall be no sign given it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of the man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:38-40).

What a seemingly strange response Jesus made to the Pharisee’s request for a sign. Was this response some cryptic reference to the crucifixion He was soon to endure, or was the meaning hidden therein?

Jonah of the Old Testament lived in the 8th century BC and is on record as saving the nation of Nineveh from destruction by God for their wickedness.

Could this story of Jonah also be an allegory? Is the story somehow representative of some deeper truth, a symbolic representation of profound significance? We shall examine such a possibility.

In the earlier chapters we reviewed the precession of the equinoxes and the interaction of the earth and sun that produces the phenomenon of the ages. At this point, we shall examine the Sun’s journey through the twelve signs of the zodiac and their significance in understanding the story of Jonah, i.e., three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, and the story of Christ descending into hell where he stayed three days and three nights before rising again.

Astronomy and its “mother”, astrology, both were perfected in the days of Jonah. Plutarch, who lived in the first century AD, tells us that Hesiod, the Greek poet who lived eight centuries before Christ, was an expert in astrology. His testimony is highly credible for he was a student under Ammonius, the principal teacher of a school founded by Aristarchus, a leading astronomer of ancient Greece. Philostratus, who lived in the third century AD, records that astrology was well known and practiced in Greece as early as 1184 BC.

The scholarly researcher on the antiquity of astrology, Ellen McCaffery, in her book Astrology and Its Influence On The Western World (see Bibliography) says: “Pliny, who lived in the 1st Century after Christ, tells us that Anaximander, Anaxagoras, Hippocrates, and Hipparchus were all good astrologers.”

Thales, born 640 BC, is said to have introduced Egyptian astrology into Greece. He taught us that the Earth is a sphere, as did almost all Greek scientists. Thales also determined the ratio of the Sun’s diameter to its apparent orbit, but he could prophesy too.”

Having ascertained that the ancient scholars were well versed in sophisticated astronomy, let us seek out the allegorical stories that are written in the heavens above in the zodiacal path of the Sun.

We must begin this journey by rendering the path of the Sun on the ecliptic into a flat plane of two dimensions superimposed on the celestial equator. [as shown in figure 5] The celestial equator is an imaginary extension into the heavens from the earth’s equator. The point where the path of the Sun crosses the equator going north is known as the vernal equinox, and where it crosses going south is the autumnal equinox. The point farthest north represents the summer solstice and Farthest south, the winter solstice. [refer to Chapter 3, figures 1 and 2]

The sign of Aries γ represents the beginning and the end point of the celestial equator. Cancer represents the highest point of northern declination that the Sun reaches in its yearly journey, whereas, Capricorn represents the furthermost journey of the Sun going south.

The entrance of the Sun into the signs of Aries γ and Libra are called the equinoxes points, for they give us equal length of both night and day when the Sun reaches these equator points: zero degrees of Libra , or autumnal equinox.

THE ECLIPTIC
Sun’s (Son’s) Journey

Figure 5

The entrance of the Sun into the signs of Cancer and Capricorn are called the solstice points. Solstice is Latin for “sun-stand-still”, or “sun-halt”. Zero degrees of Capricorn is called the winter solstice. Each year the Sun travels 23 degrees and 27 minutes north of the equator to its entrance into the sign of Cancer , arriving approximately June 21st. On December 21st the Sun arrives at its most southern point of declination of 23 degrees and 27 minutes south as it enters Capricorn . At each of these four points Aries γ, Cancer and Capricorn , we have the four stations, or points of the Sun on the cross.[see figure 5]

On the zodiacal journey of the Sun, there are twelve signs to go through. Of these twelve, four are dominant in that they usher in new seasons of the year. They are, in fact, celebrated in church liturgy as the “quatuor tempora” (four times, or seasons) marked by special abstinences. These four signs correspond to the two solstices and two equinoxes: even to this date Catholicism celebrates the four Stations of the Cross.

The Sun on its yearly cycle travels through each of the twelve signs and symbolically gives testimony to the Son’s (Christ’s) journey to the crucifixion on the cross of salvation. It is not just Christianity that has recounted stories of God-like heroes going through journeys that depict the twelve scenarios of accomplishment. We find the theme recurrent throughout history in stories such as the twelve tribes of Israel or twelve disciples. The Sun, in the course of the year, passed through twelve sectors that were filled with danger and suspense: its success was paramount for human survival. The parallel between the twelve labors of Hercules and the path of the Sun through the signs of the zodiac has often been noted.

Far less obvious as a solar myth is the legend of Sampson. The original Hebrew rendering of his name was “Shimshon”, a very close resemblance to the Hebrew word for “sun” which originated from the Babylonian word “shamash” for the sun. Two miles south of Sampson’s traditional birthplace was the town of Bethshemesh (Literally, “the house of the Sun”, believed to be a center of Sun worship).

The story of Sampson is replete with solar images told with myth-like analogies. Sampson’s slaying of the lion in the height of his strength is symbolic of the sun’s power in the sign of Leo, the lion. Where Sampson in anger burns up the standing corn of the Philistines along with the vineyards and olives, we again see the power of the sun in its journey through the northern declinations of Leo and Cancer. Sampson’s power is derived from the length of his hair, which is analogous to the length of the sun’s rays. When Sampson lays his head to fall asleep in the lap of the woman, Delilah, this represents the Sun’s entrance into Libra, the fall of the year and the decline of the glory and power of the sun. Delilah, leaving him powerless against his enemies, shears his hair. Delilah’s name is closely akin to the Hebrew word “liIah” (“lilith” refers to the same Hebrew meaning, and for the astrology student familiar with the “dark moon Lilith” they are one and the same), and after Sampson’s defeat at the hands of the Philistines, his eyes are put out and he’s blinded; but Sampson’s power, like the Sun’s, returns, as his hair grows longer, and he defeats his enemies with one last feat of great strength.

Julius Caesar (13 July 100 - 15 March 44 BCE), Roman statesman, general and author, made note, a century before Christ, that the Teutons prayed to the Sun as a god and staged festivals in the seasons when the sun was expected to beam most beneficently. To this day, the Scandinavians celebrate Midsummer Nights Eve on the longest day of the year, with roaring bonfires that are intended to dispatch the spirits of evil that have accumulated during the darkness of winter.

To further understand the Biblical counterpart of the Sun’s (Son’s) journey to the height of northern declination, we must examine the story of the transfiguration on the mount, where we are told of the “Son in all his glory”.

“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.” (Matthew 17:1-2)

A date still traditionally recognized is June 24th, the celebration of John the Baptist day. John the Baptist, we are told in the New Testament writings, was born six months before Christ. The birth of Christ is on December 25th, and in fact, the actual event is depicted by the Sun on midnight of December 24th (which is discussed further on in this chapter). The date (June 24th) on which we celebrated John the Baptist day is exactly six months prior to the date we celebrate Christ’s birth (December 24th, Christmas Eve). The sign of Cancer has long been associated with John the Baptist: his death and beheading are said to have occurred on August 29th, soon after the Sun’s entrance into Virgo, the sign of the woman. In point of fact, the beheading did occur at the behest of Salome, who at the urgings of Herodias, her mother, charmed Herod into fulfilling his promise to grant any request that she made.

John said of Jesus, “he must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30), implying the descent of the Sun’s power as it decreases on its journey into southern declination. The birth of the Sun (Son) six months later would bring an increase in its power, as it began its journey back north once again.

Another key point of the cross is the spring equinox, which is much more clearly defined and interpreted. We still celebrate our holidays (holy days) in conjunction with most of these solstice and equinoxes points. Easter is a moveable feast, or holiday, reckoned from the first Sunday after the full moon on or after the vernal (spring) equinox. This occurs in the sign of Aries and is symbolic of the sacrificial “Iamb of God”, wounded for our transgressions. The tradition of adorning one’s head is befitting the sign Aries, which astrologically rules that part of the body. The egg is symbolic of the new birth that is represented by this time of year, the first of spring and the resurrection of new life from the death of winter. The egg symbolically relays the resurrection to new life from the “new tomb … hewn out in the rock” (Matthew 27:60) in much the same way the calcified rock-like shell of an egg is unable to contain the new life, soon to break forth from its imprisonment.

The next point of the cross, the fall equinox, is not as clearly defined, but it represents the time of the year when days begin to grow shorter and the nights longer. Libra (the scales), the sign of equal balance, will now begin to tilt in favor of darkness.

Darkness struggles to rule. It is the time of evil spirits and goblins. Halloween is observed on October 31st that falls over a month past the fall equinox, but Halloween means literally “All Hallow Eve” indicating a hallowed, sacred or consecrated holy festival in its original intent and purpose. Today this represents a time of mischievous pranks by children. In the old Celtic calendar the year began on November 1st and the last evening in October was “old years night”, the night of all the witches, which the Church transformed into the “Eve of All Saints”. It is believed that the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest at this time and contact with the spirit world is facilitated.

The most clearly represented of the four points of the cross are the spring equinox point, discussed previously, and the winter solstice, the latter being the most identifiable with Christian tradition.

At this point we shall decipher what was meant when Christ told the scribes and Pharisees seeking a sign, that “no sign be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonas for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

If you refer to figure 5, it requires little imagination to see the figure of the whale depicted by the path of the sun on the ecliptic, as it is superimposed upon the celestial equator. The whale’s belly is, of course, situated at the lowest point of the Sun’s journey as it descends into the lowest parts of the Earth, entering the sign of Capricorn at 23 degrees and 27 minutes of southern declination. Each year the Sun makes this journey south, and when it arrives there it remains stationary for three days and three nights before it begins the ascent back towards the northern latitudes. At midnight of December 24th, the Sun begins to “rise” again from the depths of its descent, at which time we have the “rebirth” of the Sun. December 24th is the celebration of Christmas Eve, which was a very holy and consecrated time in both pagan and Christian celebration. This represented the rebirth of the sun (Son) and was considered one of the highest mass celebrations of the resurrection of Christ, thus it was called “Christ Mass”, or Christmas.

The representation of the Sun’s (Son’s) descent into hell comes from the sign that the Sun resides in when it reaches this furthermost point of southern latitude. The sign it enters on December 21st is none other than Capricorn, ruled by Saturn (or Satan). Saturn (Satan, the Devil), rules this sign and is identified with rocks, minerals and bones. Thus, we have associations clearly shown with the crucifixion. These ancient assignations of meaning to the planets and the signs will be dealt with more completely throughout this book. (It should be realized that if your sun sign happens to be Capricorn, which is ruled by Saturn, that this is no indication of any personal interpretation in regards to you, as all of us have Capricorn in our astrological chart in addition to the planet Saturn.) As you recall, each sign and planet has a correspondence to some part of the anatomy: Capricorn, Saturn’s sign, is shown to rule the knees. (There is also a correspondence to essential body chemistry itself; in fact our modern day chemistry was preceded by alchemists of old who gave us much of our early research into chemistry, metallurgy and medicine). In the scriptural account of the crucifixion, we find that Christ was spared the usual fate of those crucified, in “that the scripture should be fulfilled. A bone of him shall not be broken” (John 19:36). It was customary to break the knees of those on the cross to hasten their demise, for this allegedly caused the body to drop its support and caused compression on the lungs inducing a type of asphyxiation. The point made of his bones being left unbroken, was a reference to the fact that Satan (or Saturn) had no dominion over Christ; although he had manifested great power on the earth, he had no power over the Christ spirit and thus was defeated in his purpose. The very reference to the breaking of His knees gives evidence of the message inherent therein.

Christ was crucified at a place called Golgotha, a word derived from Aramaic: the Latin word is Calvarias. Jerome offered a possible explanation of the name as having been derived from the conjecture that unburied skulls may have been there. Christ was placed in a rock for a tomb: we find even to this day, we place a rock over the burial of the deceased. Those who have studied the science of astrology will tell you that Saturn is said to rule rocks, crystals and minerals and has a special association with the hardened crystallized earth. Satan, we are told, was casted down to the earth where he was given dominion to rule for an appointed time. We are told that angels in white appeared at the tomb, “their countenance was so bright you could not look upon them”. This allegorically fits the period from December 21st through December 25th, when the earth is mantled in snow.

The angle (angel) of the sun is next to blinding at that time of year. These so-called “coincidences” between the astronomical, astrological and Christian holiday celebrations are beyond question, far too compelling to simply dismiss as ancient pagan celebrations. The sign of the whale is the only sign promised to the early seekers after signs: the story of Jonah in the whale’s belly for three days and three nights and the story of Christ’s three days and three nights in the belly of the earth, are keys to understanding the ancient knowledge given to us by the early Christians. To repeat the admonishment given by Jesus:

“But he answered and said unto them, an evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall be no sign given it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of the man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:38-40).

We will pursue these matters further as we delve into the mysteries of heaven above and within you.

CHAPTER 6

THE TRUTH

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32)

There seems to be some preoccupation these days with demon possession and the powers of the devil, attested to in current books and movies on the subject. There is a popular book that boldly claims, “Satan is alive and well on planet Earth.” What of this preoccupation with Satan and evil? What is the nature of this sinister force, or boogieman, that inscribes impressionable minds and hearts with images that terrorize and destroy life?

Long before the Hebrews coined the word “Satan” in their Scriptures, the mythological personage of Saturn was known and feared; they are one and the same. Saturn was the “devourer of all his children”. Peter describes the devil in a similar fashion: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” (I Peter 5:8)

The word “devil” comes from the Greek word “diabolos” (slanderer, false accuser) that has as its roots, “di” - to “divide” and “abolos” - to abolish. Literally, it means, “to divide and abolish”, or “divide and destroy”. This is an old military strategy used to defeat the enemy. Interestingly enough, and perhaps with intent, the etymological meaning of this word has been lost to most interpreters and linguists today.

(NOTE: Etymologists trace its roots to Old Greek: dia= across; bolos=to throw; giving its literal interpretation: to throw across, slander. This is very befitting of the spirit of accusation, or one who hurls across accusations.)

In mythology, Saturn is called “the Grim Reaper” and “Father Time”. His ancient Greek name was Kronos, or Latin Cronus, as mentioned earlier. We used to call clocks and watches chronometers named after “Father Time”, Cronos. Saturn is the divider of time and space, the “measurer of all things”.

The mythological planetary figures of Saturn, Zeus, Mercury, etc. represent characteristics of consciousness. Saturn is a representation of our lowest consciousness which views life, time and space as divided and disunited. This consciousness is at the root of all feelings of paranoia, alienation, separation, divorce and division on earth. Conversely, little could be accomplished without it in the world, where material progress is born of such pragmatic viewpoints of methodical, cold, detached scientific evaluations of life and the constituent parts. Without somewhat of a saturnine nature to counter-balance the opposite side of consciousness, we would lack all caution, reserve and even diplomacy. Saturn gives structure and limitation in life and is, neither good nor ill in its effect: it is how we use this energy, or consciousness, that determines its constructive or destructive rendering. Recall that the key word of the sign Saturn rules, Capricorn: “I use”. Therefore, the key to understanding this sign and planet is wisdom. Saturn is the teacher of patience, persistence, self-discipline and humility.

There is a popular wristwatch that bears the symbol of Saturn upon its face, called “Helbros” (Hell’s Brothers?). It appears that the old watchmakers knew from whence their trade originated.

There is another level of consciousness, the highest state of awareness, which is opposed to the Saturn or satanic consciousness. Zeus, i.e., Jupiter of the Romans and later known as Jezeus, or Jesus, epitomized the qualities of the higher, undivided consciousness. These qualities are the opposite of Saturn, or satanic consciousness. Jesus (Jezeus) said,“I and my Father are one.” (John 10:30) He beheld the unity and integrity of the Universe. He was “Holy” or “Whole”. The word “Holy” was meant to relay a state of wholeness and completeness. This consciousness was the antithesis of the divided, separated, alienated consciousness; a consciousness fully integrated in time and space. The Zeus (or Jezeus, Jesus) consciousness is not limited neither by time nor place - all are beheld as one.

“’Then said the Jews unto him, thou art not yet fifty years old? And hath thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, before Abraham was, I AM” (John 8:57-58).

The Zeus consciousness did not respond with “I was” only “I am”. He dwelt in the eternal, and perfect NOW.

The Standard American Encyclopedia says: “The name Jesus is the Graeco (Greek) Latin for Joshua.”

Joseph Jeffers, D.O. states in his book, Yahweh, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow [see bibliography]:

“… the name Jesus is really a combination of two names. In its original form, the name Jesus was spelled IESQUS, or IEZEUS, and is the combination of the names of two of the most popular gods worshipped before, during and after the Messiah lived. These two gods were “EA”, the Babylon god and “Zeus”, the Greek god. From the spelling of I-E-Z-E-U-S, it was changed to J-EZ-E-U-S and eventually went to Jesus”(Joseph Jeffers, DO, 1969, P. 35).

A.H. Sayee in his book Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylon, [see bibliography] page 104, reveals:

“EA” was god of the deep, both of the atmosphere deep, and of the watery deep, the Okeanos of Homer, which surrounds the earth like a coiled serpent … “EA” was lord of wisdom. “

The serious student of astrological mysteries will find this meaningful in their studies of the sign of Pisces and its affinity with the oceans and vapors. It was the sign of Pisces that Jesus or “Ea-zeus” was introducing as a new age, and both Zeus and Ea were known as gods of Wisdom. Neptune, the ruling planet of Pisces, is to this day depicted with the symbol of the trident, held in ancient myths as Neptune’s symbol Ψ,

To return to the theme of Chronos or Saturn, and Zeus and their implications for modern man, we must examine the relevance that this ancient knowledge holds for us today. If the ancient scholars were astute psychologists, discerning profound truths and handing them down for posterity in the form of living images and myths that transformed lives, then perhaps we should examine them in the light of today’s knowledge and potential application.

If we examine the relationships between Saturn and Jovian (Zeus) consciousness, the most apparent difference is the perception of time and space.

As noted, Zeus, or Jesus, represented the consciousness of the eternal present. This concept is foreign to the rational side of our nature, which perceives time as disconnected and disjointed bits and pieces that are categorized into departments for convenience.

Masters of spiritual techniques throughout the ages have taught the timelessness of the highest states of consciousness, the “at-one-ment” that comes through achieving this Samadhi-like state: to attempt to understand it with the deductive, logistic reasoning mind is like attempting to view infrared light without an instrument designed for that purpose and spectrum of light. The fact that there are light spectrums outside of our perception is accepted today without difficulty, yet to accept the reality of conscious, or super-consciousness levels that reveal other realities, seems absurd to the uninitiated. The thesis set forth herein is that such states do exist and that they can be attained by anyone who truly seeks them. The following represents some of this author’s perceptions and viewpoints on achieving this “at-one-ment”, or “atonement”, and the effort to appeal to that highest Reasoning capacity within each individual seeking such a union of Reason and Intuition, the “Perfect Marriage”.

When we explore the marvelous psychology behind great teachers of “at-one-ment”, we arrive at some basic tenets of faith that are so simple, yet profound, that they are easily rejected at first sight.

The following examples of transposed words exemplify some of the ways the mysteries have been concealed in the structure of our own language. Living in the past is self- [I AM] defeating, and backwards. “L-I-V-E” spelled backwards is “E-V-I-L”. The past tense of “L-I-V-E” is “L-I-V-E-D.” Spelled backwards, “L-I-V-E-D” gives you the “D-E-V-I-L.”(No etymology intended, used as a mnemonic devise only!) Living in the past robs us of the present. “Get BEHIND me Satan,” spoke Jesus. (Matthew 4:10) Be here now and know His Presence. Anything that causes us to live the less is evil: anything that causes us to fall backward from the process of living, or to manifest life, the less, is evil! St. Ignatious said, “The greatest glory of God is man fully alive.” We should learn from the past, live in the present, and the future will take care of itself! The fuller, or more perfectly, we live each NOW, the more promising will be the future! The future is but a culmination of many present moments - these represent your gift of life! We even refer to a giver’s gift as a “present”, and it is in these accumulated moments of precious life that we both treasure and enjoy, or we squander and waste. Be here NOW, admonish the wise men of all ages, and even more important, participate in the Creative Presence and BE LOVING NOW! Love is a creative act that brings fulfillment to every moment. Each moment of our lives is filled with pregnant possibilities, and only loving fulfills the potential of the moment!

A recent book entitled, Type A Behavior and Your Heart, by Meyer Friedman, MD, and Ray H. Roseman, MD [see bibliography] reports that the discovery of one of the greatest contributing factors in the incidence of heart attacks today is not simply how much cholesterol is in the blood, or any other diagnosed symptom. They discovered that heart attacks are more prone to occur to those persons with certain characteristic patterns of consciousness. The study found that of 1,067 men between the ages of 39 and 49 who were marked by behavior patterns of aggressiveness, ambitiousness, competitive drive and a chronic (Cronos: “Father Time”) sense of time urgency, ninety-five suffered heart attacks during the eight and a half year period of study. Of 1,182 men in the same age bracket with relaxed personalities, only 50 suffered heart attacks. The study concluded that the major contributing factor in heart attack proneness is a “chronic sense of time urgency”—Saturn consciousness depicted perfectly: Chronic (Cronos) Time, (Father Time), Urgency (Fear). Urgency implies fear of loss, in this case fear of the loss of time, which is an absence of love and an inability of the person dwelling in the “perfect now.” The Scriptures say: “The devil rages for he knows he has a short time.” There’s nothing more ugly and unattractive than a person raging because he doesn’t have enough time. How many times have we raged at a driver who is driving too slowly to suit us, or got angry because our wife, or relative took too much time in the store while we waited? This is the consciousness of Saturn, or if you prefer, Satan, the Devil working full time. Notice, that love’s first virtue, as described in Scripture, is patience. “Love is patient and kind.” (1 Corinthians 13:4) Patience is a reflection of a loving spirit and one dwelling in higher consciousness.

The ancient scholars may have lacked medical sophistication, but they called “Father Time”, Cronos, the “devourer of all his children”. The word “Cronos” means “time,” or “marked by a long duration”. Urgency implies anxiety, or a degree of fear, and it is this fear that kills. Fear constricts the vessels and tightens the vocal cords when one tries to speak overcome with fear. Fear is a killer, and it takes its toll in our modern fast-paced life, where rush, hurry and accumulation are the driving forces. Fear is a state that implies an absence of love: there is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear.” (I John 5:18)

Saturn, in astrology represents fear, constriction, contraction, crystallization, the hardening, and densification of nature. Saturn is the destroyer, the lower mind, worldly mind, whereas Jupiter represents the expansion and preservation of nature. Saturn is called the “greater malefic”, representing the consciousness of pessimism, melancholy, rigidity, severity, ambitiousness, competitiveness, and hindsight.

Jupiter, or Zeus, (Diespiter or Diovis Pater = Father Jove) was of dateless origin. He was the Indo-European, Dyaus Pitar, or Zeus Pater. In Greece, where his most exalted title was “Optimus Maximus”, Zeus was the antithesis of Saturn that ruled over darkness. Jupiter in astrology is the planet of the higher mind, representing understanding, foresight, and vision. Jupiter is referred to as the “greater benefic”, its influence being expansive, optimistic and compassionate. It rules over the sign of Sagittarius, from which the word “sage”, or “wise” is derived. Prior to Neptune’s discovery, Jupiter also ruled the sign of Pisces, the sign that ruled over the age ushered in by Jezeus, or Jesus. Jupiter and Sagittarius are said to rule, or have an influence over philosophy, religion, higher education, and prophecy.

The spirit of Saturn is described in the Christian text as “Satan”, the “Devil”, the “Old Serpent”, the “Beast”, and the “Dragon”. It is quite clearly defined in Revelation as follows:

“And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels and prevailed not, neither was their place found anymore in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven. Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down. Which accused them before our God day and night.” (Revelation 12:7-10)

The reference in Revelation to the “accuser of our brethren” is the key to unlocking the mystery of this diabolical archfiend designated as Satan. Satan is the spirit of accusation against our brethren. It was noted earlier that anything that causes us to live less, is evil. What robs us of life and joy more than the spirit of accusation, be it self-accusation, or accusing others? Accusing takes from life and causes the life principle to constrict and retract. (Both constriction and going backwards are psychological expressions of Satan.) Hatred is expressed with accusation, and the seeds of division, separation, divorce, and death are sown through this spirit. Perfect love never accuses, although it may unmask hypocrisy and chastise error: love directs itself towards correction of error through positive example and instruction, rather than demonstrating an unforgiving, unrelenting attitude.

Saturn rules over sexuality and thus the greater guilt and condemnation are directed towards sexual misdeeds, or conduct. This is the arena where Saturn has the most impact on the lives of mankind. This is the area where self-guilt and accusing has its most condemnatory power. We have this in evidence today in our branding of people who have violated these taboos with words of “whore”, “tramp”, “predator”, “deviant”. In some cultures the most trivial misstep by a woman can bring death, social ostracism, and banishment. Stoning of women happens in many Muslim cultures throughout the world today. The media has no mercy on someone caught in sexual transgressions, it is the fuel for the masses to rise up in righteous indignation and point a finger of accusation towards the offender. Those who are the most accusing are generally those who are carrying the most guilt in their own hearts, of the same thoughts, or sin. As we point a finger of accusation towards others, we have three more fingers pointing back towards us. “For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged.” (Matthew 7:2)

ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN CONCEPTS

KRONOS of the Greeks became SATURN of the
Romans and finally SATAN of the Christians.

ZEUS of the Greeks became JUPITER of the Romans
and finally JEZEUS and JESUS of the Christians.

SATURN was the devourer of all of his children”, but he
never devoured ZEUS, whom the mother
preserved alive.

SATAN is described as “a roaring lion, walking about,
seeking whom he may devour …” (1 Peter 5:8)

The DEVIL originally was DIABOlOS in Greek and Latin,
the root of which reveals its true nature and purpose:

DI/ABOLOS=DIVIDE & ABOLISH

EVIL IS WHATEVER CAUSES DEATH & OPPOSES LIFE.

LIVE spelled backwards = EVIL, the antithesis of living!

NOTE: Etymologists trace Diabolos roots to Old Greek:

dia= across; bolos=to throw; giving its literal interpretation: to throw across, slander. This is very befitting of the spirit of accusation, or one who hurls across accusations.

When Jesus was confronted with the woman taken in adultery, his only reply to those who accused him of contradicting the Mosaic law that called for her to be stoned to death, was “he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” (John 8:7) The law calling for the woman’s death represented Saturn, or Satanic influence: under the law there could be no mercy, compassion, or forgiveness. The entire story of Jesus Christ represented the union of Jezeus (Wisdom) with Christ (Spirit of Love). Wisdom is made perfect in love, but “the law made nothing perfect …” (Hebrews 7:19) We are told in Christian Scriptures that Christ, or Love, came to redeem us from the curse of the law.

“For as many as are the works of the law, are under the curse, for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the laws to do them. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident for, the just shall live by faith: And the law is not of faith: but the man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is every man that hangeth on a tree.” (Galatians 3:10-13)

Also, we are told that “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.” (Galatians 5:4) Saturn has always represented the law, the taskmaster, duty, responsibility and discipline.

There was no room for compassion and mercy under Saturn’s dominion: “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” was truly the standard of justice before the Spirit of Love and Grace interceded in man’s behalf. Recall in an earlier chapter we discussed how Saturn rules over Capricorn, and that this sign is found at the lower point of the sun’s path on the ecliptic where the sun descended into hell and stayed three days, before ascending north once more. December 25th is the day we celebrate Christmas, with Santa Claus bringing gifts to the good children. This is an old parody on the ancient Saturn, who was depicted in earlier days as a very thin, emaciated looking old man (as he is even today in some European countries). He represented “Father Time”, with a long white beard and hair, coming to give gifts to those children who obeyed their parents and fulfilled the laws during the past year. Naughty children were given coal or rocks placed in their socks representing St. Nicholas’ displeasure. His name of “Saint Nicholas” refers to the positive side of Saturn’s nature in that he rewards both good and evil with justice and fairness. A common name for the devil, or Satan, even used today is Old Nick! (See Webster’s Dictionary.) We say, “just in the nick of time” referring to a critical moment in time: “Father Time”. “Nick” also means, according to Webster’s, “to make petty attacks”. Again, the ancient meaning is revealed in the accusing rendering of “nick.”

Our original thesis contrasted the spirit of love with the spirit of accusation; the spirit of Zeus, or Jesus, with the spirit of Saturn, or Satan. To understand the nature of love, we have but to look at it within ourselves, as well as others. The Scriptures tell us plainly that “ye are the temple of God”, and that “the Spirit of God dwelleth in you.” (I Corinthians 3:16)

Inasmuch as God is described as Light, Love and the Word, we must possess those attributes to one degree or another if we are living, for without a degree of even the most basic self-love, we could not exist for long. Christ was called “the Word made flesh”. It is written, “and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) If the word was love, then He must have expressed perfect love.

Galatians 5:4 says: “If you are justified by the law, ye are fallen from grace.” If you make the law your taskmaster, then it is your “savior” and you must fulfill it completely, “for whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” (James 2:10) Therefore, by the deeds of the law there shall be no flesh justified in his sight.” (Romans 3:20) But, if you are under grace, which means literally, unmerited favor, then you are truly under love. To use an example, if a man’s wife loves him despite his many errors and imperfections, even when he’s not returning that love, then we might conclude that this love is unmerited. Now, if the man should decide to accept that love because he feels he deserves it, feels worthy of it, and has “worked” for it, then he is no longer operating under grace, for we no longer see the law of unmerited favor in action. When we reach a point where we feel we deserve love and merit it for the fulfillment of marriage laws, we now demand love, for it has been “earned”, and in fact a “legal” license exists that says it is ours, then it is most likely we will lose that love. “So it is”, we are told by an “Infinite Compassionate Creator” that we are loved despite our error and unworthiness; that “by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of your selves. It is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

The concept of unmerited favor and love is really not an unfamiliar one. That the lover bestows love unconditionally is the drama of life’s unfolding romantic novels and movies: unrequited love is the matrix of endless love songs. That mortal love can emulate Divine Love is no accident, for all love is of God.

“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” (I John 4:7-8)

The spirit of Jesus in us, the higher consciousness, is wisdom, and when it is crowned or anointed (Christ means “anointed”) in love, then that spirit within us is perfected. Wisdom is made perfect in love. Wisdom represents Jupiter (Jezeus), and when wisdom is united with love, then we have the spirit of Jesus Christ, i.e., Jezeus (wisdom) and Christ (anointed).

Love never accuses, and this explains why the account of Michael the Archangel (symbolizing Mercury, speech and rational mind) is portrayed as follows:

“Yet Michael the archangel (angel of arc) when contending with the devil, he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, the Lord rebuke thee.” (Jude 1:9)

It is an eternal paradox: you cannot accuse the accuser without becoming like him! When do we want to accuse the most, isn’t it when we are accused by others? Before we pursue this subject more from an Old Testament viewpoint, let’s examine the meaning and original intent of the words “angel” and “archangel”. The actual meaning of “angel” is “messenger”. The planets in their movements form relationships to the Earth and to each other called “angles”. By interpreting these angles, the astrologers can decipher their precise message for mankind. Since planetary angles do bring “messages” they may be seen as special messengers, or “angels”, in this sense. It is in the realm of belief and certainly supported by historical accounts by saints that these energies take on form and ethereal manifestation in the presence of those endowed with spiritual or high frequency vision. An “archangel” is a symbolic pictorial description of a particular angle of arc. For example, the cherubim described in Ezekiel (1:10) and also in Revelation (4:7), are descriptions of the four fixed signs of the zodiac: Taurus (face of an ox, or calf), Leo (face of a lion), Scorpio (face of an eagle, the ancient symbol for Scorpio), and Aquarius (face of man). When the Scriptures refer to Michael the Arch Angel contending with the devil, it is referring to the planet Mercury (Michael) and Saturn (Satan, or Devil) forming angles to one another of conflict or stress in the heavens, thus translating themselves into the “war in the heavens above” that are influencing the “war in the heavens within Moses”, within his consciousness, i.e., over his body. The ancient astrological axiom states, “as above, so below”, or “as within, so without”.

To return once again to the subject of accusation and its identification throughout the Old Testament writings as Satan, we must go back to the first introduction of the satanic spirit, in the Garden of Eden, known as “paradise”. “Paradise” has two roots: (again, lost to most translators and etymologists) “para”, meaning “beyond”, e.g.,“para-psychology”, or “para-dimension”; and “dise”, i.e., “divide” or “division”; “dice”: to cut in small pieces of cubes.

The actual intent of the word was to describe a place “beyond division” which is the sublime state that Adam and Eve existed in until the introduction of the so-called “apple of temptation”. The actual story never referred to an apple at all, it was “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” that Adam and Eve partook of. Their behavior resulting from that act is described very carefully. Adam says accusingly, “the woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, the Serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” (Genesis 3:12-13) Also, they knew of their nakedness and they covered their bodies, implying the presence of guilt, or shame. Notice that eating of “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” was the source of all their sorrow - what mystery can be discerned from this episode!

If God is Good, and God is All, as the Scriptures teach, and if God is Omnipotent (all power), Omnipresent (all pre-sent) and Omniscient (all knowing), then belief in both good and evil is a duality of belief that contradicts the “all-ness” of God, who is Good, and who is All. This duality of belief, or divided belief, implies another power in the Universe besides God, or good. We are asked to believe in the one God, and yet many of us choose to believe in two powers, or two Gods: God and the devil. If you believe in both you can’t believe in the one God, or the one good, but you are divided in your belief. The devil would surely have your allegiance for his name is “DIABOLOS”:“DI” -divide and “ABOLOS” -abolish. How can this spirit destroy or abolish without division? Where would division attempt such a coup, but in the place that was called “Paradise”, supposedly beyond division? It is written, “and if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” (Matthew 12:25, Mark 4:24) Also, “no man can serve two masters …” (Matthew 6:24) If you believe in both, so shall you experience the fruits of your belief! The devil is described as a “murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the Truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own, for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44)

When one chooses to believe a liar and a murderer from the foundation of the world, the consequence is deception and death.

To return to the story of Adam and Eve, they experienced the accusation at the time of their fall from “Paradise”, for Adam accused both the woman and even God. (It was the woman thou gavest me.) She in turn accused the serpent, and finally the ultimate state of accusation is suggested by their hiding themselves in shame, which implies self-accusation. Self-guilt manifests itself outwardly towards others whom we accuse as “scapegoats” (capricornian expression) for our guilt. The most accusatory persons are generally the most guilt-ridden. Those that accuse others continually have the most self-guilt, the weakness or sin they accuse in others is generally the one for which they harbor the most guilt and weakness themselves, in action, or in thought. That’s why you see the downfall of so many preachers who preach fire and damnation to men’s weaknesses and then become victims of their own self-same weakness. As the good book says: as you judge, so shall you be judged. (Mathew 7:1)

The myth of an apple came from the earlier sages who understood that the fall was produced by the misuse of the speech faculty of man, and that it was by the cursing of his lips that he fell from grace, or by accusing. The term “cursing” has its root in accusing or “cussing”, and it was known by the early truth teachers that this error was a result of the misuse of the fifth chakra (energy center) otherwise known as the voice box, or “Adam’s apple”. So, in truth, “Adam’s apple” brought about man’s fall from the Edenic state.

Although we know that a duality of belief brought about the “fall”, how do we break forth from the illusion, or “Maya” (as the Hindus call it), of the seemingly awesome amount of evil in this world? What is the secret of the saints, who were sustained even through martyrdom? Let’s examine the nature of this beast—evil.

Evil is the absence of good, or what is counterproductive to living. Evil is not the presence of anything; it is only the seeming absence of good. Ignorance is not the presence of anything; it is but the absence of knowledge. Darkness is not the presence of anything; it is the absence of light. The power resides in the light, not in the darkness! If we totally darken a room and light but one candle, that candle has an almost shattering effect in dispelling that darkness, but no amount of darkness can put that light out. The power is in the light, not in the darkness! The greater the darkness the more power the light manifests, by sheer contrast! As light and love are synonyms for God, or good, then when we manifest love, we have dominion over the darkness or the absence of love around us! In later chapters we will explore how to exercise that dominion over our environment and life’s circumstances, instead of being controlled or overcome by them.

As long as we remain under the veil of illusion and deceit, with respect to the nature of evil, we will suffer from the fruits of our wrong belief. Until someone comes along who unveils the fruits of such false belief, or we awaken from our “sleep”, we will remain in bondage to the illusion and deception perpetrated from the “foundation of the earth” - that there is another power in the Universe besides God and good. (“Uni” “Verse” - one melody, or song!)

CHAPTER 7

THE MYSTERY

“And he said unto them, unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables.” (Mark 4:11)

The Scriptures tell us that the kingdom of heaven is within us, yet there is reference and designation of an external heavenly abode where disincarnated spirits reside: the notion that the spirit continues on beyond what we refer to as death is gaining more credibility each day, with research along these lines taking place within the medical profession, giving new support to ancient ideas. Such pioneering work as done by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD in her fine study on the subject, On Death and Dying, and Raymond Moody, Jr’s MD extensive study, Life after Life, (see bibliography) are just previews of a new era when “knowing” will supplant “believing” in matters pertaining to such questions.

If we apply ourselves to the present task of achieving the “kingdom of heaven” within, by dwelling in that state of “righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost” (Romans 14:17), then any future state of heavenly grace would be assured.

Upon examining the inward condition called the “kingdom of heaven”, we find some interesting Scriptures. Note the following:

“The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say Lo here, or Lo There! For behold the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:20-21)

“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.” (Romans 14:17)

According to these verses, the kingdom of God (or good) is a state of consciousness that reflects certain positive characteristics. Many words have lost their original intent through translation and time, but there are clues that reveal to us that ancient scholars had a psychology much more profound and sophisticated than much of what goes by that name today.

In astrological shorthand the planets are composed of three basic symbols which take on a hierarchical dominance according to which is elevated over the other in the planet’s symbol. The three basic symbols are: the circle, the crescent and the cross. The importance of these three symbols cannot be underestimated in deciphering the language of the subconscious, or “collective unconscious”, as Jung refers to it.

Jung describing the attainment of at-one-ment through meditative processes gives the following commentary:

“As a rule, the phenomenon is spontaneous, coming and going on its own initiative. Its effect is astonishing in that it almost always brings about a solution of psychic complications, and thereby frees the inner personality from emotional and intellectual entanglements, creating thus a unity of being which is universally felt as “liberation”. (The Secret of the Golden Flower—A Chinese Book of Life, Richard Wilhelm, translator, C.G. Jung, commentator) [See bibliography]

The conscious will cannot attain such a symbolic unity because the conscious is partisan in this case. Its opponent is the collective unconscious that does not understand the language of the conscious. Therefore, it is necessary to have the magic of the symbol that contains those primitive analogies that speak to the unconscious. The unconscious can be reached and expressed only by symbols, which is the reason why the process of the individuation can never do without the symbol. The symbol is the primitive expression of the unconscious, but at the same time it is also an idea corresponding to the highest intuition produced by consciousness.” (Wilhelm, June 1969, p. 107)

(0) The Circle represents spirit, life, consciousness, projective force, the Self (“Akasha” of the Hindus, “to radiate or shine”) the seed, the masculine; represents the purest of love.

()) The Crescent is a symbol of the soul, feelings, emotions, the receptive quality, the feminine, and the subconscious. It represents the fecundation of the seed; it represents

(+) The Cross is the symbol of the body, matter, the compassion. (Atman of the Hindus, closely related to breath) senses, or flesh; desire that represents suffering on the physical plane. Man resides on the cross between the microcosm and the macrocosm: we are literally on the cross between the infinitely great cosmos and the infinitely minute atomic world. Only man is capable of looking in both directions and contemplating his place in this vast universe. The cross is the symbol of testing and trial for the spirit and soul.

The application of these symbols in the construction of the planetary, Sun and Moon symbols reveals their meaning and purpose.

THE HOLY TRINITY & MAN

“For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.” (1 John 5:7)

“And Mary said, my soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit rejoiced in God …” (Luke 1:46-47)

“For the Word of God is quick, and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit.” (Heb. 4:12)

“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren …” (I Peter 1:22)

The words “ruach” and “nefesh” (or Nephesh) are Hebrew for spirit and soul, understood to be distinctly different in Scriptures. The spirit relates to our conscious mind, while the soul relates to our subconscious mind and our feeling and emotional nature. I could be in good spirits today, yet be grieving on a soul level. This may sound contradictory but what goes on in the soul of man often belies what is happening on a conscious level.

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life: and man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7)

The symbol of the sun is the circle with a dot in the center. This symbol represents Spirit made manifest, as we all become more potent manifestations of spirit, or life, when we go within to our center from whence all true strength, beauty, health and vitality are derived. A good portion of the advertising media today would have you believe that beauty, health, and other virtues come from some external source - namely, their products! All true good comes from within, from the True Spirit that is love and life!

The Moon is a double crescent , representing the female receptive quality in our nature, the subconscious mind, which is pure receptivity. The Moon rules the soul, our emotions and feelings, fluctuation and change. Whereas the Sun, its polar opposite, is masculine, unchanging and eternal, is said to reflect the solar principle of the Spirit within.

The cross over the circle represents Mars (♂), usually shown as an arrow atop the circle. This symbol represents the physical senses and desires, the material world dominating and subjugating the spirit, the conscious mind, love and life. This is the masculine force projecting itself into matter, or into the physical world. It is the dominion over the spirit by matter, over the physical by the senses. It is an ancient symbol of war, violence, sexuality and unrest, when manifesting at its very worst. When Mars is dominant in a negative sense, it is conscious anger or hatred, which confronts openly to do battle. Besides the external struggle, there is the internal strife for self-mastery and courage represented by Mars, which ultimately teaches us to transmute our desires and energies into Will and Power. As with any force, there is a right and wrong application. If we have a child who has a severe temper, manifestly aggressive and combative, we condemn this: but if the child grows to manhood and violently overthrows a ruthless, oppressive dictator, then we say that these qualities of aggression and combativeness serve a good purpose. All manifestations of life can be used for good or evil.

Venus is the circle over the cross and represents the dominion of love and spirit of truth over physical senses: it is the feminine counterpart to Mars, we are told, but the planet is actually lacking any crescent that implies the elevation of feminine principle. Quite likely - since women tend to manifest Venus principles more than men - this planet took on the feminine role. Venus symbolizes love, affection, devotion, beauty and peace. It rules over the arts and brings with its influence harmony, cooperation and refinement. In Venus we find the spirit of love dominating the cross of the senses, thus the physical is subjugated by the Spirit of love. Venus says, “Let’s put love first,” while Mars says, “Let’s put our desires first.” Mars is impetuous - the conscious mind ruled by the senses, whereas Venus is patient - the conscious mind subjugating the senses and passions.

Saturn is the cross over the crescent , thus the worldly material senses and impressions dominate over the soul, feelings and emotions; the senses dominate the subconscious. Saturn, the Biblical “Satan”,was referred to in Scriptures as “more subtle than any beast …” Genesis 3:1; Acts 13:10). The subconscious, when dominated by worldly senses, affects its evil purpose with great subterfuge. Conscious mind subverted and controlled by subconscious mind that is filled with malevolent purpose and intent, is an awesome and frightening force of evil. The subconscious mind’s robot-like control over the conscious mind is documented today in advertising and marketing in the use of subliminal suggestions. Demonstrations of hypnosis reveal the tremendous power of the subconscious mind to subvert the will of the conscious when it gains control: the experiments that have been done in this area are numerous. That we ascribe so much power to Satan and the Devil to possess, or take over, an individual’s will and actions, is testimony to the psychological correspondence of the archetypal form to this inward control. Essentially, the early metaphysicians understood the powers of the flesh (the cross) to dominate the conscious or subconscious mind (the spirit and soul respectively) to be the power of the beast, which manifests the most evil in the dominion of the subconscious mind by the senses.

Saturn, known as the “Greater Malefic”, or malevolent planet, is said to be severe and rigid, cold and calculating, without compassion or mercy. This is expressed in the symbol of the cross over the crescent, or physical desires ruling and controlling the feelings and compassion of the (female) crescent. As the “Grim Reaper” and the stern taskmaster of the universe, Saturn represents the law administered without feelings; “an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth”, Saturn produces crystallization which produces disintegration, as opposed to Jupiter which is the planet of preservation, integration and wholeness. Jupiter is the “Preserver”; Saturn is the “Destroyer”. Jupiter corresponds to the Hindu “Vishnu”, and Saturn is their “Shiva”, corresponding to the “Preserver” and the “Destroyer” respectively, “Brahma”, the Hindu solar principle, relates to the all-pervading supreme and eternal Creator.

In Hinduism, “Maya” signifies illusion and trickery. Maya has as its root “matr”, to measure, from which originated such words as metre, matrix and matter. Saturn consciousness conceives the world of multiplicity and often fails to comprehend its unity and underlying Oneness.

Saturn teaches patience, persistence, self-discipline and humility through the chastening processes of testing, sorrow, delay, disappointment and limitations. Saturn defines and limits the Universe as the “measurer-off of all things”. Saturn, being the furthest of the known planets from the Sun (as understood by the early Christians), was sometimes called the “Lord of the Limit”, in addition to being “Lord of Time”.

Anna Kingsford in The Perfect Way, appendix XV, gives one of the clearest renderings of the mystery of Saturn:

“God called him Satan, the adversary, because matter opposes Spirit, and Time accuses even the saints of the Lord … and the sifter, for he straineth all things through his sieve, dividing the husk from the grain, proving and purifying the spirit of man for to him are committed weight and measure and God hath put a girdle about his loins and the name of the girdle is death …”

“He encompasseth with bonds and limits all things that are made, he putteth chains about the worlds and determineth their orbits. By Him are Creation and Appearance: by him are Birth and Transformation: the day of Begetting and the night of Death. The glory of Satan is the shadow of the Lord: the throne of Saturn is the footstep of Adonai.”

“Twain are the armies of God: in heaven the host of Michael; in the abyss the legions of Satan. There are the Unmanifest and Manifest: the free and the bound, the virginal and the fallen … evil is the result of limitation and Saturn is the Lord of the Limit. He is the Father of Lies because Matter is the cause of illusion. To understand the secret of the Kingdom of God and to read the riddle of Maya (illusion), this is to have Satan under foot. He only can put Satan under his foot who is released by thought from the bonds of desire… for the kingdom of Satan is the house of Matter; Yea, his mansion is the sepulchre of Golgotha, wherein on the seventh day the Lord lay sleeping, keeping the Sabbath of the Unmanifest. “

To quote the marvelous researcher, Ellen McCaffrey, MA, author of An Astrological Key to Biblical Symbolism:

“The devil, who is Satan or Saturn, represents this confining, limiting, condition imposed on the ego, but man has to learn the vital necessity of being hemmed in, for only by submitting to this, is it possible that the new birth of power can be given at the right time. Just as the confinement of the steam in a boiler gives the pressure that makes it possible to drive an engine, so are tight corners in life meant to give us dynamic power. Hence it has practically told us in the story that it was the spirit of God that allowed Satan to tempt Jesus, in fact, led Jesus to be tempted. Let us remember that it is impossible to tempt a person who has nothing within him that can be tempted; if the desire nature is purified there can be no fall, and desire nature is just another name for the lower, self of man. When the spirit of God animates the higher self, the desires of the lower nature have no real success. A man who hates alcohol can be left in charge of all the liquor in the world without drinking any. Satan, or the enemy, is another name for the lower-self principle, which is the foundation of all temptation.”(1975, p. 18)

Saturn was, and is, one of the influences acting through the earth or the physical plane, attempting to draw man’s attention from the things of God, through subtlety. Earlier in the text, we identified Satan as the “accuser of our brethren”. In the first chapter of Job we find Satan attempting, with the Lord’s approval, to turn Job’s praises of the Lord into curses. Satan fails after putting Job through a myriad of disastrous and severe tests. In fact, Job loses everything he has and he still responds with: “ … the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:21) To discount any unfairness on the Lord’s part in this permission to Satan to work against a seemingly perfect and loyal servant of the Lord, we must realize that the key to Satan’s achieving his end in Job’s situation is found in the statement by Job that says: “For the thing that I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.” (Job 3:25) The “Achilles’ heel” of Job was none other than his fear, which is negative faith. To have fear is to exercise faith or belief in something other than good, or God. The state of mind opens up the way for Satan, or Saturn, to operate in our experience. The earlier teachers of metaphysical truth understood the tremendous power of one’s faith. The admonishment that “by your faith it shall be accorded to you” is not an empty promise, for, whatever you truly believe in, be it good, or evil, you ultimately attract into your experience. The stronger your belief, or fear, the more likely the possibility that you will see it being manifested.

Jupiter, the opposite planet of Saturn, is the crescent over the cross . Here we have the subconscious, feminine quality of receptivity and compassion ruling over the physical self, or the senses. It is the planet of compassion, wisdom, higher knowledge and benevolence. Jupiter represents the higher self, or the Guru within; it is Jezeus, or Jesus within. In India, Jupiter literally means “Guru”, or “Teacher”.

The Romans called Jupiter “Jove”; hence the ancient scholars were in the habit of swearing oaths. Today we have a trace of this practice in the expression of surprise or agreement, where one says, “By Jove!” Also, our word “jovial” comes from “Jove”, which befits the optimism and out-going quality bestowed by Jupiter.

Zeus literally means “bright” or “light”, and was known as the God of Light. Ruling over lightning and thunder, in addition to rains, Zeus was said to hurl the thunderbolt. There are numerous references to Jesus as the “light of the world”, both by himself and others.

The key to understanding the achievement of “at-onement” is obtained through understanding the dynamics of Saturn and Jupiter. It is only through achieving this consciousness of integration, that “at-one-ment” and the “kingdom of Heaven within” are possible: this is the supreme key to mastery and wholeness. Achieving the “kingdom of God” requires an ability to perceive the unity in the diversity, the perfection in the seeming imperfection, the wholeness from the part, the complete in the incomplete, the permanence in the impermanence, the eternal truth from the temporal, illusive lie.

Mercury, the “messenger of the gods”, is the incorporation of all three symbols . It has the soul (subconscious) dominating the conscious spirit, over the cross of the physical senses. Mercury is the symbol of communication, and here we have all three indicators of the threefold man interacting to communicate and bring information forth from the subconscious to the conscious, down to the physical body and the worldly senses. Learning is the process that requires the subconscious mind to record and recall information demanded by the conscious mind to be utilized by speech, action, or writing. Mercury is the planet of learning, knowledge and basic understanding. This is the planet that rules mental agility.

These seven planets (for simplicity sake the Sun and Moon are designated as planets) represent the “seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth: (Revelation 4:6). They also represent the angels of the seven Churches (Revelation 1:20). Construction, the planetary throne, as known by ancient scholars, requires that we begin with the creative signs ruled by the Sun and Moon (Leo and Cancer). These are the masculine and feminine creative principles of our solar system.

The Throne

Note, that the “Messenger of the Gods”, Mercury, resides on both sides of the throne’s central figures, Sun and Moon, and that Saturn (Satan) is cast out to the outermost limits from the center.

Ancient scholars depicted the above rulerships of the signs by the planets in this order, centuries before the planets of Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto were introduced into the cosmic scheme.

A planet is said to be in its power, or authority, when placed in a sign it rules. It is said to be “on the throne” in such a sign. The twelve signs were said to be “the throne”, or “dwelling place” of the planets, or “seven spirits before the throne of God”.

Returning to the three basic origins of all these symbols, we can find their counterpart in Christian mystery teachings. Note the following Scriptures, keeping in mind that the “kingdom of heaven is within you”.

“For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one. “

“And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree in one. “ (1 John 5:7)

Water is a reference in the above verse to the soul, or emotional side of our nature, which is constantly ebbing and flowing, fluctuating and changing, as are the tidal forces of the earth’s waters. The lunar, or crescent symbol represents this side of our nature.

The blood, of course, deals with the flesh and the desires of this earthly body which ever seeks fulfillment and sensation. The blood is depicted by the cross, representing physical suffering and characterized in Christian mystery by Christ, who was called “the Word made flesh” (St.John1:14). The witnesses on Earth are the denser materialized expressions of the heavenly witnesses; the “word” is the heavenly witness, whereas the “blood” is the corresponding physical counterpart to it.

That the Scriptures viewed the spirit and soul as two distinct aspects of man’s nature, is evidenced by the following verses:

“For the Word of God is quick, and powerful and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit…” (Hebrews 4:12)

“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit rejoiceth in God …” (Luke 1:46-47)

“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren …” (1 Peter 1:22)

The above verse reveals the key to “soul purification”. Consciously, “Spirit” disciplines your mind and exercises unfeigned (genuine) love for “the brethren.” This is how we purify our souls.

When lecturing at the National Health Federation some years ago, I had a lady in the audience asking me how could we undo the years of damage that we, ourselves, or our parents, created in our souls - subconscious mind - by the continual “seeding’ of negative expressions. We can use Christ’s own example of dealing with this:

“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares?

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.” (Matthew 13:24)

To the woman who inquired how to deal with this dilemma, I explained, that if we had a cup of coffee and wanted to purify it back to the pure water, removing the coffee, we could do this most readily by continually adding pure water to the mix, until the coffee color becomes more and more diluted, eventually overwhelming the coffee entirely. So, the answer is to keep imputing good loving thoughts into our soul and to follow the admonishment of Scriptures that tell us:

“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

In the parable of the wheat and tares, both good and bad seeds are sown in a field.” Rather than delving into the soul, or subconscious mind, and trying to deal with the bad seed, he advised to let it all come to fruition and at that time we would deal with it. How much damage is perpetuated upon people who are having their minds probed by psychiatric sessions of dredging up all the “bad seed” residing in the deeper recesses of the mind, dwelling upon, and trying to separate this “chaff from the wheat?”

The late Alan Watts points out in his work Myth and Ritual in Christianity that “early Hebraism distinguishes between “NEFESH”, the individual soul, and “RUACH”, the spirit, which God had originally breathed into Adam at death, the body returned to dust, the “NEFESH” to Sheol, but the “RUACH”, being essentially divine, was reabsorbed into God.” [1954, p. 71]

The “Holy Ghost” is the heavenly counterpart to the water. The Holy Ghost represents the whole, or integrated subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is the domain of ghosts, visions, dreams, and apparitions. Unless there is integrity within the subconscious, we manifest a myriad of disorders within the self, be they emotional, mental or physical diseases. This affects the ability of the individual to maintain a state of completeness internally, called health, or externally, called wealth. Disturbances on this level of the mental processes produce “dis”-“ease” within and discord without. Plato, before Christ, said, “for this, the great error of our day … that physicians separate the soul from the body.”

So, the root cause of most grief and sorrow in life stems from an ignorance of the intricately woven relationship between the Soul and the Body. We shall explore the magic of transformation that comes with the knowledge of this interaction in the next chapter.

CHAPTER 8

THE WORD

“The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.”

(Psalms 33:6)

The soul, or subconscious mind, is likened throughout Scriptures to fertile soil, and the “sower” is the conscious mind that in an enlightened being is the guardian of the gate which sifts through the seeds seeking the fertile soil of the subconscious mind: whatever is planted, be it a good seed, or “weeds”, will manifest in our experience for good, or ill.

The most powerful and sacred words we ever pronounce are “I AM”: a statement of “being” can be followed with an affirmation of truth or a lie. All of the signs of the Zodiac have designated keywords that reflect the “I” orientation of that particular sign (see Table 2 and references in earlier chapters). The highest affirmation possible for each sign would be the highest manifestation for that specific sign. As each of the twelve signs represents certain qualities that are to be desired for that spiritual development and attainment, we could expect them to affirm that highest state in the following manner:

POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS OF THE 12 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC

ARIES | = I AM COURAGEOUS
TAURUS | = I HAVE ABUNDANCE
GEMINI | = I THINK POSITIVE
CANCER | = I FEEL SECURE
LEO | = I WILL CREATE
VIRGO | = I SERVE SELFLESSLY
LIBRA | = I HARMONIZE WITH OTHERS
SCORPIO | = I DESIRE REGENERATION
SAGITIARIUS | = I SEE UNITY
CAPRICORN | = I USE POWER CONSTRUCTIVELY
AQUARIUS | = I KNOW NOW
PISCES | = I BELIEVE GOD AND GOOD

The above affirmations are the inner purposes of each of the twelve signs, which compose each of our own charts. Having the Sun in one of these signs does not indicate that the other areas of those manifest signs are of no application to your life, for you have each of the twelve signs in your chart, expressing them in your development. Dwelling upon, reflecting upon, and meditating upon all of the above affirmations will bring a higher manifestation of Good in your life.

We will deal more completely with positive affirmation later, but for now let us consider how much energy is spent in sowing seeds of destruction in our lives with negative affirmations that have become a national pastime in the collective speech habits of many people. The Word is a creative force that can create or destroy depending on the manner in which it is used. How often have you heard yourself, or others, say, “I’m sick and tired of this.” Consequently, the seed thought is driven into the subconscious mind and planted deeply to manifest in a few hours, days or weeks later into the experience of the person who spoke the “Creative Word”. The Word does become manifest in the body of the person affirming such negatives: many people are constantly tired and sickly due to such negative statements. What about such expressions as: “He gives me a pain in the neck”, or “He’s a pain in the ass”, and then the bewilderment which follows as to why he or she suffers from neck pain or hemorrhoids? The list of expressions is endless. The localizing of negative affirmation, or curses, to particular problems in life to ailment and disease seems unlimited. The Word does manifest itself into physical expressions and physical curses, if that is what is spoken. The Word becomes flesh! The Word is creative, no matter how it is used, it is creatively constructive, or creatively destructive: it’s a simple and profound truth.

I have seen the power of the Word manifest itself in many people’s lives both negatively and positively during the past years working in areas of personal counseling. One client in particular comes to my mind. While discussing her relationship with her husband, she repeatedly said, “I’m just fed up to here with him” and raised her hand to her neck to emphasize the meaning. When asked if she was having a problem with constipation - at which she expressed surprise - she admitted that she had just been in the hospital with such a problem two weeks prior. She asked me how could I have known such a thing, while indicating with her words the seed thought of the problem: “…fed up to here with him.”

At a recent lecture given about Astrology, the Bible, and the Power of the Word, a woman in the audience approached me with another question: “How was it possible to show love to people when they were so unloving?” The lady went on describing a person she worked with, who, according to her description, “aggravated her to no end!” While being guided inwardly to leave the response to her question until later in the lecture, she gladly complied with the request to repeat (for the benefit of the audience) what she had just said about her coworker.

Twenty minutes later the same woman raised her hand again and asked if, in the light of the subject matter of the lecture, might there be some solution for a problem she had been experiencing for quite some time. She further described her constant visits to doctors, both internists and dermatologists, who she had, sought out to help her find a cure for a “rash that covers my entire body, from my feet to my neck.” When asked if the rash “aggravated her to no end”, there was a look of instant recognition and enlightenment in her eyes!

A sad incident was brought to my attention by a participant in one of these seminars that related to her father: she recognized, upon learning of the power of words, the source of her father’s affliction. His favorite expression to his children, when hearing of any problems they might have, was, “I can’t bear to see it! Talk to your mother about it.” Today, after years of saying this, he can barely see, as he goes blind with glaucoma.

Another recent example was that of a very beautiful woman whose favorite expression in the emotional confrontation with challenges, was, “I’ve got to face it!” She subsequently ended up with a cancerous tumor growth on her face to which her only alternative seemed to be surgery, but she learned of her incorrect speech patterns and removed the physical condition by removing the seed cause of the problem.

The Word does become flesh, and should the Word be spoken ignorantly, or full of poison and hatred, it shall manifest into expression and into our experience on some level. When the Word is “full of Grace and Truth”, then the consequence is glorious and beautiful to behold.

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. “

(St. John 1:14)

The deeper the emotion, the greater the motion that carries the word of the thought into the fertile soil of the subconscious: cursing are pronouncements of future woe and heartache. The power of the subconscious mind to bring any suggestion to reality is awesome to behold. If a person were hypnotized and told that they were going to be burned on their arm with fire, and after planting that seed of suggestion in the subconscious mind the hypnotist proceeded to touch their arm with a piece of ice, their arm would indeed manifest a blister, just as if the person were truly touched by fire: the body would respond in accordance to the belief of the subconscious mind. Suggestions, such as paralysis of a limb, extraordinary strength or unusual mind feats of memory and recall, are just a few of the powers that can be demonstrated with hypnosis.

We must guard the “seed” we let pass into our subconscious mind, just as carefully or more as we guard what we let pass into our mouths to enter our body.

The following pages contain some of the material that is presented in my seminars on “The Healing Power of Words”. The list represents a comprehensive collection of phrases compiled over several years of attentive listening to typical conversations laden with many negative expressions. Unfortunately, the tendency is not to notice the language we speak and its inherent destructive power. For this reason, the list was assembled to bring your attention to seemingly innocent expressions and their injurious potential.

CONSTRUCTIVE OR DESTRUTIVE

IDIOMS IN OUR LANGUAGE

We create our internal and external environment, resulting in health and wealth, or their absence. The relationship between words and our manifested reality has long been known, shown and taught by the metaphysicians throughout the ages. The following thoughts by the most advanced and learned of masters have given evidence of this:

“… IF ANY MAN OFFEND NOT IN WORD, THE SAME IS A PERFECT MAN AND ABLE ALSO TO BRIDLE THE WHOLE BODY.”(James 3:2)

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” (Proverbs 18:21)

“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life.’” (Proverbs 15:4)

“The tongue of the just is as choice silver.” (Proverbs 10:20)

“For I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. FOR BY THY WORDS THOU SHALT BE JUSTIFIED, AND BY THE WORDS THOUS SHALT BE CONDEMNED.”

(Matthew. 12:37)

SOW A THOUGHT;

REAP AN ACT.

SOW AN ACT;

REAP A HABIT.

SOW A HABIT;

REAP A CHARATER.

SOW A CHARACTER;

REAP A DESTINY.

Let us begin to shape the highest good for our lives in health and wealth by purging these destructive speech patterns from our life. To quote to the “Good Book” again:

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in good health, even as thy soul prospereth. (3RD Epistle of John, Verse 2)

DESTRUCTIVE IDIOMS

Death and Dying

It’s killing me.

This job is killing me. (Early death due to job stress

It’s a killer.

You scared me to death.

I’m dead on one’s feet.

I’m dead tired.

He/She is dead to the world.

My days are numbered.

Cross my heart and hope to die.

I’m wiped out.

I’m on my last legs.

The following contributes to heart problems:

It’s (or he/she is) breaking my heart.

I’m eating my heart out seeing them together.

What are you trying to do: give me a heart attack?

You almost gave me a heart attack.

My heart is breaking over this.

You broke my heart.

What a heartbreaker My heart bleeds for you.

My heart goes out to you in your sorrow.

My heart skipped a beat.

My heart stood still.

I have a heavy heart about it.

It left a hole in my heart.

Stomach problems

I’m sick and tired. (Many people are!)

He, (or she, or this) makes me sick to my stomach.

I’m sick of…

I can’t stomach it.

It nauseates me.

I have no stomach for it. (Ulcers or stomach removal) Belly aching.

I spelled my guts.

Need back problems?

Oh, my aching back. (Obvious)

I can’t stand it anymore (balance disorders; back problems)

I’m bent out of shape. (Numerous possibilities here, from disabling and disfiguring arthritic problems to back disorders)

Carrying all the weight on my shoulders. (Shoulder and back problems)

He’s always stabbing me in the back.

He’s a back stabber. (Stabbing back pain)

He/she’s been on my back.

I broke my neck trying to do it.

Vision and hearing problems

I can’t bear to see it.

I can’t see my way through this.

I don’t want to hear it.(Hearing disorders)

I’m retired. (It’s bad enough to be tired)

I can’t see the light of day.

Respiratory and breathing problems

It makes my head swim. (Sinus and congestive problems)

I have no room to breathe.

I can’t keep my head above water.

I need a little breathing space.

I’ll breathe better when I get on my feet. (Breathing problems upon lying down and sleeping)

Bowel/sexual problems

Get your bowels in an uproar. (Diarrhea and flatulence)

I’m fed up to hear with him. (Constipation)

Full of sh**!

I have my ass in a sling.

Busting my balls.

I’m petered out. (I’ll leave that to your imagination.)

Bleeding problems

I bleed for them.

What a bloody state of affairs! (England)

Too rich for my blood!

What a bloody mess!

Fevers

It burns me up. (Fevers.)

I’m working feverishly to finish this.

I’m working at a feverish pace.

Nervous disorders

He, or she, gets on my nerves!

It gives me the nervous rigors!

I’m a bundle of nerves!

It/He/She drives me insane!

It aggravates me to no end. (Skin problems, rashes, allergies and hives)

I’m psyched out.

Drives me up a wall. (Car accident?)

I was scared out of my wits.

Cancer

I have a lump in my throat.

It eats me up inside.

Pain

He’s a pain in the neck.

He’s a pain in the ass. (Hemorrhoids)

Have to face it… (Brings pain and problems to facial
area.) Hard for me to swallow … (Throat problems) Stuck
in my craw. (Good possibilities here!)

It pains me to see …

I’m busting my ass for …

I’m working my fingers to the bone. (Arthritic problems)

I’m aching for …

Other popular negative expressions

It blows my mind. (Strokes)

He pisses me off. (Urinary tract problems)I’llbe damned.

(No comment!)

It bugs me. (Flu bugs, etc.)

I’m ill at ease.

It struck me.

I’m choked up.

I can’t sleep at nights.

My hands are tied.

I’m beating my brains out I’m brain dead.

Trouble comes in threes.

If there’s trouble it will find me.

Skin problems

It aggravates me to no end.

I can’t handle it. (Hand allergies)

I’m itching to have…

You’re getting under my skin.

Rejection of good fortune

I can’t believe it!

It’s too good to be true.

I’m just plain unlucky.

Memory Problems

I have no memory for names.

I just can’t remember names.

I’m losing my memory.

It’s a senior moment, my forgetfulness.

My memory isn’t as good as it used to be.

I’m always losing things.

I’m growing old.

I’m not as young as I used to be.

I’m getting senile in my old age.

I haven’t the foggiest idea…

Obesity Statements

Everything I eat turns to fat.

I have a slow metabolism.

I just look at food and gain weight.

Trouble

There’s going to be trouble I can feel it.

There’s trouble in the air I can feel it.

There’s never enough time to …

If there’s trouble it will find me.

Affirmations of Lack and Insufficiency

That’s too rich for my blood.

I’m broke.

I can’t afford it.

I’m penny wise and dollar foolish.

Money just slips through my hands.

The Lord provides all my needs. (Not abundance, just needs)

There’s no shortcut to success.

DESTRUCTIVE PHRASES DIRECTEDTOWARDS OUR CHILDREN

Don’t you, kids, go outside without a coat: you’ll catch a cold!

This is a flu season.

You’ll catch the death of pneumonia if you go out there.

Some day you’ll end up in prison!

You can’t do that!

You’re never going to amount to anything!

She eats like a bird. (Eating disorders) It’s the terrible twos. (Self-fulfilling child behavior problems.)

She always has trouble going to sleep at night.

He can’t get along well with others.

She’s shy.

She has allergies.

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.

She has a sensitive stomach.

He’s just like his father.

(The negative qualities, of course.)

He has a temper just like his father.

She catches every cold that comes around.

He’s a little devil.

You can’t leave him alone a moment without some mischief.

He can’t get along with his brother.

They fight like cats and dogs.

He’s never been very healthy.

She has a weak constitution.

He’s not too bright.

He’s a little trouble maker.

He’s hell bent on destruction.

He’s accident prone.

If there’s trouble, he’ll find it.

You’re stupid!

You’re bad!

You’re dumb!

You’re crazy!

You’re a fool!

CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECH PATTERNS

Let us review some alternative language of an edifying nature language that can enhance and imbue our life with grace, health and goodness.

Long Life

My grandparents both lived to be in their 90’s: longevity runs in our family.

I’m too ornery to die!

I have good genes!

I plan to live to be a hundred.

My life is shaping up.

Healthy Heart To my hearts content.

My hearts in the right place.

I have a heart of gold.

To my hearts content…

Slim and Trim

I can eat anything and never gain weight!

I have a fast metabolism, and I just burn off the fat.

My parents were always slim: it runs in our family.

I never get sick!

I never get colds!

I’m healthy as a horse!

Good Fortune & Luck

Money comes easy to me.

I’m lucky!

I’m a winner!

I’ve got the luck of the Irish!

I’m just plain lucky in most things!

Choose your words carefully and guard the receptive subconscious mind from defilement. Attention to these speech patterns will reap a fruitful harvest for your life and those you love.

The importance of right choice in words cannot be stressed enough, and for the sake of our children, innocent victims to the seeds sewn by their parents, the need for education on this point is critical. Children respond more, and are more impacted by, what they hear said about them, than they are by what’s said to them. So when you are talking to someone else and make a derisive, or negative statement to them regarding your children then you are creating and reinforcing the negative quality you wish to correct.

You must have noticed in reviewing the pages of destructive and constructive organ language, that the list of destructive phrases greatly exceeds that of the constructive ones. Having put considerable effort at finding equal amounts of both, I came to the conclusion that, unfortunately, there is a preponderance of negative speech habits inherent in the general population of today.

Returning to some of the scriptural references to the speech and its inherent power to destroy or create, note the following:

“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. “(Matthew, 15:11)

“And Jesus said, are ye also yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand that what whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man.” (Matthew, 15: 16-18)

The following quote makes it exceedingly clear:

“ … If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man and able also to bridle the whole body. Therewith bless we God, even the Father, and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?” (James 3: 2,9,10,11)

The Christian Scriptures refer to only one “unpardonable sin”, which is described as “blasphemy against the Holy Ghost”. Note the following:

“Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. “ (Mark 3: 28-29)

If the Scripture is understood in the light of truth, it can be clearly ascertained that a sin against the subconscious mind is one that has taken root and must manifest its consequence in the experience of the person in error. As a man hypnotized follows the bidding of another’s conscious mind and will, doing, believing all things that he is told, and accepting all suggestions, however irrational, without inductive reasoning, so the subconscious mind receives the Word, be it a blessing or a curse/blasphemy, and acts accordingly. If a person carries out an irrational suggestion induced by a hypnotist, and is then consciously confronted with the behavior on the awakened state, that person will proceed to give (often with great contrivance) a rational explanation for his irrational behavior. So, it is with many of the self-induced curses that we impart to our own subconscious mind, which produces undoing in our experience on some level; although, we often have good explanations for our sorrows and rational excuses for our plight. Most of these excuses are projected outward to those nearest to us, or to any number of scapegoats, such as “society”, “the weather”, “the stars”, “old age”, “bad luck”, and ad infinitum.

If we pronounce a curse against ourselves, or our neighbor, with emotion, and plant the lie deep enough within, there is no forgiveness - you must experience the resulting judgment, which can be very counter-productive to life. Conversely, if you plant the seed of truth, health and prosperity, then it will be apparent in your experience.

The subconscious mind functions more in accord with Carl Jung’s “collective unconscious” because it fails to discriminate in an individualistic sense when it records a curse or blessing directed outwardly to others. Your subconscious mind does not differentiate between “you’ or “I.” If I tell myself, “I will awake at 6 a.m. feeling wide awake, alert and well rested,” my subconscious mind understands that and will act upon it. If I say to myself, “You will awake at 6 a.m.,” my subconscious mind will hear the same message and act accordingly; it receives the words and acts in accordance with the nature of the seed sown. Therefore, if I wish ill towards another and curse that person with a statement such as: “I hate you! I hope you die,” I have actually cursed myself with possibly an early demise. The subconscious mind hears both “you” and “I” as the same thing, interpreting that statement as selfdirected and the seeds of discontent and division are sown. That explains why, when you curse others, you are cursed. You see, malice sucks up the greater portion of it’s own venom and poisons itself. There will be a corresponding lack of peace and joy in the “Holy Ghost” (subconscious mind) that needs to be reconciled, if at all possible, before integrity and wholeness is regained.

“But I say unto you. That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause (ASV omits without a cause) shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.” (Matthew 5: 22-24)

“Raca” was a term of reproach used by the Jews in early Christian times, meaning “worthless.” The Old Testment upholds the same principle in its discourse on the subject of the power of words:

“As the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:0-11)

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue.“ (Proverbs 18:21)

Since we cannot uproot most deeply embedded subconscious weeds (usually planted in ignorance by parents in the receptive minds of their children) without threatening the good harvest that is also sown, we must deal with the matter as judiciously as possible.

The solution is to begin now by planting so much good seed that the weeds are literally overpowered and driven out for lack of space. Constantly affirm the truth of life and strength, health and vitality in your entire being, while contradicting and counter-remanding the lie of sickness, death and sorrow. Hold fast to the good things in thought, word and action. Keep in mind that you can only think of one thing at a time, and you are only able to hold one thought at any moment, therefore, choose the positive each and every moment, with discipline, until it becomes habitual. The following admonition says it most perfectly:

“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

Dwell upon the good and dwell upon God, for God is good (Matthew 19:17 & Luke 18-19). What you constantly dwell on, determines and shapes your future. One more time, your thoughts equates to your destiny:

SOW A THOUGHT;

REAP AN ACT.

SOW AN ACT;

REAP A HABIT.

SOW A HABIT;

REAP A CHARATER.

SOW A CHAACTER;

REAP A DESTINY.

“Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. “ (Galatians 6:7)

As was noted in the previous chapter:

“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” (Romans 14:17)

True peace and joy is the consequence of right thinking and right acting, or righteousness, which is expressed when the subconscious (or Holy Ghost) is truly integrated with feelings of unity and harmony that can only come about with proper mental disciplines. To be “filled with the Holy Ghost” is to have an integrated subconscious that relays feelings of wholeness and integrity - not feelings of disease, discord and division, commonly referred to as psychosis, neurosis and paranoia.

Peace, joy, and happiness are bi-products of right thinking, feelings, and actions. Right thoughts, feelings and actions are those, which emanate from love. It is only through love that purity of body; mind and emotions can be achieved.

The first step is to purify your soul through actively demonstrating love through your spirit and actions. This is plainly described in I Peter 1:22 as the process of soul (sub-conscious) purification: “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren.” Purity of speech is pure thoughts and feelings expressed, or activated.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American essayist, philosopher and poet, expressed the this relationship to thought and destiny quite clearly and succinctly in his “Conduct of Life” (1860, rev. 1876)

“He (man) thinks his fate alien because the copula (between person and event) is hidden. But the soul contains the event that shall befall it; for the event is only the actualization of its thoughts, what we pray for to ourselves is always granted. The event is the print of your form. It fits you like your skin …We learn that the soul of fate, is the soul of us …A man will see his character emitted in the events that seem to meet, but which exude from and accompany him. Events expand with character. “

What types of events that “expand with character” are predetermined by the content of a soul? Only a soul that embodies the collective sum of a loving, life-giving, life enhancing, life-affirming character can experience an expansive and fulfilling “actualization” in one’s life.

That is why the early Christians wrote the previously quoted verse, the message of which cannot be emphasized enough.

“Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

As the David in the Psalms states: “The Discipline of silence is good.” We talk too much as a people, and reflect too little. As the Swiss Inscription says: Sprecfien ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden. (Speech is silver, Silence is golden.)

“Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalms 46:10)

CHAPTER 9

THE GODS

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” (Romans8:14)

One of the most profound mysteries of Christian Scriptures is the revelation of who we really are! The Christian world generally recognizes the “sonship” of the Christ with the Godhead, and they pay reverence to Jesus Christ as the Son of God. Two thousand years ago, Scriptures tell us, Jesus was crucified upon the cross for such presumptuous and blasphemous heresy as declaring Himself to be the Son of God in the face of his accusers.

“Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father, for which of those works do ye stone me?

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy, and because that thou, being a man makest thyself God.

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the Scriptures cannot be broken.

Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world. Thou blasphemeth; because I said, I am the Son of God?” (John 10:3236)

Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, but the same Bible that the Christians use to pronounce Jesus Christ’s “sonship” with God also clearly asserts that we are all the “sons of God”. The above scripture and the ones that follow are clear on this point.

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” (Romans 8:14)

‘To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of Glory.” (Colossians 1:27)

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.” (Philippians 2:5-6)

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”(1 John 3: 1-2)

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” (Romans 8:14)

The same truth was written in the Old Testament, as Jesus admonished the Jews who confronted him:

“I have said, ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High. But, ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.” (Psalms 82:6-7)

The writings of the sage Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary author of works embodying magical, astrological and alchemical doctrines, give us the following:

“For God is not idle, for then all things would be idle; for all things are full of God: there is one Soul, One Life and One Matter. Who is this? Who can it be other than the One God.”

But, God is not as it seems to some who blaspheme through superstition, without sense, and without mind, or understanding. An in the whole there is nothing that is not God. Wherefore about God, there is neither greatness, place, quality, figure or time: for He is all, and the all, through all, and about all.”

“Consider this also, O Son, that God hathfreely bestowed upon man, above all other living things, these two, to wit, Mind and Speech, or Reason, equal to Immortality, these if any man use, or employ upon what he ought, he shall differ nothing from the Immortals. “

“For to Understand, is to believe, but not to believe is not to understand; for my speech or words reach not unto the Truth, but the Mind is great, and being led or conducted for awhile by speech is able to attain to the truth. We must be bold to say, that Earthly Man is a Mortal God, and that the Heavenly God is an Immortal Man. The beginning and end, and Consistence of all, is God.”

“If therefore thou will not equal thyself to God, thou canst not understand God. “

We are co-creators with God, and it is our ability to create, imagine, speak, question and contemplate the microcosm and the macrocosm that distinguishes us from the beast of the field. According to Genesis, “ … God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: … so God created man in his own image in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Genesis 1:26-27) We are but sparks off the “Central Flame”, called the Godhead: each and every one of us is potentially a great flame of life and love, capable of spreading ourselves, our energies, our heat, our life-force and our intelligence into an emulation of that “One Great Central Flame”, called God. By magnifying our love with wisdom, we can carry the torch of truth to light every corner of the globe, bringing light into darkness, heat into cold, cheer into gloom and love where there is hate and faith where there is despair. Just as love is infinite in this Universe, so our capacity to manifest love is limitless when we unify ourselves with the Source, and tap into the Infinite Supply of all Good and Perfect Gifts. It is when we align our-selves with finite mind, with limited consciousness and with ego, that we separate ourselves from the Source of all Power, all Wisdom, all Good and all Love. The way we achieve this perfect union is to abide in the consciousness of our unity with God, or Good, and thus behold our perfect integrity and wholeness, or holiness, which comes from such a vision and faith.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”

(I Corinthians 3:16)

The one obstacle to achieving this “at-one-ment” with God is the saturnine consciousness that is “a liar and a murderer from the foundation of the earth.” It is the limited consciousness that would deny the Jezeus within, that would keep us from the truth about ourselves if at all possible: for “Diabolos” can only succeed through ignorance, division and confusion. In the Scriptural account of Jesus confronting the man with the unclean spirit, we have the following:

“And he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered saying, My name is Legion; for we are many.” (Mark 5:8-9) (Also Luke 8:30)

Note, that the spirit opposed to Jesus’ spirit is identified as being “many”, which is diametrically opposed to the spirit of Jesus who is holy, or “Whole”, and “one” with God. Confusion comes with preoccupation with the “many”: be it choices (which of the 31 flavors of ice cream to choose from), directions in life, jobs to choose from or to quit; choices upon choices, that in the undivided state of total integrity offer little indecisiveness: but in a doubt-filled state produce conflict, discord (and if harbored long enough), disease of mind and body.

To the un-integrated person, who has no confidence in his choices (for he has no faith in God or the “Ultimate Good” outcome of his choices), a wrong decision or choice could appear devastating. Whereas an integrated person has complete confidence in his or her choices - “confidence” derived from Latin “confidentia” where the root “fid” [the Roman god of Fides] corresponds to “faith” or “fidelity”- for that individual has unwavering faith that “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

The spirit of confusion (confusion = confounded fusion, or disorder) comes from the spirit of disunity and conflict. The sense of insufficiency of time, for example, is the cause of impatience, leading to fear, anxiety, anger, and ultimately—death. This sense of imperfection and insufficiency disunites us from the sense of good in our life and produces the illusion of separation from good, or God, resulting in unhappiness and absence of joy and peace (“the kingdom of heaven within”). “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace …” (1 Corinthians 14:33). A sense of the lack of time is one of the greatest illusions perpetrated by the saturnine spirit. Adherence to faith in total good in our life and faith in God, despite the illusion of separation from that good, is the faith of the Saints.

“Hear, 0 Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord. “(Deuteronomy 6:4)

‘The one is none other than the All, the All none other than the One.

Take your stand on this, and the rest will follow of its accord, To trust in the Heart is the “Not Two”, the “Not Two” is to trust in the Heart.

I have spoken, but in vain, for what can words tell of things that have no yesterday, tomorrow, or today?” SenTs’an [Huston Smith, 1958, see bibliography]

Lao Tzu, in The Way of Life, quotes Kabir: “Behold but one in all things; it is the second that leads you astray.” (R. B. Blakney, 1961) Most every faith teaches the Oneness of God and this teaching is the root of the Christian message, although true faith in the “Allness of Good” is another matter altogether.

Usually, when asking someone if he or she believes the Scriptures which state “God is Good”, I generally get an affirmative answer. However, when asked again if there is a God who is Omniscient (all knowing), Omnipotent (all power) and Omnipresent (all present), and if there is room for anything other than good in the Universe, the typical response is that logic is being carried too far, and it just might lead to an unalterable conclusion that everything ultimately, in the final sum of it all, is good, or God: the wisdom of the Saints!

Another Chinese wise man, Lao Tse, wrote:

“What he saw as One was One, and what he saw as not one was also One. In that he saw the unity, he was of God; in that he saw the distinctions, he was of man.” (Cin Yutang,1959, p. 103)

The higher consciousness, the “Jezeus consciousness”, views creation as integrated, or “Wholly One” and refuses to believe the lie of division, separation and alienation. This being the case, then it behooves us all to strive towards achieving that level of consciousness: heaven, nirvana, atonement, (at-one-ment) samadhi, satori, bodhi, or whatever words we use to define the higher states of consciousness. Is there a clear-cut path to achieving this state of unifying bliss, or is it only attainable to those who go through rigid disciplines and ascetic practices?

The Scriptures, both Christian and others, give us clues to understanding and deciphering the mystery that is old as creation. Combined with our knowledge of Zeus and Saturn, we are prepared to unfold the mystery they conceal to achieving total union with God.

We earlier discovered that Satan, “the Old Serpent”, “the Devil”, “the Dragon”, was referred to as “the accuser of our brethren before God both day and night.” (Revelations 12:10) If that were the case, then Jesus must be the antithesis of this spirit of accusation and faultfinding.

If we can discover the characteristics of the Jesus spirit, or Zeus spirit, and emulate them perfectly enough, then we could readily test the power and efficacy of His teachings and exercise the same dominion and power over our lives and environment, as those recorded two thousand years ago of the Nazarene carpenter who disclosed Himself to be the Son of God, and “The Path” for our salvation.

CHAPTER 10

THE STAR

“Follow but thy star; Thou canst not miss at last a glorious haven. “Dante

There is much speculation and debate these days, as during the past two thousand years, as to what the “star of the Magi” really was, which led to the Christ child. My visit to Adler Planetarium in Chicago several years ago was a remarkable testimony to the endless search that has continued even to this day. The planetarium, with the assistance of updated astronomical computers and visual aids, attempted to recreate the heavens at the period coincidental with the sketchy historical record of the birth of Jesus. The astronomers’ speculations ranged from theories that the star was a conjunction of several planets to the thought that a comet had appeared during this period.

Two thousand years after the appearance of this star, the quest to unravel the mystery of this phenomenon still continues. Just as King Herod so blindly searched for two long years to no avail, so the search continued for two thousand years with few answers. Those uninitiated in the mysteries will continue to look amiss, until they seek the profundity of the event in astrological lore and research. Unless the event is perceived the same way as the Three Wise Men, or Magi did, in light of ancient astrological wisdom, the star will remain an enigma. It is obvious that this mystery has been handed down through the ages in the mystery schools, as will be evidenced in the following pages.

Most people, when asked to describe their concept of the “Star of the Magi,” would describe the setting so often seen in Christmas nativity scenes of the star brightly shining over the manger of the Christ child in Bethlehem. If we read the account carefully in the second chapter of Matthew, we come away with a definite paradox.

“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him, And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet … “

‘Then Herod when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I might come and worship him also.”

“When they had heard the king, they departed, and 10, the star, which they saw in the east went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. “ (Matthew 2:1-10)

Biblical scholars in this field agree that the Wise Men, “the “Magi,” were astrologers, and that they are thought to have come from Parthia, or Chaldea (from the east), where they first reported having seen the star. The fact that they were astrologers, as translated in most modern versions of the Bible, doesn’t soften the biased stance toward this prophetic art. Most are quick to excuse or apologize, or even blame the Wise Men for the killing of all male children by Herod. That this historical event is recorded as being foretold by those known as “astrologers” is somewhat justified by calling them “Magi”, or “Wise Men”, which is less offensive.

Isn’t it amazing that King Herod and all of Jerusalem, the scribes and the priests could not find this great shining star in the sky over Bethlehem? Could it be that they lacked the ancient wisdom and depth of perception that only permitted the initiates (students of the mysteries) to perceive it? The Scriptures tell us that Herod had to inquire, “diligently as to what time the star appeared.” In fact, Herod inquired and waited for two years before realizing the Wise Men had no intention of revealing the mystery of the star!

“Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.” (Matthew 2:16)

Establishing first that these wise men were astrologers, and then questioning the reason that this magnificent “star” was invisible to Herod and his entire kingdom leads us to the very obvious conclusion apparent to anyone who has studied astrology. “The Star of the Magi” was a configured “star” in the birth chart of the child formed by the planetary relationships. The reason this star was a mystery in Herod’s days remains the same today—astronomers are still perplexed by its mystery.

Prior to the Chinese invasion of Tibet, the astrologers, using the natal chart, or horoscope, predetermined and selected a child, the King of the Nation, “Dalai Lama,” who was to rule that country. A search was conducted of infants born at a propitious time to determine who would reign as their king. If it seems astounding that this custom has existed even up into this century, then it is even more amazing that the true mission of the Three Wise Men hasn’t been discerned by more “truth-seekers” and Bible scholars!

The star that the Wise Men saw is the same star depicted by Leonardo da Vinci in his drawing entitled “The Magical Proportions of Man.”[Reproduced: figure 7]

From Plato, da Vinci accepted the thesis that there is a relationship between man and the universe called the “doctrine of macrocosm and microcosm,” by which it is held that the universe, the macrocosm, is a gigantic living organism, and the man, the microcosm, is a universe in miniature. Leonardo also embraced the Pythagorean teaching that the earth was spherical, that it is composed of the four elements of fire, earth, air and water, and that harmonics and proportion are numerically determined.

The star showing the man with the legs and arms outstretched [figure 7], is a five-pointed star called a “pentacle” or “pentagram.” This symbol, long known by the mystery schools is the sign of the microcosm. This esoteric geometry, formerly revealed only to the initiated masters of the various guilds, was withheld from popular knowledge.

The “pentagram”, or five-pointed star, which can be drawn fully in one continuous line [see figure 6], was the emblem of the school of Pythagoras and has been a symbol of the mysteries for ages. Pythagoras himself, an initiate of the Egyptian mysteries, was persecuted and destroyed by those who considered his teachings of geometry to be a betrayal of Hermes, and that he profaned the sacred geometry by revealing it to the uninitiated. This seems severe and superstitious today, but bear in mind that little more than 300 years ago the Church condemned Galileo for his experiments with geometry that disclosed the Sun to be the center of the solar system, rather than the long held notion, cherished by Church, that it was the earth.

It amazes me how the Pentagram has been demonized by Christians and used to denote the most negative connotations and evils. It seems fine when we place the star on top of a Christmas tree, or Betsy Ross sees fit to use it on the U.S. flag to denote the number of states in the union. In Medieval times the “Endless Knot” because it can be drawn in a single line was a symbol of Truth and was considered to be protection against evil and demons. The five-pointed star (with one point up) was used as personal protection and as an amulet placed upon windows and doors. Even to this day the Masonic members, or Free Masons, often display five-pointed stars above the doors of their homes and study its mystery and magic.

The “G” which the freemasons place inside this “Blazing Star” signifies GNOSIS and GENERATION, the two sacred words of the ancient Kabalah. Referring to “Knowing” or Knowledge, and the Generative forces within us.

This powerful symbol is none other than the Star of the Magi that guided the wise men, or astrologers, to the cradle of Christ, or the cradle of Divine Realization, for those that were worthy. Paracelsus, German-Swiss alchemist and physician (1493-1541), proclaimed this symbol to the greatest and most potent of all signs. All mysteries of the metaphysicians were summed up in this symbol and it was taught in the mystery school of the ancient Greek Pythagoris (586 - 506 BCE) who taught mathematics, music, and metaphysics.

Students of these mysteries have been persecuted, killed and tortured for revealing these mysteries and forced to become members of secret groups, mystery schools and go underground to search for truth. The established church has no interest in seeing these revelations made public and revealed to the masses. They need to maintain their power, position and authority over their members. The church is the only institution that is allowed to use terroristic threats against people who disagree with them, for if you do not believe what their dogma proscribes you are threatened with eternal damnation and hell. If I were to use these tactics of intimidation and fear towards anyone, it would be deemed a criminal act. But, let’s apply ourselves to an open examination of what the early Christians really were about

Let’s explore the secrets embodied in this “Blazing Star” of the mystery schools, revered by the masters far back in recorded history. It is a profound and powerful symbol.

THE PENTAGRAM

Star of the Magi (Astrologer)

Goat of Mendes (Black Magic)

Figure 6

The Magical Proportions of Man

Figure 7

Man the Microcosm (after Agrippa of nettesheim)

Figure 8

Goat of Mendes

(Inverted Pentacle)

Figure 9

In one of the most romantic legends to come forth from Christiandom, the King Arthurian quest for the Holy Grail, we are again confronted by this mysterious “pentacle”. In Gawain and the Green Knight, the badge is the “pentangle” (or “pentacle”), described (as known by the English) as “the Endless Knot”. Many authorities as disguised Christian mystery rituals have long recognized the Grail legend. The author of the classic modern work, From Ritual to Romance, Jessie L. Weston (1957) writes:

“The Grail story is not … the product of imagination, literary or popular. At its root lies the record, more or less distorted of an ancient Ritual, having for its ultimate object the initiation into the secret of life, physical and spiritual.”

The five points of the pentacle represented to the knighthood of the King Arthurian legend the five knightly virtues: generosity, courtesy, chastity, chivalry and piety.

The 19th Century scholar Eliphas Levi also wrote concerning this ancient symbol:

“The Pentagram, which in Gnostic schools is called the Blazing Star, is the sign of intellectual omnipotence and autocracy. It is the star of the Magi, it is the sign of the Word made flesh; and according to the directions of its points, this absolute magical symbol represents order or confusion, the Divine Lamb of Ormuz and St. John, or the accursed Goat of Mendes. It is initiation or profanation; it is Lucifer or Vesper, the star of morning or evening. It is Mary or Lilith, victory or death, day or night. The Pentagram with two points in the ascendant [see figure 6] represents Satan as the Goat of the Sabbath, when one point is in the ascendant it is the sign of the Saviour. The pentagram is the figure of the human body, having the four limbs and a single point representing the head. A human figure, head downwards, naturally represents a demon - that is, intellectual subversion, disorder or madness.”

“The sign of the Pentagram is called the sign of the microcosm … The “G” which Freemasons place in the middle of the Blazing Star signifies GNOSIS and GENERATION, the two sacred words of the ancient Kabalah. It signifies also Grand Architect, for the Pentagram on every side represents an “A”. By placing it in such a manner that two of its points are in the ascendant and one is below, we may see the horns and ears and beard of the hierarchic Goat of Mendes.”

“The Allegorical Star of the Magi is none other than the mysterious Pentagram; and those three kings, sons of Zoroaster, conducted by the Blazing Star to the cradle of the microcosmic God, are themselves a full demonstration of the kabalistic and magical beginnings of Christian doctrine …”

“All mysteries of Magic, all symbols of the Gnosis, all figures of occultism, all kabalistic keys of prophecy are summed up in the sign of the pentagram, which Paracelsus proclaims to be the greatest and most potent of all signs … Those who set at naught the sign of the Cross tremble before the Star of the Microcosm.” (Baskin; 1974; p. 455)

In truth, the Christian story depicts the “Pentacle” in its allegorical rendering of Christ and Peter: this can be clearly illustrated in the light of astrological knowledge. The star that depicted the “Divine Man” the “Microcosmic Quintessence of the Macrocosm,” was the “Pentacle” with the one point in ascendance. This star is called the “sign of the Son of Man crucified”. The spirit, or the head, is in ascendancy. The five points of the star are symbolic of the five wounds of Christ and symbolize the five senses of man, by which love is “wounded”.

This same symbol, when inverted, symbolizes intellectual subversion, or the descent of spirit into matter. The disciple who represents this inverted star in the Christian doctrine, Peter, evidences this! Saturn rules Capricorn, and Capricorn is none other than “the goat”! The black magicians are known for their adoption of the inverted pentacle, which they depict as a goat’s head.[See figure 9] As mentioned earlier, Satan is described scripturally as “the accuser of our brethren, he who accuses our brethren before God, both day and night”. (Revelation 12:9) The accused person even to this day is called the “scapegoat”. The spirit of accusation was epitomized most perfectly in Scripture by the apostle Peter and, in fact, Christ himself referred to Peter as “Satan”, and called him an “offence unto me.” (Matthew 16:23)

The inverted pentacle [see figures 6 and 9] is called the “Accursed Goat of Mendes”. The word “mendes” is the root of the word “mendacious” which Webster’s defines as: “given to deception, or falsehood; lying; dishonest.” This describes the nature of Satan, the devil, as set forth in Scripture as “being a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44) The “lie” is perpetuated in the consciousness of division and separation, or the falsehood of duality, which is Kronos’ function of dividing and destroying. Now, if Peter epitomizes the symbol of Satan, then there should be evidence of this to support the theory.

Let’s examine the many “coincidences” that link Peter to the symbol of the inverted five-pointed star! If the symbol of the Pentacle with the one point up symbolizes the “sign of the Son of Man crucified” with the head up, then this inverted star represents the “sign of the Son of Man crucified” upside down. Tradition tells us that Peter was crucified upside down at his request because he didn’t feel worthy to be crucified as his Savior. At the root of this feeling of unworthiness is the spirit of selfaccusation!

Note the following verses describing dialogue between Christ and Peter:

“From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go into Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised again the third day.”

“Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.”

But he turned and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me Satan, thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. “ (Matthew 16:21-23)

Why would Christ refer to Peter as Satan? Most Bible commentators tell us that Christ referred only to the spirit of Satan which possessed Peter in that moment, but, if Peter is seen as the epitome of the saturnine, satanic, lower rational mind spoken of earlier in this text, then it would make absolute sense for Christ to refer to Peter as Satan: the exemplification of the Saturnine spirit!

For just as Peter denied Christ when faced with the reality of capture and the cross, the lower self denies the higher: the Saturn consciousness denies the Jupiter consciousness. The lower consciousness (of Satan or Saturn), the ego, desires the “things of men”, not those that be of God.

Leonardo da Vinci wrote in his journal April 15, 1452:

“Good report soars and rises up to heaven, for virtuous things find favour with God. Evil report should be shown inverted, for these works are contrary to God and towards hell.” (1923, p. 61)

When Christ spoke, he constantly affirmed the “I AM”. When Peter denied Christ, he spoke the negation “I AM NOT”.

“Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith I AM NOT.”

“And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it and said, I AM NOT.” (John 18:17,25)

Not only does the record show Peter denying Christ - he is also described as cursing (the accuser) and swearing.

“Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.” (Matthew 26:74)

Also, when they came to take Christ, Peter resorted to the use of his sword to cut off the high priests’ servant’s right ear. Saturn is anciently depicted as holding the scythe and is called the “Grim Reaper”.

The allusion here is quite clear when we realize that an obsolete use of the word “ear” referred to tilling the ground: it was a word denoting the action of plowing, and was a common country term in the 15th through the 19th century (and likely, prior to this period). “Earing” (plowing) is the prelude to “reaping”, which is the action of Saturn (Father Time, and the Grim Reaper). “Earing” also denoted “a spike or head of corn; the part of a cereal plant which contains the flower or seeds; said of corn when in the stage at which it bears ears.” (Oxford English Dictionary) The meaning of “Capricorn” further explains this nature: “Capri”: of or belonging to a goat, and “Corn”: horn, horny, or point, hardening or thickening of epidermis. At this point, we are dealing with “coincidences” in language and events related in the Scriptural account of Peter, the characterization of consciousness that is being relayed to us by this name and his association with Saturn, Satan, and the sign it rules: Capricorn. “Earing” is also an obsolete term for pitting one animal against another. In addition, Peter’s first name, “Simon” (a Greek name derived from the Hebrew), literally means “hearing”, further illustrating the analogy symbolized in Peter and the ear. Although many of the mysteries concealed within these Scriptures are hidden by transliteration, there are enough “coincidences” found in our language to make the point clear. The relevance of these associations is not completely clear at this time, but I share them for others to research and elucidate upon.

Saturn rules rocks, minerals and crystals: it rules the crystallization, densifying, calcifying force in nature. Peter literally means “ROCK”!

“Christ said to Peter: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16:18-19)

If these verses are understood in the light of the mysteries, then it can be discerned by truth-seekers that Christ was clear in His explanation of the “temple” being the body, not an external structure made with the hands of man.

“Then answered the Jews and said unto him, what sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

Jesus answered and said unto them. Destroy t his temple and in three days I will raise it up.

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

But he spake of the temple of his body.”

(John 2:18-21)

Again, the true meaning of the temple of God is described:

“And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. “ (11 Corinthians 6:16)

Now if we are the temple of the Living God, what could Christ have been referring to, when he said that Peter was the rock upon which the Church was built? It was none other than our skeletal frame: the teeth and bones upon which our body is built! Saturn has from ancient times (in astrology) been said to rule over our teeth and bones, the rocks and minerals of our “temple”, or body.

Notice when Christ was on the cross there was one cruelty they did not inflict upon Him (as mentioned earlier).

‘The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.”

Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and on the other which was crucified with him.

But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not His legs

…

For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, a bone of him shall not be broken.” (John 19:31-33,36)

Satan, or Saturn, rules the bones and has particular dominion over the knees (it was customary to break the knees of those who were crucified). Capricorn (Saturn’s sign) rules the knees of the Zodiacal Man, but Satan had no dominion over Christ and therefore, “a bone of him shall not be broken”.

That Peter represents the lower consciousness, and the Satanic, or saturnine level of consciousness, is further evidenced by the connection this lower consciousness has with our lower desires, principally the desires of sexuality (Satan ruled). The ancient scholars have long seen the vital power inherent in sexuality and its use or misuse. Just as in India this “power” is referred to as the “serpent force”, or “kundalini”, so the early Christians alluded to “the devil”, “the beast”, and “the old serpent” to describe this same “power”. The statement that Christ made to Peter that “he savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men”, was a reference to Peter’s desires that were of a saturnine nature, be it power, position, or self-gratification. The principal reference in Peter’s case was to sexuality and its use or misuse. How does man describe his sexual part of his body, but with the vulgar term “peter”, from Greek “petrus”—“rock”, or “to make hard”. The other vulgar title given to this appendage is “cock”.

“And Peter remembered the words of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. “ (Matthew 26:75)

It’s extraordinary, how even the usage of the above vulgar terms can cause someone to bring down upon himself derision and accusation, as if the words themselves were injurious. Satanic consciousness works best when it comes to directing accusations at things of a sexual nature, for where a sexual sin is manifest, then Satan can be the most accusatory, destroying and evil. This is apparent in the forgiveness demonstrated by Christ towards the woman about to be stoned for adultery. He rescued her by his interdiction; sexual misdeeds are paramount opportunities for the accuser to manifest its ugly head in self-righteous indignation. Throughout history, sexual misdeeds have exacted the very worst of condemnation and persecution; Saturn can bring down kings and presidents by such accusations.

Another vulgar term that reveals the Saturn-Peter connection to sexuality is that used to describe an emission of semen, commonly referred to as to get one’s “rocks”. The word used to denote lusty desire, even today, is “horny.” Note the previous connection even between Capricorn (Saturn’s sign) and “horny.” Are these just mere coincidences? What forces shape our language and influence our idiomatic choice of words?

When Christ told Peter that “upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18), he was referring to the reproductive organs; specifically, the gonad gland and the release or retention of the reproductive secretion by the “gates”, or opening or closing of this gland, called by the ancient scholars “the gates of hell”.

Alan Leo says of Saturn:

“In Hebrew Astrology, Saturn symbolizes the generative organs of the creative powers thrown downward into matter, and is therefore the Lord over Nature, the representative of all natural laws, or Justice. The evil or malefic nature of Saturn is therefore the abuse of Nature’s laws, and the dark side of nature is said to be ruled by the great god Pan-Saturn in its retributive or corrective aspect.” [“Saturn” by Alan Leo see bibliography]

This concept is further substantiated in the New Testament:

“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16:19)

When one quotes the most famous and powerful of all Christian prayers, “The Lord’s Prayer” you can see it has a distinctly different message. Remembering that “Father Saturn” is the ruler over the regenerative sexual force in a man, and that the Disciple Peter was given the “keys to the kingdom of heaven,” this prayer takes on new meaning.

Our Father, who art in heaven
hallowed be thy name.

Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power
and the glory. For ever and ever. Amen

(Matthew 6: 9-11)

To continue with the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father” (Saturnine sexual energy) “who art in heaven” (the kundalini serpent force raised to the highest chakras within). (Further discussion about chakras and kundalini will come later in this chapter.) The controversial symbol of the physicians healing arts, the caduceus of the Hippocratic oath with two serpents ascending, as seen below, and the other, showing but one serpent, the rod of Asclepius, depicts the raising of the kundalini serpent force on the spine to the heavenly crown chakra. This was the commission of the disciples, i.e., those who exercised dominion and authority with discipline over their thoughts and desires. The Old Testament Moses “lifted up the serpent on the staff in the desert for the healing of the people.” “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up”. John 3:14. Remember Satan, Saturn is the serpent. (Satan, the Devil, the Serpent)

To further expand on the Lord’s Prayers: “Hallowed (Halo) be thy name.” (Halo is the artistic depiction of a ring around the head of saints, as portrayed by medieval artists). Saturn is known as the “ringed planet” with the distinctive ring around its body. The result of raising this energy is to enhance the glow and charisma of the disciple creating a haloed effect around him. Why did the early Catholic Church institute for their priests and nuns celibacy? For the expressed purpose of developing saintlike beings that could minister to, counsel and heal the congregations. A priest after reading my book told me that he finally understood the concept of his vow of celibacy and no longer struggled with it.

The final words of the Lords Prayer make more sense when viewed in relation to Peter’s commission set forth by Christ.

“Thy Kingdom come,

thy will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.”

Recall Christ’s words to Peter, “whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be lost in heaven.” The generative force can be used for a generation of children, degenerative expression, or regenerative energy that heightens one’s creativity, charisma, attractiveness and healing power. The irony is that the more we strive to sublimate that sexual energy, the more attractive and desirable we become, increasing the likelihood of seduction and temptation. This is why we see so many seemingly righteous people succumb to temptations and their reputations destroyed. Those that have mastered this energy have throughout the ages been known to show extraordinary creative powers and often times supernatural ones. The creative imagination is highly linked to this sublimated sexual energy and the more it is sublimated in a healthy way, the more creative the imaging ability of the individual is.

In the following Scripture we see the power of this sublimated energy in the healing of the woman with the issue of blood, an ailment she had for 12 years. When the woman with the issue of blood touched the hem of Christ’s garment and he said “someone has touched me, for I perceive that virtue has gone out of me.”(Luke 8:46) Saturn’s energy has two polarities, one is the replacement of Saturn to the heavens within, or have “Our Father which art in heaven” accomplished by the discipline of virtuous celibacy. The Scriptures tell us that Satan was “cast out of heaven”.

“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” (Revelation 12:7)

Saturn was one of the angels, and this story is one of the “gates of hell” (the sexual forces being drawn down into matter, the earth.) Recall, Peter was told:

“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16:18-19)

Simon Ushakov Last Supper 1685(1629-1686)

The “keys of the kingdom of heaven” are in the right knowledge and right use of the gland. The “binding and loosing on earth” refers to the “binding up” of the procreative forces behind the “gates of hell” for its regenerative use within; for the establishment of the state of bliss, or heaven within one’s consciousness, producing “righteousness, peace and joy”, and the “kingdom of heaven”. In other words, if the seed force is released from the lower desire (Peter), then the corresponding loss of the inner state of bliss is experienced. Peter denies the higher aspect of consciousness by misuse of the lower force (desires). By not “damning up” the procreative forces in order to sublimate them into internalized joy and ecstasy (heaven within), we may be truly damned! Sublimation of this force gives energy to higher levels of creativity. We can use this “serpent force”, or “kundalini force” for generation, regeneration or degeneration; but the choice is ours. The energy is redeemed to a high degree when expended in the act of a loving union, for love redeems one from the law, which is Saturn’s domain. (Galatians 3:13) The keyword for the sign Capricorn, which Saturn rules is “I USE.” Right use and right knowledge of the saturnine principle is the key to opening oneself to the “heaven within”. Christ was called the “spiritual Rock”,

“…for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them and that Rock was Christ.”

(I Corinthians 10:4)

Christ used this force, or energy, for the regeneration of man when He was healing the throngs of people and was touched by the woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years and was immediately healed by His mere touch, He knew of the loss of His virtue.

“And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians and had spent all that she had and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, if I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.”

“And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?”

“And, his disciples said unto Him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?”

“And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.”

“But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.” (Mark 5:25-33)

Jesus having been touched, perceived that virtue—“virtus”, Latin., i.e., “strength, manliness”—had gone out of him. Virtue has the same root as “virile” and “virgin”, implying the state of strength that comes with moral excellence.

Notice how the structure of a sentence can entirely alter the meaning of the verse by simply misplacing one single comma as in the following humorous example:

The optimist says:

“There is a divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them as we will.”

By simply moving one comma therein we get an entirely different message:

“The pessimist says:

There is a divinity that shapes our ends

rough, hew them as we will.”

Notice how in the following verse where Jesus is telling his disciples what shall be their reward for following Him “in the regeneration”; the placement of the comma is questionable in the structure of this sentence, wherein one misplaced comma could change the entire meaning of the verse. If we move the comma in the following verse of Scripture after “me”, to after the word “regeneration”, we render an entirely new meaning to the verse:

“And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” (Matthew 19:28)

“And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

The “Disciples” were students in the “discipline” of regeneration and were following their Teacher in achieving this: they were literally “following Him in the regeneration” by emulating his virtuous ways and by which they achieved the inner regenerative state that was enlightenment, called the “throne of His glory.” Thus, the achievement of this “raising up” of energy occurred in the mind, or “throne of glory”. Note the following verse:

“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin, for his seed remaineth in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” (I John 3:9)

Being “Born of God” is to experience the virgin birth of Christ within. The virgin birth occurs potentially within each of us, when we practice virginity, or continence.

The following discussion with His disciples about marriage and eunuchs (a castrated male) is also significant:

But He said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mothers’ womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.” (Matthew 19:10-12)

For those who were unable to receive such a discipline as a part of their life, there was the following instruction by Paul to the Christians:

“Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me:

It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband …

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

For I would that all men were even as I myself.

But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good if they abide even as I.

But if they cannot contain (be continent), let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn (with desire).” (I Corinthians 7:1,2,6-9)

Returning to the five-pointed star, the pentacle, symbolizing the five wounds of Christ, we also see a representation of the five means by which the senses detect pain and pleasure, or the way in which love is “wounded”. All five of our senses require a different contact with the world to function. Our sense of taste is only functional through matter in a liquid state. Smell is accomplished through contact with matter in a gaseous state, while hearing is only translated by contact with vibration of air or water currents. Sight requires light as its transmission medium.

The word “pent” that we use to denote “shut-in”, or “closely confined” as in “pent up”, linguists believe comes from the English “pend”.(Webster’s 7th Collegiate Dictionary) The pre-English origin of the word “pent” is derived from the Greek “pente” meaning “five” (Webster’s). “To repent” implied the redirection inward (from the outward striving) of the five senses to the inner generative levels within, producing wholeness and “the regeneration,” consequently, the attainment of the “throne of His glory” within. It is through the wise use of this “serpent force”, sublimated into “compassion” rather than “passion”, that created the union of Reason and Love, the masculine and feminine principle, producing the “mystical marriage” within, as known by the Gnostics of old. Even to this day the physicians have as their symbol for the healing arts, the staff entwined with two serpents ascending upwards. This “caduceus”, the symbolic staff of a herald, is the symbol of regeneration and of the healing force within man. It was the symbol of Moses who “lifted up the brass serpent before his people and all who looked upon it were saved from death, though bitten by poisonous snakes. (Numbers 21:8) The Hippocratic oath that all medical doctors must swear to came from the father of medicine, Hippocrates, the great physician, who lived 460 - 357 BC. He wrote, “A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.” He deemed the study of Astrology to be of paramount importance in order to ascertain “critical days” for the patient. The phrase “critical days” appears regularly in earlier medical textbooks throughout the succeeding centuries. It is found in all the Roman, Spanish, Jewish and European textbooks on medicine. As late as the 17th century, the phrase “critical days” was still in use. The only way to ascertain these “critical days”, as understood by Hippocrates and the centuries of physicians who have followed him, is to possess an understanding of the intricate process of constructing and interpreting an astrological chart.

Returning once again to the five-pointed star, “The Star of the Magi”, “the pentacle”, “the pentagram”, “the pentangle”, “the endless knot”: we find that it carries within it many mysteries. In the study of art, music, architecture, botany, conchology and the human figure, one will ultimately discover the mathematical laws governing these areas of interest that lead to the mysteries contained within the geometric formation of “the pentacle”. This symbol, revered for ages, has as its basis the “golden section,” also known as the “golden mean”, that is a ratio found throughout nature and knowledgeably employed by many great masters in their art and architecture. The famous Greek structure known as the Parthenon, embodies the harmonics of the “golden section”, as do other structures such as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius and the Temple of Aphrodite, to name but a few. The ratio of the “golden section” when applied to art or architecture fulfills a certain aesthetic need in man’s search for beauty. The work by Leonard da Vinci, “The Magical Proportions of Man” [figure 7], shows the “golden section” as a basis of measurement on the human body. This sacred proportion is the governing ratio in the Great Pyramid that has five sides and five corners. Further study of the geometry of the Pyramid will reveal additional relationships to the pentacle. Within the “golden section” is also found a ratio that is known as the “Fibonacci series”, or scale, which is found throughout nature in such places as the design of a chambered nautilus sea shell, the leaf distribution of various plants and ivy and the bee hive architecture, which is governed by the genealogy of the drone bee. In the masterful work entitled, Nature’s Harmonic Unity by Samuel Coleman [see bibliography], he writes: “thus the ‘Divine Section’ can now be shown to be one of the greatest factors for the just development of the proportional spaces in all flowers, plants, and shells, and so much is this the case that on the basis of the series 3:5:8:13… etc., a theory of proportion may be advanced that will approximately supply the requirements of all students in the art of design.” The subject is too lengthy to pursue herein, but it is suggested that for those wishing to understand the “Grand Design of Creation” more clearly, the topic warrants further study.

John Mitchell, in his fine work, City of Revelation, A Book of Forgotten Wisdom writes:

‘The pentagram, or five-pointed star, which can be drawn freely in one continuous line, was the emblem of the school of Pythagoras and has always been a symbol of the mysteries, five being the hermetic number. Pythagoras himself, an initiate of the Egyptian mysteries, was persecuted and destroyed by those who considered that his teachings of geometry and numbers was a betrayal of Hermes, whose priests reserved for themselves the exclusive privilege of instruction in such matters. His adoption of the Pentagram was found particularly obnoxious, for students of the number five are involved in the most powerful and dangerous of all subjects, human motivation. There is an obvious connection between the pentagram and the body of the canonical man crucified, which is confirmed in the golden section measurements of the human body …” (1972; p. 74)

Do our modern mystery schools have any information on the meaning of the ancient symbol of the pentacle? The following is taken from the Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The following quote is not an embodiment of their doctrine, but as stated in that book’s preface, “it is of interest and profit to know what the Ancient intellect thought upon these subjects …

‘Tradition also gives these Magi the title of “Kings”; because initiation into Magism constitutes a genuine royalty, and because the grand art of the Magi is styled by all the Adepts ‘The Royal Art, “or the Holy Realm or Empire, Sanctum Regnum.

The Star that guided them is that same Blazing Star, the image whereof we find in all initiations. To the Alchemists it is a sign of the Quintessence; to the Magists, the Grand Arcanum, to the Kabalists, the Sacred Pentagram. The study of this pentagram could not but lead the Magi to the knowledge of the New Name that was to raise itself above all names, and cause all creatures capable of adoration to bend the knee. “

The ancient scholars conceived of the Universe as being composed of essentially five basic elements, which they called the “quintessence”: fire, earth, air, water and the ethers, the latter of which was all-pervasive throughout the four. This notion of the five essences is not so improbable when we examine their modern day scientific equivalents of electricity, solid, gas and liquid, with the all-pervasive magnetic/gravitational force permeating all of them.

Though rich in external imagery, the alchemists were careful to cloak their knowledge of inner transmutation in the language of the world, as they seemingly persisted in their efforts to transmute lead into gold. In actuality, it represented the transmutation of the lower self (Saturn is the ruler over the metal, lead) into the spiritualized state of the “enlightened one” (Sun is the ruler of gold). Revelations of their true intent could have brought a barbaric persecution by the Church of their day at the hands of the Inquisition. With our earlier discussion of the meaning of the “rock” in Scriptures and its relationship to Saturn and the lower energies, it can be readily seen what was referred to in the old alchemical reference books and literature, as the “Philosopher’s Stone”, or the “corner stone that the builders rejected.”

The “Pentacle” shows up again when science explores the mysteries of sound and vibration. In their exciting and challenging book, Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain, Sheila Ostrander and Lynn Schroeder [see bibliography] present the following phenomena:

“… at the Delawarr Laboratories in England, we saw that with new sophisticated instrumentation it is possible to graphically chart the patterns of the wave fronts of sounds. Certain combinations of sound yield precise geometric forms. For example, the final chord from Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,“(five notes comprised of five different frequencies) had wave fronts which when superimposed formed a five-pointed geometric star. What do we still have to learn about form and proportion? Are all forms in the world actually the result of combinations of vibrations of various frequencies, as American physicist Charles A. Muses suggests?” (1970; p. 344)

“Hallelujah” is one of the few universal words on this globe, being written and spoken the same in every language: it’s meaning is “praise the Lord”. Modern science is just now beginning to rediscover what was known very well in the days of Pythagoras and the early Christians: the power of the word.

A legend depicts Pythagoras traveling to Babylon where he was taught the mysteries of numbers, of their magical significance and power. The ancient master taught the initiates within his school the power of vibrations through stringed instruments and the voice. He taught how to utilize the word in a manner that effectively manipulated the world within and without. Pythagoras was a master of numbers and the measurement of vibratory sound: he knew the power of the Word.

From the Pythagorean mystery school, we know of the practice of abstention from eating animal flesh, and that training in the “virtues” was both dietary and disciplinary. The Pythagoreans did not forego reason in the pursuit of virtue, for they arrived at virtue from the cultivation of the Highest Reason. Pythagoras was not an extremist: moderation was practiced in all things and even virtue carried to its excess was considered a vice. Pythagoras taught that friendship was the truest and most nearly perfect relationship, and to be esteemed as the highest. He taught that all bonds without friendship were shackles, and no virtue could exist in such relationships. To Pythagoras, knowledge was an accumulation of many pieces of information, whereas wisdom was the ability to discern the cause and root of all things. It was the perception of the invisible manifesting through the visible, thus enabling one to come in contact with the spirit of things, rather than their forms. Comprehending the “Source” and the “Power” behind all manifestations and understanding and being attuned with this “Source”, represented freedom to the initiate and mastery over the world. Even today his teachings are still an essential part of our geometry textbooks. He gave us the knowledge of the musical scales and is the first on record to have developed the understanding of the octaves.

According to H. E. Huntley, The Divine Proportion - a Study in Mathematical Beauty (see bibliography): The pentagram star was also regarded by members of the ancient society of Pythagoras as a symbol of health. Probably, uyεíα, the Greek word for health, denoted the five angels.

A Greek writer, Lamblichus, tells us that a member of the Pythagorean fellowship while traveling far from home, stayed at a wayside inn. He fell ill, and despite the care of a sympathetic landlord, who tried at considerable expense to restore him to health, he died. Before his death, recognizing that his situation was desperate and being unable to compensate his host, he had obtained a board and on it had inscribed a pentagram. Giving this to the landlord he had requested that it might be fixed where all passersby would see it. In due course a traveler riding by saw the symbol. Dismounting, he made enquiries and, on hearing the story of the landlord, generously recompensed him.”

Knowledge of the five-pointed star leads us to knowledge of the fifth chakra (“chakra” - from Sanscrit, meaning “spinning wheel”), one of the seven major glandular centers, or energy vortices within our body. For exemple, the base of the spine, or “muladhara” in Sanscrit, corresponds with the Adrenals and the Sacral area of the body;the abdomen and lumbar region, “svadhisthana”, correlates with the sex glands and the Prostatic; the Solar Plexus, “manipura” - with the Pancreas and Epigastric area of the body; the Heart, “anahata” - with the Thymus and cardiac region; the Throat, “visshudha”- with Thyroid and Laryngeal region; the Brow, “ajna”- with the Pituitary and Cavernous region of the Head; and, finally, the Top of Head, the Cerebrum, or “sahasrara” - with the Pineal and Cerebral area of the Body.

Visshudha, the fifth chakra, i.e., the throat, thyroid, and laryngeal region, gives a man his most obvious distinction from the rest of the animal kingdom: his power of speech. The curse of mankind is the result of the curse on the lips of man, which caused his fall from “grace”. The larynx, i.e., the anterior extremity of the thyroid gland in the fifth chakra, is commonly called the “Adam’s apple”. The symbol of the apple being eaten in the allegorical story of Genesis is (as referred to earlier) a reference to the misuse of the speech faculty, the fifth chakra, or the “Adam’s apple”. It takes the “Christ Spirit” to redeem us from the curse, or the fall of man. Christ symbolized the perfection of the Word. He was “the Word made Flesh, full of grace and truth.” (St. John 1:14)

The Pythagorean school taught the power of vibration as expressed in words and music: both were used to express thanksgiving and praise to the Creator. The marvelous work of Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, gives the following account of this mystery school’s application of these truths:

“The Pythagoreans believe that everything which existed had a voice and that all creatures were eternally singing the praise of the Creator. Man fails to hear these divine melodies because his soul is enmeshed in the illusion of material existence. When he liberates himself from the bondage of the lower worlds with its sense limitations, the music of the spheres will again be audible as it was in the Golden Age. Harmony recognizes harmony, and when the human soul regains its true state it will not only hear the celestial choir but also will join with it in an everlasting anthem of praise to the Eternal Good controlling the infinite number of parts and conditions of being.”

Pythagoras saw in music the remedy for the ailments of the spirit, soul and body. He is reputed to have cured many afflictions through the playing of specially prepared musical compositions played in the presence of those who suffered. Pythagoras had a special preference for stringed instruments and warned his disciples against being defiled by the sounds of flutes and cymbals. Psychological studies of the beneficial effects of music on mental patients, as well as an aid to improving working and learning conditions for workers and students, is in the infant stage today as compared to what was known over 2,000 years ago in the Pythagorean school.

Hermes Trismegistus (thrice great Hermes) who some believe was a contemporary of Moses, others place his writing to the second or third century: Hermes means “messenger of the gods, and is most often associated with Mercury.

“Listen within yourself and look into the infinitude of Space and Time. There can be heard the songs of the constellation, the voices of the numbers and the harmonies of the spheres. “

There is Kepler’s “music of the spheres” and the hymn, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”. The power and utilization of these vibrations of harmony and sound has represented attributes of all ancient religions and their various gods. The ability to sing and play some musical instrument has been attributed to Apollo, who played the lyre of seven strings; Thoth played a harp; Visnu- the vina. The following discussion is by Sri Chinmoy, a Yogic master.

‘The fifth chakra is the throat centre. It is called visshuddha, or kantha chakra. The sanskrit word for throat is “Kantha”.

“When one opens this chakra, one is bound to create things … it means that one has established a free access to the world of creativity. This centre has a special connection with the universal music. This music is totally different from the music we play or hear. This music is celestial; we can’t express it. We hear this music inside the heart centre, anahata. Our ordinary human ears can’t hear it; with our inner ear we hear that music. “ [Sri Chinmoy; 1974; p. 104]

Quite possibly, Beethoven’s marvelous compositions and greatness came from the deafness that overcame him in his lifetime, attuning him to the more subtle melodies referred to by Sri Chinmoy.

“You will ask me where I get my ideas. I am not able to answer that question positively. The new and original is born of itself without one’s thinking of it … my Ninth Symphony is but an empty echo of the heavenly music heard in my dreams.” (Beethoven)

Alfred de Musset (1810-1857), a French dramatist, poet and novelist, wrote, “I do not labor when I compose. I only listen. It is like a Stranger who whispers in my ear.”

What do the Judeo-Christian writings have to say about this mystical understanding of the healing power of music?

“But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubleth him. “ “And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

“Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on a harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. “ (I Samuel 16:14-16)

Of course, Saul ended up with the musician David to entertain him and later David ruled in Saul’s stead.

Sound, the word, and music all play an important part in the knowledge of the enlightened. When the fifth “chakra” (the throat center) is opened, or “spiritualized”, in raising up of the “kundalini” (serpent force) by the sublimation of the carnal desires, we have the prophet of “good”, or God: the birth of the Son of God heralded in by the “Magical Star of Bethlehem”, that glorious star called the Pentacle and which Levi calls the Pentagram:

“The figure of the microcosm - the magical formula of man. It is the one rising out of the four the human soul rising from the bondage of the animal nature. It is the true light - the “Star of the morning”. It marks the location of five mysterious centers of force, the awakening of which is the supreme secret of white magic.” (Hall; 1975; p. LXXXIII)

These “five mysterious centers of force” are the five endocrine glands, or “chakras”, heretofore referred to. A further discussion of the manifestation of powers accompanying the opening of the throat chakra is quoted from Sri Chinmoy:

“Visshuddha, the throat chakra. He who has mastery over vishuddha has the capacity to offer divine messages to the world. Universal nature discloses its age long hidden mysteries to him. Here nature bows to the seeker. He can retain eternal youth. The outer world surrenders to him. The inner world embraces him. We get messages from various planes of consciousness. But, when one gets a message from the visshuddha centre the message is sublime and everlasting. When this centre is open, one receives direct messages from the Highest and becomes a mouthpiece for the Highest.”(Sri Chinmoy; 1974; p. 19)

The Rev. Dr. Charles Frances Potter writes in his scholarly book The Lost Years of Jesus Revealed” that it seems that many Hindus believe that Jesus’ “Lost Years” were, partly at least, spent in India, getting much of his best teachings from the Vedas. Didn’t he say, “Take my yoga upon you and learn of me, for my yoga is easy?” (Both “yoga” and “yoke” are pronounced as one syllable, with final vowel silent, and both are the same word (zeugos, in Greek.)

“Fanciful as it may seem to an American, the thought of any connection between Jesus’ teachings and India is rendered less fantastic not only by the (Dead Sea) scrolls from the Qumran caves, but especially by the new find of many gnostic Christian books in Egypt. “(Potter; 1962; p. 10)

But, where does this all lead? What pure essence can be distilled from all this ancient preoccupation with sound, the word and vibrations? These questions lead us to the next chapter and the summation of this study.

CHAPTER 11

THE LIGHT

“The beginning of wisdom is the beginning of supernatural power.” (Paracelsus)

We earlier explored the nature of the spirit of Satan, the saturnine spirit, and identified it as “the accuser of our brethren”, i.e., the spirit of accusation within man towards himself and others. We recognize the life-taking, lifedraining quality of death itself in the aforementioned spirit. That spirit is in contrast to Jesus, the Jupiter spirit (Zeus, Jove) who epitomizes light and love. The Jupiter spirit of expansion is opposed to the saturnine spirit of contraction.

In the preface of this work, the irony was noted that the mysteries are so profound, and yet simple. If only those with knowledge of the “Sacred Geometry” and initiated mysteries were permitted to advance into the “promised land” (an enlightened state) of the elect, few of us would be called. Fortunately, there is an easier and simpler path.

The key to open all doors is knowledge and wisdom of some very intrinsic truths about creation and its relationship to the Creator. The early Christians understood these truths so well that they demonstrated what we term “miracles” today. All their faith and all their demonstrable power only reflected a keen understanding of God and His creation, which can be yours to gain authority and power over the circumstances in your life.

Initially, we must work from some basic suppositions, the first being that God is good, God is light, and God is love. The next is that God is all (omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient). If we proceed with these as the basis for our understanding, the logical consequence of such a belief leads to the understanding that all of creation is but in various stages of “Manifest Good”, and that all seeming partial evil is but “Universal Good”. To believe that “all is good” and “good is all” requires faith of inordinate proportions. To demonstrate this faith requires quite an unusual response from the believer. Let us explore, therefore, some New Testament Scripture that gives validity to this premise:

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

The above verse does not say “some things” work together for “Good”; it says “ALL THINGS”. Belief in this principle requires an extraordinary amount of faith in good, or God. Instruction is given as to how we are to respond with faith to EVERYTHING that happens to us in our life.

“Rejoice ever more. Pray without ceasing.

In EVERYTHING give thanks.

For this is the will of God in Christ concerning you.” (Thessalonians 5:16-18)

“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name.” (Hebrews 13:15)

The above three Scriptures contain the wisdom of the saints and the embodiment of all divine mysteries. I had a student come to me one day and excitedly tell me that he now knew and understood what God’s will was for his life after reading my book. I inquired what specifically led him to that and he told me it was the above scriptures. I realized how often we read this message and yet don’t grasp the vital essence of the message therein. How many times have people said, “If I knew what God’s will was for my life, I would do it,” or, “I wish I knew what God’s will was for my life.” We have no excuse now, as it is clearly defined for us.

“Rejoice ever more. Pray without ceasing.

In EVERYTHING give thanks.

For this is the will of God in Christ
Concerning you.” (Thessalonians 5:16-18)

To our insufficient vision, our incomplete knowledge, and our imperfect wisdom, many things appear to be other than good insofar as their outcome, but faith in good is all we’re asked to demonstrate. It is this faith, or “Maya” that dissolves the illusion of separation, or division from good, or God. It is written that our “faith” is counted for righteousness.” (Romans 4:5) Our faith translates apparent evil into righteousness, or good, for those of us who hold fast in the faith in good! Our faith is often tested and the good is not always evident to us, but more often than not, it makes itself clearly visible to the practitioner of the faith. There is magical power in praise that unleashes the forces of this Universe in action. Hatred is manifest in the curse (accusation) on our lips; love is manifest by praise and thanksgiving. In the mystery teachings Christ was referred to as the “Praise of the Word.” In the anathematized Gnostic passage from the Acts of John (the passage that was read and condemned at the Council of Nicaea, 3rdcentury AD), we find the following account of Christ, prior to his crucifixion, gathering his disciples together.

Before I give myself up to them, let us praise the Father in a hymn of praise, and go forth to meet what is to come. Then he bade us make a circle, holding each other’s hand, and he was in the middle. And he said: “Answer me with Amen.” After which he began to sing a hymn of praise.

There follows a circular dance, with Christ in the center, as they recite a song of praise and mystical utterances about the meaning of the upcoming crucifixion. Afterwards, Jesus appears to John to dispel any illusions about what he thought he beheld of Christ when being crucified and Christ speaks to him as follows:

“You heard that I suffered, but I suffered

not. An unsuffering one was I, yet suffered.

One pierced was I, yet I was not abused.

One hanged was I, and yet not hanged.

Blood flowed from me, yet it did not flow.”

“In brief, what they say of me, that have I not suffered; but what they do not say, that I have suffered. What it is that I intimate in a riddle, for I know you will understand. Know me then as the praise of the Word the transfixing of the Word, the blood of the Word, the suffering of the Word, the nailing of the Word, the wound of the Word, the hanging of the Word, the death of the Word. And thus in my discourse have I distinguished the man from myself.”

“First therefore, know the Word, the inwardness, the meaning. Then you will know the Lord, and thirdly, the man and what he suffered …” (Campbell, 1964, Acts of John 94-96, p. 375)

Christ represented the antithesis of the satanic consciousness of the curse. The early Christians understood the power of praise to overcome the satanic forces of darkness and oppressive, limiting conditions. The recognition that darkness is but the absence of light and not the presence of anything, that evil was but the apparent absence of good, and ignorance was only the apparent lack of knowledge, kept those who possessed wisdom in such matters from cowering in the dark, believing in a power that was “no-thing”, but only an illusion, or seeming absence of some-thing. The early Christians exercised their dominion over the darkness by manifesting their light and love. Instead of cursing the darkness, they overcame the darkness by manifesting their light. When oppressed or suffering, they neither complained nor cursed, but practiced a response of a loving, trusting spirit, and gave forth praise and thanksgiving for the opportunity to be counted worthy of the trial. They made the “sacrifice of praise to God continually” (Hebrews 13:15) and counted it all joy when they suffered or were tempted.

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.” (James 1:2-3)

Again, after the apostles were beaten:

“And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.”

(Acts 6:41)

Once again it is reinforced:

“But we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience.”

(Romans 5:3)

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak then I am strong.” (II Corinthians 12:10)

Strange responses from men and women who were beaten, falsely accused and imprisoned! Why would anyone respond with joy, thanksgiving and praise to such abuse?

Note the following account of Paul and Silas:

“And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them unto prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:

Who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in stocks.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison where shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bands were loosed.” (Acts 16:23-26)

What power over circumstances was being exercised here? What miraculous power did Paul and Silas tap into that gave way to such a miracle? The power was that of the vibration of light and love!

The Essenes clearly, of the 2nd and 1st Century understood this power:

“As long as I live it shall be a rule engraved on my tongue to bring praise like fruit for an offering and my lips as a sacrificial gift. I will make skillful music with lyre and harp to serve God’s glory, and the flute of my lips will I raise in praise of His rule of righteousness. Both morning and evening I shall enter into the Covenant of God: and at the end of both I shall recite His commandments, and so long as they continue to exist, there will be my frontier and my journey’s end.

Therefore I will bless His name in all I do, before I move hand or foot, whenever I go out or come in, when I sit down and when I rise, even when lying on my couch I will chant His praise.

My lips shall praise Him as I sit at the table, which is set for all, and before I lift my hand to partake of any nourishment from the delicious fruits of the earth.

When fear and terror come, and there is only anguish and distress, I will still bless and thank Him or His wondrous deeds, and meditate upon His power, and lean upon His mercies all day long. For I know that in His hand is justice for all that live, and all His works are true. So, when trouble comes, or salvation, I praise Him just the same.”- Praising God at All Times (Column X) Manual of Discipline (Potter, 1962, Front piece)

The greater the darkness, the more power the light has by contrast. If you light a candle in an otherwise welllit room, it has little impact. So it was with Paul and Silas, who understood this mystery when they began to sing praises to God at midnight—the darkest hour and in the darkest circumstances. Their praises immediately shattered the “crystallized”, limiting conditions surrounding them by means of an earthquake! The song of praise upon their lips was the amplification of the light in the face of oppressive darkness. Just as a musical note of “High C” can shatter a crystal glass, as demonstrated by the famous jazz vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald, so the power of the word can shatter a “crystallized” condition. Conditions that become “crystallized” or “calcified” (Saturn’s influence) can be dealt with in this manner if the power of the word is exercised with true knowledge and authority. Just as words emit their own wave fronts and possess their own signature on time and space, e.g., “Hallelujah” or “Praise the Lord” has the pattern of the pentacle, so knowledge of the correct use of the word has always been the domain of the “Magi” or the Magician. That is why early Christians, as well as the so-called Pagans, used chanting to evoke certain inward and outward conditions. [Note the aforementioned quote from the Essences about chanting.]

“Pagan” actually comes from Latin “pagus”, meaning “countryside”. The word “heathen” meant “people of the hills”. The Romans used the terms to express contempt at those who were not of the sophistication of the citybred person. It was similar to the derision sometimes directed towards “farmers”, or “red necks” by the modern day city dwellers.

Today Indian mystics, well versed in yoga techniques, teach and use chanting to induce high levels of meditative insight. The Catholic Church still has its Gregorian chants. Throughout the ages there have been those who use chants or incantations to invoke supernatural powers or spirits. Of course, this tinge on sorcery and witchcraft and our ingrained prejudice calls forth a denunciation of such practices. As with much of our ancient knowledge, the priests and clergy of the established church of the day did a faithful job of persecuting all who demonstrated any supernatural gifts or exceptional wisdom, be it levitation, conjuration or the brewing of herbal remedies. Many so-called witches met with burning at the stake, torture or drowning. If they floated, they were branded as witches. If they sank, they were not. Either result produced the same consequence - death!

These “witches” were well trained in the natural healing properties of plants and herbs. They could clearly distinguish between poisonous and edible substances, and were skilled in the use of the forked rod, also known as a divining rod or a dowser’s rod, which has been used throughout time to detect water or mineral veins below the earth. These rods have been erroneously depicted as a witches’ broom, and the clergy were careful to depict these “witches” as ugly, depraved women stirring their evil concoctions in their caldron, devising some secret evil for mankind. It is said these herbalists Wicca were so adept in the use of the divining rod that they could detect the difference between a poisonous and non-poisonous plant by its aid. Such use of these divining rods goes back thousands of years in practice, and they are still used today with tremendous results in finding water and mineral resources.

The witches were wise in the healing arts and used their wisdom for the healing of the people where they often achieved results superior to those of their adversary—the trained doctors of their day. They employed prayer and fasting along with herbal remedies, trusting in natural cures. They helped the townspeople to achieve health. The words “holy”, “whole” and “healthy” all stem from the same root. Far from holy to the church of the day, most natural healers were referred to as sorcerers, from Old French “sorcier”, based on Latin “sors”—“lot”, i.e., someone who drew lots, Tarot cards or yarrow sticks to foretell the future. Whereas the townspeople saw these healers as beneficial and good, to the clergy and doctors they simply represented competition to their control over people.

These natural healers commanded loyalty far and wide. They were sought after for their wisdom and cures. This same popularity was also their demise since they represented a threat to the corrupt church and state that set out to destroy them.

The church decreed in the 14th century: “If a woman dare to cure without having studied, she is a witch and must die.” Both Catholic and Protestant clergy held out the threat of deaths for the practicing of the healing arts, unless by those licensed and trained by the church and state. Those seeking cure were also subject to threat of death at the hands of the Inquisition. Physicians and priests did their ghastly work of ridding the towns of natural healers. Midwives were singled out and accused of “surpassing all others in wickedness.”

Girolamo Cardano, a gifted astrologer, whose writings on astrological interpretation are valued even to this day, was imprisoned in 1570 by the Inquisition for the heresy of casting the horoscope of Jesus Christ. Christ himself would have fared no better, had he lived in Salem, Massachusetts, or most of Europe during the Inquisition, than he did at the hands of the Roman state two thousand years ago. His feats of walking on water, stilling the tempestuous waves of the sea, healing the sick, raising the dead and changing water into wine were “crimes”, not unlike those the inquisition accused many of during its tyranny.

Though church, authorities have fought to see that the bounds of “acceptable and reasonable” miracles weren’t violated, although, now and then someone would appear who forgot to read the “rule book” and would begin to demonstrate more than natural, rational behavior. Hindu Holy men, for example, have been regularly demonstrating feats such as levitation, walking on hot coals, being buried alive and impalement by sword without any of the normal side effects, bleeding or injury.

There are numerous accounts of early Christian saints who exhibited levitation. St. Agnes (1274-1317) was frequently witnessed in prayer to levitate as much as five feet off the ground. During a mass, St. Angela of Brescia was “suddenly and publically entranced. Her body was lifted from the earth in sight of the entire congregation and remained suspended in the air for a long time. St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663) earned the title of the “flying friar” because of his ecstatic flights. People would visit Italy especially to witness them. On one occasion, a group that included the Spanish Ambassador saw St. Joseph flying over their heads to the high altar. When St. Joseph Oriol (1650-1702) was sailing from Marseilles to Barcelona, sailors said they saw him lifted many feet above the deck, supported in the air upon nothing. J.J. von Gorres, a German scholar who wrote on mystical phenomena experienced by clergymen, concluded that at least 72 saints exhibited levitation.

Christ said to his disciples “He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” (John 14:12)

To be invested with such authority and to manifest such great works requires first of all faith in the promise of Scriptures to joint heirship with Christ.

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and join theirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

For the earnest expectations of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.” (Romans 8:14,16,17,19)

The zealous church leaders who used Holy Writ to give license to their murderous Inquisition, somehow failed to implement the following verse of Scripture.

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. (I John 4:7)

And for the self-righteous accusing spirits that give no quarter to those who fail to believe according to their understanding and dogma, we need to share with compassion the following verse:

“BY THIS SHALL ALL MEN KNOW THA TYE ARE MY DISCIPLES, IF YE HA VE LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER.” (JOHN 13:35)

As we usher in this new age, there shall be persecutions directed towards those moving into its new spirit and new message. There is a rising surge of group hatred fomenting within the ranks of many sectarian organizations today, looking for a “scapegoat” to accuse for the state of the world today. Satan is working his subtleties within the ranks of those who claim most vocally to be followers of the Teacher of love, compassion, forgiveness and grace. The Scriptures tell us “be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” (Matthew 10:16) To understand the nature of the serpent, its subtle spirit, to recognize it when it rears its ugly head, is wisdom; to become one like it, is folly. As “Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke (judge) thee.” (Jude 1:9) To begin accusing the accuser makes us one with him; this is the subtlety of the deceiver and the accuser who draws us to that level. Be knowledgeable and informed about the methods and tactics of this spirit of division, or “di-abolos”, and “gird up thy loins” in strength and readiness to put to rout the darkness, ignorance and hate, with your light, wisdom and love. Darkness can never withstand the light: “and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32)

It is imperative that we begin exercising our dominion as co-creators with the Father and recognize our “Sonship” if we are to begin witnessing his glorious promise of even “greater works.”

Before we can manifest true dominion and authority as Masters in His footsteps, we have to put our priorities in proper order. The Scripture clearly defines those for us in the following verse.

“And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth ye have need of these things.

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

(Luke 12:29-31)

As we achieve the inner state of the “kingdom of God”, or heaven within, we manifest joy and peace and therefore become a beacon of light attracting all of the good that we might have need of or desire. Like attracts like, and as we begin to emanate the light of God, or good, we will find good things and experiences coming our way, and our life will overflow with bounty. Whether it is the right relationship or material desires, “all these things shall be added unto you.”

One of the major causes of deficiency in life is the absence of thanksgiving and praise for our present good. As a people, or a nation, when there ceases to be gratitude and thankfulness for the good we have, we are destined (by the laws of the mind) to lose even that which we now possess. Even as an earthly father refrains from giving more gifts to the child who fails to demonstrate appreciation, so our Heavenly Father does likewise when we fail to appreciate the present good. To be blessed in life is to know that you are blessed. Until there is recognition of this simple truth we will remain forever in bondage to lack and insufficiency.

We must cultivate an attitude of thanksgiving and praise in our life if we are desirous of pleasing our Creator. Belief in insufficiency is disbelief in an All Provident Creator. We must break forth from the illusion of separation from good. This is the work of “diabolos” and only an illusion that spiritual discernment and vision can penetrate. As soon as we reaffirm our faith in good and stop believing in the absence and the deceiver, we break out of bondage (material, physical, psychological or spiritual) into the glorious light of Truth and fulfillment. Revelations describes the state of the “new heaven” and the “new earth”, the heavenly Jerusalem:

“And there shall be no more curse.” (Revelation 22:3)

And truly shall it be, as man understands his true spiritual heritage and kinship with God.

The word “pray” is but a contraction of the word “praise” and is the spirit opposed to that of cursing. Cursing closes the eyes in a literal sense, not only in a figurative one.

As we dwell upon the dark and pessimistic side of life, as we view imperfection and lack, the pupils of our eyes actually close out the light of life. When we dwell upon the good, beautiful, virtuous and lovely things around us, our eyes dilate; the pupils expand. Psychological tests have shown that a heterosexual man’s eyes will dilate maximally at the sight of a nude female. A woman’s eyes generally dilate the most when she views a mother and child, and second to that a nude male. Interestingly enough, most men’s eyes open at the sight of violence, where women’s eyes constrict. This is remarkable when we consider the major scenes of religious inspiration: the Madonna and Child incorporate this motif with eye opening effects upon the womanhood.

The scene of Christ crucified on the cross depicts every bit of the blood and violence affecting eye dilation in males. It is considered by many faiths today (and certainly was for the early Christians) to be the height of love and devotion to martyr oneself for one’s faith and beliefs, or for that matter, to give one’s life for a brother. As Jesus said: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend.” (John 15:13) The question must therefore be asked, if a man has nothing he’s willing to die for, does he truly have anything worth living for? I think not.

These early Christian motifs served to intensify the initiation process into the mysteries by serving as powerful tools to gain access into the subconscious mind of the aspirants. Of course, had we lived in the ancient days of Greece, there would have been numerous statues of both male and female persuasion to encourage eye dilation: for the human body was viewed with respect for its beauty and grace, not deemed something to find disgust and disfavor with. It is interesting to note that the first stage of Adam and Eve’s fall occurred when they beheld their nakedness and became ashamed. Shame is one of the first consequences of guilt and self-accusation. They hid themselves with fig leaves, fearing discovery for their sins. The more lustful or guilty a spirit is, the more the nude body represents an object of guilt, fear and derision. In our day of permissiveness, it is strange to see the most natural and beautiful act of a mother nursing her child, become something of discomfort and disgust to many who view it as public indecency. As we approach the days where enlightened and awakened souls will predominate, we are beginning to observe a reawakening of awareness and truth in such matters. (Praise the Lord!)

Dwelling upon the good, the beautiful and the lovely dilates the eyes, shedding more discernment and light, and consequently more spiritual vision. An old wives’ tale often told to young girls, ascribed pinpointed pupils in men’s eyes as indicating there intentions may not be quite so pure, demonstrating a lack of love towards them. This is an example of the way this truth has been handed down to us.

Hatred constricts the eye’s dilation of the pupil in addition to the blood vessels, the vocal cords and the muscles throughout the body. The consequence of extreme fear can tighten and constrict the vocal cords to the point where one becomes speechless, as often is observed in the novice speaker. Saturn is associated with constriction, while Jupiter rules expansion. Remember that Jupiter’s ancient name was Optimum Maximus, to open up maximally. To be an optimist is to be a believer in good. The truest Christians, the truest Buddhists, Hindus, or any faith, are those who demonstrate faith in good, expressing optimism in the face of adversity and trial, and are beloved of God. As Scripture says: Your faith in God (Good) is counted unto you as righteousness.

Western gem buyers who traveled to China to purchase precious stones were always frustrated that the Chinese gem merchants always seemed to know which stones they really desired. The price always seemed to rise with their desire for any particular stone. Not until someone cognizant of their tactics explained the method by which the sellers knew which precious stones to charge dearly for, did the naive Westerners begin to get wise. The mystery finally uncovered was that their eyes revealed their desires! As they viewed each stone and came upon the one they deemed attractive, their eyes would dilate, signaling the seller to raise the price. Professional poker players have long been privy to this phenomenon when betting against others—thus the use of sunglasses to shield the eyes from view became in vogue. The eyes never lie! The 16th century French epic poet Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas referred to our eyes as “these lovely lamps, these windows of the soul”. As explained in earlier chapters, the soul represents the lunar quality of feelings, emotions and the subconscious mind. Since the eyes are regulated by the subconscious mind and the autonomic nervous system, they can never deceive, for they allow access to the inner state of man and his true sentiments and feelings.

While recognizing that varying degrees of light and such factors as nearsightedness and the use of drugs produce changes in eye dilation, still the truth is that given five people placed side by side in the same light, there will be different dilations in each one. In fact, children show the most dilation of all, particularly babies who are in pure light, but even newborn children may be born with more or less different apportionments of light. The Essenes whom many like to refer to in order to support new documentation of early Christianity refer to astrology to discern how much light a person is born with at the time of birth, in addition to predicting peoples’ affairs. Those who oppose astrology, conveniently overlook these sections of the recently discovered writings that make up the Dead Sea Scrolls and refer to those that conveniently support their own positions.

Let us refer to those Scriptures that we do have and see what is written regarding the phenomena of eye dilation.

“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? “ (I Cor. 3:16)

“Jesus answered them, is it not written in your law I said, ye are gods? “ (John 10:34)

“This then is the message, which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.

But, if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son purifies us from all sins.” (1 John 1:5-7)

“To open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan (constriction-author’s note) unto God …” (Acts 26:18)

“THE LIGHT OF THE BODY IS THE EYE:

THEREFORE WHEN THINE EYE IS SINGLE, [totally dilated] THY WHOLE BODY ALSO IS FULL OF LIGHT; BUT WHEN THINE EYE IS EVIL, THY BODY ALSO IS FULL OF DARKNESS. TAKE HEED THEREFORE THAT THE LIGHT WHICH IS IN THEE BE NOT DARKNESS.

IF THY WHOLE BODY THEREFORE BE FULL OF LIGHT, HAVING NO PART DARK, THE WHOLE SHALL BE FULL OF LIGHT, AS WHEN THE BRIGHT SHINING OF A CANDLE DOTH GIVE THEE LIGHT.”

(Luke 11 34-36 & Matthew 6:22-23)

“In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not. “ (John 1:4-5)

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because THAT DARKNESS HATH BLINDED HIS EYES.” (1 John 29:9-11)

Let the following Scripture serve to admonish those who might use this wisdom as a tool for accusation or fault finding, rather than for understanding, compassion and love. For who do you think it is that needs your love the most, but those who are unloving? They can’t love you because they can’t love themselves, so when we are responding to their bad behavior by not forgiving them and loving them despite themselves, we only reinforce their sense of non-worth and perpetuate more animosity and anger from that person.

“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye. “ (Luke 6:41-42)

Obviously, if you were looking at others with a prejudicial and accusing eye, then you yourself would not be dwelling upon the good, the lovely and the beautiful. Therefore, your own eyes would become constricted as much or more, than the person you might look at, with unloving or accusing eyes of judgment. To discern with the wisdom of open eyes those we are dealing with - so that we walk and do not stumble - is the gift of righteous judgment.

The person, who is walking in darkness with little apparent light, needs your love the most—be it a temporary state or a permanent one—if he is to be delivered from that state of darkness. Accusing him will never redeem him—only love has that capacity. If a person has nine faults and only one virtue, praise the virtue, dwell upon that good, and find something praiseworthy to speak on. We are all the temples of God (good), and God dwells in each of us to one degree or another. If we accept this, then we must realize that the most meaningful way we can praise God would be to praise the good within each and every person we meet. This magnifies their virtue and their good, uplifting both yourself and the other person. This is the wisdom that has transformed the most wretched souls on earth to their highest potentials.

Love is unrelenting in its faith, hope and patience, as is expressed by the American poet Edwin Markham (1852-1940).

Outwitted

He drew a circle that shut me out-Heretic,

rebel, a thing to flout.

But Love and I had the wit to win:

We drew a circle that took him in.

We should aspire to keep our mind on the good within others and to behold this in every circumstance with faith and total conviction, knowing that even what appears to be other than good is ultimately serving God’s purpose and will “work together for good.” This is the wisdom behind the following admonition:

“Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

To walk in light is to experience physical lightness. Just as we find that our feet seem to nearly skip over the earth and we feel like dancing when in love, so it is to the contrary when we are fearful or depressed. Our legs feel like lead weights, our shoulders slump and we feel heaviness. We even use such terms to describe this condition as “heavy hearted” or depressed (to be pressed down). Holy (Wholly) men have for ages demonstrated levitation as an aspect of their spiritual development. To walk in light is to be light. Rudolf Nureyev, the esteemed Russian ballet dancer, was reportedly asked how he managed to remain airborne for such long periods while performing his complicated pirouettes and spins. He appeared to defy all laws of physics in the amount of time spent in the air. His reply was simply: “I dance with love.”

It is not coincidence that the word “light” (to shine) and “light” (having little weight) are homographs. The word “levity” which implies “humor and lightness of spirit” is related to “levitate”, meaning, “to defy gravity”. A humorous, joyful, love-filled being demonstrates levity and can potentially express levitation if the spirit of love is perfected within. The expressions “to have levity”, or “to be jovial”, is from the Roman title of Zeus, “Jove”, the spirit of lightness and light.

As we become more integrated (“wholly-orientated”), we begin to see how we, and, in fact, all things relate to the whole. This consciousness brings with it the realization that there is a Perfect Intelligent Plan for all of creation, and our part in that Whole takes on clarity and a purpose. The word “coincidence” becomes almost meaningless, and we soon begin to realize that purpose and plan underlies all of life. As we grow more and more into the light, we behold that perfection ever so much more clearly and perfectly.

As this work enters the sea of books and writings to join in the swelling tide of men’s thoughts and opinions, may it serve to bring light, peace and joy to those whose course chances upon it: and especially, dear reader, may it serve as a beacon of truth and guidance for your life in troubled and turbulent waters.

The highest purpose in life is to glorify God and good, and if this book fulfills that aim to a greater or lesser degree, then it has served its purpose.

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