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BornUnderDioscuri
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posted June 28, 2008 11:02 PM
  
Awesome new book I am reading called "The Fated Sky" by Benson Bobrick
"According to rabbinical tradition each of the twelve tribes of Israel represented a zodiac sign and the astrological symbols for the four fixed signs - a lion, a man, a bull and an eagle - were carried as totems in the Egyptian desert by the Hebrew host. These same symbols made up the composite creature we call the Egyptian sphinx, and in accordance with Ezekiel's vision came to stand for the four great Christian evangelists - Matthew, Mark Luke and John . It is said that each of the twelve disciples of Christ likewise stood for a sign - an idea that was carried over into medieval romance, where King Arthur's twelve knights of the round table also stood for the twelve astrological types. The idea that those types together constitute the complete circle of humanity is also carried over into our jury system , which is supposed to ensure that a man is properly tried by a representative assessment (or complete cross section) of his peers. The Hindus also say 12 is a number of completeness, which is why the Bible tells us that at the age of 12 , Jesus was able to confute the doctors in the temple , because his knowledge was already complete. "
"The ecclesiastical calendars of all known religions are also linked astrologically with the major phases of the Sun and the Moon. Passover for example , begins on the first full Moon after the vernal equinox; Easter Sunday, which marks the end of Lent , is usually the first Sunday after that; the Christian Sabbath is the day of the Sun (Sunday); and the Jewish New Year, the Rosh Hashanah, starts at sunset on the day of the New Moon closest to the autumn equinox. The first day of Ramadan is set by the New Moon in Libra , which begins the most holy period for Moslems of fasting and prayer. " IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted July 10, 2008 03:23 PM
Interesting.------------------
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hypatia238
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posted February 28, 2017 12:27 AM
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Randall
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posted July 08, 2018 07:10 PM
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Randall
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posted July 25, 2018 07:01 PM
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Randall
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posted August 02, 2018 04:02 PM
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Randall
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posted September 05, 2018 09:59 AM
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mirage29
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posted September 05, 2018 10:59 PM
I bought that book used at a thrift store, years ago.Loved the stories! 
Found some historical background on the lives of persons for whom some of the asteroids were named! Makes the meanings so much fuller. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted September 23, 2018 01:32 PM
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Randall
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posted October 16, 2018 01:24 PM
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Randall
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posted November 04, 2018 09:25 AM
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Randall
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posted December 26, 2018 07:58 PM
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Randall
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posted January 14, 2019 03:51 PM
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Randall
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posted April 14, 2019 04:17 PM
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Randall
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posted May 08, 2019 07:31 PM
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juniperb
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posted May 12, 2019 05:28 PM
I have the book now and cant wait for some me time to start reading it  ------------------
Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
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Randall
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posted June 01, 2019 12:57 PM
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Randall
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posted June 15, 2019 06:14 PM
Have you read it yet, Juni?IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted July 01, 2019 11:22 AM
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Randall
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posted July 18, 2019 04:16 PM
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Randall
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posted August 13, 2019 06:08 PM
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Randall
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posted September 01, 2019 03:06 PM
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Randall
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posted September 17, 2019 05:29 PM
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Randall
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posted October 03, 2019 05:58 PM
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Randall
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posted November 09, 2019 10:53 AM
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