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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Astrology
The Witness of the Stars stands as one of the best explanations of
the constellations in the context of Biblical wisdom. This edition
includes all of E. W. Bullinger's original charts and illustrations
of the heavens above. To compose this book, E. W. Bullinger used
his Biblical scholarship alongside research of the origins of the
astronomical constellations. He demonstrates, through a close
reading of the Old and New Testaments, how each of the star signs
relates to the Bible's stories. Gradually, it is revealed how God
makes himself known to us through the Bible's astronomy. The
symbolism of the star signs are shown as important in the Bible.
Their presence in verse relates not simply to their appearances,
such as Libra's scales or Aries as a ram, but also the way in which
Biblical figures behave after looking at the heavens for guidance.
The Book of Job is highlighted by Bullinger for being significantly
influenced by the stars.
In the Divine Comedy Dante tells the story of a pilgrim (himself)
who is guided through the realms of the dead - Hell, Purgatory and
Paradise - and the lessons about fortune and destiny that he learns
along the way. This medieval work is of great interest to modern
astrologers. Although astrologers, along with diviners and
magicians, were placed in Hell, Dante's great poem is full of
astrology; the poem's redemptive journey contains frequent
references to the four elements, the four angles formed by the
Ascendant and Meridian, and the planets and stars of astrology.
This book offers the reader an understanding of Dante's vast
cosmology within the poem's moral, spiritual and dramatic contexts;
it is an especially valuable resource for those interested in the
intersection of cosmology or astrology and spirituality. The final
section of this book explores Inferno 20 and discusses the
relationship of astrological practice to that of divination, magic,
and prophecy. We see that Dante's astrology is an expression of
nature (and super-nature) that is ordered but subject to change,
and, in the earthly realm, subject to decline and the need for
regeneration. There are specific philosophical traditions
underpinning The Divine Comedy's astrology - are these traditions
also within modern astrology? We find that astrology itself, like
Dante's great poem, also dwells between the turnings of personal
Fortune and the purposeful universe of Providence.
For the first time, astrologer Serina Cappucci shares more than
three decades of practical experience in Basic Astrology: Direct
and to the Point. This wonderful introduction to astrology delivers
what it promises. The subject is treated in a clear, concise, and
readily accessible format. Basic Astrology Direct and to the Point
provides the novice with immediate understanding, with the core of
astrological concepts that can instantly be used to construct and
interpret charts.
An unabridged edition to include: Wherein I Bow to the Reader - A
Prelude to the Quest - A Magician Out of Egypt - I Meet A Messiah -
The Anchorite of the Adyar River - The Yoga Which Conquers Death -
The Sage Who Never Speaks - With The Spiritual Head of South India
- The Hill of the Holy Beacon - Among The Magicians And Holy Men -
The Wonder-Worker of Benares - Written in the Stars - The Garden of
the Lord - At the Parsee Messiah's Headquarters - A Strange
Encounter - In a Jungle Hermitage - Tablets of Forgotten Truth
The calendar material in this expanded edition of Walk Like An
Egyptian provides further insight into the mind of the ancient
world, a glimpse into a world in which every element of reality was
a manifestation of the divine and the cosmic, a time in which even
the counting of days and months into years was a mystery of divine
proportions. The calendar of ancient Egypt is older than astrology.
The Egyptian calendar itself is almost forgotten, yet it is the
direct ancestor of the Western calendar in use today. The ancient
Egyptians were keenly focused on the concept of life as a journey
through time, and the calendar was their map. In Walk Like An
Egyptian, you will find one of the world's oldest guides to
self-navigation in an easy-to-use format, a daily horoscope from
the dawn of history. Each season, month and day is listed with its
ancient name, together with the warnings and requirements, stories
and scenarios of the gods involved in the story of the year. The
day is divided into eight-hour segments of morning, afternoon and
night. complete guide to the Egyptian year, a horoscope unlike any
other available in the modern world. The earlier editions of Walk
Like An Egyptian brought the concepts of ancient Egyptian religion
and philosophy into the context of the modern world. Readers around
the globe found the once-obscure ideas of ancient wisdom
interpreted as profound contemplations of the reality of human
nature. Many familiar names in the ancient pantheon were revealed
in modern terms, such as: Osiris, the divine and immortal portion
of each human's soul clothed in mortal flesh; Re, the divine light
of consciousness in the mind; Horus, who is the paradox of the
universal nature of each soul's unique identity; Isis, bonding
force of the soul; Thoth, representing the power of human thought
and intellect, and more. The success of Walk Like An Egyptian led
to Wheeler's collaboration with Diana Janeen Pierce, who had
assembled a daily calendar of ancient Egyptian ceremonies, rituals
and festivals. difficult Cairo Calendar Papyri, one of the few
surviving documents detailing the system by which Egyptians
organized their daily lives. Wheeler's accompanying interpretation
of the Egyptian cosmos makes a lively counterpart to the horoscope,
clarifying the often confusing material. Together, Wheeler and
Pierce provide a modern evaluation of how to walk like an Egyptian,
attuned to eternity in your daily life and guided by eternal
principles.
In a work of profound interest to students of Christianity and
astrology alike, E.W. Bullinger uses astronomy, celestial charts,
and quotations from the Bible to make his case for the existence of
God's Word within the movements and configurations of the stars
themselves. Beginning with proof in Psalm 19 that "the Creator both
numbered as well as named the stars of heaven," Bullinger
interprets each of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac as they relate to
biblical prophecy, arriving at some interesting-and
controversial-conclusions. British clergyman ETHELBERT WILLIAM
BULLINGER (1837-1913) was one of the most respected Bible scholars
of the 19th century. He is author of numerous works including
Commentary on Revelation, Great Cloud of Witnesses, and How to
Enjoy the Bible.
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