“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; let them serve as signs and to show the times, days and years; and to be for lights in the heavenly space, to illuminate the earth; and so it was. God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; make the stars too. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. ”/Bible, Genesis, ch. 1, pp. 14-20/
Why does today’s Christianity express a negative attitude towards astrological knowledge? Aren’t the biblical texts imbued with various astrological symbols and messages.
Astrology is an ancient, esoteric science / esoteros in Greek is internal /. It represents a powerful potential for supporting the development and development of everything that is embedded in man. Astrological science is given to show people their positive qualities, as well as to help them get rid of their negative traits so that they can deploy their forces in the most successful way in fulfilling the mission with which they were sent to earth.
Astrology is associated not only with Christianity, but also with many other ancient religions. In ancient Egypt, Assyria and Babylon, it was a place of honor. The sages and initiates there were next to a man who mastered the secrets of astrological knowledge. In the eastern countries – India, China and Japan – there has never been a contradiction between astrology and religious ideas. There astrology enjoys great respect and esteem to this day. In Islam, too, astrology has occupied a respectable place, there this science was practiced in the religious schools themselves. It was in Islamic schools that astrology was preserved and preserved as a science of antiquity and regained recognition in Western Europe in modern times, where in the Middle Ages it was anathema and an attempt was made to erase it from the annals of human knowledge.
A very telling example: How is one of the biggest Christian holidays, Easter, calculated? Well, it is extremely dependent on the position of the Moon and the day of the vernal equinox in the zodiac sign of Aries. The date of this sacred holiday for Christians is different every year and is calculated according to the lunar calendar. It is always on the first Sunday after the first full moon, which occurred after the arrival of the vernal equinox.
And what stronger proof of the power of astrology than the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, which was seen to rise in the East by the sages and which unequivocally points to the birth of Jesus – the Son of God. This sign, indicating the coming of the Savior, is described by the Chaldean astrologers, and is reflected in the New Testament – / Matthew, ch. 2, vv. 1-12 / as the story of the Three Wise Men: “And it came to pass, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem. And they said, 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.
The three wise men are three sages from different parts of the East, scientists and astrologers. Observing and studying the celestial lights, they noticed the rising of the wonderful star, showing the birth of the Son of God, and went after her to worship and offer their gifts of “gold, frankincense and myrrh.” The Magi came from three different countries – Persia, Arabia and Ethiopia and were called – Caspar, Melchior and Belshazzar.
In the Gospel of John, as well as in the Revelation of John, the astrological messages to mankind are present with great force. There, astrology is shown as part of the path to present and future human evolution.
However, in spite of all these facts in modern times, the Church stubbornly denies and anathematizes everything related to astrological knowledge.
In the Old Testament (Deuteronomy, ch. 18, vv. 10-12) astrologers are placed along with sorcerers, fortune tellers and the callers of the dead.
“Някой Let there be no one among you to pass his son or daughter through the fire, no sorcerer, astrologer, soothsayer or sorcerer, no sorcerer or inquirer of evil spirits, no physician or inquirer of the dead…”
The Theodosius Code also states that “„ people’s curiosity about predicting the future will be stopped forever… ” Thus, the orthodox church institution forbids people to look to the future, to seek and develop themselves, their own set potential with the help of astrological knowledge, even though the whole Bible is permeated with prophecies and predictions.
The main, official motive that theologians point out in condemning astrology is not its fidelity and correctness, but the dispute over the Divine providence and the right to free human will.
Church officials clearly believe that the ability to see and predict the future with the help of the stars, as recorded in heaven, leads to the belief that the future and life are accurately and invariably predestined, which is not the case at all. The opportunity to look to the future is seen as a denial of God’s authority over man’s earthly abode. Astrological research in Western Europe has been denounced as a heresy and is being persecuted, forcing it to be done in secret and hidden from society.
The meaning of life is to develop one’s spiritual senses and abilities, through a love of knowledge that will lead one to understand the laws governing the universe, as well as through intense spiritual work on oneself to acquire the Divine Love within oneself. Only by developing these senses and abilities will man become able to live with the Whole and be one with it.
And in order to learn to manifest this Love in our daily life, we must learn to love. To love our neighbors, to love ourselves, but in order to succeed in achieving this Love, we must first of all love God – he is at the beginning of everything.
“Know thyself!” Calls the sage Socrates.
But to know yourself in depth, to know God in yourself. Only when you get to know each other like that, you will be able to know your neighbor, and if you manage to get to know him truly, to understand him – it will not make you want to judge and rebuke him, but you will learn to love him, with all his shortcomings by helping him overcome them.
Only in this way will you be able to unite with the Whole and realize that we are all one creation of God, and all the people depend on the thoughts you send, just as you depend on each of their thoughts projected in space.
For many people in the process of self-knowledge, astrology is a powerful helper of man on his way to God. From an instrument for predicting the future and interpreting the will of God, astrology today is becoming a powerful tool for interpreting the psyche. The fact is that nowadays more and more psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, dentists, surgeons and others. consult with astrological knowledge and seek answers to their questions, taking into account their activities with astrological principles.
And another thing is true – that all knowledge presupposes and requires to approach its use with great responsibility, wisdom, understanding and above all with clear moral principles.
