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“There is no possibility of understanding symbology, myth, allegory, legend, the ancient dramas and writings from whence came the Bible, or sacred literature and Masonry’s dramatization, without beginning with the very dawn of creation and the forty-eight constellations whose boundaries were established, and their corresponding figures drawn around them by the divine teachers of men.
Origen declared that in the time of Enoch the constellations were already named and divided. The Book of Job, the most occult and most ancient of the Bible, speaks of the “sweet influence” of the Pleiades, the bands of Orion, Arcturus and his sons, Behemoth, Leviathan, and the fleeting Serpent of Mazzaroth with its seasons, stations and stopping places.
This is a solar zodiac and, certainly, Job did not consider this a pagan thought, or as belonging to a heathen religion. Astronomy was advanced, if not a perfect science in Job’s day. Modern astronomical scientists have not added anything to the science. Rather, they have brought about confusion and frustration through attempts to measure it by modern methods or present day standards.”
Clymer died in 1966. This book was published in 1951.
I find the first paragraph interesting because it links many things together, that maybe should have been seen as one, but for what I see as territorial divisions, mankind has divided and bastardized the stories to suit their needs, and in doing so, has lost their true meanings and science to the barbaric actions of wars over religion.
As the second paragraph points out, the constellations have been, and were divided long ago, their knowledge reaching beyond their time.
And most heartwarming, that what we now would like to describe as “pagan” or “heathen” are in actuality more accurate and deserve the respect that our past elders showed them.
I was raised Anglican. Sunday school, choir. My Father tried, but he couldn’t believe like my mother, for her. I was an observer at different types of religious summer camps, observing their ways. I was a lifeguard. I was convinced to go to a happening that took a weekend. It was called TEC. When I got there I found out it was called Teenagers Encounter Christ. It was scary. Luckily there were two others summer camp workers there with me and we bonded and banded together, as we were not allowed to leave, and we made it through. I don’t think that religion should be fear and tears. There were other similar things a revival meeting, that I had been told was a concert. Although when I was younger I started to see, things that interested me, astrology, it was not until I was much older that I started to take it seriously.
Now I see clearly, that my beliefs are “pagan” and find it entertaining that the negativity of the word made even me not see that it is not a negative thing. It just is.
That’s all for now, have a good day!