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* Example of precise astrological knowledge in ancietn civilizations
* Astrological knowledge in ancient summerian civilization
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File:The circular clay tablet.jpg|The circular clay tablet was discovered 150 years ago by Sir Austen Henry Layard in the remains of the royal palace at Nineveh, capital of ancient Assyria. The tablet, on display at the [http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=303316&partid=1&searchText=planisphere&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=/research/search_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1 British Museum]. Alan Bond and Mark Hempsell have cracked the cuneiform code and used a computer programme that can reconstruct the night sky thousands of years ago to provide a new explanation. They believe their calculations prove the tablet - a copy made by an Assyrian scribe around 700 BC - is a Sumerian astronomer's notebook recording events in the sky on June 29, 3123 BC. The pair say its symbols include a note of the trajectory of a large object travelling across the constellation of Pisces which, to within one degree, is consistent with an impact at Köfels. [http://www.christiansofiraq.com/astroidtabletmarch31.html] [http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/search/label/Deluge]
File:The circular clay tablet.jpg|The circular clay tablet was discovered 150 years ago by Sir Austen Henry Layard in the remains of the royal palace at Nineveh, capital of ancient Assyria. The tablet, on display at the [http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=303316&partid=1&searchText=planisphere&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=/research/search_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1 British Museum]. Alan Bond and Mark Hempsell have cracked the cuneiform code and used a computer programme that can reconstruct the night sky thousands of years ago to provide a new explanation. They believe their calculations prove the tablet - a copy made by an Assyrian scribe around 700 BC - is a Sumerian astronomer's notebook recording events in the sky on June 29, 3123 BC. The pair say its symbols include a note of the trajectory of a large object travelling across the constellation of Pisces which, to within one degree, is consistent with an impact at Köfels. [http://www.christiansofiraq.com/astroidtabletmarch31.html] [http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/search/label/Deluge]
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* Todo: most cientific/researcher praise the knowledge the ancient civilizations had, but forget to mention they were all based (hence all their calculations/building alignements) on a Geocentric model of the world.
 
* Astrological knowledge in 1st century BC
** '''[[911:Technology#Antikythera_Device|Antikythera Device]]''': Main Antikythera mechanism fragment. The mechanism consists of a complex system of 32 wheels and plates with inscriptions relating to the signs of the zodiac and the months. Image: National Archaeological Museum, Athens, No. 15987. [http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-04-ancient-greek-device-reveal-secrets.html Antikythera Device]
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File:Antikythera mechanism remains.jpg|It was announced in Athens on 21 October 2005 that new pieces of the Antikythera mechanism had been found. There are now 82 fragments. [http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/antikythera.htm]
File:Antikythera device.jpg|The Antikythera Mechanism, as it’s called, is a meticulous and precise assembly of 72 gears – a simply staggering work of craftsmanship. What’s even more astounding is that scientists think the device was an astronomical calculator: an elaborate, incredibly accurate computer that was built in 150 to 100 BC ([http://www.tatjavanvark.nl/antikythera/images/antikythera.mpg more info, also see the mechanism in action]). [http://test123-destroyer77.blogspot.com/2009/10/incredible-astronomical-clocks.html#!/2009/10/incredible-astronomical-clocks.html]
File:Antikythera Device Modern.jpg|A model of the mechanism by Tatjana van Vark [http://test123-destroyer77.blogspot.com/2009/10/incredible-astronomical-clocks.html#!/2009/10/incredible-astronomical-clocks.html]
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Introduction

In a nut shell: why religions (as well as Judaism and Christianity) are linked to astological signs and planets

Astrotheology: Manly P Hall (1901-1990), mystic and a 33rd degree mason, taught that each of the three Abrahamic faiths has a planet that governs that religion. Judaism is Saturn: the symbol of Judaism is a hexagram symbol of Saturn, and the day of worship is on Saturday, day of Saturn. Christianity is the Sun: the symbol of Christianity is the cross symbol of the Sun, and the day of worship is Sunday, day of the Sun. Islam is Venus: the symbol of Islam is the star and crescent (the star commonly thought to represent Venus), and the day of worship is on Friday, day of Venus. [6]

The same term is used by Irvin, Maxwell and Rutajit (2006) in reference to "the earliest known forms of religion and nature worship", advocating the entheogen theory of the origin of religion.

Biblical View on Sun, Moon and Star Worship

Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets" Acts 7:42


Todo: explain; the bible, old as well as new testament is clear on the fact that idolatry is forbidden, and call to never worship anything except the one true god Yahweh


"And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth." Jeremiah 8:2

"Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire . . . And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven" Deuteronomy 4:19 KJV

"If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die." Deuteronomy 17:2-5, KJV

"And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal." 2 Kings 17:16, KJV

"And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD." 2 Kings 21:2-5, KJV

"And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel. And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven." 2 Kings 23:4-5, KJV

"And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east." Ezekiel 8:16

"At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth." Jeremiah 8:1-2, KJV

"And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods." Jeremiah 19:13, KJV

"I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;" Zephaniah 1:4-5, KJV

"Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon." Acts 7:42-43, KJV

Source

Origins of human knowledge of astronomy

One question remains unanswered, how where "primitive humans" able to accumulate so much knowlegde regarding the precise movement of the stars?

  • Biblical Explanation can be found in Book of Enoch Ch VIII
    • And Azâzêl taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals of the earth and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all colouring tinctures. And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. Semjâzâ taught enchantments, and root-cuttings, Armârôs the resolving of enchantments, Barâqîjâl (taught) astrology, Kôkabêl the constellations, Ezêqêêl the knowledge of the clouds, Araqiêl the signs of the earth, Shamsiêl the signs of the sun, and Sariêl the course of the moon.


  • Astrological knowledge in ancient summerian civilization


  • Astrological knowledge in 1st century BC
    • Antikythera Device: Main Antikythera mechanism fragment. The mechanism consists of a complex system of 32 wheels and plates with inscriptions relating to the signs of the zodiac and the months. Image: National Archaeological Museum, Athens, No. 15987. Antikythera Device

Atrologically guided Monuments

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    • Sun monuments: stonehedge (solstice), mayan pyramid Chichen Itza (Serpent visible during the spring equinox), Pyramid of the Sun...
    • Star monuments: pyramids (oriented/built in corelation with stars)


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  • Find info (such as ziggurats) about ancient belief that the world/ALL astronomical beliefs/systems were built via geocentrism view of the solar system


Astrological Symbols and Rites

Usages and meanings

  • All symbols related to stars/suns/moon such as flags, and their meanings/parables/imagery


  • All symbols related to seasons (Cross-quarter day)
    • Equinox
      • Rites of spring (vernal equinox)
        • Centuries before the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, pagan nations celebrated the annual springtime festival of Ishtar (Ashtur, Eastre, Easter), the goddess of fertility. The origin of Easter dates back to ancient times, shortly after the great flood recorded in Genesis 6-9 of the Bible. It was in the city of Babel that the people created a tower in order to defy God. The biblical record tells us that Nimrod created Babel, Ninevah, Asshur and other cities, all known for lifestyles that promoted wickedness and perversion. Nimrod was known as the Sun-god (or Baal), his wife Semiramis was known as the queen of heaven (Ishtar or Easter), and her son Tammuz was known as the savior (or Nimrod reborn). Rites of spring were celebrated in Ishtar's honor at the vernal equinox (first day of spring). The first Sunday after the first full moon succeeding the vernal equinox was also sacred to her, and this pagan holiday was given her name -- Eastre. The full moon represented the "pregnant" phase of Eastre -- she was passing into the fertile season and giving birth to the Sun's offspring. Popular traditions such as the Easter Bunny and the Easter egg can be traced back to the practices established by pagans long before the Christian era. Due to their prolific nature, rabbits have long been associated with fertility and its goddess, Ishtar. Dyed eggs were already being used as part of pagan rituals at the dawn of history in various civilizations. [7]
    • Solstice


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