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"And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you the statutes and precepts, that you might do them in the land which you are going over to possess. Therefore take good heed to yourselves, since you saw no form of Him on the day the Lord spoke to you on Horeb out of the midst of the fire, Beware lest you become corrupt by making for yourselves [to worship] a graven image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, or of any winged fowl that flies in the air, The likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, or of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth. And beware lest you lift up your eyes to the heavens, and when you see the sun, moon, and stars, even all the host of the heavens, you be drawn away and worship them and serve them, things which the Lord your God has allotted to all nations under the whole heaven." - Deuteronomy 4:14-19 (Amplified Bible)

Introduction

So far as I can see, the Chaldean deities were primarily the powers of nature,—the earth, the sun, or the sky. These developed into distinct personalities, and the numerous epithets which were applied to them originated a vast mythology and an endless array of divinities, each epithet becoming a separate personality. As in the case of other nations, the Sun had been the chief object of worship, and the larger portion of the mythology accordingly grouped itself about the Sun-god and the numberless forms which he had assumed. The more I examine the Akkadian mythology, the more solar does its character appear - Rev. A. H. Sayce (The Astronomy and Astrology of the Babylonians) [9]

In a nut shell: why religions (as well as Catholicism - NOT True biblical Christians) 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. [10]
Astronomy, astro-theology and geometry were commonly taught in Egypt. The Egyptians held that the legends about Osiris and Isis and all their other mythological fables refer either to the stars, their appearances and occultations and the periods of their risings, or to the increase and decrease of the moon, or to the cycles of the sun, or the diurnal and nocturnal hemispheres, or to the River. - The Ghebers of Hebron, by Samuel F. Dunlop [11]

Todo: how the movement of the stars/moon/sun where transpose into a religion via myths (Roman/Greek pantheon associated with planets), as well as Indian gods.... etc.. as well as Christian religion is allegorically transposed into a sun movement based on the winter solstice

Occult views: http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1061005310
Mainstream Views (mostly propaganda of the zeitgeist movie) and debunked: http://conspiracies.skepticproject.com/articles/zeitgeist/part-one/

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

"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

False Worship of the Heavens

Source

Occult Symbology Linked to the false Worship of the Heavens
- Sun Worship
- Moon Worship
- Star Worship
- Planet Worship

Occult Symbology Linked to the false Worship of the Heavens
- Occult symbolism II: Sun
- Occult symbolism II: Moons
- Occult symbolism II: Planets

Origins of human knowledge of astronomy

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. - Book of Enoch Ch VIII

One question remains unanswered, how where "primitive humans" able to accumulate so much knowlegde regarding the precise movement of the stars? How could they built monuments with near perfect precision in alignment with the stars/sun/seasons and cardinal points?

The Dogon people are an ethnic group in Mali, West Africa, reported to have traditional astronomical knowledge about Sirius that would normally be considered impossible without the use of telescopes. According to Marcel Griaule's books Conversations with Ogotemmêli and The Pale Fox they knew about the fifty-year orbital period of Sirius and its companion prior to western astronomers. They also refer to a third star accompanying Sirius A and B. Robert Temple's 1976 book The Sirius Mystery, credits them with knowledge of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn. [12]

Astrological knowledge in:

Summerian civilization

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 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. [1] [2]

Bronze Age (3,600 years old)

Nebra sky disk
The 32-centimeter-wide (seven-inch) bronze disc with gold-leaf appliqués representing the sun, the moon, and the stars is the oldest visual representation of the cosmos known to date. A cluster of seven dots has previously been interpreted as the Pleiades constellation as it appeared 3,600 years ago. [3]
The illustration below shows how the disk's design nicely correlates with the movement of the sun. [4]

Astrological devices 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

It was announced in Athens on 21 October 2005 that new pieces of the Antikythera mechanism had been found. There are now 82 fragments. [5]
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 (more info, also see the mechanism in action). [6]
A model of the mechanism by Tatjana van Vark [7]

Astronomically aligned monuments

25 archaeoastronomical sites around the world

Archaeoastronomy: Archaeoastronomy can be defined as the study of the astronomical practices, mythologies, religions and world-views of all ancient cultures. Archaeoastronomy, in essence, is the "anthropology of astronomy", to distinguish it from the "history of astronomy". Vast majority of the great monuments and ceremonial constructions of early civilizations were astronomically aligned. The accurate cardinal orientation of the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt or the Venus alignment of the magnificent Maya Palace of the Governor at Uxmal in Yucatan are outstanding examples. [13]

TODO: Entire list [14] & [15], sort pictures Ziggurat of Ur, pyramids and sacred geometry (pi, golden ratio, etc..) [16], megalithics monuments [17]

Todo: Sun Related monuments/observatories such as Stonehenge [18], Chichen Itza Pyramid, Sun Temple Discovery in Alberta Informs Stonehenge Research [19], Bulgarian Archaeologist Discovers World's Likely Oldest Sun Temple [20], Star monuments: pyramids (oriented/built in corelation with stars), Geocentrism as base for all ancient astronomical calculations.

Todo: Most astro

However, it must be understood that the Sun Temple is not the only site in America where apparent Ogam inscriptions have been found. There are many, but two other sites in particular seem to be inexorably linked, not only by the existence of Ogam inscriptions, but also by mythology and technique of execution, to the Sun Temple. One site, known as Crack Cave, is also situated in southeast Colorado, and the other site, known as the Anubis Caves, is located in the Oklahoma Panhandle. The Anubis caves, in particular, are imbued with, what would appear to be, Mithric symbolism. p20, [21]

Asia

Konark Sun Temple (India)
Modhera Sun Temple (India)
Martand Sun Temple (India/Kashmir) p.16 [22]
Takht-e-Sulaiman [23] p16? Shankaracharya Temple [24]?
Mount Damavand (Iran) [25]

Africa

Abu Simbel temples [26] (Egypt)

Todo: Archaeoastronomy [27]

Pyramid field in Lower Egypt
- How the Divine (Above) star mapping is represented on earth (below), from the hermetic motto As Above so below
  - Herschel's idea that the whole pyramid field in Lower Egypt represents stars was inspired by one of the oldest known prophecies. The mystic Hermes Trismegistus. claimed: "Egypt is an image of the heavens… the 'whole' cosmos dwells here." Herschel subsequently conducted an experiment to prove all the pyramids in Lower Egypt represent stars. He overlaid a transparency of the stars onto a map of the pyramids. The result was breathtaking. All the brightest stars within the known constellations in one complete revolution of the Milky Way had pyramid counterparts on the ground. However, there were some important stars for which pyramids were apparently missing. In Giza for example, Herschel found four potential, as yet unrecognised pyramid ruins on an antique early map that would conclude a previously incomplete Orion interpretation at Giza. [28]

America

Teotihuacan [29] - Pyramid of the Sun
Mayan pyramid Chichen Itza (Serpent visible during the spring equinox),

Modern alignement
- Manhattanhenge [30]

Europe

Druids celebrating at Stonehenge Summer solstice 2011 Gallery

Stonehedge
- Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge
  - It is noticed ( since 18th century ) that the horseshoe of great trilithons and the horseshoe of 19 bluestones opened up in the direction of the midsummer sunrise. It was quickly surmised that the monument must have been deliberately oriented and planned so that on midsummer's morning the sun rose directly over the Heel Stone and the first rays shone into the center of the monument between the open arms of the horseshoe arrangement. [31]
  - Sun worship at Stonehenge predates the henge
  - Stonehedge and Ancient Astronomy (Sun & Moon monument)
  - Monument to Worship the Serpent
    - British antiquarian Dr. William Stukeley, who in 1740 was the first to note the summer solstice alignment at Stonehenge, advanced the notion that the monument was built by Druids to worship the serpent. He claimed that Stonehenge and similar stone circles had been serpent temples, which he called "Dracontia." Recall that the key to eclipses is the position of the lunar nodes. The length of time for the Moon to return to a node (about 27.2 days) astronomers call the draconic month. (Draco is the Latin word for "serpent" or "dragon") Perhaps the mythical serpents of Stonehenge and the legendary dragon that eats the Sun are symbols of the same thing: the invisible presence in time and space that eclipses the Sun and the Moon. [32]
- Controversy: It has been stipulated that stonehedge is a modern man-made monument [33] (pictures)

Newgrange: The rising Sun illuminates the inner chamber of Newgrange, Ireland, only at the winter solstice. [34]

Vatican/City of the seven hills Alignement

“As above so below”.

The Christmas evening sky in Rome is comparable to that of ancient Egypt and this fundamental image is contained in the foundational secret of the Freemasons… their first degree tracing board! It is a secret that reveals humanity’s unexpected connection… with the heavens.

The Pleiades appear to be an accurate orientation match with the Seven Hills of Rome’. The three nearby Sun-like stars (researched on this website) in the vicinity of the Pleiades appear to be an accurate orientation match with two of the solar obelisks on the ground in relation to Rome’s “star fortress”… the ultimate star correlation. [8]

Todo: lookup all other monuments, temples, megalithic construction dedicated to the sun [35]

Astrological Symbols and Rites

Usages and meanings

All symbols related to stars/suns/moon such as flags, and their meanings/parables/imagery/analogy/allegory/metaphor [36]
- Typical allegory of Christianity being a sun based religion: Charles Francois Dupuis, in his Origin of Worship, one of the most elaborate and remarkable works on mythology ever penned, shows that nearly all the religions of the world, including Christianity, were derived largely from solar worship. All the solar deities, he says, have a common history. This history, summarized, is substantially as follows: "The god is born about December 25th, without sexual intercourse, for the sun, entering the winter solstice, emerges in the sign of Virgo, the heavenly Virgin. His mother remains ever-virgin, since the rays of the sun, passing through the zodiacal sign, leave it intact. His infancy is begirt with dangers, because the new-born Sun is feeble in the midst of the winter's fogs and mists, which threaten to devour him; his life is one of toil and peril, culminating at the spring equinox in a final struggle with the powers of darkness. At that period the day and night are equal, and both fight for the mastery. Though the night veil the urn and he seems dead; though he has descended out of sight, below the earth, yet he rises again triumphant, and he rises in the sign of the Lamb, and is thus the Lamb of God, carrying away the darkness and death of the winter months. Henceforth he triumphs, growing ever stronger and more brilliant. He ascends into the zenith, and there he glows, on the right hand of God, himself God, the very substance of the Father, the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, upholding all things by his life-giving power" - John E. Remsberg [37]
  - Hints of a caholic Myth: the usage of Christmass as the date of birth of the Christ, usage of Zodiac (virgo, lamb..) as transition periods, usage of seasons (sun positions in the sky) to adorn the myth... all derived from catholic theology
- In the solar mythology, the sun god is regularly "crucified" as he crosses over the equinoxes and when he wanes towards the end of the year - D. M. Murdock (Christ in Egypt) [38]

Occult Symbology Linked to the false Worship of the Heavens
- Occult symbolism II: Sun
  - Occult symbolism: Obelisk ("digitus solis", or "finger of the sun" )
- Occult symbolism II: Moons
- Occult symbolism II: Planets

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. [39]
- Solstice
  - Solstice celebrations

Various:

The 2 Solstices and the 2 Equinoxes, together with their 4 respective halves: The real meaning behind that of the double square.

Jesus & Sun/Zodiac Parallels

Jesus & Sun/Zodiac Parallels - A Christian Response [40]

This is an interesting one. It claims that the story of Jesus is based on the sun and zodiac itself. For some reason, these lists always point out the similarity of Jesus being the 'son' of God, showing this parallel to the word 'sun'. Of course, this homonym exists only in the English language which wasn't around in the 1st Century, so this one can be easily dismissed. As for the others:

The sun 'dies' on the 22nd of december, the winter solstice, when it stops it's movement south, to be born again three days later on 25th december when it resumes it's movement northwards. This period was originally in the star sign of VIRGO, hence the....born of a VIRGIN.' First of all, the sun doesn't move. The Earth does. Okay, so clearly the critic here is referring to the movement of the sun IN RELATION to the Earth. In that case, it never stops moving because the Earth never stops moving. There is no three-day period when the sun's movement in relation to the earth stops altogether. It may appear to slow for those three days, but since the slowing of the movement is a gradual thing, one could argue that it 'stops' for the one, two, four, five, or six days around the winter solstice as well (it depends on how slow you consider 'stopping'). And besides all of that, Jesus' resurrection happened in the spring, not in December. As for the period being 'originally in the sign of Virgo', Virgo is from August 23rd to September 22nd. I've never heard of the winter solstice happening in the fall.
The sun is the light of the world, cometh on clouds and every eye shall see him, wears a corona-crown of thorns and "walks on water" when it sets. Yes, it's the light of the world, but clearly not in the same sense that Jesus is. It doesn't 'cometh on clouds', but is far above the clouds. Every eye (at least the non-blind ones) DO see the sun, not SHALL. There are no thorns on the sun, and it doesn't walk on water. Is the critic arguing that if you're standing on the shore watching the sun set over the ocean, it appears to walk on water? Well, what if you're watching it set over a desert, or a city, or a mountain? Does the sun also walk on deserts, cities, and mountains?
The sun's 'followers' or 'disciples' are the 12 signs of the zodiac, through which the sun must pass.How does the critic suppose that the zodiacal signs 'follow' the sun? Yes, the sun passes through the signs. Did Jesus 'pass through' his disciples? All they're showing is a similarity of the number 12. So anywhere we see twelve of something, it's based on the zodiac? When I buy a dozen eggs, those eggs are representative of the twelve signs of the zodiac? UPDATE: AnsweringInfidels.com makes another good point. The 12 apostles were almost certainly assigned because of the 12 tribes of Judah. Skeptics might say that 12 tribes of Judah were based on the zodiac, but the division of the twelve signs of the zodiac didn't occur until the 5th century B.C., well after the time of the 12 tribes.
The sun enters each zodiac sign at an angle of 30 degrees- hence the SUN of GOD begins his ministry at the age of 30. Again, this is just a similarity of the number 30. Very weak. How does a degree equal a year? Does it take a year for the sun to move a single degree? Of course not. Also, this is a minor point, but the Bible says Jesus was 'about thirty', and historians place his age at closer to 33 or 34 when He began His ministry. As for sun/son, again, this homonym is in the English language only.
The sun passes through the vernal equinox at easter at which time the sun is resurrected. I wasn't aware that the sun died, or that people thought it did. The author of this list is taking words associated with Christianity and using them to create non-existent comparisons. All we really have is that the sun passes through the vernal equinox at Easter. Is Jesus supposed to have passed through the vernal equinox at Easter? Does anything which passes through the vernal equinox at Easter die and get resurrected? Besides that, Easter never falls on the vernal equinox, but is always later (sometimes over a month later).
The sun at its zenith, or 12 noon, is in the house or heavenly temple of the 'Most High'; thus, 'he' begins 'his Father's work' at 'age' 12. First of all, the Hebrews counted hours from dawn, not from midnight as we do, making the sun's zenith roughly the sixth hour of the day, not the twelfth. Secondly, how does the critic here figure that the sun begins its work at noon? Doesn't it begin its work at dawn? It rises at dawn (roughly 6:00), so shouldn't we more accurately say that the sun begins its work at six, or zero?
The sun is the 'Lion' when in Leo, the hottest time of the year, called the 'throne of the Lord. I'm not clear whether the critic here is saying that Leo is the 'throne of the Lord', or that the hottest time of the year is the 'throne of the Lord'. Whichever it is, who calls it that? This one appears to be further nonsense.
The sun is 'betrayed' by the constellation of the Scorpion, the backbiter, the time of the year when the solar hero loses his strength. How does the sun lose its strength? Perhaps they mean that it's not quite as powerful in the northern hemisphere at this time (though, since its becoming more powerful in the southern hemisphere, this is an offset). Also, Scorpio is from October 23rd to November 21st. Yes, it becomes less powerful in the Northern hemisphere during this time, but it also becomes less powerful during the constellations preceding it and the one following it, so why is Scorpio being singled out here? And what does the scorpion have to do with backbiting? Yes, they occasionally bite people, but is there a significance to the back associated with them somehow? Why not the 'footbiter' or the 'handbiter'? I'm sure the outer extremities get bitten more often than the back.
The sun is hung on a cross, which represents its pasing through the equinoxes, the vernal equinox being Easter. This one is just nonsense. As it passes through the equinoxes, it's moving in a straight line north-to-south or south-to-north. How does a straight line make a cross? What is the east-west line that the critics are imagining here?
The sun does a 'stutter-step' at the winter solstice, unsure whether to return to life or 'resurrect,' doubted by this 'twin' Thomas. Since the sun always heads back north at the winter solstice, how is it unsure of whether to 'return to life'? That sounds pretty certain to me. And how does its northward progression represent a 'return to life'? Is its southward progression a 'return to death', then? And what is the sun's twin in this metaphor? For that matter, is there anything in the Bible suggesting that Jesus was unsure of whether to return to life? And how did Thomas figure into this? Thomas doubted, after the fact, that Jesus had returned to life. Even if, hypothetically, Jesus had a choice to make as to whether to return to life, Thomas had no bearing on that decision. And how is Thomas Jesus' twin? In question five, they claim the sun's 'resurrection' happens in the spring solstice, and now they're claiming it happens in the winter solstice. Is the sun 'resurrected' at every solstice, then? Of course, in 'parallel' 15 (below) they say its rebirth happens every month! Methinks the critics are a tad confused.
The sun of god is 'born of a virgin,' which refers to both the new or 'virgin' moon and the constellation of Virgo. How is the sun born of a new moon? Virgo is from August 23rd to September 22nd. How is the sun 'born' during this period?
The sun is the 'Carpenter' who builds his daily 'houses' or 12 two-hour divisions. So is the critic claiming that the 24 hours of a day are created by the sun each day? Not that I'm aware of. And where does the '12 two-hour divisions' come into this? Why not three eight-hour divisions or four six-hour divisions? Is this supposed to be a reference to the zodiac? So are the zodiacal signs created daily? More nonsense.
The sun is 'anointed' when its rays dip into the sea. According to whom?
The sun 'changes water into wine' by creating rain, ripening the grape on the vine and fermenting the grape juice. Well, it does ripen the grape on the vine. But it doesn't create rain or ferment the grape juice (most fermentation takes place indoors).
When the sun is annually and monthly re-born, he brings life to the 'solar mummy,' his previous self, raising it from the dead. I'd really like to know who declares the sun re-born either annually or monthly. And besides, when was Jesus reborn? His followers are reborn in the spiritual sense, but Jesus Himself had only one birth. Even if we're going to accept Jesus' resurrection as a 'rebirth' (though it clearly wasn't), His resurrection happened only once, not annually or monthly. And there are no mummies in the Jesus story.
The sun is 'crucified' between the two thieves of Sagittarius and Capricorn. Let's see...Sagittarius is from November 23rd to December 21st, and Capricorn is from December 22nd to January 19th. So, does the critic here think that Jesus was crucified in December? Does he think the sun is crucified in December? According to whom? How so? And how are Sagittarius (an archer) and Capricorn (a goat) thieves?
1. According to legend, Jesus was born in a stable between a horse and a goat, symbols of Sagittarius and Capricorn. According to what legend? There's no reference to a horse and a goat in any story I've heard. And since when is a horse the symbol of Sagittarius? The archer is the symbol of Sagittarius.
2. Jesus was crucified at the winter solstice between the 'two thieves' of Sagittarius and Capricorn, who sapped his strength. Jesus was crucified around the spring solstice, not the winter solstice. And how did the two thieves sap his strength? And, again, how are Sagittarius and Capricorn thieves?
The sun is the Word or Logos of God. Once again, according to whom?
He was baptized in Aquarius, the Water-Bearer. Aquarius is January 20th to February 18th. Who says Jesus was baptized at this time? Or is the critic claiming that since Jesus was baptized in water, this must correspond somehow to the constellation of Aquarius. Every time I take a shower, does this correspond to the constellation of Aquarius? Weak, weak, weak.
Jesus became the Good Shepherd and the Lamb in Aries, the Ram Huh? How do a 'Good Shepherd' and a 'lamb' correspond to Aries, the Ram? Are they saying it happened at that time of year? So what?
Jesus told the parables of the sowing and tilling of the fields in Taurus, the Bull. Once again, what the heck are the critics talking about here? Are they claiming that the parable was told during the April/May period identified with Taurus? If so, so what? My birthday's in this period, so does this make my life a myth?
In Cancer, 'the celestial Sea of Galilee,' he calmed the storm and waters, spoke of backsliders (the Crab), and rode the ass and foal in triumph into the City of Peace, Jerusalem. How is Cancer 'the celestial Sea of Galilee'? No one's ever called it that. So what is the critic's point here? That the calming of the storms, and His riding into Jerusalem happened in the June/July period identified with Cancer? Unlikely, but even if it was...so what? And how is the backslider represented by the crab?
In Libra, Christ was the true vine in the Garden of Gethsemane, the 'wine press,' as this is the time of the grape harvest. Once again...so? What does Libra (the scales) have to do with any of those events? Why is the 'wine press' in quotes? Is wine supposed to be pressed between scales or something?
In Sagittarius, Jesus was wounded in the side by the Centaur, or centurion. How are Centaurs (half man/half horse creatures) supposed to correspond to centurions (which were fully man)? Does the critic expect us to believe that, since those words sound alike (at least in English), centaurs and centurions are interchangable? This one is an insult to any rational person's intelligence. Also, Sagittarius (an archer, having nothing to do with centaurs or centurians) is in November and December, several months removed from Jesus' crucifixion.

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 Todo: how the movement of the stars/moon/sun where transpose into a religion via myths (Roman/Greek pantheon associated with planets), as well as Indian gods.... etc.. as well as Christian religion is allegorically transposed into a sun movement based on the winter solstice
 * Occult views: http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1061005310
+* Mainstream Views (mostly propaganda of the zeitgeist movie) and debunked: http://conspiracies.skepticproject.com/articles/zeitgeist/part-one/
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 [http://www.endtimeprophecy.net/Bible-Study-Tools/VerseLists/verse219.html Source]
-==Bible verses mentionning Stars==
+=False Worship of the Heavens=
-Bible verses mentionning Stars and constelations and the Zodiac
+[http://www.endtimeprophecy.net/Bible-Study-Tools/VerseLists/verse219.html Source]
-* todo: Job 9:9, Job 38:31 & Amos 5:8 [http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5906&t=KJV]
+* Occult Symbology Linked to the false Worship of the Heavens
+** '''[[911:Worship_of_the_Heavens#Sun_Worship|Sun Worship]]
+** '''[[911:Worship_of_the_Heavens#Moon_Worship|Moon Worship]]
+** '''[[911:Worship_of_the_Heavens#Star_Worship|Star Worship]]
+** '''[[911:Worship_of_the_Heavens#Planet_Worship|Planet Worship]]
-Mentions: Arcturus , Orion , Pleiades and Mazzaroth
-=False Worship of the Heavens=
-[http://www.endtimeprophecy.net/Bible-Study-Tools/VerseLists/verse219.html Source]
 * Occult Symbology Linked to the false Worship of the Heavens
 ** '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|Occult symbolism II: Sun]]
 ** '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Moons|Occult symbolism II: Moons]]
-** '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Planets|Occult symbolism II: Planets]]
-==Sun Worship==
-:''"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."'' ''' [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Eze%208:16&version=KJV Eze 8:16] (KJV)
-'''"The adoration of the sun was one of the earliest and most natural forms of religious expression. Complex modern theologies are merely involvement's and amplifications of this simple ... belief.''' The primitive mind, recognizing the beneficent power of the solar orb, adored it as the proxy of the Supreme Deity ... Among all the nations of antiquity, altars, mounds, and temples were dedicated to the worship of the orb of day ... '''[[911:The_Birth_of_Idolatry#Ziggurat|The Tower of Babel]]'''  ... ''was probably'' an astronomical observatory ... The sun, as supreme among the celestial bodies to the astronomers of antiquity, was assigned to the highest of the gods and became symbolic of the supreme authority of the Creator Himself ... [[911:Occult_symbolism_VIII#Yellow|Yellow]] is his color and his power is without end ... The sun thus became a Bull in Taurus and was worshipped as such by the Egyptians under the name of Apis, and by the Assyrians as Bel, Baal, or Bul. In Leo, the sun became a Lion-slayer, Hercules, and an Archer in Sagittarius. In Pices the Fishes, he was a fish -- Dagon, or Vishnu, the fish-god of the Philistines and Hindoos." The Secret Teachings of All Ages, by Manly P. Hall, 33° Freemason, p. XLIX [http://www.proxywhore.com/invboard/lofiversion/index.php/t210483.html]
-* The sun has ever been at the center of false religion. The Ancient Mystery Religions venerated the sun, the solar disk, as deity. The Greeks honored Apollo as The Child of the sun. The Romans paid homage two Mithra the sun God. These pagan philosophy form the basis for the worship of the Illuminati and indicate The importance of the sun as symbol of Satanic deity. *[[w:The Two Babylons|The Two Babylons]] (by [[w:Alexander Hislop|Alexander Hislop]]) [http://jesus2010maxicenturion1.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?_c11_BlogPart_pagedir=Next&_c11_BlogPart_handle=cns!1CC791C5DB7601A1!162&_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&sa=742105075]
-* In reality, in worshipping the sun, the Ancients were worshipping Satan. [[w:G.H. Pember|G.H. Pember]], In a scholarly work on the Mysteries, Earth's Earliest Ages, affirm this fact when he states: ''"There is little doubt that the culmination of the Mysteries was the worship of Satan himself." ''
-* Egyptians worshiped the Sun, Heliopolis was a City build for Sun Worship, Obelisks are a symbol of the sun, and the priests were called "[[w:Potipherah|Potipherah]]" or "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=%22Priest+of+On%22&fulltext=Search&ns0=1&redirs=1&profile=advanced priest of On]" (to elaborate)
-* Englishman [[w:John Yarker|John Yarker]] a well-known Nineteenth Century Masonic magician and occultist, in his Notes on the ''Scientific and Religious Mysteries of Antiquity'', Makes mention of the fact that the High Priest of the ancient Jews also worshiped the sun God. He writes:
-::The Mysteries we know were practiced in a secret subterranean chamber under the Temple of Solomon to Jerusalem, where four and twenty Elders adored the sun, with their faces toward the east. - Confirmed by the Bible in [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Eze%208:16&version=KJV Eze 8:16] (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."'' '''
-Various notes:
-* '''The true essence of the [[911:Plasma_cosmos#Sun|Sun]] symbolism is its representation of <u>[[911:Occult_symbolism_V#Enlightenment|primordial intellect]]</u>, the manifestation of [[w:universal|universal]] ([[w:Cosmos|cosmic]], [[w:omnipresent|omnipresent]]) [[911:Consciousness|consciousness]] which transcends [[w:spacetime|space-time]] and [[911:Energy|energy]]. The Human process of harmonizing with this force is called: ''at-onement'', ''[[w:Illumination (concept)|illumination]]'' or ''enlightenment''.''' Atonement of a select group of their own initiated members and the [[911:Awareness control|awareness control]] of the 'profane' are the core of the activities of these [[911:Occultists|occultists]] - ancient and modern.
-* The Sun is also a symbol of immortality or reincarnation. Just as the sun rises and sets each day, some people believe that you may die and then rise again.
-* See also: '''[[911:Occult_etymology#Zion|Occult etymology: Zion]]''', [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Solar_deity|Solar deity]], [[w:Solar symbol|Solar symbol]], [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Phoenix|Phoenix]], [[w:Fire worship|Fire worship]] (link to [[w:Molech|911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Moloch]] and child sacrifices, Zoroastrians [http://www.taroscopes.com/miscellanous-pages/medes.html] and magus [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/magi]) ,
-* '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Solar_deity|Solar deities]]
-* '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|Occult Sun symbolism]]
-** '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Serpent|Serpent symbolism]]: In the mythology of the primitive world, the serpent is universally the symbol of the Sun ... The serpent was universally represented by the sun symbol, the circle or disk.''' - Bishop Alexander Hislop [http://jesus2010maxicenturion1.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?_c11_BlogPart_pagedir=Next&_c11_BlogPart_handle=cns!1CC791C5DB7601A1!162&_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&_c=BlogPart&wa=wsignin1.0&sa=237951408]
-* '''[[911:Magic_Squares_and_Sigils#Magic_Square_of_6|Magic Square of 6]]''' and '''[[911:Numerology#666|Numerology: 666]]'''
-* [http://www.julianspriggs.com/Pages/55NeoBabylonianEmpire.aspx Stela of Nabonidus]
-===Holidays===
-Todo: Equinox/solstices related pagan holidays according to various (nature/cyclical) religions (christmass)
-* Solstice means Sun Stop ()
-* [http://www.toolong.com/index.htm ]
-====Birthdays====
-* '''Satan invented sun-worship'''. In the northern hemisphere, where all people lived at first after the Noachic Flood ('''before the flood [[911:Bible_History#Biblical_Evidence|there were no seasons, no rain]] as the earth was not tilted'''), the sun rises on the eastern horizon at its most northern point at the [[w:Summer Solstice|Summer Solstice]] (Sol-stice means "sun-stop").   At the [[w:winter Solstice|winter Solstice]], it is at its lowest point south, and was believed to be dying. For roughly 4,000 years, people have celebrated the "re-birth" of the SUN at the winter solstice. The principle object of worship in the ancient world was the sun (among those who were ignorant of the true Creator). '''Behind all Pagan deity worship stands Satan himself. He accepts honor in whatever name we wish to call him; Baal, Moloch, Marduk, Venus, Odin, Krishna, Aphrodite, Ishtar, Zeus, Amon-Ra, Mithras, Ahura-Mazda, Dagon -- male or female, it matters not.''' The most important day in the life of a witch or sorceror is their annual birthday. This is because the celebration of the sun's birthday was the winter solstice, which was what we call December 25th today. Originally, common people did not observe their personal birthday;  the earliest birthday observances were reserved for the Pagan deities (all of these are Satan). Later, Kings observed their birthdays, as we see [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0140.htm Pharaoh doing in the book of Genesis]. Much later, common people began the practice, but only among Pagans, since that is the origin of birthday celebrations (consult the book of JOB and you'll see how each of his children had a party in their house "on their day". For roughly 4,000 years, the SOLSTICE has been -- by proxy -- the day of Satan's birthday celebration (because he is the designer of the original astrological religious pattern, and deceived mankind to cause them to worship the sun). [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut.%2012:30-31&version=KJV Deut. 12:30], 31 clearly forbids the worship of YHWH after Pagan ways/methods/patterns.  Many believe "All Hallowed's E'ven" (Halloween) is the birthday of Satan;  but it wears no disguise as [[Christmas#Reformation_into_the_19th_century|Christmas]] does.  The deceiver uses insidious trickery to overcome us by means of traditions he's sown into our cultures. [http://www.fossilizedcustoms.com/Satan.htm]
-* todo: [http://www.sermonaudio.com/new_details3.asp?ID=18801]
-===Freemasonry===
-The ancient brotherhood of the Freemasons dates back to pre-history and it’s terminology has thoroughly influenced our language. Although most take the term to originally mean a guild of stone masons, an alternative, and equally accurate understanding of the origin of the word are the ancient '''[http://books.google.com/books?id=HF86AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA287&lpg=PA287&dq=%22Phre%22+sun&source=bl&ots=SNa2a5ibqN&sig=wfv56Rlz3AzlKS0e65hNS5pLgrY&hl=en&ei=ElGtTe6yNo3KiALsx7HcDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Phre%22%20sun&f=false Egyptian terms Phre, meaning the Sun]''', or perhaps light, and ''-mas'' or ''-massen'' (Also see [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=manna manna]?), meaning child or children. So we get Phre-massen, or Sons of Light, alluding to the ancient origins of modern religion in Sun worship. The Masons and their many branches consider themselves to be illuminated, meaning to be brightened with light, or enlightened, meaning to be furnished with knowledge or have spiritual insight. [http://www.opposingdigits.com/forums/post-34518.html]
-* Now today, the Masons, As did the Apostate Jewish Elders and priests in the days of Ezekiel, Continue to worship Satan, The Sun God, Also called Lucifer or Baal, by other names. The name of their great God, [[w:Jahbulon|Jahbuhlun]], Which is revealed too Masons in the higher degrees, is a synonym for the solar deity; two of the three syllables in the name, buh and warm, mean "Baal" and '''"[[w:Potipherah|On]],"''' both of which represent sun and God.
-* That is why, in the authoritative guide Goods of the Lodge, Reginald Haupt reports that in the Lodge: '''All the movements by the Consecrating Office of the Masonic Lodge or Chapter follow the course of the Sun. The Master And The Warden enter and leave their chairs as the Sun returns to the East and goes forth therefrom. Most processional occasions are governed by these principles of what is known as "[[w:circumambulation|circumambulation]]."''' This ritual came from the ancient pagan Rites of the Egyptians and from the worship of their Sun God and of the Sun itself.
-* [[911:Masonic_ladder#Is_Freemasonry_a_religion|Is Freemasonry a religion]]
-====Obelisks====
-{{obelisks}}
-===In Hinduism===
-<gallery>
-File:Surya-Namaskar-Solar-Worship.jpg|In the ancient times; people would practice Surya Namaskaar; (or Sun Salutation) at sunrise; the practice would be done facing up to the sun. '''In fact, it started of as an exercise in solar worship'''. The Yogis of yore refined the practice into something resembling the modern day practice with a sequence of 12 postures [http://www.total-yoga.org/blog/]
-</gallery>
-==Moon Worship==
-And they shall spread them before the sun, and the '''<u>moon</u>''', 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.'' - [http://bible.cc/jeremiah/8-2.htm Jeremiah 8:2]
-<br>
-<br>
-"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 '''<u>moon</u>''', 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" [http://bible.cc/deuteronomy/4-19.htm Deuteronomy 4:19 KJV]
-<br>
-<br>
-"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 '''<u>moon</u>''', 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." [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2017:2-5&version=KJV Deuteronomy 17:2-5, KJV]
-<br>
-<br>
-"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 '''<u>moon</u>''', and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven." [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%2023:4-5&version=KJV 2 Kings 23:4-5, KJV]
-* '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Moons|Occult symbolism II: Moons]]
-* Todo: Islam
-==Star Worship==
-===[[w:Zodiac|Zodiac]]===
-:''' ''"The Zodiac appears to announce the coming of the False Messiah, the Antichrist, just as the Bible announced the coming of the Real Messiah, Jesus! The Zodiac is used to “herd the goats”, while the Bible is used to “shepherd the sheep”! Remember, only goats read horoscopes, as they need to find out what their father the Devil has planned for their lives! “Sheep” read the Bible, then talk to their Father about his plans for their life."'' ''' [http://watchman33.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/the-lucifer-project-raising-antichrist-part-vi/] [http://jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/astrology.htm]
-:''Canst thou bring forth '''[[w:Mazzaroth|Mazzaroth]]''' in his season? or canst thou guide [[w:Arcturus|Arcturus]] with his sons?'' - [http://bible.cc/job/38-32.htm Job 38:32]
-:''He put away the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in Judah's cities and round about Jerusalem--also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations [or twelve signs of the zodiac], and to all the hosts of the heavens. [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%2023:5&version=AMP 2 Kings 23:5]  (Amplified Bible)
-Astrological signs represent twelve equal segments or divisions of the zodiac. According to astrology,
-celestial phenomena reflect or govern human activity on the principle of "'''[[911:Occult_symbolism_V#As_above.2C_so_below|as above, so below]]'''", so hat
-the '''[[911:Numerology#12|twelve]]''' signs are held to represent twelve basic personality types or characteristic modes of expression. [http://sunkingzmusicgeometry.blogspot.com/2010/01/mystery-of-number-12-and-its-relation_9324.html]
-The band of twelve constellations along the plane of the ecliptic through which pass the sun, moon, and planets across the sky. Each constellation, or sign, is attributed symbolic significance and associations that affect various aspects of life on Earth.
-* The [[w:Zodiac_signs#Zodiac_symbolism|Western zodiac]] has twelve signs, as does the [[w:Zodiac_signs#The_twelve_signs|Chinese zodiac]]. In astronomy, the zodiac is the ring of constellations that lines the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the Sun across the sky over the course of the year. The Moon and planets also lie within the ecliptic, and so are also within the constellations of the zodiac. In astrology, the zodiac denotes those signs which divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude. As such, the zodiac is a celestial coordinate system, more precisely an ecliptic coordinate system, taking the ecliptic as the origin of latitude, and the position of the sun at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude. The term zodiac derives from Latin zōdiacus, in turn from the Greek ζωδιακός κύκλος (zōdiakos kuklos), meaning "circle of animals", derived from ζώδιον (zōdion), the diminutive of ζῶον (zōon) "animal". The name is motivated by the fact that many of the signs of the classical Greek zodiac are represented as animals (six out of twelve, plus two mythological hybrids). the term and the names of the twelve signs are today mostly associated with horoscopic astrology. [...] The name of the twelve signs are equivalent to the names in use today, except that the name of the Eagle seems to have been usually substituted for Scorpio. [http://sunkingzmusicgeometry.blogspot.com/2010/01/mystery-of-number-12-and-its-relation_9324.html]
-* The twelve signs of the zodiac are divided into the four elements: Fire signs are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, Air signs are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius, and Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. Most modern astrologers still view the four classical elements as a critical part of interpreting the astrological chart. [http://sunkingzmusicgeometry.blogspot.com/2010/01/mystery-of-number-12-and-its-relation_9324.html]
-<br>'''[[911:The_Birth_of_Idolatry#The_Tower_of_Babel|The Tower of Babel]]
-* '''[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2011:4&version=KJV Genesis 11:4], in speaking of ''"a tower and his top with the heavens (literal translation),"'' is not referring to the height of the tower, but instead to the inscriptions of the stars on the walls of the shrine. The [[w:Constellation#Babylonian|constellations]] (Babylonian Zodiac)''' were there, but with outlines of the 'sky gods' on them in order to cause people to associate the 'pictures in the sky' that they had known about from childhood, with the images [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Nimrod|Nimrod]]  wanted them to worship. This is indicative of the occult deception which reigned in Babylon.''''''[http://philologos.org/__eb-tws/ The Witness of the Stars] by E. W. Bullinger reveals the true meaning of what we call 'the signs of the [[911:New_Age_Terminology#Zodiac|zodiac]]'. They were meant to be pictures in the sky representing God’s promise of a coming Deliverer,''' who, being the Seed of the Woman, would bruise the serpent’s head ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen.%203:15&version=KJV Gen. 3:15])
-<br> '''[[w:Lascaux|Lascaux]]
-* In recent years, new research has suggested that the Lascaux paintings may incorporate prehistoric star charts. Dr Michael Rappenglueck of the University of Munich argues that some of the non-figurative dot clusters and dots within some of the figurative images correlate with the constellations of Taurus, The Pleiades and the grouping known as the "Summer Triangle". Based on her own study of the astronomical significance of Bronze Age petroglyphs in the Vallée des Merveilles and her extensive survey of other prehistoric cave painting sites in the region — most of which appear to have been specifically selected because the interiors are illuminated by the setting sun on the day of the winter solstice (as well as summer solstice?[http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/astronomy.htm])— ''' French researcher Chantal Jègues-Wolkiewiez '''([http://www.archeociel.com/ oficial website])''' has further proposed that the gallery of figurative images in the Great Hall represents an extensive star map and that key points on major figures in the group correspond to stars in the main constellations as they appeared in the Paleolithic.''' (Wikipedia)
-** video: [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Lascaux.The+Prehistory+Of+Art&aq=f Lascaux.The Prehistory Of Art]
-** [http://www.thehiddenrecords.com/lascaux_cave_france.htm Lascaux 17000 years old star map]
-<br> '''[[w:Dendera zodiac|Dendera zodiac]]
-* Ptolemaic Period, reign of Cleopatra VII, 50 BC - Temple of Hathor at Dendera [http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/zodiac-dendera]
-** A ceiling decorated with an image of the sky
-*** This sandstone slab comes from the domain dedicated to the goddesses Hathor and Isis at Dendera. It was part of the ceiling of one of the chapels where the resurrection of Osiris was commemorated, on the roof of the great Temple of Hathor. The vault of heaven is represented by a disc, held up by four women assisted by falcon-headed spirits. Thirty-six spirits or "decans" around the circumference symbolize the 360 days of the Egyptian year. The constellations shown inside the circle include the signs of the zodiac, most of which are represented almost as they are today. Aries, Taurus, Scorpio, and Capricorn, for example, are easily recognizable, whereas others correspond to a more Egyptian iconography: Aquarius is represented as Hapy, the god of the Nile flood, pouring water from two vases. The constellations of the northern sky, featured in the center, include the Great Bear (Ursa Major) in the form of a bull's foreleg. A hippopotamus goddess, opposite Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, represents the constellation of the Dragon.
-** An astronomical configuration corresponding to a specific date
-*** The five planets that were known at the time are associated with certain signs of the zodiac: Venus ("the god of the morning") is behind Aquarius, Jupiter ("Horus who Reveals the Mystery") is near Cancer, Mars ("Horus the Red") is directly above Capricorn. Mercury is called "the Inert" and Saturn "Horus the Bull". This particular configuration of the planets among the constellations occurs only about once every thousand years; an astrophysicist has dated it between 15 June and 15 August 50 BC. Two eclipses are represented exactly where they occurred. The solar eclipse of 7 March 51 is depicted as the goddess Isis holding a baboon (the god Thoth) by its tail, signifying her attempt to stop the moon from hiding the sun. The lunar eclipse of 25 September 52 is represented by an udjat-eye (the "whole one"), because a lunar eclipse only occurs when the moon is full.
-** The Zodiac, an Egyptian-style illustration?
-*** The Zodiac of Dendera was transported to France in 1821 with the permission of Egyptian ruler Mohamed Ali Pasha. It is one of the most famous Egyptian monuments preserved in France. It should be interpreted as a map of the sky rather than a giant horoscope or a perpetual astrological tool. However, the Egyptians believed that certain constellations and decans could have a negative influence on their destiny or health. The representations of the signs of the zodiac as we know them today did not appear in Egypt until the Greco-Roman Period. This monument reflects the way Egyptian cultural elements merged with Babylonian and Greek astronomical and astrological theories, as a result of the Assyrian and Babylonian deportations of the 8th and 6th centuries BC, and the Persian and Greek invasions of the 6th and 4th centuries.
-* [http://www.mazzaroth.com/ChapterOne/TranslateDenderah.htm "Translation of the figures in the Zodiac of Denderah"]
-<br>'''[[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Lucifer|Lucifer]] and the Zodiac
-* Zodiac as a Worship System / Astrological system of Divination -  And occult prophecy about a coming "savior" (Anti-Christ / Men of perdition, lawless one)
-** '''"The Zodiac appears to announce the coming of the False Messiah, the Antichrist, just as the Bible announced the coming of the Real Messiah, Jesus! The Zodiac is used to “herd the goats”, while the Bible is used to “shepherd the sheep”! Remember, only goats read horoscopes, as they need to find out what their father the Devil has planned for their lives! “Sheep” read the Bible, then talk to their Father about his plans for their life."'' ''' [http://watchman33.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/the-lucifer-project-raising-antichrist-part-vi/] [http://jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Wicca%20&%20Witchcraft/astrology.htm]
-*** '''The [[w:Babylonian_zodiac#MUL.APIN|Babylonian Zodiac]] (MUL.APIN) is a worshipping system of Lucifer. His main 4 attributes being
-**** [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Bull|Calf]] (Winged Bull) and its constelation [[w:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus ]]
-**** [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Lion|Lion]] and its constelation [[w:Leo (constellation)|Leo]]
-**** [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Eagle|Eagle]] (or [[911:Occult_symbolism_X#Phoenix|Phoenix]]) and its constelation [[w:Ophiuchus|Ophiuchus]] (snake holder)
-**** Human form of fallen angel and its constelation [[w:Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]] (the water bearer)
-<br>'''[[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]
-<br>'''[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H8MABvj_7BQJ:www.biblestudying.net/Chaldeans_outline.doc+chaldeans+were+astrologers&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk The Chaldeans – Babylonian Mystery Religions]''' (Biblical reference to Chaldeans by Brian K. McPherson and Scott McPherson)
-* [[w:Chaldeans|Chaldeans]]: Chaldeans, or Kasdim. At first a tribe, then a caste of learned Kabbalists. They were the savants, the magians of Babylonia, astrologers and diviners [http://www.experiencefestival.com/kasdim] [http://www.truthcontrol.com/node/chaldeans]
-** Astrology attributed to the Chaldean priests, based on the finding of cuneiform tablets dated C670 BC which reported astrological information in the court of King Ashurbanipal. They regarded the world as eternal, with no beginning or end, and the Sun, Moon, and planets as interpreters by which human beings might know and execute the will of God. Upon considering the regularity of the motions of the celestial bodies, they inferred that such objects were either intelligent beings or were controlled by some guiding intelligence. This belief led to [[w:Sabaean|Sabianism]], the worship of the host of heaven ('''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|Sun]], [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Moons|Moon]], and [[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Stars|Stars]]'''). [http://www.gotohoroscope.com/dictionary/astrological/79.html]
-* [http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2007/06/ancient_source_.html Origin of Ancient Zodiac Confirmed]
-** Using modern techniques Brad Schaefer, an astronomer at Louisiana State University, is reported in Nature as having dated ancient observations on a set of ancient clay tablets that display constellations thought to be precursors of the present-day zodiac to 1,370 BC. The tablets, known collectively as MUL.APIN, contain nearly 200 astronomical observations, including measurements related to several constellations. They are written in cuneiform, a Middle-Eastern script that is one of the oldest known forms of writing, and were made in Babylon around 687 BC. But most archaeologists believe that the tablets are transcriptions of much earlier observations made by Assyrian astronomers. Just how much older has been disputed, with estimates going back to 2,300 BC. '''He also worked out that the ancient observers lived within roughly 100 kilometres of 35.1° N — an area that includes the ancient Assyrian cities of Ninova and Asur'''
-* [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/zodiac.htm PHARAOH'S SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC] (to confirm)
-* Vatican & Zodiac
-<gallery>
-File:Vatican floor-crab.png.jpg|Symbols of the Zodiac are found on the floor of the Vatican. [http://amazingdiscoveries.org/albums/p/5602900279412007569/vatican+floor-crab.png.jpg]
-File:Vaticanfloor-archer.png.jpg|Symbols of the Zodiac are found on the floor of the Vatican. This originates from the culture of the Chaldeans. [http://amazingdiscoveries.org/albums/p/5602900279412007569/vaticanfloor-archer.png.jpg]
-File:StPeterZodiac.jpg|“St. Peter’s Chair” from Roman Cathedral, dated to around 800’s A.D. Images on the chair portray Labors of Hercules and pagan Zodiac signs [http://lost-history.com/mysteries5.php]<br><br> '''Note:''' 3 rows of 6 (666) & [http://scorpio-sign.blogspot.com/2008/09/hercules-twelve-labors-connected-to.html Hercules’ Twelve Labors Connected to the Zodiac] [http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/HeraclesLabours.html] (see picture "St. Peter’s Chair")
-File:1PopZod.jpg|The Pope enthroned under a [[w:Umbraculum|canopy]] displaying the astrological figures of the Zodiak, Vatican Museum. [http://historical.benabraham.com/html/papal_zodiac.html]<br><br>
-File:Vatican zodiac.jpg|The Vatican council explains the procession of the Zodiac to the Pope. [http://www.drturi.com/vaticanzodiac.html]
-</gallery>
-* Pagan-based [[w:Zodiac|Zodiac]] religions
-<gallery perrow="4">
-File:Al uzzah.jpg|This second Arabian pagan group is devoted to the goddess [[w:Al-‘Uzzá|Al-Uzzá]]  (Arabic: العزى‎), the morning star (Venus), goddess (Deities of the [[w:Nabataeans|Nabateans]] [http://www.dhushara.com/book/sakina/haj/before3.htm] & 1 of the daughters of allah [http://www.investigateislam.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=65]) of love and war, Maiden and Mother, was one of the three chief goddesses of Mecca and of Arabian paganism in pre-Islamic times. [http://www.paganspace.net/group/mosqueofaluzza?groupUrl=mosqueofaluzza&id=1342861%3AGroup%3A8553492&page=3]
-File:P020 1 01.jpg|A winged Mithras wrapped in a Serpent encircled with the Zodiac [http://www.ambrosiasociety.org/mithra__avesta.html]
-File:Turning1.jpg|Monument showing Mithras turning the zodiac [http://www.ambrosiasociety.org/mithra__avesta.html]
-File:Z15.2Aion.jpg|Aion, the god of time, stands turning the wheel of heaven inscribed with the signs of the zodiac. The god was identified with both Khronos (Time) and Ouranos (Heaven). Beneath him reclines Gaia (Mother Earth) attended by the four Karpoi (Fruits) of the seasons - from left to right: Eiar (Spring), Theron (Summer), Phthinoporon (Autumn) and Kheimon (Winter). [http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/Z15.2.html]
-File:Z15.2BAion.jpg|Aion, the god of time, stands turning the wheel of heaven inscribed with the signs of the zodiac. The signs visible on the portion here depicted are Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer and Leo. (see previous) [http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/Z15.2B.html]
-</gallery>
-* [[w:Zodiac|Zodiac]] gallery
-<gallery perrow="4">
-Image:Prometheus_rockefaller_center.jpg|[[w:Prometheus|Prometheus]] statue at the [[w:Rockefeller Center|Rockefeller Center]]. Behind the statue is an inscription saying: ''“Prometheus, teacher in every art, brought the fire that hath proved to mortals a means to mighty ends.”'' <br/><br/> '''Note:''' The ring with the [[911:Numerology#12|12]] signs of the [[911:New_Age_Terminology#Zodiac|zodiac]]
-File:Cherubim-Zodiac.jpg|Zodiac along with the constellations, and '''the 4 attributes of [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Lucifer|Lucifer]] represented by the 4 cardinal points.'''
-File:Prague Apr04 015.jpg|[[w:Astronomical clock|Astronomical clock]] in Prague [http://sunkingzmusicgeometry.blogspot.com/] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_clock]
-File:Astroclock.jpg|See previous, with zodiac sign (yellow dial) & video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjWJHEmFfPA Prague Astronomical Clock - 600th Anniversary Show]
-Image:Black_Sun_3.jpg|A [[w:Black Sun|Black Sun]] [[w:Sundial|Sundial]] appears on the [http://www.sundials.co.uk/~london.htm Bracken House], London, UK.<br/><br/>"<small>This building (1955-1959) is named after [[w:Bernard Bracken|Bernard Bracken]], former chairman of the [[w:Financial Times|Financial Times]], which was published here until the 1980s. The building was among the first post-war buildings in [[w:City of London|the City]] to be listed and its redevelopment retained the entire outside facade, including the elegant astronomical clock approximately 1 metre in diameter bearing at its centre a face of [[w:Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill]], who was a personal friend of Bracken's.</small>" [http://www.sundials.co.uk/~london.htm]
-File:StainedglassMissouri.jpg|The sun and the zodiac symbols. The sun of course is depicted as the Pagan see it with the Phallic and Yonic symbols as rays of light. This is the ultimate stained glass window for the catholic or the Pagan is this! And it's right there in the Rotunda of the Missouri state capital building! [http://www.remnantofgod.org/usa.htm]
-File:Catalan2.jpg|[[w:Catalan Atlas|Catalan Atlas]]: Cosmographical diagram: the Earth, personified by an astronomer holding an astrolabe, is situated in the center of the Universe. It is surrounded by concentric circles representing the four elements, the seven planets (the spheres and their personifications), the signs of the zodiac, the positions and phases of the moon. The diagram is framed by the personifications of the four seasons. [http://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_10.htm]
-</gallery>
-* [[w:Zodiac|Zodiac]] based logo
-<gallery perrow="4">
-Image:Sun_Sign.jpg|The Sun and the 12 signs of the [[w:Zodiac|Zodiac]]<br/><br/>''' Note:''' The red bullseye, which is the [[w:Alchemical|Alchemical]] symbol for [[911:Occult_symbolism_XIII#Gold|gold]] [http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements//pages/alchemist/alc_gold.html]
-Image:NSF.png|[[w:National Science Foundation|National Science Foundation]] logo with 12 rays as the 12 Zodiac signs.
-</gallery>
-====The Tower of Babel====
-:'''[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2011:4&version=KJV Genesis 11:4], in speaking of ''"a tower and his top with the heavens (literal translation),"'' is not referring to the height of the tower, but instead to the inscriptions of the stars on the walls of the shrine. The [[w:Constellation#Babylonian|constellations]] (<u>Babylonian Zodiac</u>)''' were there, but with outlines of the 'sky gods' on them in order to cause people to associate the 'pictures in the sky' that they had known about from childhood, with the images [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Nimrod|Nimrod]]  wanted them to worship. This is indicative of the occult deception which reigned in Babylon.''''''[http://philologos.org/__eb-tws/ The Witness of the Stars] by E. W. Bullinger reveals the true meaning of what we call 'the signs of the [[911:New_Age_Terminology#Zodiac|zodiac]]'. They were meant to be pictures in the sky representing God’s promise of a coming Deliverer (Jesus Christ), who, being the Seed of the Woman, would bruise the serpent’s head''' ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen.%203:15&version=KJV Gen. 3:15])
-<br>
-[[File:Tower of babel stele.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[http://www.historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/index.php?id=1659 Stele illustrating The Tower of Babel, see MS 2063] [http://www.schoyencollection.com/historyBabylonian.html] ]]
-[[File:Zigguratbrick.jpg|right|200px|thumb| blue glazed bricks are from the ziggurat of Ur. The ziggurat was later rebuilt by Nabonidus in 560 BC, using these bricks. The shrine of the moon god (Sin or Nanna) was at the top of the ziggurat. The king or priest would give oracles after intercourse in the temple with the spirit being. The ziggurat had three platforms, with gardens on each. The top platform had bricks with black glaze and a silver-plated shrine on top, the middle platform had bricks with red glaze, and the bottom had bricks with blue glaze, where these bricks are from.<br><br>Written on the foundations of the Ziggurat was: "The temple whose top is heaven". This is similar to the intention of the people building the tower of Babel, "with its top is in the heavens" (Gen 11:4). ]]
-[[File:Brueghel-tower-of-babel.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Brueghel-tower-of-babel [http://vigilantcitizen.com/sinistersites/sinister-sites-the-eu-parliament/]]]
-[[File:EUparliament.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The tower of the Louise Weiss Building (shown below), although it looks unfinished, was designed with the expressed purpose of resembling the tower of Babel as depicted in Brueghel's painting!   [http://werhit-mathenyahu.blogspot.com/2010/08/reversing-act-of-god-with-modern-tower.html]]]
-[[File:Euposter.png|right|200px|thumb|We see the people of Europe rebuilding the Tower of Babel. Here’s some points to note: First, we have a confirmation that the Louise Weiss building was truly inspired by the Tower of Babel. The poster recreated the exact tower on Pieter Brueghel’s painting, even making sure to include the broken part of the foundation. There is NO question there. Second, the slogan: “Europe: Many Tongues One Voice” refers to God confusing the people with many languages. The Parliament will effectively reverse God’s punishment to teach a lesson concerning idolatry and arrogance. Third, look closely at the stars at the top. Do they look strange? They are upside down aka [[911:Occult_symbolism_III#Inverted_Pentagram|reversed pentagrams]]. [http://vigilantcitizen.com/sinistersites/sinister-sites-the-eu-parliament/] ]]
-'''The most famous ziggurat is, of course, the "tower of Babel" mentioned in the Biblical book Genesis: a description of the [[w:Etemenanki|Etemenanki]] of Babylon.''' According to the Babylonian creation epic [[w:Enûma Eliš|Enûma êliš]] the god [[w:Marduk|Marduk]] defended the other gods against the diabolical monster [[w:Tiamat|Tiamat]]. After he had killed her, he brought order to the cosmos, built the Esagila sanctuary, which was the center of the new world, and created humankind. The Etemenanki was next to the [[w:Esagila|Esagila]], and this means that the temple tower was erected at the center of the world, as the axis of the universe. Here, a straight line connected earth and heaven. This aspect of Babylonian cosmology is echoed in the Biblical story, where the builders say "let us build a tower whose top may reach unto heaven". [http://www.livius.org/za-zn/ziggurat/ziggurat.html]
-* [http://www.historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/index.php?id=154 Construction of the Etemenanki Ziggurat, Later Known as The Tower of Babel (604 BCE – 562 BCE)]
-** Under [[w:King Nebuchadnezzar II|King Nebuchadnezzar II]], the king who is named more than 90 times in the Old Testament, the restoration and enlargement of the [[w:Etemenanki|Etemenanki]] ziggurat in Babylon was completed after 43 years of labor. The ziggurat was originally built around the time of [[w:Etemenanki|Hammurabi]] (also see [[911:Occult_symbolism_VII#Nimrod|Nimrod]]). It has been calculated that for its construction at least 17 million bricks had to be made and fired.
-** Some of these bricks were stamped with inscriptions in [[w:cuneiform|cuneiform]]. Eventually the ziggurat became known as the [[w:Tower of Babel|Tower of Babel]], and the few bricks from this that survive are known as "[http://www.schoyencollection.com/pre1450.html#1815-1 Tower of Babel bricks]" or Nebuchadnezzar II bricks. In his [http://books.google.com/books?id=oQTpLZ4xsQcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=hansard+typographia&source=bl&ots=IzXxm69pcS&sig=UR5NepTN Typographia: an historical sketch of the origin and progress of the Art of Printing] (1825) p.2 printer and historian of printing [[w:Thomas Curson Hansard|Thomas Curson Hansard]] called these bricks "the first step toward the art of printing."
-** “Babylon with the ziggurat was captured by Kyros 538 BC, Dareios I 519 BC, Xerxes ca. 483 BC, and entirely destroyed by Alexander I the Great in 331 BC. It is this tall stepped temple tower which is referred to in Genesis 11:1-9, and became known as ’The Tower of Babel’. The bricks are specifically mentioned in Genesis 11:3: ’Come, let us make bricks and bake them in the fire. — For stone they used bricks and for mortar they used bitumen’. The black bitumen is still visible on the back of the present baked brick. These bricks are considered so important and interesting that British Museum had their copy on exhibit with special handout descriptions, from where parts of the present information is taken. For a [http://www.historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/index.php?id=1659 stele illustrating The Tower of Babel, see MS 2063]. Nebuchadnezzar II was the founder of the New Babylonian empire. He captured Jerusalem in 596 and 586 BC, burnt down the temple and all of Jerusalem, carried its treasures off to Babylon, and took the Jews into captivity (2 kings 24-25). Nebuchadnezzar II is the king who is named more than 90 times in the Old Testament. Daniel 1-4 is almost entirely devoted to the description of his greatness and reign, his rise and fall, and submission to God” (Schøyen Collection MS 1815/1).
-Budge estimates the existance of Babylon as approximately fifth or fourth millennium before Christ and it's final decay in the time of the persian king, 538-331 BC. Excluding references in religious text, no one seems to know who built or named Babylon, or exactly who initiated or when the ziggurat was erected. Babylonian Life and History, E.A. [[w:E. A. Wallis Budge|Wallis Budge]] [http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=000283]
-=====[[w:Ziggurat|Ziggurat]]=====
-'''[[w:Ziggurat|Ziggurat]]: a multi-storied temple tower from ancient Mesopotamia.'''
-Ziggurats are, architecturally, the Mesopotamian equivalent of the Egyptian pyramids: large artificial square mountains of stone. They are equally ancient. But there are two differences: '''a ziggurat was not a tomb but a temple, and ziggurats were built well into the [[w:Seleucid|Seleucid]] age, whereas the building of pyramids came to an end after c.1640 BCE. Ziggurats are, briefly, temple towers. See ''[[911:Occult_symbolism#Step_pyramid|Step pyramids]]''
-Our word ziggurat is derived from ziqqurratu, which can be translated as "rising building" (Akkadian ''zaqâru'', "to rise high"). Some of them rose very high indeed. The temple tower known as [[w:Etemenanki|Etemenanki]] (the ''House of the foundation of heaven on earth'') in Babylon was 92 meters high. Even larger was the shrine of the god [[w:Anu|Anu]] at [[w:Uruk|Uruk]], built in the third or second century BCE. The best preserved temple tower is at [[w:Chogha Zanbil|Choga Zanbil]] in Elam, modern Khuzestan in Iran.
-Ziggurats played a role in the cults of many cities in ancient Mesopotamia. Archaeologists have discovered nineteen of these buildings in sixteen cities; the existence of another ten is known from literary sources.
-They were always built by kings. In third millennium BCE Mesopotamia, there was a conflict between the two great organizations, the temple and the palace. '''By building ziggurats, the king showed that he could perform more impressive religious deeds than the priesthood'''.
-* List of Other Ziggurats
-** Monte d’Accoddi [http://www.philipcoppens.com/nap_art13.html A Sardinian step pyramid]
-* List all 48? 32?
-** Notable ziggurats include the Great Ziggurat of Ur near Nasiriyah, Iraq; the Ziggurat of Aqar Quf near Baghdad, Iraq; Chogha Zanbil in Khūzestān [http://members.westnet.com.au/gary-david-thompson/page11-22.html], Iran; Sialk near Kashan, Iran.
-** The Sialk Ziggurat [http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=000283]
-*** There are 32 known ziggurats near Mesopotamia. Four of them are in Iran, and the rest are mostly in Iraq. The most recent to be discovered was Sialk, in central Iran. The Sialk, in Kashan, Iran, is the oldest known zigurrat, dating to the early 3rd millennium BCE [http://www.wayfaring.info/2006/12/05/ziggurats-and-the-greatest-of-them-sumerian-ziggurat-of-ur/]
-** list of ziggurats [http://alternativearchaeology.jigsy.com/ziggurat-temples][http://askville.amazon.com/ziggurat-differ-pyramid/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=60131986][http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/pyramids.htm][http://crystalinks.com/pyramidiraq.html][http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/architec/AncientArchitectural/Mesopotamian/NeoSumerianPeriod/Ziggurats/Function/Function.htm], [http://www.crystalinks.com/sumergods.html Ziggurat of Enlil at Nippur], [http://www.crystalinks.com/sumergods.html Remains of the Eanna Temple and Ziggurat at Uruk]
-** [http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/architec/AncientArchitectural/Mesopotamian/NeoSumerianPeriod/Ziggurats/Function/Function.htm Function of the Ziggurats]
-<gallery>
-File:Ziggurat of ur.jpg|Ziggurat of Ur
-File:ZigguratUrreconsdwg.jpg|Ziggurat of Ur before reconstruction
-File:ZigguratUrreconstr.jpg|Ziggurat Ur reconstructed
-File:Zigguratstair.jpg|Ziggurat detail of staircase
-File:Ancient ziggurat at Ali Air Base Iraq 2005.jpg|Ancient ziggurat at Ali Air Base Iraq
-File:Marduktemple.jpg|Marduk's Temple in Babylon: Also called the Esagila, the temple of Marduk was, after the Ziggurat and the royal Palace, the greatest of the architectural complexes of Babylon. [http://www.maquettes-historiques.net/P110.html]
-</gallery>
-==Planet Worship==
-===Planetary Spheres===
-'''Usage of the [[w:Ziggurat|Ziggurat]]: At Borsippa, close to Babylon, there was a very ancient terraced temple or Ziggurat; it was restored by Nebuchadnezzar, and an inscription of his is preserved, which says: 'I have repaired and perfected the marvel of Borsippa, the temple of the seven spheres of the world. I have erected it in bricks which I have covered with copper. I have covered with zones, alternately of marble and other precious stones, the sanctuary of God.'''' Rawlinson writes: 'The ornamentation of the edifice was chiefly by means of colour. The seven stages represented the seven spheres, in which moved, according to ancient Chaldean astronomy, the seven planets. To each planet fancy, partly grounding itself upon fact, had from of old assigned a peculiar tint or hue. The sun was golden; the moon, silver; the distant Saturn, almost beyond the region of light, was black; Jupiter was orange (the foundation for this colour, as for that of Mars and Venus, was probably the actual hue of the planet); the fiery Mars was red; Venus was a pale Naples yellow; Mercury, a deep blue. The seven stages of the tower-like walls of Ecbatana gave a visible embodiment to these fancies. The basement stage, assigned to Saturn, was blackened by means of a coating of bitumen spread over the face of the masonry; the second stage, assigned to Jupiter, obtained the appropriate orange colour by means of a facing of burned bricks of that hue; the third stage, that of Mars, was made blood-red by the use of half-burned bricks formed of a red clay; the fourth stage, assigned to the Sun, appears to have been actually covered with thin plates of gold; the fifth, the stage of Venus, received a pale yellow tint from the employment of bricks of that colour; the sixth, the sphere of Mercury, was given an azure tint by vitrifaction, the whole stage having been subjected to an intense heat after it was erected, whereby the bricks composing it were converted into a mass of blue slag; the seventh stage, that of the Moon, was probably, like the fourth, coated with actual plates of metal. Thus the building rose up in stripes of varied colour, arranged almost as Nature's cunning arranges the hues of the rainbow—tones of red coming first, succeeded by a broad stripe of yellow, the yellow being followed by blue. Above this the glowing silvery summit melted into the bright sheen of the sky' (Ancient Monarchies). '''The order in which the stages encircled one another spreading outwards to the base, represented in correct sequence the orbits of the planets,''' as was supposed, around the earth (''' ''or did they also knew/assumed that we live in a geocentric world opposed to the heliocentric model theory'' '''). The small orbit of the moon at the top; the sun taking the place of the earth, as it appears to journey through the twelve signs of the year; and Saturn last of all. Generally, however, as in the walls of Ecbatana, the sun and moon lead the planets in the order of the days of the week. The order in which the days of the week are named after the planets, Mr Proctor says, is obtained in the following manner. If all the hours throughout the week are dedicated to the planets in the sequence of their observed distances—Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon—then beginning with Saturday the planet which rules the first hour of the next day will be the Sun, and of the next the Moon, and so on for all the days of the week. This explanation takes for granted that the days were divided into twenty-four parts before the seven days were named after the planets. - [http://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/amm/amm09.htm Planetary Spheres CHAPTER VI, Architecture, Mysticism and Myth, by W.R. Lethaby, [1892]]
-Rawlinson states, the ziggurat was likely built during the same time period as the Tower Of Babel, and while the tower had 8 stages, the ziggurat was in 7 stages where each stage was dedicated to a planet and had a different color thusly:
-::: Stage 1: Height: 26feet Color: Black Planet: '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Saturn|Saturn]]
-::: Stage 2: Height: 26feet Color: Red-Brown Planet: '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Jupiter|Jupiter]]
-::: Stage 3: Height: 26feet Color: Red Planet: '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Mars|Mars]]
-::: Stage 4: Height: 26feet Color: Gold Planet: '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Sun|Sun]]
-::: Stage 5: Height: 15feet Color: Yellow Planet: '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Venus|Venus]]
-::: Stage 6: Height: 15feet Color: Blue Planet: '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Mercury|Mercury]]
-::: Stage 7: Height: 15feet Color: Silver Planet: '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Earth_moon|Moon]]
-::: Total height: ~150 feet
-* Also see:
-** '''[[w:Celestial spheres|Celestial spheres]]
-** '''[[w:Classical planet|7 Classical planet]]
-** '''[[w:Primum Mobile|Primum Mobile]]
-** '''[[w: Firmament|Firmament]]
-** '''[[w:Musica universalis|Musica universalis]]
 ** '''[[911:Occult_symbolism_II#Planets|Occult symbolism II: Planets]]
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 ==Astronomically aligned monuments==
+[[File:25 archaeoastronomical sites.jpg|right|200px|thumb|25 archaeoastronomical sites around the world ]]
 : '''[[w:Archaeoastronomy|Archaeoastronomy]]: Archaeoastronomy can be defined as the study of the astronomical practices,  mythologies, religions and world-views of all ancient cultures. Archaeoastronomy, in essence, is the "anthropology of astronomy", to distinguish it from the "history of astronomy".  Vast majority of the great monuments and ceremonial constructions of early civilizations were astronomically aligned. The accurate cardinal orientation of the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt or the Venus alignment of the magnificent Maya Palace of the Governor at Uxmal in Yucatan are outstanding examples.''' [http://www.world-mysteries.com/alignments/mpl_al1.htm]
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 *** Monument to Worship the Serpent
 **** British antiquarian Dr. William Stukeley, who in 1740 was the first to note the summer solstice alignment at Stonehenge, advanced the notion that the monument was built by Druids to worship the serpent. He claimed that Stonehenge and similar stone circles had been serpent temples, which he called "Dracontia." Recall that the key to eclipses is the position of the lunar nodes. The length of time for the Moon to return to a node (about 27.2 days) astronomers call the draconic month. (Draco is the Latin word for "serpent" or "dragon") Perhaps the mythical serpents of Stonehenge and the legendary dragon that eats the Sun are symbols of the same thing: the invisible presence in time and space that eclipses the Sun and the Moon. [http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/gem-projects/hm/0102-1-stonehenge/temple.htm]
+** Controversy: It has been stipulated that stonehedge is a modern man-made monument [http://beforeitsnews.com/blogging-citizen-journalism/2013/12/shock-1954-photos-show-stonehenge-being-built-2449888.html] (pictures)
 * [[w:Newgrange|Newgrange]]: The rising Sun illuminates the inner chamber of Newgrange, Ireland, only at the winter solstice. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoastronomy]
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 *** Hints of a caholic Myth: the usage of Christmass as the date of birth of the Christ, usage of Zodiac (virgo, lamb..) as transition  periods, usage of seasons (sun positions in the sky) to adorn the myth... all derived from catholic theology
 **In the solar mythology, the sun god is regularly "crucified" as he crosses over the equinoxes and when he wanes towards the end of the year - D. M. Murdock (Christ in Egypt) [http://www.astrotheology.com/forgery1.html]
-=Literature=
-* [[Image:Symbols.sex.stars.jpg|90px]] '''[http://www.scribd.com/doc/397051/1-Symbols-Sex-and-the-Stars-Ernest-Busenbark Symbols, Sex, and the Stars in Popular Beliefs: An Outline of the Origins of Moon and Sun Worship, Astrology, Sex Symbolism, Mystic Meaning of Numbers, the Cabala, and Many Popular Customs, Myth]''' by Ernest Busenbark, ISBN 978-1885395191
 * Occult Symbology Linked to the false Worship of the Heavens
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 Image:Astro_8Pointed_Star.gif|The 2 [[w:Solstice|Solstices]] and the 2 [[w:Equinox|Equinoxes]], together with their 4 respective [[w:one half|halves]]: The real meaning behind that of the [[911:Occult_symbolism_III#Double_square|double square]].
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+=Jesus & Sun/Zodiac Parallels=
+Jesus & Sun/Zodiac Parallels - A Christian Response [http://www.kingdavid8.com/_full_article.php?id=05b45b47-6b9d-11e1-b1f8-842b2b162e97]
+This is an interesting one.  It claims that the story of Jesus is based on the sun and zodiac itself.  For some reason, these lists always point out the similarity of Jesus being the 'son' of God, showing this parallel to the word 'sun'.  Of course, this homonym exists only in the English language which wasn't around in the 1st Century, so this one can be easily dismissed.  As for the others:
+#'''The sun 'dies' on the 22nd of december, the winter solstice, when it stops it's movement south, to be born again three days later on 25th december when it resumes it's movement northwards.  This period was originally in the star sign of VIRGO, hence the....born of a VIRGIN.'''' First of all, the sun doesn't move.  The Earth does.  Okay, so clearly the critic here is referring to the movement of the sun IN RELATION to the Earth.  In that case, it never stops moving because the Earth never stops moving.  There is no three-day period when the sun's movement in relation to the earth stops altogether.  It may appear to slow for those three days, but since the slowing of the movement is a gradual thing, one could argue that it 'stops' for the one, two, four, five, or six days around the winter solstice as well (it depends on how slow you consider 'stopping').  And besides all of that, Jesus' resurrection happened in the spring, not in December.  As for the period being 'originally in the sign of Virgo', Virgo is from August 23rd to September 22nd.  I've never heard of the winter solstice happening in the fall.
+#'''The sun is the light of the world, cometh on clouds and every eye shall see him, wears a corona-crown of thorns and "walks on water" when it sets.''' Yes, it's the light of the world, but clearly not in the same sense that Jesus is.  It doesn't 'cometh on clouds', but is far above the clouds.  Every eye (at least the non-blind ones) DO see the sun, not SHALL.  There are no thorns on the sun, and it doesn't walk on water.  Is the critic arguing that if you're standing on the shore watching the sun set over the ocean, it appears to walk on water?  Well, what if you're watching it set over a desert, or a city, or a mountain?  Does the sun also walk on deserts, cities, and mountains?
+#'''The sun's 'followers' or 'disciples' are the 12 signs of the zodiac, through which the sun must pass.'''How does the critic suppose that the zodiacal signs 'follow' the sun?  Yes, the sun passes through the signs.  Did Jesus 'pass through' his disciples?  All they're showing is a similarity of the number 12.  So anywhere we see twelve of something, it's based on the zodiac?  When I buy a dozen eggs, those eggs are representative of the twelve signs of the zodiac? UPDATE: AnsweringInfidels.com makes another good point.  The 12 apostles were almost certainly assigned because of the 12 tribes of Judah.  Skeptics might say that 12 tribes of Judah were based on the zodiac, but the division of the twelve signs of the zodiac didn't occur until the 5th century B.C., well after the time of the 12 tribes.
+#'''The sun enters each zodiac sign at an angle of 30 degrees- hence the SUN of GOD begins his ministry at the age of 30.''' Again, this is just a similarity of the number 30.  Very weak.  How does a degree equal a year?  Does it take a year for the sun to move a single degree?  Of course not.  Also, this is a minor point, but the Bible says Jesus was 'about thirty', and historians place his age at closer to 33 or 34 when He began His ministry.  As for sun/son, again, this homonym is in the English language only.
+#'''The sun passes through the vernal equinox at easter at which time the sun is resurrected.''' I wasn't aware that the sun died, or that people thought it did.  The author of this list is taking words associated with Christianity and using them to create non-existent comparisons.  All we really have is that the sun passes through the vernal equinox at Easter.  Is Jesus supposed to have passed through the vernal equinox at Easter?  Does anything which passes through the vernal equinox at Easter die and get resurrected?  Besides that, Easter never falls on the vernal equinox, but is always later (sometimes over a month later).
+#'''The sun at its zenith, or 12 noon, is in the house or heavenly temple of the 'Most High'; thus, 'he' begins 'his Father's work' at 'age' 12.''' First of all, the Hebrews counted hours from dawn, not from midnight as we do, making the sun's zenith roughly the sixth hour of the day, not the twelfth.  Secondly, how does the critic here figure that the sun begins its work at noon?  Doesn't it begin its work at dawn?  It rises at dawn (roughly 6:00), so shouldn't we more accurately say that the sun begins its work at six, or zero?
+#'''The sun is the 'Lion' when in Leo, the hottest time of the year, called the 'throne of the Lord.''' I'm not clear whether the critic here is saying that Leo is the 'throne of the Lord', or that the hottest time of the year is the 'throne of the Lord'.  Whichever it is, who calls it that?  This one appears to be further nonsense.
+#'''The sun is 'betrayed' by the constellation of the Scorpion, the backbiter, the time of the year when the solar hero loses his strength.''' How does the sun lose its strength?  Perhaps they mean that it's not quite as powerful in the northern hemisphere at this time (though, since its becoming more powerful in the southern hemisphere, this is an offset).  Also, Scorpio is from October 23rd to November 21st.  Yes, it becomes less powerful in the Northern hemisphere during this time, but it also becomes less powerful during the constellations preceding it and the one following it, so why is Scorpio being singled out here?  And what does the scorpion have to do with backbiting?  Yes, they occasionally bite people, but is there a significance to the back associated with them somehow?  Why not the 'footbiter' or the 'handbiter'?  I'm sure the outer extremities get bitten more often than the back.
+#'''The sun is hung on a cross, which represents its pasing through the equinoxes, the vernal equinox being Easter.''' This one is just nonsense.  As it passes through the equinoxes, it's moving in a straight line north-to-south or south-to-north.  How does a straight line make a cross?  What is the east-west line that the critics are imagining here?
+#'''The sun does a 'stutter-step' at the winter solstice, unsure whether to return to life or 'resurrect,' doubted by this 'twin' Thomas.''' Since the sun always heads back north at the winter solstice, how is it unsure of whether to 'return to life'?  That sounds pretty certain to me.  And how does its northward progression represent a 'return to life'?  Is its southward progression a 'return to death', then?  And what is the sun's twin in this metaphor? For that matter, is there anything in the Bible suggesting that Jesus was unsure of whether to return to life?  And how did Thomas figure into this?  Thomas doubted, after the fact, that Jesus had returned to life.  Even if, hypothetically, Jesus had a choice to make as to whether to return to life, Thomas had no bearing on that decision.  And how is Thomas Jesus' twin? In question five, they claim the sun's 'resurrection' happens in the spring solstice, and now they're claiming it happens in the winter solstice.  Is the sun 'resurrected' at every solstice, then?  Of course, in 'parallel' 15 (below) they say its rebirth happens every month!  Methinks the critics are a tad confused.
+#'''The sun of god is 'born of a virgin,' which refers to both the new or 'virgin' moon and the constellation of Virgo.''' How is the sun born of a new moon?  Virgo is from August 23rd to September 22nd.  How is the sun 'born' during this period?
+#'''The sun is the 'Carpenter' who builds his daily 'houses' or 12 two-hour divisions.''' So is the critic claiming that the 24 hours of a day are created by the sun each day?  Not that I'm aware of.  And where does the '12 two-hour divisions' come into this?  Why not three eight-hour divisions or four six-hour divisions?  Is this supposed to be a reference to the zodiac?  So are the zodiacal signs created daily?  More nonsense.
+#'''The sun is 'anointed' when its rays dip into the sea.''' According to whom?
+#'''The sun 'changes water into wine' by creating rain, ripening the grape on the vine and fermenting the grape juice.''' Well, it does ripen the grape on the vine.  But it doesn't create rain or ferment the grape juice (most fermentation takes place indoors).
+#'''When the sun is annually and monthly re-born, he brings life to the 'solar mummy,' his previous self, raising it from the dead.''' I'd really like to know who declares the sun re-born either annually or monthly.  And besides, when was Jesus reborn?  His followers are reborn in the spiritual sense, but Jesus Himself had only one birth.  Even if we're going to accept Jesus' resurrection as a 'rebirth' (though it clearly wasn't), His resurrection happened only once, not annually or monthly.  And there are no mummies in the Jesus story.
+#'''The sun is 'crucified' between the two thieves of Sagittarius and Capricorn.''' Let's see...Sagittarius is from November 23rd to December 21st, and Capricorn is from December 22nd to January 19th.  So, does the critic here think that Jesus was crucified in December?  Does he think the sun is crucified in December?  According to whom?  How so?  And how are Sagittarius (an archer) and Capricorn (a goat) thieves?
+##'''According to legend, Jesus was born in a stable between a horse and a goat, symbols of Sagittarius and Capricorn.''' According to what legend?  There's no reference to a horse and a goat in any story I've heard.  And since when is a horse the symbol of Sagittarius?  The archer is the symbol of Sagittarius.
+##'''Jesus was crucified at the winter solstice between the 'two thieves' of Sagittarius and Capricorn, who sapped his strength.''' Jesus was crucified around the spring solstice, not the winter solstice.  And how did the two thieves sap his strength?  And, again, how are Sagittarius and Capricorn thieves?
+#'''The sun is the Word or Logos of God.''' Once again, according to whom?
+#'''He was baptized in Aquarius, the Water-Bearer.''' Aquarius is January 20th to February 18th.  Who says Jesus was baptized at this time?  Or is the critic claiming that since Jesus was baptized in water, this must correspond somehow to the constellation of Aquarius.  Every time I take a shower, does this correspond to the constellation of Aquarius?  Weak, weak, weak.
+#'''Jesus became the Good Shepherd and the Lamb in Aries, the Ram''' Huh?  How do a 'Good Shepherd' and a 'lamb' correspond to Aries, the Ram?  Are they saying it happened at that time of year?  So what?
+#'''Jesus told the parables of the sowing and tilling of the fields in Taurus, the Bull.''' Once again, what the heck are the critics talking about here?  Are they claiming that the parable was told during the April/May period identified with Taurus?  If so, so what?  My birthday's in this period, so does this make my life a myth?
+#'''In Cancer, 'the celestial Sea of Galilee,' he calmed the storm and waters, spoke of backsliders (the Crab), and rode the ass and foal in triumph into the City of Peace, Jerusalem.''' How is Cancer 'the celestial Sea of Galilee'?  No one's ever called it that.  So what is the critic's point here?  That the calming of the storms, and His riding into Jerusalem happened in the June/July period identified with Cancer?  Unlikely, but even if it was...so what?  And how is the backslider represented by the crab?
+#'''In Libra, Christ was the true vine in the Garden of Gethsemane, the 'wine press,' as this is the time of the grape harvest.''' Once again...so?  What does Libra (the scales) have to do with any of those events?  Why is the 'wine press' in quotes?  Is wine supposed to be pressed between scales or something?
+#'''In Sagittarius, Jesus was wounded in the side by the Centaur, or centurion.''' How are Centaurs (half man/half horse creatures) supposed to correspond to centurions (which were fully man)?  Does the critic expect us to believe that, since those words sound alike (at least in English), centaurs and centurions are interchangable?  This one is an insult to any rational person's intelligence.  Also, Sagittarius (an archer, having nothing to do with centaurs or centurians) is in November and December, several months removed from Jesus' crucifixion.
+=Literature=
+* [[Image:Symbols.sex.stars.jpg|90px]] '''[http://www.scribd.com/doc/397051/1-Symbols-Sex-and-the-Stars-Ernest-Busenbark Symbols, Sex, and the Stars in Popular Beliefs: An Outline of the Origins of Moon and Sun Worship, Astrology, Sex Symbolism, Mystic Meaning of Numbers, the Cabala, and Many Popular Customs, Myth]''' by Ernest Busenbark, ISBN 978-1885395191