tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post5133441608764643510..comments2023-04-24T07:39:26.003-07:00Comments on Be The Revolution: Spirituality and the Zodiac: Stories in the Cosmos (Synchroblog on Christianity and Paganism)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14670609970252209273noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-39924764696670496302007-11-15T20:21:00.000-08:002007-11-15T20:21:00.000-08:00Thanks Luke,I love it when people find "old" posts...Thanks Luke,<BR/>I love it when people find "old" posts!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670609970252209273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-85860933704056158202007-11-15T12:24:00.000-08:002007-11-15T12:24:00.000-08:00Thanks alot. I was looking for some material to p...Thanks alot. I was looking for some material to present to students in our small group, and although this site was just a stepping stone, it was still encouraging. Its amazing though, after being a christian my whole life to just learn that the Zodiac signs were originally intented to spell out the life of Jesus.lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836943183990398072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-26700602063809941382007-10-01T10:04:00.000-07:002007-10-01T10:04:00.000-07:00Fascinating! And what about the Three Magi who fo...Fascinating! And what about the Three Magi who followed the star to Bethlehem? And the four beasts of the evangelists being the symbols of the four fixed signs of the zodiac?Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-71820000491569712192007-09-26T08:22:00.000-07:002007-09-26T08:22:00.000-07:00A few thoughts.First, there's a difference between...A few thoughts.<BR/><BR/>First, there's a difference between seeing patterns in the stars (we humans are very good at finding patterns, even when they're not there - what about all those "Jesus in my toast" pictures?), and astrology. I'm happy about the first, and even using the patterns to tell stories or for allegorical purposes, but very unhappy about the second.<BR/><BR/>Second, let's not MikeCamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071687698206472591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-26287404834887251162007-09-26T07:58:00.000-07:002007-09-26T07:58:00.000-07:00Nice post David.Are you aware of this book http://...Nice post David.<BR/><BR/>Are you aware of this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Prediction-Tarot-Your-Spirituality/dp/0745950353/ref=sr_1_1/203-4821472-4810305?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190818577&sr=8-1<BR/><BR/>Not exactly zodiac, but a reminder of how tarot can tell the story of God.<BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, I could have written about this for my post on this synchroblog! Oh well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-7522144236684602162007-09-25T22:41:00.000-07:002007-09-25T22:41:00.000-07:00Nice thoughts from the edges David. The church alm...Nice thoughts from the edges David. <BR/><BR/>The church almost killed Galileo for saying the earth revolved around the sun, even though he was right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-64886445080380598912007-09-25T17:16:00.000-07:002007-09-25T17:16:00.000-07:00That sounds like a great book...thanks for mention...That sounds like a great book...thanks for mentioning it.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-37667140264192673002007-09-25T13:20:00.000-07:002007-09-25T13:20:00.000-07:00Yup David,The stars are a wonderful place to gaze ...Yup David,<BR/>The stars are a wonderful place to gaze and ponder faith in God. I just watched "Contact" with Jodie Foster and lead a discussion with a group about reaching out to an invisible God based on Yancey's book by that title. We may have some clues to the celestial dimensions but have so much more to experience. I love the thought of the universe as continually expanding--it helps me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-36614981142902995322007-09-25T10:18:00.000-07:002007-09-25T10:18:00.000-07:00I will post more as I get into it.:-)I recommend t...I will post more as I get into it.<BR/>:-)<BR/>I recommend the book too if you can. It's a good read.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670609970252209273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-65256070038007968182007-09-25T06:41:00.000-07:002007-09-25T06:41:00.000-07:00Ohhhh ... I want to hear about The Bull?? Cause t...Ohhhh ... I want to hear about The Bull?? Cause that would be me ... Taurus. <BR/><BR/>I was into a lot of astrology when I was younger ... not the kind you read in the paper, but not enough into it that I could read charts either. I never had enough money to buy the charts ... I was a teen! But I was slidin' down that road and certainly interested enough. There is a lot to it in terms of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-80340271278985984612007-09-25T00:09:00.000-07:002007-09-25T00:09:00.000-07:00If some Christians think that the Zodiac is satani...If some Christians think that the Zodiac is satanic, do they think that Satan made the stars? What then do they make of Job 38:7?Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37839424.post-59504437643813668892007-09-24T21:58:00.000-07:002007-09-24T21:58:00.000-07:00Yeah great topic,I've got two of the other books -...Yeah great topic,<BR/><BR/>I've got two of the other books - by Bullinger, and Seiss. I was at the Cathedral of Notre Dame earlier this month, and the zodiac is found in one of the rosette windows as a symbol of God's declarations being found in the heavens.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately we have an English lady who wrote Mazzaroth to thank, but beware, you'll certainly be called a heretic bro.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.com