The Sun is the light of strength. The early Christians were filled with this truth. The Bible, in every portion of it, attests this fact. The early Christians were called sun- worshippers by the Jews. The Romans were worshippers of the Moon (Dianah) and in contest over the sentient and ethical phases of life the Christian era began with the Sun (precessionally) in Aries. Either the world does follow the Sun or the Sun follows the world - in earth as it is in heaven - or it is a remarkable coincident, that the chronology of the movement of the Equinoxes and the chronology of the world, so precisely agree with the ancient astrologic laws. The light of strength of the Sun is illustrated by Sol-o-man - the Sol-man - the definition of which is "peace" or "peacable." It is personified by the 10th son of David. Again, this same strength is illustrated by Sam-son, or strong-son. which means, "like the Sun,""distinguished" or "strong." This type of the Sun was personified by the son of Ma-noah. David means "beloved"and Manoah means "rest." The visible Sun is the ruler of the visible world. Without it nothing would be visible, not even the Moon. The unseen forces from within the Sun are manifested in our conscious existence, and in these forces we live and move and have our being.

The unseen within is the Christ, dwelling centrally at our heart. This type of the universal spirit element, or virtue, was personified among the early Christians by Jesus of Nazareth, to show to the Jews (or Jupiter type of religionists, who are the Bible Jews), that Christianity is not based on a worship of the visible Sun as an idol, but on the central essence of the Sun as manifested in the heart of man. This same central essence; this Christ of the early Christians, is as much crucified today as ever. It has never as yet arrived at a satisfactory blending with the sentient, or lunar forces of the world, because of the ever vexing contentions, as to which is the first, head or heart, spirit or matter, mind or Soul, labor or capital, the egg or the chicken. Or from which centre shall we measure, or what point of a well balanced wheel shall we mark the beginning., Not one of these can exist without the other, for capital is that with which we operate whether it be tangible or intangible. Infinity has neither beginning nor ending, and the end of all finite circles is the beginning thereof. The sign that the Sun is in at birth, shows what part of the Christ-essence we are expected to begin our manifestation in our share of Christ rulership in earth.

Where the Moon is shows our sentient beginning. These two must harmoniously blend or there is no peace on earth. If people understood this law better and each Sol-man, would rule over his sentient-man, and exercise it in his own sphere of life instead of permitting the sentient forces to usurp, or covet the places or enjoyments of others (vain endeavors) then the world would be more harmonious and sorrows would be less. The Pioneer seldom reaches the Throne, yet the Pioneer may build the throne. For instance, let us consider the first Sun-ship, as given in the sign Aries, the first of the sodiacal signs. Like the lamb, born in spring, he belongs to the head, or the first forms of animal life, manifested after the dreary dearth or sleep of the earth, through winter. In the human family (correspondence) the lamb represents the head. Abraham, or father, a personification of the lamb, and who was commanded to sacrifice Isaac (laughter) but afterwards commanded to slay instead, the pugnacious or positive qualities of the Ram. Like a Pioneer. Aries is always found working at the head of the procession, and generally some sort of a victim of sacrifice.

Aries people are noted for advanced ideas, and usually manifested in acts of recklessness, as against the prevailing settled notions of the world, as in the case of Jesus of Nasareth, whose life is commemorated at the Vernal Equinox, by those who have adhered to the ancient landmarks of the Scriptures written in the heavens. Aries people are independent, live or die, sink or swim, survive or perish, this independence cannot be knocked out of them, any more than you could destroy the fragrance of a rose by crushing it. It is born within them, by a higher law than the law of man.

Watch the actions of the lamb, and of the ram. Note their independence. Gentle if undisturbed and permitted to act put their own heart impulses, but send that heart impulse to the head by a disturbance of their rights, and they know nothing but their desire to be free.

Born of the fire - not the hottest of fire, or Sun warmth, because the hottest is in July generally, but - the Sun's warmth in April, when nature in man, and in other forms begins to feel its liberation from the icy blasts of the winter! born under the planet Mars, and therefore easily influenced for good or evil by martial things, and generally in such departments of the general life as represented by the sign that Mars happens to be in at birth, and more or less by the signs that Mars happens to be in from time to time. We do not stop to consider for the present this condition of Mars, as that belongs to a special study, but we know that Mars is called "the god of war,"and that his children (born under him) must partake somewhat of his energetic, warlike spirit, either physically or mentally. We have learned that Aries has dominion over the head, so this person must have his real forces centred at the heart; hence we know that he must be a thinker from the heart and expressing thought through the head, for good or for evil. The birth point, or Sun position does not denote the moral virtues; it merely denotes the central point of the person's nature, most vitally affected by the moralities which come from other forces, later to be considered.

Knowing these facts concerning a person born in Aries any year, we know the strongest possible things that can exist in this person's makeup. No matter how strong anything else may be in any of his acts, or his expressions, they cannot rise above the expressional forces which belong to his Aries or head nature. In this case, we have selected one of the strongest of characters in the zodiac; the sign from which all pioneering movements come. You will remember that Jesus was called "the lamb," and you will also notice in the book of Revelation, that it is "the lamb," that shall overcome those that make war upon him, and it is a generally recognized law in astrology that while Aries' people, like the lamb are often sacrificed, yet in the end they are the victors. That is due largely to their independence. They cannot be easily driven, and unless they can surely feel that they are right, or on the right track, they will stand still and fight it out on that line, rather than "jump into the dark," or "out of the frying pan into the fire."

They often stand still when they might move very advantageously (from a worldly standpoint) but as they are not able to see it, their independence will not permit them to act upon the judgment of others. In the end, however, they generally come out all right, and wiser at least if not richer, than through haphazard efforts, which would torment them at the head. Thus, by knowing the nature of the lamb and of the ram, and of the fire and of Mars, "the god of war,"together with the words "head,"and the key-note, "independence,"it does not take a great deal of originality to tell or describe the basic or inner nature of a person born in Aries.

It is just the same with all of the other signs. Find the day of birth that gives the sign, the lord of the sign, the animal correspondence, the part of the body ruled, etc.

"Order Is Heaven's First Law."

There is a natural regularity in the movement of all the other spheres in relation to the earth sphere. This makes certain conditions of life, precisely the same to all. The Bible says, "each after his own kind." Life in general is like a railway journey and the years or periods of years are scenes along the road, the railroad stations, etc. This fact is illustrated in the "Seven Ages of Man,"by Shakespeare, as well as by the following lines: