This section is from the book "Astrology In A Nutshell", by Charles Henry Webber. Also available from Amazon: Astrology In a Nutshell.
The dividing lines between the 12 zodiacal signs are 12. They make, in a circle, six lines crossing each other at the centre, at which the sun (helio-centrically) is supposed to be. These six lines form three crosses, one at the centre, one right and the other left.
These crosses appear to be very much like the three spoken of in the Gospels, and particularly so with the sun at the centre, with a halo about it Of course this sun is the Sun of God. Place moon in the centre, with the zodical signs about it and we might call its light the Sun of Man, or likeness of the sunlight
These 12 zodiacal signs seem to conform to the order of arrangement in the matter of discipleship, as well as to the 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 gates of the New Jerusalem. The lower half of the circle would be an arc, and a beautiful story of an ark in a flood of ignorance might be created as an illustration of truth from this mystic symbol. The signs have ever been called positive and negative, or male and female, so in this arc we might easily find the two of a kind of all creatures on earth. The four cardinal corners of the circle have been long known as north, east, west and south, and the initials of these names spell "news"and the word "gospel" means "news" or God news. These corners in the early days were called East Diurnal and East Nocturnal and the initials of these terms spell "Eden."
The extent of any planetary movement is completed in six signs, and these signs corespond with degrees and degrees with days, so the circle might easily furnish the base for a story of the creative movement Each sign as per each month in the year creates different forms of life expression. The sun (or earth) in declination, stands still each year just before Christmas, and then begins to resurrect from south to north. A pretty foundation for a beautiful story in nature. The ancients were adepts in creating wondrous stories from the operations of nature, as illustrated in "The Arabian Nights," "Aesop's Fables," and the various mythologies. John Bunyan in "Pilgrim's Progress;" Dean Swift, in
"Gulliver's Travels;" and Harriet Beecher Stowe in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," tried their hands at it in later days and engrafted truths into the mind of the people in a manner that could have beeen done in no better way. If a truth is contained in the story what matters it how the principles of truth may be personified. If God made the glorious sun in the heavens, which gives us light, salvation, life and warmth from day to day, is it not as creditable to God as any other act that could be done for earth. There can be no doubt in our heart over the beneficial influences of this sun. We have to depend upon no one for evidences in this matter. We know it for our ourselves. Such knowledge throws no shadow of doubt over the benefit of churches in preaching of this wonderful Sun of God. It destroys no glory due to Jesus of Nazareth in proclaiming to the world the divinity of the Sun, nor of its oneness in operation with some Father Sun, and so on to the very Godhead of the universe. From the beginning of the Bible to the end thereof, the laws and the symbols of astrology fit the allegorical language of the Bible, as nothing else will, to say nothing of the fittings of our own life to both astrology and the Bible, when both are understood and honestly compared.
A study of the mysteries of the Bible, and all other ancient mystical works, show how the ancients utilized names (with meanings) numbers and peculiar forms of speech to tabulate and record their studies of the heavens. The failure of the world to recognize these facts is because the world mind has been educated to view things in a different light. Is it not about time that the world gets through with this crucification of the true Christ spirit, and permit the Christ to come speedily and dwell in the hearts of men. The church has only to open its doors to this astrologic evidence of the true Christ, the true cross and the true God, whose wonderful manifestations are before our eyes daily, and the churches would be packed, and the ministers would have, not only good audiences to preach to, but would find an honest hand-grasp on every street corner.
 
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