Judgment begins with the house of God . 1 Peter 4: 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory ...

So you agree the underlying 'synoptic' story is a triumph of (Augustinian) Love - of Cupiditas (amor) and of Caritas (the Angel/judgment)?

So if we interpret the Star and the sign Aquarius in terms of a Christain paradigm, the question for me is how do we interpret the two folloing bodies in the same light? Below the figures of the celestial bodies star, moon and sun are three tableaus associated with the zodiacal signs Aquarius, Canc...

If we take the Tower as purgatory, the 'pouring out' can also take on yet a second meaning, the purified waters (souls) being released back into their source. The concept of Purgatory was most frequently the fundamental motivation behing the foundation of a Mesondieu, the inhabitants of which were ...

Mary Greer wrote:There's a highly questionable book called 1434 by Gavin Menzies about

Questionalbe is an understatement, I perused it in a bookshop and e too much that I knew about was wrong; and Wrong about the things I know about, I don't trust for those I don't.

If one wanted to put this into a triadic scheme, with a 2+1 pattern, we might say roughly: XV & XVI = the Old Testament XVII = triumph of the New Testament XVIII & XIX = death and resurrection of one man/god XX = resurrection from the dead of all the faithful XXI = completion of the whole, ...

And between the announcement and the second coming, we get a romantic moonlit seafood dinner with canine serenade! The Star does not represent Jesus but the four theophanies of Christs divinity, the Star announcing primarily his advent, by association the four magi; the Sign of Aquarius his baptism...

Would Jesus as Star be trumped by Moon and Sun? If the star represents Christ's advent and the four theophonies of Christs Divinity - what would the Moon and Sun mean in relation to that? Michael provided those details here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TarotL/message/18531 I wasn't aware Michael ...

debra wrote:Would Jesus as Star be trumped by Moon and Sun?

If the star represents Christ's advent and the four theophonies of Christs Divinity - what would the Moon and Sun mean in relation to that?

In Christianised versions of the zodiac St. John the Baptist, who proclaims the advent of Christ, is identified with Aquarius. The cup bearer also links in with Christs first miracle, the marriage at cana and the turning of water into wine; thus in the Star we may see a conflation the concepts of C...