When a baby is born, it cannot see – or rather it can see, but cannot recognize anything. The brain has the crucial task of trying to make sense out of the messages that the eye is sending to it. Gradually, what starts as splotches of color and light and dark begins to be organized, […]
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We have taken a glimpse of the past and the present as represented in the Ages of the Zodiac (or Hebrew Mazzaroth), now we take a glimpse of the coming Age. How familiar we are with the musical Hair’s glorying in the “Age of Aquarius,” because it seems that it will right so many wrongs with
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St Paul speaks of the “Ages” of the past in the plural. That would indicate that the era of Israel is not the only one that he is referring to. Looking at the Bible, one might count the time of the Flood, of Adam and Eve’s fall, and of Creation as possibly three more. Would
The idea of the “Ages” provides a surprise in the study of the Ballet. Because of the popular song from the musical Hair, we know that we are soon to enter “the Age of Aquarius.” But that raises the question: what is the age that we will be leaving? It is startling to discover that
“The Blood Moon” (or “The Hunter’s Moon”) is the first full moon following “The Harvest Moon,” probably in reference to the Blood of the hunt as meat stores are stocked up for winter. However, the term is also used for an eclipse because of what happens to light as it bends around the edge of
Between Daniel’s day and Jesus’ birth, Persia and Rome have “a history.” Between 333 and 323 BC, Alexander the Great of Greece has conquered all of Asia Minor over to India and down into Egypt. Then at 33 years of age he dies and his empire is split among his generals. General Seleucus governs Babylon
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Who were the Magi and why would they come? How would they know when and where to go? There seems to be the idea in popular folklore that just because a “star” appeared, that that was all they needed to make the journey. But all sorts of things go on in the sky all the
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The precision of days and connections to the Israel/Jewish Festivals is startling and amazing. When one is talking about huge planets rolling around in the sky, one could easily expect that there should be a fudge factor of at least a few days. But in using the Starry Night program, one can actually measure the
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The remaining festival that is celebrated at Jehovah’s command [Exodus 12:14], that does not show up in the birth sequence for Jesus, now makes its appearance 33 years later. Jesus’ death occurs at the Passover by design, because it has a number of significant elements that also describe the purpose why Jesus has come. Passover
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