[HappytheStripper]

The "ages"... may be described as a time-line..... of human evolution.... as the planets continue to orbit in an orderly fashion...

The concept of the Astrological Age was most carefully defined by the celebrated psychologist Carl Gustav Jung ... who in the 1950s popularised the... Age of Aquarius.... He tells us that... "it refers to the actual constellation of fixed stars... not to ... the zodiac divided into sectors of 30º each" .... C G Jung Aion Chapter IV... The Sign of the Fishes.. Footnote 84.. 1951
He also tells us of a historical tradition which encompases.... "the transition of the Age of Taurus to that of Aries... and then from Aries to Pisces... whose beginning coincides with the rise of Christianity"... And that... "We are now nearing that great change which may be expected when the spring-point enters Aquarius..." C G Jung Flying Saucers.. Introduction... pp xi - xii 1959

[For more on what Jung wrote on this see C G Jung and the Age of Aquarius.]

Since the dawn of consciousness... the heavens have been divided into 12 equal parts... called the Zodiac... greek for "the circle of animals"... each equal part... being represented by an animal.... and relates to an astrological sign..

(1) Aries... the Ra... (2) Taurus... the Bull... (3) Gemini... the Twins... (4) Cancer... the Crab... the Mother... the Home... (5) Leo... the Lion... the King... (6) Virgo... the Virgin... (7) Libra... the Scales... (Scorpio... the Scorpion... the Snake... the Eagle... (9) Sagittarius... the Archer... (10) Capricorn... the Goat... (11) Aquarius... the Water Bearer... and... (12) Pisces... the Fishes...

Presently we are in the age of Pieces... adjustments to the Gregorian Calendar have made it almost impossible to define exactly when this "age" began... however its been estimated the transition through the age of Pieces began in 5 AD... around the time of the Roman Catholic Church....

The Greek phrase: Iesous Christo.... Theou Uios.. Soter means ..."Jesus Christ, Son of God... Saviour" ( in english )
The Greek letters... I CH TH U S.... (which begin each word of the Greek phrase) in Latin spell the word "fish"....

This combination helps to set the scene for the Birth of the Piscean Age... of Christ.... (the Son/Sun)... as it came forth... from the "circle of animals"... (the ancient zodiac).... This 'circle of animals' phrase... also provides a key to the interpretation of.... the birth of the Christ in a 'stable'... (circle of animals)...

Our counting of years... (1 AD - 2000 AD)... begins from the estimated timing... of this most significant event... and marks the miracle of the Christic manifestation... (Christ entering the Earth)... and the age of the purification and redemption of Man.... Thus... the ancient zodiac announced the birth of the Christ... son of God... Saviour... whose symbol... like the Age that he heralded.... is the "fish"....

An additional astronomical metaphor... regarding the birth of Christ is found in the gospel of the boble .... which mentions... "shepherds watching their flock by night"- (Luke 2:

The name "planet"... is from the Greek word for "wanderer".... as the planets "wander" or move across the heavens.... across the backdrop of the fixed stars....

The ancient Sumerians referred to the planets as "those which are shepherded (sheep)... by the Sun." (Note: A close review of translated Sumerian "tablets" also indicates that the Sumerians were aware of a Sun centered solar system long before the arrival of Western Man.)

A "wise man"... or "stargazer" (astronomer/astrologer)... knowing in the astrological practices of the ancient Sumerians... would recognize this verse... "Shepherds in the fields watching their sheep"... as a "signal" incorporating astronomical symbolism... making reference to astronomers... "watching their flock by night" or star gazing... and witnessing the changing of the Age from Aries to Pisces.

[mkirkpatrick]

Like your thread Ashley,are you aware by the way,that there was a time,when there was only eight signs in the zodiac!Where would pieces be
then I wonder?

kind regards michael.

[HappytheStripper]

Yes Michael .. hehe I wrote this thread .. yonks ago .. seems like a whole age .. lol ..

Yes .. thanks .. I was aware .. actually before that there were only six .. and before that there were only 5 and then 4 and then 3 .. the more technology we have aquired over time .. the more we have discovered .. mercury .. venus .. and mars .. were the first visible planets from earth .. once upon a time .. back then .. sirius - the other red star .. was also visible ..

Ashley ..