Aspects of Scripture about Astrology
From Scripture or Bible (Books) we learn that the man was concerned about these sciences from the beginning of his existence on earth. After the fall of the first parents Adam and Eve from Paradise, and with the birth of sons and daughters Scripture informs us that man began to have all sorts of concerns, ranging from agriculture, construction and even astronomy. The first man who took care of astronomy was supposedly set [1]the son of Adam I (5.3). All of Scripture we learn about people's concerns later. Thus the book already Deuteronomuli people of Israel was tempted by magic, astrology soothsayers, magicians etc " Or looking at the sky and saw the sun, moon, stars, and all the host of heaven, do not let yourself be deceived as to serve them, for the Lord God Your left them all nations under heaven. " (Det 4; 19) or on the Book of Kings "... and the incense of Baal the sun and moon, the stars and all the host of heaven." (IV Re 23: 5 ).We note that the pagan peoples who did not believe in the living God revealed believe in the stars and their movements. It may be questioned why believe in the stars? They did not realize that it is a înşelătaorie? Fathers commenting Old Testament gave an answer to this question. For example St. Gregory of Nyssa says that these wizards had an ambiguous response from people responding to the devil so clearly about the future [2] .So I noticed that people were interested in the future at an early stage, and now to look more clearly what is astrology or rather how astrologers define this science.
Definition and Concepts of Astrology
Astrology studying the events on Earth and the position and movement of planets. It is the oldest known science. He studied and practiced by the many civilizations [3] . The word comes from the Latin "astrology" and is defined as (in antiquity or eviul environment), predicting the future based on the study of position and movement of the stars, constellations or celestial phenomena. (Dex, Romanian Academy, Institute of Linguistics "Iorgu Jordan" Universe Encyclopedic Edition, 1998). Astrology was born in piles and spread to Egypt, Greece, Italy and throughout Europe. Famous people such as Tacitus, Galen, Thomas Aquinas, Tycho Brache, Kepler and many others have dealt with astrology. Each king, prince or emperor had the court astrologer. Louis XVI was the Italian Galeotto, Catherine de Medicis on Cannole Ruggieri and today we hear in the media, television personality who believe and use such pseudo-science. Some people feel the need to study astrology, as I feel the need to devote themselves to religion or to understand themselves in relation to the environment. Astrology is part science, in that it incorporates empirically observable phenomena (movement of the planets), and partly art because it uses symbols that need to be performed [4] . The discipline is founded on holistic philosophy that the universe and everything in it form a unity interrelated, interdependent, and humanity is an integral part of ansamblului.Această hypothesis integral part of Eastern religions and seems to be supported by quantum theory of physics . Natal astrology is based on the belief that an individual embodies the characteristic temporal moment of his birth. Studying this time can provide information about the person's life. The old controversy on the nature of astrology and the reason we need to accept the fact that the planets are related to human behavior continues today. Peoples 'primitive' showed the deepest reverence for the stars. Sunrise and sunset were the cosmic events and regular movements of celestial bodies and constellations are assigned deepest meanings, it has the power to soothe a time when life strewn with perils neaşteptarea. This awareness of their connection with the cosmos printed deep into our unconscious memory, and from there developed the knowledge and practice of astrology, our conscious attempt to explain this relationship. Carl Jung has shown that there are as many archetypes are many typical situations in life. They are inherited types common to all, from ancient times until today. Depending on the date and place of birth of a person, we discover what we are prone arhietipale prototypes and potential ways in which we can meet the challenges of these prototypes. Our chart is thus an outline of their own lives and reflects our internal potential. Working in a horoscope, an astrologer is rooted in our unconscious impulse control and reflected in temperament, emotions and attitude towards life. As long as there have been horosoape people have consulted astrologers to understand the meaning of their lives. And the controversy continues as to the validity of astrology and how it is working in this area continues today. Francois Michel Gauquelin and French researchers have spent several years collecting data that indicates the position of the planets influences our lives really.
Opinions, school and ideas of the Fathers about Astrology
This problem has been busy and some of illustrious parents from different periods of patristics. Origen (254) under the influence of such ancient thought, thinks that before the fall planets were animated, and after the fall became what they are now. Through the stars we know some physical events, as the knowledge of the actions of people or their relationship with God, manage to glimpse something only those who are endowed with a special power "but not the people or the people, but by the Spirit of God who finds and announces them clearly His will (God's plans). Jacob was able to read sheet sky, but we must not forget that he was a chosen of God, and that will be called Israel " [5] . Planets are not causes of events but signs, "letters", says Origen. The conjecture and their configurations formed some characters that can be read and sometimes resulting in physical knowledge of the truth [6] . This theory assumes by default that chaining phenomena and their course set or at least known before a superior being who wrote the history of the world in the sky like a book. Heaven is another book (along with sandalwood Scripture) that God has the power consumed. The events that concern the personal relationship between God and man can be found through the "books" but not from the natural sciences, but the revelation of God's chosen people made.
Star of Christ
In the New Testament book of St. Matthew the Evangelist tells us that the birth of God's son Jesus Christ has risen a star. " Where is the King of the Jews, Who was born? For we saw His steua east and have come to worship him " (Mt 2: 2). With this verse astrologers can argue that everyone has a star's, or even a destiny of free will which is contrary to Scripture and Church supported. St. John Damascene puts the matter of the star of Christ and argues as follows " often occur and comets, which are some signs that proclaim the death of kings. They are among the stars who have made the start but occur during the divine command and disappear again decided. During the birth of the flesh, loving people and saving Lord, who appeared to us to make a star of the Magi was of the stars that were made at the beginning of .And this is that when steua going from east to west, when the north to south when hiding when aparea.În this is not the order and nature of the stars " [7] . He reported that the Holy Father noted that some leading people on Earth who actually have a star is not a star like other were rather created with plants and the stars but is a sign from God that he was born and died a man "special". Perhaps some people believers were part of the sign to know other people and their existeţa or special star was only when Christ to stand witness that Christ was incarnate. Some people have tried to deny the existence of this star and Jesus Christ. Even Jews still await the Messiah.
In 1606 German physicist has shown that the star Kepller Christ really existed, so if there existed star Christ. A special star babe undergo a "special" is historical evidence and scientifically centuries. The next question is inevitably ours have a star? They planets influential on us?
Regarding the planets St. Damascene gives an answer which I think is plauzibil.Iată what he said " We say that the stars are not the cause of what is happening, or those who are producing or destruction to those who are perishing, but rather signs of rain and air change. Maybe someone should tell the stars, if not războiaielor cases, however, are their signs. Air quality, resulting because of the sun, moon and stars give birth in one way or another at different temperaments, moods and dispositions [8] . Previously John Damascene St. Basil the Great phenomenon he observed planets or the moon which is influential on us. St. Basil noting that man is composed of 75% water [9] and the remaining tissue, bones, says that the earth is also made that the surface is dry and the rest 25% water which concludes that the moon has some influences on man when toward or away from Earth. We also know that the same has also influential on the seas and oceans as tides occurring. On some influential man exclude the "destiny", it is a pressure that can cause discomfort as rain weather creates drowsiness. An influential of the month we observe in the New Testament healing whenever lunatic who was also a full moon occurs epileptic "And saying, Lord, have mercy on my son he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for often falls into the fire and often water "(Mt 17, 15).
So as a conclusion about the influence of planets on us, we see that they have an influential (minor) but not of "destiny" but we may create temporary states also pleasant or unpleasant air pressure that creates different rheumatic conditions.
Zodiac
The word "zodiac" from the Greek (kikilos) zodhiacos defines the twelve constellations corespuzătoare months of the year and which passes in front of the sun's apparent path in a year. Each month is represented with a face like an animal or mixture centaur as appropriate "sagetătorlui" top half horse and man. There are only human figures such as twins or virgin. Talk about this when I discuss the so-called European zodiac. There is also a Chinese zodiac represented by 12 animals such as rat, monkey, dragon etc. In addition to the Chinese is Maya, one or more complex Babylonian rather complicated.There are other zodice but it is pointless to present them in a comprehensive way I will speak of the use features in European media. Europe is home Babylonian zodiac, it is assumed that about 500 i.n. AD invented "Zodiac". Specifically zodiac is of Assyrian-Egyptian by some researchers [10] . Studying them have observed that Aries zodiac is the Egyptian symbol (aries) and bull (Taurus) Babylonian. Lion (leo) is an Egyptian symbol, so it seems they are right is of Assyrian-Egyptian elements (Babylonian). So start with Aries zodiac sign echinopţiului specific spring and ends with fish. Reprezntative figures for each month are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and fish. From here and are divided into four signs dinstictive (air, fire, earth metal and water). For example Capricorn, Virgo and Taurus are signs of land on when fish water signs Cancer and scorpions.
Signs of the zodiac and religious art
Popular books submitted to us, since the sixteenth century, coming from the Byzantine and Slavic circulated among the people and spread even in the church. Some were copied by clerks and monks, gathered in sec. eighteenth century manuscript common as "Calendariu", known to this day as "Calendar on 100 years" then the 112 and 140 years, and were printed in the nineteenth century presses Iasi Church.
Astrology books after their contents are of three kinds: "Rojdanicul" (Slavic name) dealing with human future prediction after month (or time) he was born, "Zodiac" that makes predictions after sign where someone was born, and "Gromovnicul" revealing transformations that will celebrate the earth and the fate of mankind after sign falls thunder.
Faith in these predictions "calendars" was particularly strong here, taking the religious spirit of some communities, especially in people, and in general in the least cultivated a kind of complete faith in what is considered a breakthrough God the predictions made.From popular or monastic environment, informally, zodiac images entered the ecclesiastical art. In painting monasteries of Bucovina, Voronet, Moldovita, Humor and Suceava, appear zodiac signs painted on the outside in the west, above the stage "Judgement", perhaps as a symbol of the end of time or end time, when is the judgment.
Statistics globally
If mentioned at the start of the work that in antiquity and the Middle Ages in the courts of kings or rich there exist all kinds of mages, psychics, asrologi etc in our times through television, radio and newspapers, Zodiac spread quickly. It should be noted that there are many people who strongly believe in zodiac and astrology, so make and a daily Tabiet morning zodiac listen or read the news.
At gobal those who believe in zodiac situation is as follows:
45% believe in zodiac and astrology
25% in others (palmistry, cards etc)
30% do not believe in zodiac are indifferent, equivocal
In Romania
25% believe in astrology and zodiac
-50% Indifferent
25% do not believe in zodiac and others
exchanging apparatus -in other statistics show that Romanians are inclined to believe in superstitions "old wives'
-60% Of Romanian believe in the evil eye
-47% In clairvoyants
-3% Indifferent
Statistics was done on 1200 people randomly.
Interestingly, of those who believe in zodiac and astrology in our country and faithful practitioners are some frequently going to church services.
Conclusion
Analyzing newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations we realize that 95% of these media tools promote horoscope. To be successful some magazines or newspapers (Can-Can, Click, Play-boy, New York Times) invented horoscopes Zodiacs or sexual type, sentimental, or other "chameleon" to attract gullible and naive people pacălii. This pseudo-science fool the gullible masses, creating them false utopias. Simply cioncidenţă has led some people to believe in some animals or non-existent figures, mythical (eg Centaur Sagittarius) accepting the so-called destiny came from the stars. In Romania zodiac coverage began after 1990 through the media. During the communist period 1947-1989 he held no coverage due to the short program on TV and through newspapers or both.With the advancement of technology and freedom came subtle and these "news" that pervert the minds of the masses less prepared or too gullible.
At the end of the work I want to add a lucru.Termenul "zodiac" in Scripture is written only once in the book of Job "Can you pull the crown while Zodiac and you'll be helmsman and the stars of the Big Dipper? . Do you know thou the ordinances of heaven and you can do on earth is what is written in them? " (Job 38; 32-33). We can not know you that which will not help if we would have been useful to us as God from the beginning endowed with this gift.
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[1] Petre Semen SSI Elijah Melniciuc-Puică, Waiting for Salvation, Trinitas Publishing Iasi Metropolitan and Bukovina, 1999, p.80
[2] The Church Fathers and Writers 30, St. Gregory of Nyssa, Writings exegetical, dogmatic-polemical and Moral, translations and notes by Pr. Prof. Teodor Bodogae, and Mission Bible Institute Bucharest, 1998, p. About Pitonisa, p 132 It
[3] Annie LIONNET, Astrological Guide, Litera International, Bucharest, 2006, p.10
[4] Ibid, p.10
[5] Eric Jund, Introduction to Filiocalia in Chretinnes Sources , vol. 247, pp. 133-134. citedart. How, [5] PhD. Vasile Răducă, Providence and personal freedom Origen, p.378
[6] This theory we meet later and Saint John Damaschi, dogma.
[7] St. John Damascene, dogmatic Pr.D. Translation Fecioru Publishing Apologeticum, 2004, p.47
[8] Ibid, p.47
[9] Psb 17 Homilies on Hexaemeron
[10] Liewellin George, horoscope from A to Z, Polirom, 2006, p.51
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