Astrology and the Near-Death
Experience
Astrology
is a system of thought concerning the connections between
external reality and internal reality. A famous saying among
the ancients who studied the stars is: As above, so below.
They believed the study of the stars is a study of
the inner workings of the human mind. Astrology literally
means the science of the stars. The notion of the zodiac
is very ancient, with roots in the early cited cultures
of Mesopotamia around 2900 B.C.
The following are insights concerning
astrology from near-death experiencers profiled on this
website.
1. Carl Jung's
NDE and Astrology Connection
Carl Jung,
the world-renowned psychologist who had a near-death experience,
believed that when people are born, or when anything happens,
the influence of the planets are exerted on them. As such,
Jung believed astrology is a symbolic system that works
through synchronicity, a term coined by Jung. Synchronicity
is the belief that everything in the universe is interrelated
and that what occurs can be understood as a pattern of meaningful
coincidences. Jung's near-death experience was a major
influence on his life and work.
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In 1944, Jung had
a heart attack, which resulted in a near-death
experience. His vivid encounter with the light,
plus the intensely meaningful insights he received,
helped Jung develop his ideas on the archetypes
of the collective unconscious and how it relates
to concepts found in astrology. Jung's experiences
and knowledge led him to create the field of
analytical psychology.
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Jung did an analysis
of astrology to determine its place in synchronicity.
He studied 483 married couples and noted the
astrological connections
between the birth dates of married couples.
These findings concluded that long lasting relationships
had a certain astrological pattern which were
found to be three times higher than the rate
of coincidence. Also astounding was the fact
that the couples whom astrologers would interpret
as being the most conducive to marriage were
the couples whose astrological pattern occurred
most frequently. The pattern that astrologers
interpret as least conducive to marriage occurred
least often among the couples. Jung calculated
the odds of the this result occurring randomly
is 1 in 62,500,000. Jung believed incidents
like these are the result of synchronicity.
(Carl
Jung)
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2. The Science of Astrology
A recent episode of the television
program,
Unsolved Mysteries,
profiled a segment concerning an experiment in astrology.
The producers of the show had twenty astrological birth
charts from people at random. Included with the twenty astrological
charts, the producers put the astrological charts of four
serial killers: Jeffrey Dahmer, David Son of Sam Berkowitz,
David the Night Stalker Ramirez, and Ed Kemper. These astrological
charts were given to
Carolyn Reynolds,
a well-known astrologer, to see if she can glean any information
from them. Without knowing the identity of the people whose
charts she was analyzing, Carolyn Reynolds successfully
identified the four people as possible serial killers. She
was also able to give other specific information about these
serial killers that proved correct. She was able to do all
this just by analyzing their astrological birth chart.
A similar experiment was done
by other people with a different set of people and a different
group of serial killers. The astrologer who evaluated their
birth charts without knowing who they were, was
Edna Rowland, another
professional astrologer. They came up with similar results
and published their findings in a book entitled,
Destined for Murder: Profiles
of Six Serial Killers With Astrological Commentary.
Perhaps someday, science will
be able prove conclusively that astrology is a scientific
fact. Until then, it will remain a scientific theory, much
like the survival of consciousness after death. (Kevin
Williams)
3. The Twelve Signs of the NDE
Zodiac
There is
an astrological connection between the Beings of Light,
the near-death experiencer, and the near-death experience
itself. This astrological connection can best be seen in
those NDEs where the experience appears before the Being
of Light and a group of other light beings. Experiencers
have referred to this group by different names: a council
of men, or a Council of Elders, or council, or Elders, or
something similar to this. This council usually consists
of twelve Beings of Light are representatives of the twelve
signs of the zodiac and/or the twelve apostles of Jesus.
This astrological connection becomes apparent when an experiencer
undergoes a life review or special encounter with others
usually for the purpose of learning about their destiny
or a prophecy.
a. Dannion Brinkley
and the Twelve Beings of Light:
Dannion was led
to a heavenly cathedral by a Being of Light. There he met
twelve more Beings of Light whom represented the zodiac:
"I was able to count
the beings as they stood behind the podium.
There were thirteen of them, standing shoulder
to shoulder and stretched across the stage.
I was aware of other things about them, too,
probably through some form of telepathy.
Each one of them represented a different emotional
and psychological characteristic that all humans
have. For example, one of these beings was intense
and passionate, while another was artistic and
emotional. One was bold and energetic, yet another
possessive and loyal. In human terms, it was
as though each one represented a different sign
of the zodiac. In spiritual terms, these beings went
far beyond the signs of the zodiac. They emanated
these emotions in such a way that I could feel
them." (Dannion
Brinkley)
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b. Betty Eadie and
the Council of Twelve Elders:
Jesus led Betty
before a Council of men who decided to reveal to Betty her
mission in order to convince her to return to Earth:
"I was led to a room,
which was exquisitely built and appointed. I entered
and saw a group of men seated around the long side
of a kidney-shaped table. I was led to stand in
front of them within the indented portion of the
table. One thing struck me almost immediately; there
were twelve men here - men - but no women. The men
radiated love for me, and I felt instantly at peace
with them. They leaned together to consult with
each other. Then one of them spoke to me. He said
that I had died prematurely and must return to Earth.
I felt them saying it was important that I return
to Earth, that I had a mission to fulfill, but I
resisted it in my heart. This was my home, and I
felt that nothing they could say would ever convince
me to leave it. The men conferred again and asked
me if I wanted to review my life ... I felt the
love of the council come over me." (Betty
Eadie)
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c. Edgar Cayce and
the Twelve Apostles of the Zodiac:
The following information
reinforces the connection between the twelve signs of the
zodiac, the twelve apostles of Jesus, and the twelve Elders
of the Council.
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Edgar Cayce
revealed through his near-death journeys that
the twelve apostles of Christ were representatives
of the twelve signs of the zodiac. He said the
stars represent soul patterns, not experiences.
The twelve signs of the zodiac are twelve patterns
from which the soul chooses when coming into
the Earth realm. They are like races - patterns
of temperament, personality, etc. The star signs
of the zodiac, for instance, influence people
in subtle ways: by making some people bull-headed,
or some people emotional, or some people timid,
or some people introspective, based on the zodiac
pattern chosen. [Reference 2823-1]
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Jesus stated that the twelve apostles
would someday judge people in a
heavenly tribunal (a Council?):
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"Jesus said to them [the
twelve], "I tell you the
truth, at the renewal of
all things, when the Son
of Man sits on his glorious
throne, you who have followed
me will also sit on twelve
thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel." (Matthew
19:28)
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Early Christians believed
Jesus was the perfection of all the twelve heavenly
constellations. He ruled over twelve disciples
on Earth and he rules over the twelve signs
of the zodiac in the heavens. The early Church
leader
Clement of Alexandria
(150-215 A.D.), in Excerpta ex Theodota, had
no hesitation in equating the twelve disciples
with the twelve signs of the zodiac, with Christ
as the central sun ... By such reasoning, the
body of Christ, through the numinous power of
the zodiac, merges with the body of man, to
become a single united symbol within the church."
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d. Lynnclaire
Dennis and the Circle of Twelve Elders:
During
Lynnclaire Dennis' NDE,
she entered into the Light of the Universal Life Source
- God. In the light, she saw what she understood to be the "Pattern"
of all life and was told that she was assigned to communicate
to the world the message behind the Pattern. After her NDE,
she would have recurring dreams of the Pattern and would
be able to bring more subconscious memories of it into her
consciousness. The pattern eventually caught the eye of
quantum physicists because of its compatibility with the
knotted pattern of 10-dimensional
space in Superstring
physics and its possible solution to the so-called
Theory of Everything
- the holy grail of all physics. The Pattern consists of
twelve pieces surrounded by an unbroken line creating seven
bridges within it. The mathematical name for it is a
Fourier Trefoil knot.
The following is the interesting connection between this
twelve-piece Pattern and the Council of twelve elders:
Along with having recurring
dreams of the Pattern, Lynnclaire also has recurring
dreams of a "circle of twelve elders,"
one of whom is Asian and currently living in the
flesh. In 1996, she visited China at the invitation
of a scientist named
Steve Bryson
and within hours of arriving there, she was introduced
to a man whom she recognized as the Asian elder.
She is currently working with the
Gorbachev Foundation
and has found doors opening to diplomatic circles
in many countries. She views the metaphysical meaning
behind the Pattern as a potential tool for negotiation.
World-renowned University of Illinois mathematician
Dr. Louis Kauffman
had this to say about the unifying principle behind
the Pattern:
"The fact that you can see many different
forms in it as you turn it around makes
it very beautiful for teaching purposes.
You can say to people, 'Here is something
that if you look at it one way shows
you the Star of David, and if you turn
it another way shows you the Yin-Yang,
and if you turn it again you see the
crescents sacred to Islam, the symbol
for infinity, and the conventional image
of an atom. And they're really all the
same thing.' Mathematics is slowly teasing
out those kinds of patternings by stepping
carefully and slowly through various
structures that give rise to puzzles.
Those puzzles become centers of attention
for people, and from them we begin to
understand how everything is knitted
together in the universe." (Dr.
Louis Kauffman)
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Perhaps the Council of
Elders from the NDE dimension are doing more than
just trying to give us the mathematical solution
to the Grand Unified Theory of Everything. Perhaps
they are also trying to give us the religious, cultural,
political and metaphysical proof that we are indeed
connected, one, and the same. (Kevin
Williams)
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e. Sylvia Browne
and the Council of Elders:
Through her near-death
experience and subsequent psychic abilities, Sylvia learned
that upon death, most people go through a heavenly process
before entering into heaven. Part of that process is going
before a Council of Elders:
"Another beautiful
structure is the Hall of Justice where people
go before a Council of Elders who are highly
advanced spokespersons of God who help us decide
how we are to progress further into the spirit
realm. At some point, people recognize the need
for even further advancement and therefore choose
to return to Earth to gain this spiritual advancement.
With the help of a spirit guide, they decide
on an incarnation which will meet their goals.
They then proceed to the Hall of Justice where
they meet once again with the Council of Elders.
Here, the Council prepares people for their
next incarnation. When they are ready to incarnate,
their family and friends are gathered together
to bid farewell." (Sylvia
Browne)
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f. Dr. Michael
Newton and the Council of Elders:
Dr. Newton's important
research into hypnotic regression into past life memories
led him to the discovery of memories of experiences in out-of-body
dimensions between Earth lives. After a multitude of regressions,
Newton realized that a process exists after death where
people appear before a Council of Elders:
"After souls arrive
back into their soul groups, they are summoned
to appear before a Council of Elders. While
the Council is not prosecutorial, they do engage
in direct examination of a soul's activities
before returning them to their groups. Upon
returning to Earth, one of the last requirements
before embarkation for many souls is to go before
the Council of Elders for the second time. The
spirit world is an environment personified by
order and the Elders want to reinforce the significance
of a soul's goals for the next life. Some return
to their spirit group after this meeting to
say goodbye while others say they leave immediately
for reincarnation. Those souls getting ready
for embarkation to Earth are like battle-hardened
veterans girding themselves for combat. This
is the last chance for souls to enjoy the omniscience
of knowing just who they are before they must
adapt to a new body." (Dr.
Michael Newton)
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g. Betty Andreasson's
experience with the Elders and the One:
Betty's alien abduction
involved an event where otherworldly beings she called Elders
induced her into having a near-death experience. Here is
how she describes these Elders:
"They were human-looking
except for their size, being about seven feet
tall; they were dressed in long white robes,
had pale-colored skin, and hair that was blond
to white. In a word, they looked exactly like
the Christian image of angels, except that they
had no wings. Betty called these beings the
Elders, after the Christian term used especially
in the Book of Revelation, denoting the angelic
beings surrounding the throne of God." (Betty
Andreasson)
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Betty also mentioned
that the Elders and aliens would transform into Beings of
Light on occasions.
h. Brian Krebs and
the Twelve Beings of Knowledge:
During Brian's NDE,
he was given information about the past, the present and
the future from twelve otherworldly Beings of Light who
have similarities to the Elders found in Betty's UFO NDE
and Dannion Brinkley's Beings who represented different
signs of the zodiac.
"I then went to twelve
beings of greater knowledge. They were in front
of me and stood in a row. They were not human.
They had no feelings of anything like judgment
or authority, but seemed strong in themselves.
They seemed taller than me and they wore silver
white robes. They had white skin, large heads
and large eyes. I do not remember them having
mouths. Above them was a spirit. It was like
a star as we see one from Earth, but in size
it appeared the same size as the heads of the
beings. The spirit went to my left and hovered
above the first being. I remember it was like
a video of knowledge that sprung from the beings'
hands, which were held in front of them. Each
being had something to relate. They opened the
knowledge they had when the spirit moved above
them. The last told me what I could do if I
came back and the significance of it. I only
remember seeing a young man with his head held
back in pain as if his neck was injured. I said,
'Oh! Aaron! My son!' They said, 'No, not that
son.' And I realized who they meant. (In 1978,
my only other child was born, a son)." (Brian
Krebs)
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i. The Apostle John's
journey to heaven before the Throne of Elders:
In the Book of Revelation
in the Bible, John is taken into heaven before Jesus and
twenty-four Elders on thrones. Twelve of the Elders certainly
must represent the twelve apostles as has already been established.
The identity of the other twelve Elders could be the twelve
Angels mentioned in the Book of Revelation. Both references
are as follows:
"After
this I looked, and there before me was a door
standing open in heaven. And the voice I had
first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said,
'Come up here, and I will show you what must
take place after this.' At once I was in the
Spirit, and there before me was a throne in
heaven with someone sitting on it. And the one
who sat there had the appearance of jasper and
carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald,
encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne
were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on
them were twenty-four Elders. They were dressed
in white and had crowns of gold on their heads.
From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings
and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven
lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits
of God. Also before the throne there was what
looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal."
(Revelation 4:1-6)
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During John's experience
in heaven, he is shown a vision of the future when the heavenly
city comes to Earth. In his description of this city, notice
the connection between the twelve apostles and the twelve
angels.
"It
had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and
with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates
were written the names of the twelve tribes
of Israel ... The wall of the city had twelve
foundations, and on them were the names of the
twelve apostles of the Lamb." (Revelation 21:12-14)
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j. Black
Elk's Council of Six Grandfathers and Six Implied Fathers:
During Black Elk's
NDE, he went before a council of six old grandfathers whom
he described as "older than men can ever be - old like hills,
old like stars."Because these six beings represent grandfathers,
it might be implied that there are also six fathers that
go with these six grandfathers but are not mentioned. Nevertheless,
Black Elk's NDE encounter with a council of men who are
representatives of archetypal powers.
"The oldest grandfather
welcomed the boy and said, 'Your grandfathers
all over the world are having a council, and
they have called you here to teach you.' His
voice was very kind, but the boy shook all over
with fear now, for he knew that these were not
old men, but the Powers of the World. Each grandfather
gave Black Elk a power. The first grandfather
gave him the power to heal. The second grandfather
then gave the boy the power of cleansing. The
third grandfather gave the boy the power of
awakening and its peace. From the fourth grandfather
the boy was given the power of growth. The fifth
grandfather, the Spirit of the Sky, gave the
power of transcendent vision. The sixth grandfather,
a very old man, incredibly grew backwards into
youth until he became the boy, Black Elk. Growing
older again he said, 'My boy, have courage,
for my power shall be yours, and you shall need
it, for your nation on the Earth will have great
troubles.' Then the boy hears a great Voice
say, 'Behold the circle of the nation's hoop,
for it is holy, being endless, and thus all
powers shall be one power in the people without
end.' Then Black Elk, standing on the highest
mountain, surveying the grand vista of the hoop
of the world, said, 'I saw more than I can tell
and I understood more than I saw; for I was
seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all
things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes
as they must live together like one being.'"
(Black
Elk)
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4. The Afterlife Realms As Planetary
Dimensions
Near-death
experiences support the ancient astrological concept of
planetary/afterlife realms. The following are some examples.
a. David Oakford's NDE of planetary/afterlife
realms:
"We traveled past
all of the planets in our solar system. Near
each planet I could hear the energy just like
on Earth. I saw the auras around each one of
them too. I saw spirits on all of them as well.
My friend told me that all planets are
places for spirits to live, learn and thus evolve.
I saw great cities on each and every one of
those planets ... The being told me that each
planet has a theme for learning and that any
of them can be chosen by a soul when we
are between physical lives. He said we practice
on the other planets to be ready to live on
Earth. He said Earth is the ultimate experience
for a soul. It is ultimate because our souls
evolve faster here than anywhere else. It was
said that the lessons we need to learn are difficult
to learn without having a physical form." (David
Oakford)
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b.
Edgar Cayce's NDEs of
planetary/afterlife realms:
Reality
is multi-dimensional. We are multi-dimensional
beings who exist simultaneously in a multi-dimensional
reality. Long ago, our bodies evolved from primates.
Even longer ago, our minds evolved from the
stars. But before the universe began, our spirits
existed forever as part of the divine in higher
dimensions. At the conscious (physical) level,
our bodies are like a miniature replica of the
solar system. Our hearts perform the function
of the sun - the center of the system. Other
organs within our body are also used by our
souls to find a means of expression. The planets
exert astrological vibrations upon our bodies
that influence our personalities and soul patterns.
At the subconscious (soul) level, the solar
system is our larger body. We are connected
to the planets, the stars, spiritual realms
and entities. On the superconscious (spirit)
level, we are one with the Whole. At this level,
we are on a conscious level with all there is
- the divine.
Solar
systems were created for our souls to have cycles
of life experiences for the purpose of spiritual
advancement. The universe can be thought of
as a gigantic university and each solar system
as a college. Each planet is like a particular
classroom - a realm - where souls can learn
lessons related to that particular realm. The
universe is the third dimension in the hierarchy
and represents three-dimensional life. Other
dimensions in the afterlife hierarchy represent
other-dimensional life. Each planet in our solar
system is a representation of a different dimension
in the hierarchy. The planet Earth represents
three-dimensional life. The planet Mercury represents
the second dimension. The planet Venus represents
the fourth dimension. Cayce referred to the
various afterlife dimensions by using the name
of the planet associated with it. For example,
when Cayce referred to souls sojourning through
Venus, he was referring to souls experiencing
the afterlife dimension associated astrologically
with the planet Venus. He did not mean that
people were actually living on the planet Venus.
The
planets exert an astrological influence on us
the moment we enter this world. These astrological
planetary influences originate from the corresponding
afterlife dimensions our souls have sojourned
through before our current Earth experience
and in between Earth lives. The purpose of these
astrological influences is to provide particular
life lessons that we need to learn and for which
we are tested on Earth.
As an
example, Cayce described his sister Lila's sojourns
through the afterlife dimensions. Her soul sojourned
in the dimension associated with the planet
Jupiter prior to incarnating into the world.
Jupiter's astrological influence of high mindedness
and large groups is one of the reasons she later
became an executive for the International Red
Cross. Large groups and high ideals often come
with incarnations in the Jupiter realm according
to Cayce. She also had a recent experience in
the dimension associated with the planet Mercury.
Mercury's astrological influence is of mind
and communication. Cayce mentioned that this
experience added to her mental ability. Astrological
influences such as these are hidden within the
soul by soul experience - not just because the
stars are in a certain position at the time
of our birth - but because the soul actually
had experiences in these realms. These influences
are energies that the soul can draw on during
an experience in the physical realm. These afterlife
realms can also be experienced when we are not
active in our physical body. These non-active
states include deep sleep, meditation, astral
projection, or other altered states that free
the subconsciousness from its normal physical
constraints. We are truly citizens of the cosmos
even as we walk the Earth. (Edgar
Cayce)
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Below is a chart
that displays Cayce's description of the connection between
human bodies, astronomical bodies, astrological bodies,
and the heavenly bodies.
Spiritual
Center
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Spiritual Influence
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Position in Solar System
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Position in Afterlife
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Planet
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subconscious
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9th
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Pluto
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pituitary
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strength
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5th
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7th
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Jupiter
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pineal
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mind
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1st
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2nd
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Mercury
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thyroid
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psyche
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7th
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8th
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Uranus
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thymus
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love
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2nd
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4th
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Venus
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andrenals
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anger
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4th
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5th
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Mars
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lyden
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mysticism
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8th
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6th
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Neptune
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sex glands
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purge
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6th
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1st
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Saturn
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testing
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3rd
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3rd
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Earth
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After
death, each soul must rise as best it can through a hierarchy
of afterlife realms and face the increasingly difficult
challenges (in the form of a password) posed by the guardian angel
of each realm. Those liberated souls that have attained
gnosis (spiritual knowledge) are received back into the
bosom of God. Others must reincarnate until they do. (Apostle
Paul, the Apocalypse of Paul)
During Mary Pollack's NDE, she
was confronted by two heavenly beings who asked her to give
them a password for which she could continue further on
in her experience. She gave them the correct password and
was amazed because she had absolutely no idea how she knew
it. She asked the beings, "You mean this is this
all I had to say?" They replied, "You had to learn
it for yourself. We couldn't have told you. We couldn't
have taught you. This is something that had to come from
you." (NDE
video documentary Round Trip)
A cosmic axis exists in the spirit
world. It is a matrix of rainbow light that holds together
eight spheres that revolve around the Earth. Each sphere
is guided by destiny. One of these spheres has a fate that
casts a number of earthly destinies from which the soul
can choose from. For example, a soul can choose to reincarnate
as a tyrant, an animal, an artist, or, an ordinary citizen
who minds his own business. (Plato)
5. Consciousness Expansion
Through The Stars
Many near-death experiences involve
a person's consciousness expanding until it fills the entire
universe and beyond. This experience has been described
as literally becoming the universe or becoming God by experiencers. This
characteristic found in NDEs corresponds with the astrological
concept of how we are influenced by cosmic forces and otherworldly
experiences in past life dimensions. The following are some
NDE examples of this astrological concept:
"Suddenly
I seemed to be rocketing away from the planet on this stream
of life. I saw the Earth fly away. The solar system, in
all its splendor, whizzed by and disappeared. At faster
than light speed, I flew through the center of the
galaxy, absorbing more knowledge as I went. I learned that
this galaxy, and all of the Universe, is bursting with many
different varieties of LIFE. I saw many worlds. The good
news is that we are not alone in this Universe! As
I rode this stream of consciousness through the center of
the galaxy, the stream was expanding in awesome fractal
waves of energy. The super clusters of galaxies with all
their ancient wisdom flew by. At first I thought I
was going somewhere; actually traveling. But then I realized
that, as the stream was expanding, my own consciousness
was also expanding to take in everything in the Universe!"
(Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"The stars seemed to fly past
me so rapidly that they formed a tunnel around me. I began
to sense awareness, knowledge. The farther forward I was
propelled the more knowledge I received. My mind felt like
a sponge, growing and expanding in size with each addition.
The knowledge came in single words and in whole idea blocks.
I just seemed to be able to understand everything as it
was being soaked up or absorbed. I could feel my mind expanding
and absorbing and each new piece of information somehow
seemed to belong. It was as if I had known already but forgotten
or mislaid it, as if it were waiting here for me to pick
it up on my way by." (Virginia
Rivers)
"And in your life review you'll
be the universe and experience yourself in what you call
your lifetime and how it affects the universe." (Thomas
Sawyer)
After hovering around New York,
Susan Blackmore floated back to her room in Oxford where
she became very small and entered her body's toes. Then
she grew very big, as big as a planet at first, and then
she filled the solar system and finally she became
as large as the universe. (Susan
Blackmore)
"I am love; I am understanding;
I am compassion! My presence fills the room. And now I feel
my presence in every room in the hospital. Even the tiniest
space in the hospital is filled with this presence that
is me. I sense myself beyond the hospital, above the city,
even encompassing Earth. I am melting into the universe.
I am everywhere at once." (Josiane
Antonette)
"You must be ready to accept the
possibility that there is a limitless range of awareness
for which we now have no words; that awareness can expand
beyond the range of your ego, your self, your familiar identity,
beyond everything you have learned, beyond your notions
of space and time, beyond the differences which usually
separate people from each other and from the world around
them." (Dr.
Timothy Leary)
"I was involved in this tremendous
pouring forth of gratitude and joy and as that was going
inside me, this white light began to infiltrate my consciousness.
It came into me. It seemed I went out into it. I expanded
into it as it came into my field of consciousness." (Jayne
Smith)
"I
felt caught up in all of this to the very depths of my being.
I felt myself expanding and expanding until I thought, 'I'm
going to burst!' The moment I thought, 'I'm going to burst!,'
I suddenly found myself alone, back where this being had
met me, and he had gone." (Margaret
Tweddell)
6. NDE Astronomical Interconnections
One of the main principles
behind astrology is the notion that all things are connected
together, specifically the connection of planetary influences
to the mind, body and soul. Some experiencers have seen this
astrological connection in an astounding and explicit manner.
These NDEs reveal how everything is connected to each other
by a spiritual matrix or net - a concept which agrees with
astrology. The following are some examples:
"I perceived how the Earth, the
sun, the moon, the darkness, the light, the planets, and
all forms of life - plants, rocks, animals, people - are
interconnected; they come from the same source of light.
Everything is united by a transparent net, or web, and each
thread shines with great radiance. Everything pulses with
the same luminosity - a magnificent light of unparalleled
brilliance." (Josiane
Antonette)
"As I asked the light to keep
explaining, I understood what the Higher Self matrix is.
We have a grid around the planet where all the Higher Selves
are connected. This is like a great company, a next subtle
level of energy around us, the spirit level, you might
say. As I rode the stream on and on, I could eventually
see a huge light coming. I knew it was the First Light;
the Higher Self Light Matrix of our solar system. Then the
entire solar system appeared in the light, accompanied
by one of those velvet booms. I saw that the solar system
we live in is our larger, local body. This is our local
body and we are much bigger than we imagine. I saw that
the solar system is our body. I am a part of this, and the
Earth is this great created being that we are, and
we are the part of it that knows that it is. But we are
only that part of it. We are not everything, but we are
that part of it that knows that it is. I could see all the
energy that this solar system generates, and it is an incredible
light show! I could hear the
Music of the Spheres.
Our solar system, as do all celestial bodies, generates
a unique matrix of light, sound and vibratory energies.
Advanced civilizations from other star systems can spot
life as we know it in the universe by the vibratory or energy
matrix imprint." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
"I knew the Lights were connected
to the individual people, although more of them, than with
them, almost as if they were an extension of their existence
- a light connection to an aspect of their Higher Self.
The Lights, a connection to the humans, which were glinting
off the beings were so bright and expansive, they interconnected,
forming a sort of light grid. I remembered accounts in books
on the near-death experience of people seeing grids on the
other side that they didn't know how to explain. As
I looked at the network of light before me and felt the
immense outpouring of love coming from the beings, I realized
the connection of human beings to the Beings of Light was
through love and that the love itself was connected
through this grid." (Linda
Stewart)
"Seeing
the Pattern, I knew I was looking at life itself. It was
light; it was time and space. It was the energy of all matter,
the heart of all that mattered. It was the very essence
of all being. It emanated from Source, illuminated
to my mind by the Source behind the sun as it moved in perfect
harmony with all the universe. In simplest terms the
Pattern is knotted light, a matrix that connects two structures
... The Pattern is quite literally the language between
these two very different structures. It comes into being
as the light from the 48 vertex of the inner sphere,
are emitted, bouncing and caught under the twelve umbrella
points of the external structure. As long as the light is
a point with a joint, it continues around the larger sphere
until it reconnects with Itself, thus forming a continuum,
the Pattern." (Lynnclaire
Dennis)
"Extended from above throughout
the heaven and the Earth, a straight light like a pillar,
most nearly resembling the rainbow, but brighter and purer
... and they saw there at the middle of the light the extremities of
its fastenings stretched from heaven, for this light was
the girdle of the heavens like the undergirders of triremes,
holding together in like manner the entire revolving vault."
(Plato's
Er)
"Suddenly I saw a streak of light
come and it was absorbed into the Earth. I thought, 'A shooting
star!' No, it was impressed on me, it was not a shooting
star, but it was a stream of power coming to the Earth from
the celestial bodies. These streams of power were coming
down from all angles to the Earth. There were also streams
that were going between star and star and star like a tremendous
web. These streams of power had a set pattern like
a web of a fishing net, which was all continuous with the
power of lights pulsating backward and forward. (Margaret
Tweddell)
7. Biblical Support
For Astrology
The Bible mentions
that God uses the heavenly bodies to show humans the signs
of his intentions. These signs can be read by anyone who
knows how to interpret them. Astrology is about interpreting
these signs in the motions of the sun, moon, planets, and
stars.
"And God said, 'Let
there be lights in the expanse of the sky to
separate the day from the night, and let them
serve as SIGNS to mark seasons and days and
years, and let them be lights in the expanse
of the sky to give light on the Earth.' And
it was so." (Genesis
1:14-15)
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Jesus used astrology to reveal the
signs in the sky of his coming.
"And there shall be
SIGNS in the sun, and in the moon, and in the
stars; and upon the Earth distress of nations,
with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for
looking after those things which are coming
on the Earth: for the powers of heaven shall
be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of
man coming in a cloud with power and great glory."
(Luke
21:25-27)
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God used astrology to answer Job
about questioning his omnipotence.
"Can you bring forth
the Mazzaroth (the zodiac) in their seasons
or lead out the Bear with its cubs [an astrological
constellation]?" (Job
38:32)
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Astrology refers
to every 2160 years as a new age which is a different sign
of the zodiac that comes into position to influence the
Earth. The Bible describes events that will occur according
to the signs of the astrological ages. Many people would
be surprised to learn that the term and concept of a new
age originated with the Bible.
a. |
"What will be the
sign of your coming and of the end of the AGE?"
(Matthew
24:3) |
b. |
"These things happened
to them as examples and were written down as
warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of
the AGES has come." (1
Corinthians 10:11) |
c. |
"[Christ was raised]
far above all rule and authority, power and
dominion, and every title that can be given,
not only in the present AGE but also in the
one to come." (Ephesians
1:21) |
d. |
"Anyone who speaks
against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven,
either in this AGE or in the AGE to come." (Matthew
12:32) |
e. |
"And surely I am with
you always, to the very end of the AGE." (Matthew
28:20) |
f. |
"Just and true are
your ways, King of the AGES." (Revelation
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Here is an excellent
Bible passage that uncannily describes the astrological
influences on humanity:
"There
is a time for everything, |
and a
season for every activity under heaven: |
a time
to be born and a time to die, |
a time
to plant and a time to uproot, |
a time
to kill and a time to heal, |
a time
to tear down and a time to build, |
a time
to weep and a time to laugh, |
a time
to mourn and a time to dance, |
a time
to scatter stones and a time to gather them, |
a time
to embrace and a time to refrain, |
a time
to search and a time to give up, |
a time
to keep and a time to throw away, |
a time
to tear and a time to mend, |
a time
to be silent and a time to speak, |
time to love
and a time to hate, |
a time for
war and a time for peace." (Ecclesiastes
3:1-8) |
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According
to Flavius Josephus (A.D. 37 - 95), the famed
Jewish historian, the Jewish temple at Jerusalem
had the twelve signs of the zodiac inlaid in
its floor. Josephus also stated that the twelve
loaves of showbread in the temple was a reference
to the zodiac. In modern times, Israel issued
stamps with the zodiac signs identified with
the twelve tribes of Israel and the astrological
symbolism of the temple. Also, according to
Josephus, a kind of miraculous quality was presumed
to be found in the stones of the breastplate
worn by the high priest of the temple. In this
breastplate were twelve stones, representing
the twelve signs of the zodiac, and arranged
in four rows to represent the four seasons.
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