Astrology Notes

Come, Mephistopheles, let us dispute again

Doctor Faustus. By Christopher Marlowe “He that is grounded in astrology, Enriched with tongues, well seen in minerals, Hath all the principles magic doth require. Then doubt not, Faustus, but to be renowned And more frequented for this mystery Than henceforth the Delphian oracle.” …. “I am resolv’d; Faustus shall ne’er repent.— Come, Mephistophilis, let …

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The historical Faust was an educated astrologer….

The historical Faust was an educated astrologer. Properly done, Astrology was a difficult application taught as part of a higher education and requiring mathematical skills and discipline. “But an indisputable record of Faust has been recently discovered, which proves him to have ‘flourished’ as early as 1520, five years before the supposed date of his …

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Doctor Faustus, being no longer able to obtain answers

The Faust Book, based on the Wolfenbüttel Manuscript: Historia and Tale of Doctor Johannes Faustus. Ch. XII Doctor Faustus, being no longer able to obtain answers from his spirit concerning godly matters, now had to rest content and desist from this purpose. It was in those days that he set about making almanacs and became …

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We’re not the centre of the Universe

We’re not the centre of the Universe:Number of stars in the visible universe = 30 billion trillion (3×10²²)(Pasted from ) There are over two billion seconds in a 75-year lifetime. If that is your lifespan, then there are 12 trillion stars for every second of your life.30,000,000,000,000 billion stars visible (there are more).2.366820000 billion seconds …

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The telescope appeared to prove that a multitude of life

Developing observations in Europe seemed to show that there were worlds beyond our own Earth. While this was an idea that pre-dated Christianity, the idea that there was only one world – in accordance with Christian teachings – had been supported by the Church. Growing evidence that there must be more worlds damaged the credibility …

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Hermetica Part 1:

Hermetica Part 1: The Ancient Greek and Latin Writings Which Contain … By Walter Scott Pasted from …Also…:3. But if thou wouldst “see” Him, bethink thee of the sun, bethink thee of moon’s course, bethink thee of the order of the stars. Who is the One who watcheth o’er that order? For every order hath …

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Selections from the Catholic Encyclopedia on Astrology

Selections from the Catholic Encyclopedia on Astrology: “Up to the time of the Crusades, Christian countries in general were spared any trouble from a degenerate astrology. Only natural astrology, the correctness of which the peasant thought he had recognized by experience secured a firm footing in spite of the prohibition of Church and State. But …

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Church & Despots

Church & Despots “Though Guizot’s [François Guizot (1787–1874)] affirmation that the Church has always sided with despotism is only too true, it must be remembered that in the policy she follows there is much of political necessity. She is urged on by the pressure of nineteen centuries. But, if the irresistible indicates itself in her …

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Protestant Response to Newton

Protestant Response to Newton “In the century preceding the epoch of Newton, a great religious and political revolution had taken place—the Reformation. Though its effect had not been the securing of complete liberty for thought, it had weakened many of the old ecclesiastical bonds. In the reformed countries there was no power to express a …

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Kepler Confounds Clergy, Clergy Condemn Kepler.

Kepler Confounds Clergy “When Kepler announced his three laws, they were received with condemnation by the spiritual authorities, not because of any error they were supposed to present or to contain, but partly because they gave support to the Copernican system, and partly because it was judged inexpedient to admit the prevalence of law of …

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Truth as told

Truth “While thus the Protestant churches have insisted on the acknowledgment of the Scriptures as the criterion of truth, the Catholic has, in our own times, declared the infallibility of the pope.” History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science. By John William Draper. Published 1875 by D. Appleton and company, New York.. Ch. VIII.

Galileo’s telescope reveals too much

Galileo: His telescope reveals too much: “During the year 1608 one Lippershey, a Hollander, discovered that, by looking through two glass lenses, combined in a certain manner together, distant objects were magnified and rendered very plain. He had invented the telescope. In the following year Galileo, a Florentine, greatly distinguished by his mathematical and scientific …

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Full of misgivings as to what might be the result

Copernicus Publishes his theory that the Earth goes around the Sun ‘Full of misgivings as to what might be the result, he refrained from publishing his book for thirty-six years, thinking that “perhaps it might be better to follow the examples of the Pythagoreans and others, who delivered their doctrine only by tradition and to …

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Christianity had been in existence fifteen hundred years…

Christianity had been in existence fifteen hundred years, and had not produced a single astronomer. Although written well over a hundred years ago, John Draper’s History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science took a clear-eyed and caustic view of traditional Catholicism. Reference to Authority “The Ptolemaic system is, therefore, essentially a geocentric system. It …

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Geocenticity – Primitive Concept of Nature

Geocenticity – Primitive Concept of Nature “An uncritical observation of the aspect of Nature persuades us that the earth is an extended level surface which sustains the dome of the sky, a firmament dividing the waters above from the waters beneath; that the heavenly bodies—the sun, the moon, the stars—pursue their way, moving from east …

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Although astrology was never taught formally in English universities…

“Although astrology was never taught formally in English universities either, and was also regarded with suspicion by the majority of the clergy, it nevertheless began to enjoy a popular reception there during the later half of the sixteenth century. This sixteenth century renewal in England of interest in astrology, indeed to a level of interest …

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According to the book…

In the Middle Ages, scientific inventions and instruments were regarded as magical. Following is an excerpt from the 1887 introduction to Marlowe, Tragical history of Doctor Faustus. Greene, Honourable history of Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay: “In the Middle Ages, two branches of study, the votaries of which were necessarily to a large extent groping …

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Why religions into which the astral element entered largely were

Why religions with an astrological element were intrinsically doomed – relentless mechanism: “We have here an indication why religions, into which the astral element entered largely, were intrinsically doomed. The divine stars that ruled life were themselves subject to absolute law. Hence relentless Fatalism or final Scepticism for those sufficiently educated to see the logical …

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Determinism is socially destructive….

“Apathetic Fatalism.” Determinism is socially destructive. Selections from The 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia on Astrology: “From the start the Christian Church strongly opposed the false teachings of astrology. The Fathers energetically demanded the expulsion of the Chaldeans who did so much harm to the State and the citizens by employing a fantastic mysticism to play upon …

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The day the sun stood still

The day the sun stood still. From the Bible. Joshua 10: Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” So the sun …

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