As a preamble to the excerpt below, I should mention, a fundamental premise of astro-theology is that the biblical personalities, locations, and events are actually symbolic of cosmic entities, regions, and celestial interactions.The Vernal Equinox and the Autumnal Equinox are very prominent in this regard. In some biblical symbolisms the Vernal Equinox is symbolized as white, the Summer Solstice as green, the Autumnal Equinox as red, and the Winter Solstice as black. A detailed explanation of this is given in the book Lifting The Gnostic Veil under the allegorical decipherment relevant to the Four Horses of the Apocalypse. These four cosmic intersections (the solstices and equinoxes) are the celestial Cardinal Points; and when the sun, in its annual journey, passes through the Cardinal Points in turn, it, the sun, takes on the symbolism of the transited region. The vernal equinox ushers in greater light and warm weather, while the autumnal equinox is the harbinger of darkness and oppressive frigid weather. In biblical mythology these opposing forces are often shown as warring factions or personalities in constant conflict with each other. This symbolism is reflected in the biblical tale of Esau and Jacob, in which the color red also shows significant symbolic prominence. The Red Sea is also part of this symbolism in another phase of the mythological complex. The excerpt below relates to the aforementioned.

Excerpted from The Astrological Foundation Of The Christ Myth Book Two

Astrotheological Symbolisms Of Red And Scarlet In Biblical Allegories

Jacob Steals Esau’s Birth Right - We will now give the astronomical/astrological interpretation of the biblical tale of Jacob and Esau. It is important to note these important points as you read the following biblical text: · Jacob and Esau were twins · Esau was the oldest · They struggled against each other from their beginning · The Younger brother was Destined to Rule the Older brother:

Gen 25:21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. Gen 25:22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD. Gen 25:23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. Gen 25:24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. Gen 25:25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. Gen 25:26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. Gen 25:29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: Gen 25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. Gen 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. Gen 25:32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? Gen 25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

First of all, as we pursue an astrological explanation of the preceding biblical text, we must remember - The verses are not historical, but rather pure symbolism. God never talked to two elderly people about having twin babies that were destined for eternal conflict with each other. And think of it, the one that was in line to inherit the world, so to speak, gave it up for a bowl of soup! The biblical tale of Jacob and Esau is a symbolical representation of the annual solar cycle and the supplanting of winter by the victorious summer. There is a lot of Lunar mythology in this tale also, but we will explore that facet latter in the book. The nefarious mentality of the Jewish Hierarchy (not the common Jew) is explainable from the preceding biblical verses also; because they Live a Literal interpretation of this symbolism.

The Interpretation is a follows, Jacob and Esau are called twins because they occupy twin positions on the Zodiac. The zodiac has 4 cardinal points. Each cardinal point represents the commencement of an earthly season. First, the Vernal Equinox - which is the beginning of Spring. Second, the Summer Solstice - which is the beginning of summer. Third, the Autumnal Equinox - which is the beginning of Fall. Fourth, the Winter solstice - which is the beginning of winter. See Figure 2 on next page Figure 2(not available in this excerpt) Cardinal Points mark the start of Seasons. Vernal Equinox - Mar.21, is Spring. Summer Solstice - Jun. 21, is summer. Autumnal Equinox - Sept. 22, is Fall. Winter Solstice - Dec. 22 , is Winter.

Both the Vernal Equinox and the Autumnal Equinox are at the same Declination, therefore they are Twins. But they are 180 degrees apart, in terms of Right Ascension, which makes them diametrical opposites. They are Natural Contenders. Jacob (vernal equinox) is the natural contender supporting spring-summer, and Esau (autumnal equinox) is the natural contender supporting fall winter. These two can never be at peace. Their struggle is eternal, the war never ends. Esau is the Lord of Darkness, because the sun loses it’s light after passing below his horizon. He is the western horizon under which the sun sets. He also represents the first born (Jews begin their day at sunset). Jacob is the Lord of Light - the sun conquers darkness at the Eastern horizon. Jacob’s land is the promised land of Daytime or Summer. God rules (the light of the world dominates in daytime/spring-summer) with Jacob. Jacob is the (symbolical) Chosen of god because of his position as doorway (doorkeeper) to the Kingdom, of the Temperate region. And you cannot get into the Kingdom of the temperate zone unless you go through him (Jacob/Jesus/Vernal Equinox).

An imaginary line drawn between the equinoxes would represent (on earth) the line of demarcation between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. When the sun is above the equinoxes , in the northern hemisphere, we enjoy warm temperate weather. The journey of the sun thru the zodiac is counter clockwise, so that the beginning of warm temperate weather starts at the vernal equinox (Jacob, March 21). The beginning of cold hostile weather is at the autumnal equinox (Esau, September 22). So the struggle between Jacob and Esau, from the Womb, was actually symbolic of the struggle by the forces of Light (sun) against the forces of Darkness. These were astronomical phenomena that the ancients recorded as symbolical Mythology. The wise never took this message literally. The fact that the Hebrews have interpreted this symbolism literally , as historical, has turned the theology of the world head over heels.

Pharaoh, The Dragon, The Red Sea - Ezek 29:3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Isa 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

It rings abundantly clear, according to the preceding verses, that the Devil , Serpent and the Dragon are synonymous. We find also that Pharaoh was considered a Dragon/Devil/Serpent. We find, furthermore that the Serpent/Pharaoh was native or accustomed to the sea. The Red Sea represents the celestial sea beneath the equinoxes., the Netherworld, the southern hemisphere. The ancients used the term Red (scarlet) to indicate debasement, trouble, the period of the sun’s trials. Passing through the Red Sea simply means the sun’s (Israel’s) passage through the zodiacal sectors that lay beneath the celestial equator. With Aries as the point of the spring equinox, you have Libra through Pisces as the sectors of the Red Sea. See Figure 3 on next page Figure 3(Not available in this excerpt). The Children of Israel passing through the Red Sea signify the passage of the sun through those troubled waters. Pharaoh represents the serpent , the autumnal equinox, the Herod type that seeks to destroy the sun (Israel), but ultimately is destroyed himself, when the sun (Children Of Israel) reach the point of safety, i.e. vernal equinox.

The Ancients used the term Red, to describe the celestial sea beneath the equinoxes, as a metaphor for the term Blood. This reference to the Red Sea grew out of Lunar Mythology. The Ancients made (discovered) correlations between the Moon cycle and the Sun’s cycle. The moon’s cycle(28 days) had already been correlated to the human female, and now they did the same with the Solar(365 day) cycle. The waning of the Moon which starts after 14 days into it’s cycle, after the culmination of the full moon, correlates to the human female biological flow of the menstrual Egg (Blood) from her ovaries after it’s maturity at 14 days. The Autumnal Equinox (which correlates to the full moon of lunar mythology) is when the Egg (Blood) is released to Flow toward it’s opening (birth) which will occur at the Vernal equinox (equivalent to the Lunar New Moon). The 14 lunar mansions below the equinoxes are a solar correlation to the lunar 14 days of the Egg’s (blood) flow toward the opening or point of birth i.e. the vernal equinox.

To repeat, the three correlations are as follows - The release of the human female egg from the ovaries to the completion of the blood’s flow from the body, at 14 days - The waning of the moon’s light (after the full moon) to it’s point of total darkness, at 14 days - The lessening of the Sun’s light (after the autumnal equinox) to the point of it’s renewal at the vernal equinox, after passing through 14 lunar mansions. These are the three parallel cycles( completion of the cycle of Human menstruation/lunar new moon/solar vernal equinox).

So the ancients correlated the Waning of the Sun (it’s period of lessened light beneath the equinoxes) with the waning of the moon (when it sheds it’s light) and as previously mentioned, both the lunar and solar mythology was correlated to the biological flowing of menstrual blood from the human female, hence the term Red Sea to describe the region of the sun’s sojourn beneath the equinoxes, in the southern hemisphere.

Insights into parallel aspects within biblical mythology relevant to astro-theology. Analysis of Esau and Jacob of biblical mythology in parallel association to the autumnal and vernal equinoxes.