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The Zodiac

constellation (n.)





early 14c., constellacioun, "position of a planet in the zodiac;" late 14c., "one of the recognized star patterns handed down from antiquity" (in the zodiac or not), from Old French constellacion"constellation, conjuncture (of planets)" and directly from Late Latin constellationem(nominative constellatio) "a collection of stars," especially as supposed to exert influence on human affairs," from constellatus "set with stars," from assimilated form of Latin com "with, together" (see con-) + past participle of stellare "to shine," from stella "star" (from PIE root *ster- (2) "star").
The oldest sense is astrological, of the position of planets ("stars") relative to the zodiac signs on a given day, usually the day of one's birth, as a determiner of one's character. "I folwed ay myn inclinacioun/By vertu of my constillacioun" (Chaucer, "Wife's Prologue," c. 1386). In modern use "a group of fixed stars to which a definite name has been given but does not form part of another named group (compare asterism). Figuratively, "any assemblage of a brilliant or distinguished character"(1630s).
The classical northern constellations probably were formed in prehistoric Mesopotamia; the Greeks likely picked them up c. 500 B.C.E., and Claudius Ptolemy (c. 90-c. 168) of Alexandria codified 48 of them, all still current, in his "Almagest" (2c.). The canonical list was expanded from 16c. as Europeans explored southern regions whose stars were invisible from Alexandria and as astronomers filled in the dimmer regions between the established figures, so that by the late 19c. as many as 109 constellations were shown on maps. The modern roster was set at 88 by the International Astronomical Union in 1922.
late 14c., from Old French zodiaque, from Latin zodiacus "zodiac," from Greek zodiakos (kyklos)"zodiac (circle)," literally "circle of little animals," from zodiaion, diminutive of zoion "animal" (from PIE root *gwei- "to live"). 

Libra is not an animal, but it was not a zodiac constellation to the Greeks, who reckoned 11 but counted Scorpio and its claws (including what is now Libra) as a "double constellation." Libra was figured back in by the Romans. In Old English the zodiac was twelf tacna "the twelve signs," and in Middle English also Our Ladye's Waye and the Girdle of the Sky.

*gwei- 
also *gweie-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to live." 

It forms all or part of: abiogenesis; aerobic; amphibian; anaerobic; azo-; azoic; azotemia; bio-; biography; biology; biome; bionics; biopsy; biota; biotic; cenobite; Cenozoic; convivial; couch-grass; epizoic; epizoon; epizootic; macrobiotic; Mesozoic; microbe; Protozoa; protozoic; quick; quicken; quicksand; quicksilver; quiver (v.) "to tremble;" revive; survive; symbiosis; viable; viand; viper; vita; vital; vitamin; victuals; viva; vivace; vivacious; vivarium; vivid; vivify; viviparous; vivisection; whiskey; wyvern; zodiac; Zoe; zoetrope; zoic; zoo-; zoolatry; zoology; zoon; zoophilia; zoophobia; zooplankton. 

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit jivah "alive, living;" Old Persian *jivaka- "alive," Middle Persian zhiwak "alive;" Greek bios "one's life, course or way of living, lifetime," zoe "animal life, organic life;" Old English cwic, cwicu "living, alive;" Latin vivus "living, alive," vita "life;" Old Church Slavonic zivo "to live;" Lithuanian gyvas "living, alive," gyvata "(eternal) life;" Old Irish bethu "life," bith "age;" Welsh byd "world."

Equal House System
Flat Earth Sun Wheel Equinox Precession


6th-century depiction of the zodiac, mosaic in Beit Alpha, Israel.
Olympic spirits of the Arbatel

Seal of the Moors, Seal of the Romans
... in the zodiac Amenta is entered in Libra, the exit (bible Exodus in the Old and Crucification in the New Testament) is achieved in the spring equinox.
Seal of the Vatican: two keys - the one to the Golden Gate and the one to the Silver Gate
The silver key and the gold key, which unlock Gemini and Sagittarius respectively in the soul cycle

The crown represents the trinity (in astrology cardinal/ fixed/ mutual)

Note how the Vatican elevates the physiThe bi-bowlscal (cross) above everything else.
The bi-bowlsThe bi-bowls
The golden key corresponds to knowledge of Astrology
The silver key corresponEds to knowledge of Tarot
The silver key and the gold key, which unlock ni 
Jand Sagittarius respectively in the soul cyclThe silver key and the gold key, which unlock Gemini and Sagittarius repectively in the soul cycle
The crown represents the trinity (in astrology cardinal/ fixed/ mutual)
Note how the Vatican elevates the physical (cross) above everything else.

The golden key corresponds to knowledge of Astrology
The silver key corresponds to knowledge of Tarot
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The crown represents the trinity (in astrology cardinal/ fixed/ mutual)
Note how the Vatican elevates the physical (cross) above everything else.

The golden key corresponds to knowledge of Astrology
The silver key corresponds to knowledge of Tarot





Babylonian Star-Map
Star chart by  by Andreas Cellarius, a 17th century Dutch cartographer
Ceiling Frescoe, Villa Farnese - MAP OF THE HEAVENS - Giovanni Antonio da Varese - 1575 
 a Universe divided into 88 more or less manageable pieces for us to study and explore. There are also 88 keys on a piano (88 day cycle of Mercury).

Fire: Vernal Equinox. Out of equilibrium of light and darkness, fire in ascendency.
Earth: Winter Solstice. Darkness reaches max power.
Air: Night in ascendency at Autumnal Equinox.
Water: Light attains max power at Sumner Solstice.



CERN dome
 galaktos, or milk, spilt from the breast of Hera, queen of the gods, as she suckled the infant Hercules. (Tintoretto)


Inline image

Gregorian Calendar

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