the 9:53 church's decision to place Christmas 9:54 during this festive period may have been 9:57 strategic easing the transition I for 9:59 converts by allowing them to continue 10:01 their traditional celebrations now under 10:04 a Christian guise but the question 10:06 remains was Jesus actually born on 10:09 December 25th historical and scriptural 10:12 evidence suggests otherwise the Bible 10:15 does not specify a date for Christ's 10:17 birth and some Scholars point to clues 10:19 that indicate a spring birth Shepherds 10:21 tending to their flocks which they did 10:24 during lamming season a Time quite 10:26 distant from the chill of December 10:28 moreover the choice of date for Easter 10:31 which follows the lunar cycle and the 10:32 Jewish Passover reflects a more 10:35 astronomical and scripturally grounded 10:37 approach to determining a significant 10:39 Christian event why then did Christmas 10:42 break from this pattern it seems that 10:45 the early church fathers were less 10:46 interested in historical accuracy and 10:49 more in the symbolism of light 10:50 overcoming Darkness aligning Christ's 10:53 birth with the rebirth of the sun well 10:55 another thing Constantine did was move 10:59 the day of Jesus's birth to December 11:03 because tamuz died on December 23 and it 11:08 was believed because Nimrod his father 11:10 was a hunter it was believed that Nimrod 11:13 would be reborn in his son tamuz and his 11:17 son T Mo's birthday was December 25th 11:21 and what you would do on toos birthday 11:25 was you would set up a tree Deuteronomy 11:28 16:21 you shall not plant for yourself 11:31 any tree as a wooden image near the 11:34 altar which you build for yourself to 11:37 the Lord your God it was believed that 11:39 in order for toos to rise again as his 11:42 son Nimrod you'd have to go to the tree 11:44 you'd have to cut down a tree from the 11:46 forest and you'd have to put balls on it 11:48 and the balls were symbolic of testicles 11:50 the tree was symbolic of a fallace 11:54 Jeremiah 10 look what it says hear the 11:57 word which the Lord speaks to you oh 11:59 House of Israel thus sayith the Lord do 12:01 not learn the way of the Gentiles do not 12:03 be dismayed at the signs of the heaven 12:04 for the Gentiles are dismayed at them 12:06 for the customs of the people of futile 12:07 for one cuts a tree from the forest the 12:10 work of the hands of the Workman with an 12:11 axe they decorate it with silver and 12:14 gold they fasten it with nails and 12:16 hammers so that it will not topple I 12:19 hate to bring you bad 12:23 news the calendar delineated in the 1775 12:26 Bible with its unconventional 13 month 12:29 year beginning in March invites us to 12:31 revisit historical timelines and 12:33 spiritual narratives among the most 12:35 profound is the birth of Jesus 12:37 traditionally celebrated in December 12:40 however if the ancient calendar were a 12:41 more accurate measure could it be that 12:43 the Nativity Story unfolded in the 12:46 spring such a shift is not merely a 12:48 technical correction of dates it 12:50 proposes a re-examination of 12:52 astrological and spiritual symbolism 12:55 that has long been intertwined with the 12:57 season of Jesus's birth spring marked by 13:00 the vernal equinox is a time of renewal 13:03 when the earth awakens from the dorcy of 13:05 winter it's the season when Lambs are 13:07 born which coincides with the historical 13:10 account of shepherds watching their 13:11 flocks By Night a detail supporting a 13:14 springtime Nativity if Jesus was indeed 13:17 born in the spring the association with 13:19 Aries the ram in the Zodiac becomes 13:22 intriguing Aries beginning in late March 13:25 is a sign often linked to leadership and 13:27 New Beginnings such a synchronization 13:30 would weave Jesus's birth into the 13:32 tapestry of astrological lore presenting 13:35 him as a figure heralding a new epic 13:37 aligning with the symbol of the ram 13:39 often associated with sacrifice and new 13:42 initiatives in various mythologies 13:44 exploring further the Spring Equinox is 13:47 a time when day and night are in Perfect 13:49 Balance which might symbolize the Dual 13:51 nature of Jesus as both human and divine 13:55 this natural Harmony could provide a 13:56 powerful allegory for the spiritual 13:59 equilibrium he is said to bring this 14:01 repositioning of the Nativity to Spring 14:03 could also influence the spiritual 14:05 interpretation of biblical texts for 14:07 example the light coming into the world 14:10 gains a literal Dimension as the days 14:12 grow longer and the Darkness of Winter 14:14 recedes the themes of rebirth and 14:17 Resurrection Central to Christian 14:19 doctrine naturally align with the 14:21 world's Awakening in Spring moreover the 14:24 implications for Easter closely tied to 14:26 the Jewish Passover are significant 14:29 rather than a Wandering date with the 14:30 Gregorian calendar a springtime 14:32 Christmas would closely precede Easter 14:35 linking Jesus's birth and Resurrection 14:38 even more tightly within the cycle of 14:40 natural and spiritual rebirth the 14:42 hypothesis of a springtime Nativity 14:45 prompts a re-evaluation of her 14:47 understanding of one of Christianity's 14:49 most sacred narratives it invites 14:51 Believers and historians alike to ponder 14:53 the relationship between Celestial 14:55 cycles and sacred events each potential 14:58 Revelation nudges us to consider how 15:01 celestial events have been foundational 15:03 in shaping our spiritual traditions and 15:06 how they might continue to do so if few 15:08 through the lens of a calendar that 15:10 perhaps once more closely mirrored the 15:15 cosmos the Julian calendar established 15:18 by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE was a turning 15:21 point in the animals of timekeeping this 15:24 calendar shifted from a lunar to a solar 15:26 structure extending the year from 300 55 15:29 days to the 15:30 365-day format we're familiar with 15:33 albeit with some inaccuracy a day 15:35 Surplus accw every 128 years in its wake 15:40 it is believed that a 13-month calendar 15:42 one that may have been more attuned to 15:44 natural cycles was cast aside the 15:47 reasons behind this transition were both 15:49 practical and political Roman society 15:52 growing increasingly complex demanded a 15:54 more predictable and uniform system to 15:57 manage festivals and agricultural cycles 16:00 and Taxation periods it was also a power 16:02 move Emperors often manipulated the 16:05 calendar to extend their terms or to 16:07 insert their own festivities these 16:09 changes subtle at first would Ripple 16:11 through time to become vast overhauls 16:14 with each successive power leaving its 16:16 mark on how we measure our days why then 16:19 did the 13-month calendar which might 16:22 have had a more natural alignment with 16:24 lunar cycles fall out of favor the 16:26 omission of this 13th month could be a 16:28 lost connection to a time when the night 16:31 sky played a more pronounced role in 16:33 daily life historical records are 16:35 riddled with gaps and inconsistencies 16:37 some possibly by accident others likely 16:40 by Design the transition from a 13-month 16:43 to a 12-month year is Muddy at best 16:45 there's a school of thought that 16:47 suggests the church and ruling 16:48 authorities intentionally steered away 16:50 from lunar calendars to diminish the 16:53 influence of pagan Traditions which were 16:55 closely tied to the phases of the moon 16:57 the removal of the 13th month could also 16:59 be tied to numerology 13 has been viewed 17:03 with Superstition in various cultures 17:05 its exclusion might have been a 17:07 deliberate effort to avoid association 17:09 with a number so often linked with bad 17:11 luck or with women's menstrual cycles 17:14 which were often viewed with fear or 17:16 disdain if indeed there was a 13-month 17:19 calendar that reflected a more accurate 17:21 Cosmic Rhythm what were the implications 17:23 of its abandonment our modern calendar 17:26 is misaligned with the lunar cycle by 17:28 nearly a day each month over time this 17:31 dissonance could lead to a societal 17:33 disconnection from natural patterns 17:36 affecting agriculture mental health and 17:38 spirituality religious festivals many of 17:41 which were once synchronized with 17:43 celestial events now float through the 17:45 year untethered from The rhythms they 17:47 once celebrated Christmas Easter and 17:50 other holidays have been assigned fixed 17:52 or fluctuating dates that may no longer 17:54 correspond with the times of year they 17:56 were originally meant to honor the 17:58 Ripple effects of a calendar out of sync 18:01 with the cosmos may be more profound 18:02 than we realize agricultural practices 18:05 that were once timed to the reliable 18:07 rhythms of the moon now rely on the 18:10 imperfect Gregorian calendar this subtle 18:13 shift may have gradually distorted our 18:15 connection to the environment leading to 18:17 practices that are less sustainable and 18:19 harmonious with the Earth's Cycles in 18:21 spiritual terms the impact is even more 18:24 esoteric if sacred days are misdated the 18:27 collective energy focused on these times 18:30 might be akin to misdialed calls in the 18:32 cosmic sense our prayers and 18:34 celebrations reaching their intended 18:36 spiritual Heights or are they somewhat 18:38 off the mark this isn't to question the 18:41 faith or devotion of practitioners but 18:43 rather to ponder the power of collective 18:45 Consciousness and its relationship to 18:47 the timing of sacred 18:57 observances
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Quick takes: Putting March first doesn't change the winter solstice any as the speaker suggests! Putting Sunday first doesn't change the weekly planets any either!
If the speaker is so sheltered he's never heard of Saturday-Sabbath Christians, his quest may be bigger than he realizes.
Constantine didn't "move" the worship day; Sunday had been a worship hour since the New Testament (closing of the Sabbath, as in Acts 20). Rather, Constantine made the first formal announcement in 321 of Sunday as a rest day since Saturday weekly rest had been largely lost.
The seven planets and the intercalary 13th month finally get admitted, but without their true use and only vapid astrology instead. If he's on a quest the steps could be taken so much quicker with a couple Wikipedia articles, others point out.
I hope most Christians recognize Jesus was likelier born in connection with the Biblical festivals than with night flocks during the winter solstice. I date that as Tabernacles, 6 Oct of 4 BC, at 3 a.m. to be ridiculously overspecific; that also oddly means he could have been conceived on 25 Dec if you like, a date hinted by Haggai.
The Nimrod-Tammuz-tree connection has certain legitimacy but is all too oversimplified to parse here. Suffice that the OP photo itself puts Tammuz's remembrance month (Thamuz) in summer, not winter.
Paring Christmas back from its commercialization is great, but it can't be done with nebulosity. When he gets to the Deuteronomy and Jeremiah excoriation of girding indoor trees with silver and gold ornaments, he's right on, but he's mixed it up with so much else that its truth looks strange by comparison.
Jesus is not an Aries: Josephus has too much on Herod's death year 4-3 BC to make spring fit.
The 13-month calendar loss is not muddy! The Jews still have it and never lost it; the Gentiles rarely ever had it and so didn't lose it either.
TLDR: The whole point of getting back into cosmic rhythm is accurate! But you can't do it by a single Christian reference and a heavy reliance on pagan astrology. Go back to the Biblical zodiac (mazzaroth), and the Leviticus 23 sacred calendar that gave me everything I needed. Don't jump to another paganism upon abandoning your prior one.
the 9:53 church's decision to place Christmas 9:54 during this festive period may have been 9:57 strategic easing the transition I for 9:59 converts by allowing them to continue 10:01 their traditional celebrations now under 10:04 a Christian guise but the question 10:06 remains was Jesus actually born on 10:09 December 25th historical and scriptural 10:12 evidence suggests otherwise the Bible 10:15 does not specify a date for Christ's 10:17 birth and some Scholars point to clues 10:19 that indicate a spring birth Shepherds 10:21 tending to their flocks which they did 10:24 during lamming season a Time quite 10:26 distant from the chill of December 10:28 moreover the choice of date for Easter 10:31 which follows the lunar cycle and the 10:32 Jewish Passover reflects a more 10:35 astronomical and scripturally grounded 10:37 approach to determining a significant 10:39 Christian event why then did Christmas 10:42 break from this pattern it seems that 10:45 the early church fathers were less 10:46 interested in historical accuracy and 10:49 more in the symbolism of light 10:50 overcoming Darkness aligning Christ's 10:53 birth with the rebirth of the sun well 10:55 another thing Constantine did was move 10:59 the day of Jesus's birth to December 11:03 because tamuz died on December 23 and it 11:08 was believed because Nimrod his father 11:10 was a hunter it was believed that Nimrod 11:13 would be reborn in his son tamuz and his 11:17 son T Mo's birthday was December 25th 11:21 and what you would do on toos birthday 11:25 was you would set up a tree Deuteronomy 11:28 16:21 you shall not plant for yourself 11:31 any tree as a wooden image near the 11:34 altar which you build for yourself to 11:37 the Lord your God it was believed that 11:39 in order for toos to rise again as his 11:42 son Nimrod you'd have to go to the tree 11:44 you'd have to cut down a tree from the 11:46 forest and you'd have to put balls on it 11:48 and the balls were symbolic of testicles 11:50 the tree was symbolic of a fallace 11:54 Jeremiah 10 look what it says hear the 11:57 word which the Lord speaks to you oh 11:59 House of Israel thus sayith the Lord do 12:01 not learn the way of the Gentiles do not 12:03 be dismayed at the signs of the heaven 12:04 for the Gentiles are dismayed at them 12:06 for the customs of the people of futile 12:07 for one cuts a tree from the forest the 12:10 work of the hands of the Workman with an 12:11 axe they decorate it with silver and 12:14 gold they fasten it with nails and 12:16 hammers so that it will not topple I 12:19 hate to bring you bad 12:23 news the calendar delineated in the 1775 12:26 Bible with its unconventional 13 month 12:29 year beginning in March invites us to 12:31 revisit historical timelines and 12:33 spiritual narratives among the most 12:35 profound is the birth of Jesus 12:37 traditionally celebrated in December 12:40 however if the ancient calendar were a 12:41 more accurate measure could it be that 12:43 the Nativity Story unfolded in the 12:46 spring such a shift is not merely a 12:48 technical correction of dates it 12:50 proposes a re-examination of 12:52 astrological and spiritual symbolism 12:55 that has long been intertwined with the 12:57 season of Jesus's birth spring marked by 13:00 the vernal equinox is a time of renewal 13:03 when the earth awakens from the dorcy of 13:05 winter it's the season when Lambs are 13:07 born which coincides with the historical 13:10 account of shepherds watching their 13:11 flocks By Night a detail supporting a 13:14 springtime Nativity if Jesus was indeed 13:17 born in the spring the association with 13:19 Aries the ram in the Zodiac becomes 13:22 intriguing Aries beginning in late March 13:25 is a sign often linked to leadership and 13:27 New Beginnings such a synchronization 13:30 would weave Jesus's birth into the 13:32 tapestry of astrological lore presenting 13:35 him as a figure heralding a new epic 13:37 aligning with the symbol of the ram 13:39 often associated with sacrifice and new 13:42 initiatives in various mythologies 13:44 exploring further the Spring Equinox is 13:47 a time when day and night are in Perfect 13:49 Balance which might symbolize the Dual 13:51 nature of Jesus as both human and divine 13:55 this natural Harmony could provide a 13:56 powerful allegory for the spiritual 13:59 equilibrium he is said to bring this 14:01 repositioning of the Nativity to Spring 14:03 could also influence the spiritual 14:05 interpretation of biblical texts for 14:07 example the light coming into the world 14:10 gains a literal Dimension as the days 14:12 grow longer and the Darkness of Winter 14:14 recedes the themes of rebirth and 14:17 Resurrection Central to Christian 14:19 doctrine naturally align with the 14:21 world's Awakening in Spring moreover the 14:24 implications for Easter closely tied to 14:26 the Jewish Passover are significant 14:29 rather than a Wandering date with the 14:30 Gregorian calendar a springtime 14:32 Christmas would closely precede Easter 14:35 linking Jesus's birth and Resurrection 14:38 even more tightly within the cycle of 14:40 natural and spiritual rebirth the 14:42 hypothesis of a springtime Nativity 14:45 prompts a re-evaluation of her 14:47 understanding of one of Christianity's 14:49 most sacred narratives it invites 14:51 Believers and historians alike to ponder 14:53 the relationship between Celestial 14:55 cycles and sacred events each potential 14:58 Revelation nudges us to consider how 15:01 celestial events have been foundational 15:03 in shaping our spiritual traditions and 15:06 how they might continue to do so if few 15:08 through the lens of a calendar that 15:10 perhaps once more closely mirrored the 15:15 cosmos the Julian calendar established 15:18 by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE was a turning 15:21 point in the animals of timekeeping this 15:24 calendar shifted from a lunar to a solar 15:26 structure extending the year from 300 55 15:29 days to the 15:30 365-day format we're familiar with 15:33 albeit with some inaccuracy a day 15:35 Surplus accw every 128 years in its wake 15:40 it is believed that a 13-month calendar 15:42 one that may have been more attuned to 15:44 natural cycles was cast aside the 15:47 reasons behind this transition were both 15:49 practical and political Roman society 15:52 growing increasingly complex demanded a 15:54 more predictable and uniform system to 15:57 manage festivals and agricultural cycles 16:00 and Taxation periods it was also a power 16:02 move Emperors often manipulated the 16:05 calendar to extend their terms or to 16:07 insert their own festivities these 16:09 changes subtle at first would Ripple 16:11 through time to become vast overhauls 16:14 with each successive power leaving its 16:16 mark on how we measure our days why then 16:19 did the 13-month calendar which might 16:22 have had a more natural alignment with 16:24 lunar cycles fall out of favor the 16:26 omission of this 13th month could be a 16:28 lost connection to a time when the night 16:31 sky played a more pronounced role in 16:33 daily life historical records are 16:35 riddled with gaps and inconsistencies 16:37 some possibly by accident others likely 16:40 by Design the transition from a 13-month 16:43 to a 12-month year is Muddy at best 16:45 there's a school of thought that 16:47 suggests the church and ruling 16:48 authorities intentionally steered away 16:50 from lunar calendars to diminish the 16:53 influence of pagan Traditions which were 16:55 closely tied to the phases of the moon 16:57 the removal of the 13th month could also 16:59 be tied to numerology 13 has been viewed 17:03 with Superstition in various cultures 17:05 its exclusion might have been a 17:07 deliberate effort to avoid association 17:09 with a number so often linked with bad 17:11 luck or with women's menstrual cycles 17:14 which were often viewed with fear or 17:16 disdain if indeed there was a 13-month 17:19 calendar that reflected a more accurate 17:21 Cosmic Rhythm what were the implications 17:23 of its abandonment our modern calendar 17:26 is misaligned with the lunar cycle by 17:28 nearly a day each month over time this 17:31 dissonance could lead to a societal 17:33 disconnection from natural patterns 17:36 affecting agriculture mental health and 17:38 spirituality religious festivals many of 17:41 which were once synchronized with 17:43 celestial events now float through the 17:45 year untethered from The rhythms they 17:47 once celebrated Christmas Easter and 17:50 other holidays have been assigned fixed 17:52 or fluctuating dates that may no longer 17:54 correspond with the times of year they 17:56 were originally meant to honor the 17:58 Ripple effects of a calendar out of sync 18:01 with the cosmos may be more profound 18:02 than we realize agricultural practices 18:05 that were once timed to the reliable 18:07 rhythms of the moon now rely on the 18:10 imperfect Gregorian calendar this subtle 18:13 shift may have gradually distorted our 18:15 connection to the environment leading to 18:17 practices that are less sustainable and 18:19 harmonious with the Earth's Cycles in 18:21 spiritual terms the impact is even more 18:24 esoteric if sacred days are misdated the 18:27 collective energy focused on these times 18:30 might be akin to misdialed calls in the 18:32 cosmic sense our prayers and 18:34 celebrations reaching their intended 18:36 spiritual Heights or are they somewhat 18:38 off the mark this isn't to question the 18:41 faith or devotion of practitioners but 18:43 rather to ponder the power of collective 18:45 Consciousness and its relationship to 18:47 the timing of sacred 18:57 observances
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