Isis is Virgo

THE FRUIT WHICH I HAVE BROUGHT FORTH IS THE SUN "The Virgin mother giving birth to the Sun God which Christianity has so faithfully preserved, is a reminder of the inscription concerning her Egyptian prototype, Isis, which appeared on the Temple of Sais: "The fruit which I have brought forth is the Sun." While the Virgin was associated with the Moon by the early pagans, there is no doubt that they also understood her position as a constellation in the heavens. The people of antiquity credit her as being the mother of the Sun, and they realized that although the Moon could not occupy that position, the sign of Virgo could, and did, give birth to the Sun out of her side on the 25th day of December. Albert Magnus states, "We know that the sign of the celestial Virgin rose over the horizon at the moment at which we fix the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ." Among the Arabian and Persian astronomers the three stars forming the sword belt of Orion were called the Magi who came to pay homage to the young Sun God. The author of Mankind--Their Origin and Destiny contributes the following additional information: "In Cancer, which had arisen to the meridian at midnight, is the constellation of the Stable and of the Ass. The ancients called it Praesepe Jovis. In the north the stars of the Bear are seen, called by the Arabians Martha and Mary, and also the Coffin of Lazarus." Thus the esotericism of pagandom is embodied in Christianity. The Christian church blindly follows ancient customs, and when asked for a reason gives superficial and unsatisfactory explanations, either forgetting or ignoring the indisputable fact that each religion is based upon the secret doctrines of its predecessor. Atlantean Sun worship has been perpetuated in the ritualism and ceremonialism of both Christianity and pagandom. Both the cross and the serpent were Atlantean emblems of divine wisdom." -- The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall image: color plate by J. Augustus Knapp