| 1. | The Sun is born, or re-born, on December 25th. | Jesus is born on December 25th. |
| 2. | The Sun begins it's journey at "age 30" by entering Aquarius. | Jesus started his mission at "age 30" by visiting John the Baptist. |
| 3. | The Sun's annual journey around the Zodiac takes one year. | Jesus' mission lasted one year (according to the Synoptic Gospels). |
| 4. | The Sun visits Aquarius who immerses the land with water. | Jesus visits John the Baptist who baptizes with water. |
| 5. | The Sun is temptated to give in to the forces of darkness. | Jesus is tempted by the Devil, the "angel of darkness." |
| 6. | The Sun resists that temptation and continues on its journey. | Jesus resists the Devil and continues on his journey. |
| 7. | The Sun leaves Aquarius. Aquarius is figuratively put in prison. | Jesus leaves John the Baptist, who is "put in prison." |
| 8. | The Sun goes on it's way, leaving Aquarius behind. | Jesus leaves John the Baptist behind, apparently unconcerned about his fate. |
| 9. | The Sun then visits Pisces, the two fish. Theme of fishing. | Jesus then visits Simon and Peter, two fishermen. |
| 10. | The Sun visits Aries, a ram, sheep, or lamb, on the Vernal Equinox, when
darkness and cold, the figurative sins of the earth, are overpowered by light and warmth. |
Jesus is the "lamb of God" who takes away the sins (cold and darkness) of the earth. |
| 11. | The Vernal Equinox is a time to celebrate the victorious resurrection
of the Sun. It is a Spring time
celebration of the rebirth of the Sun and the Sun overpowering the cold and darkness of
Winter. |
Easter, when we celebrate Jesus as risen from the grave, is celebrated on the
first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal Equinox. It is a Spring time
celebration of the victorious resurrection of Jesus. |
| 12. | Due to the earth's precession the Vernal Equinox gradually
moved from Aries the ram to Pisces the fish. | A fish became the symbol of Christianity. |
| 13. | The Sun in Spring brings an end to stormy weather. | Jesus calms the storm. |
| 14. | The head of Aquarius rises from below the eastern horizon (rises from the dead). | John the Baptist "rises from the dead." |
| 15. | The head of Aquarius appears beheaded by the horizon. | John the Baptist is beheaded. |
| 16. | The head of Aquarius continues to rise above the horizon intact. |
John the Baptist somehow survives this beheading and "rises from the dead" intact. |
| 17. | The Sun then crosses the Milky Way, that starry band that lies like a lake across the night sky. The Sun figuratively walks on water. |
Jesus then "walks on water." |
| 18. | The Sun reaches the Summer Solstice, the day it reaches its highest point and shines brightest and longest. |
Jesus goes up a high mountain, the highest point in his journey, and shines brighter than ever. "His face shown like the Sun." |
| 19. | The Sun figuratively rides an ass and foal (Babylonian Zodiac sign for the house of Cancer) into Summer. |
Jesus rides an ass and foal for his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. |
