After reading over at Classical Astronomy about the Moon passing near Spica, the brightest star in the Virgo constellation, I got out The Gospel in the Stars, by Seiss, (Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1882, c.1972) to check out this star. I have wanted to introduce this topic for a while.

This seems like a good place to start. The precept behind this kind of work is that the constellations were laid down by God as a pictorial gospel and taught firsthand to Adam, who then passed the knowledge down. If you want to recapture the original zodiac, or Mazzaroth, for your children, without having to explain away occult astrology, you can introduce them to the original astronomy, placed by the Master Himself.

Virgo is actually the beginning point of the ancient zodiac: the ancients reckoned from Virgo to Leo. Virgo is the virgin who brings forth the Seed. In one hand is a sheaf of wheat, and in the other, a branch. The ear of wheat, the best of the seed, is indicated by the star Spica. Of course there are many referenced to the Branch in the Bible, but I am focusing on the seed represented by Spica here.

Jesus referred to Himself as the seed of wheat which needed to fall and die to bring fruitfulness in John 12: 21-26. This seed is represented by the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.

I hope to go out and locate the constellation and the star tonight with our children. Next time I will more adequately introduce the topic of the original astronomy.  

Happy stargazing!