The Messiah’s Star Returns (May 3, 1583 O.S.)
Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.
I was watching a YouTube video about the Rosicrucian rules that basically came to the forefront of people’s thinking in the 17th Century. I may have heard it wrong, but Dr. Justin Sledge said there was a conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn in Pisces in 1603. Well, that got my attention.
But when I did an internet search for dates when these two planets were conjunct in Pisces, the precise date was May 3, 1583. That seemed a bit of a stretch to think it was in 1603. Then I looked up contenders for the Jewish Messiah during those years, and the closest one was actually born in 1626. As I have already looked at his birth and death previously, there’s no reason to do so again: Sabbatai Zevi.
This post is actually about the Magi seeing an astrological portent in the conjunction of these two planets in Pisces, all those years ago. That made me decide to revisit the exact moment that the Star first appeared.
There is speculation that this first conjunction may have been when Jesus was conceived. Rising in the east may refer to an earlier time of day, say 1:30 am local time. The conjunction would have been just coming up over the horizon. And because the Sun and Moon conjunction would have been below the horizon, the Star would have been a spectacular sight. Here’s the chart:
With the Sun/Moon conjunction in Gemini being inconjunct with Neptune in Scorpio, I can see why the Magi were impressed. This is a significant event. So, I wondered if the 1583 conjunction was similarly impressive.
Yes, it does match, as far as the rising Star is concerned, but this time the Moon is setting in the west. Messianic fever started to foment following this celestial event, but, even though the star is rising again, the rest of the chart doesn’t support the significance of the original chart. That’s why Sabbatai Zevi failed in his quest to be the Messiah. It also implies that the return should have happened within 9 months. You cannot make this stuff up, even if the world was hoping against hope for a Jewish Saviour.
Hmm.
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