The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-03-30
ASTROLOCY OLD
AS THE WORLD
Claim Made That 1t Can Be
Traced to Adam.

The beginning of astrology &C.
Cured long time ago-so long ago
that it was before any recorded his
tory. Every period of mans exist
ence on this planet in his present
form has included knowledge of
planetary influences. The historian
Josephus, who lived In the First
century, tells us astrology was
known and used by a former race
that lived on the earth before the
flood, stating that 'they received
their information concerning the
zodiac and planets from Adam, who
in turn had been taught by God
HIMSELF"
Josephus also said the flood had
been foreseen by Seth, who engraved
his prediction on two pillars of
stone. The historian added that he
himself had seen the remains of
those pillars. He further stated
that Noah used and taught the sci
ence of astrology, and, with Enos,
preserved it to the days of Abraham.
Abraham, we learn from other
sources Chiefly the works of Bishop
Eusebius, one of the most learned
and just men of the Fourth century,,
was a great adept, or even mas
ter, of Chaldean astrology.
The astrology of the Chaldeans
was of a secret nature, concealed
by everything along the gamut from
reverse symbols to an unfathomable
code known as "The Priests Alpha
bet," in which true meanings were
recorded, abbreviated, and mixed up.
Years of study were required merely
to learn this alphabet, we are told,
and then the candidate who could
at last read the words had practi-
cally to learn another language to
find out what they meant.
1t Is unfortunate that such was
the case, according to deeper stu
dents of this subject today, for
many of the great keys to a true
understanding of life and the high
er laws of nature persisted with
their possessors. We may have the
books they left. but we are largely
in the dark as to their real message.
Moses was known to be a master of
astrological wisdom and its appli-
cation. Pearce, leading astrologer
of the Nineteenth century, says
Moses was taught by the Chaldean
Magi, who were also the instructors
of the great Egyptian priesthood.
For this reason, it is believed by
students, the first FIVE books of the
Bible, accredited to Moses, might
well be part of this mysterious and
marvellous literature:
The Romans did all they could to
ruin real astrology, for they used it
as a divinatory art almost exclu-
sively, pretending to tell fortunes of
kings and in other ways using it's
terms and symbols for personal and
political promotion. 1t is the distor-
ton of astrology which occurred I'M
der Nero, Domitian, and other en-
perors that our present day objec-
tors rightfully discredit.
Fortunately, the knowledge we
have of planetary influences and
their mode of action in the human
realm will enable us to reconstruct
most, If not all, of the lost wisdom.
Those who have been powerful
links in the chain of knowledge
that reaches up to us from that
great civilization under the Chalde-
ans and Egyptians, now slowly be-
ing rebuilt for our modern minds.
are the scientific leaders of history.
The world is forever in debt to
Pythagoras, to Plato, to Newton, to
Kepler, to Napier, and to host of
other men of vision and penetra-
ton, all of whom have spoken def
nitely for astrology.-Chicago Trib-
une.