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The "Son" of God is the "Sun" of God:

"The reason these various narratives are so similar, with a godman who is killed or "crucified" and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 companions or "disciples," is because these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the world because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe. In other words, Jesus Christ and others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the gospel fable is in large part merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun through the heavens.

For instance, a number of the world's sacrificed, suffering or crucified godmen or sun gods have their traditional birthday on December 25th ("Christmas"). This motif represents the ancient recognition that (from a geocentric perspective in the northern hemisphere) the sun makes an annual descent southward until December 21st or 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops moving southerly for three days and then starts to move northward again. During this time, the ancients declared that "God's sun" had "died" for three days and was "born again" on December 25th. The ancients realized quite abundantly that they needed the sun to return every day and that they would be in big trouble if it continued to move southward and did not stop and reverse its direction. Thus, these many different cultures celebrated the "sun of God's" birthday on December 25th. The following are the characteristics of the "sun of God":

• The sun "dies" for three days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops in its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north.
• In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin."190
• The sun is the "Light of the World."
• The sun "cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him."
• The sun rising in the morning is the "Savior of mankind," as well as the "healer" or "savior" during the day.
• The sun wears a corona, "crown of thorns" or halo.191
• The sun "walks on water," describing its reflection.
• The sun's "followers," "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass annually.
• The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High"; thus, "he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
• The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30°; hence, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.192
• The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified," which represents its passing through the equinoxes, the vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected.

(many more in the book 154-156)

Contrary to popular belief, the ancients were not an ignorant and superstitious lot who actually believed their deities to be literal characters. Indeed, this slanderous propaganda has been part of the conspiracy to make the ancients appear as if they were truly the dark and dumb rabble that was in need of the "light of Jesus." The reality is that the ancients were no less advanced in their morals and spiritual practices, and in many cases were far more advanced, than the Christians in their own supposed morality and ideology, which, in its very attempt at historicity, is in actuality a degradation of the ancient Mythos. Indeed, unlike the "superior" Christians, the true intelligentsia amongst the ancients were well aware that their gods were astronomical and atmospheric in nature. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle surely knew that Zeus, the sky god father figure who migrated to Greece from India and/or Egypt, was never a real person, despite the fact that the Greeks have designated on Crete both a birth cave and a death cave of Zeus. In addition, all over the world are to be found sites where this god or that allegedly was born, walked, suffered, died, etc., a common and unremarkable occurrence that is not monopolized by, and did not originate with, Christianity.

- See also, The Origins of Christianity and the Quest for the Historical Jesus Christ, page 19-20

6:12 "The ancient Egyptians believed that as long as the sun came up everyday there'd always be life on earth. Therefore, quite logically, the sun became the representation for everlasting life.

Put it another way, if the sun comes up everyday, food will grow. If food grows people can live and can reproduce. So that when you die, your son can carry on and when he dies, his son can carry on and so forth. So that as long as the sun, the light of the world, comes up everyday, there will be everlasting life on earth.

So quite logically, every major religion and mystic belief features the SUN as its principle and most important feature."

9 "The Egyptians said that the SUN of god, the light of the world, represented EVERLASTING LIFE ON THE EARTH."

Yes, Tat, that would be very cool. Over the years, there are have been small bands here and there who have written songs based on concepts found in my work. I also know of someone who is about to have a young adults book published with some of this information in it. It will be trickling down or up, as the case may be...

O Night Divine
There is a time in late December
The sun stands still in winter
For three days and three long nights
Throughout time we've watched the sky
And waited for the sun to come and save us
Save us from the longest night

In any event, the idea of the sun as both God and the son of God predates the Christian era by centuries, and the ancient solar role was most obviously transferred first to Yahweh and then to his supposed son, the alleged Jewish messiah Jesus Christ.

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Astonishingly, melanoma rates increased only in indoor workers – not outdoor workers. Seventy-eight percent of all melanomas occur on areas of your body that are seldom exposed to sunlight. Melanomas also occur inside sexual organs, on the soles of your feet, in your mouth and in armpits -- all areas receiving little or no sunlight exposure.

Another causal factor is the increased use of sunscreen.

But sunlight improves your health on other fronts besides cancer too…

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