Journal In Astrology In India

Rev. 18:3: evolution...primordial heresy as the science of becoming God

By Linda Kimball

From the days of Adam right down to our own time, the devilish belief that man is God has danced across history, seducing millions in its path. Early Church Father John of Damascus identifies barbarism as the primordial heresy, the idea that man is god:

"Barbarism is that which prevailed from the days of Adam down through ten generations to the time of Noah. It is called barbarism because of the fact that in those times men had no ruling authority or mutual accord, but every man was independent and a law unto himself after the dictates of his own will." (John of Damascus, "The Fount of Knowledge," cited in Political Apocalypse, Ellis Sandoz, p. 131)

After studying civilizations across the whole span of history, noted historian Arnold Toynbee concluded that the paramount religion of mankind is self-worship...of man as god. Tal Brooke concurs, noting that historically there has always been an exoteric polytheism-pantheism for the general masses and a high level esoteric "advaitic" monism for the higher initiate. For initiates then:

".... the Great Lie (is) the foundation stone of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sufism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism, the Kabala, the Greek Hermetic, Eleusinian and Gnostic beliefs, Neo-Platonism, all the occult creeds from Theosophy and the Masonic orders to the Rosicrucian's (and) the New Age movement. The Great Lie is...the belief that man is God, that his true identity is the immortal self...that as God, he will never die (and) Sin and depravity are...illusions since this inner divinity is at man's core." (The Great Lie, Tal Brooke, SCP Journal, Vol. 29:2-29:3, 2005)

The Book of Revelation pinpoints Babylon as the post-flood center both of an organized religion based on the primordial heresy and as the first utopian or heaven on earth project. Babylon embraced the Great Lie. Its inhabitants claimed the title, "I AM." They were earmarked by their "advaitic monism," science of magic-transformism, exalted priesthood, gnosis, secret initiations, sorcery, astrology, channeling, psychic-powers, familiar spirits, and hedonism. But the root source of this evil religion and its occult power was the Great Dragon himself....Lucifer.

God abhors these practices and sternly reminds His people through the prophet Isaiah (45:18-19) not to be seduced by Babylon's deadly delusion:

"I AM the Lord, and there is none other.

Indian scientists on Vedic astrology, prestigious Indian science ...

In 2001 the University Grants Commision (UGC) in India decided to provide funds for courses in astrology and palmistry at Indian universities. Their circular said "There is urgent need to rejuvenate the science of Vedic Astrology in India ... and provide opportunities to get this important science exported to the world." To those Hindus who allow astrology to influence the course of their business and family lives (which is most of them including major political leaders), the UGC's decision might seem only sensible if overdue. The decision by the KSBE to remove evolution from the curriculum calls for an unambiguous condemnation by the scientific community. But the decision to introduce astrology and palmistry into the university curriculum in India cannot be equated with this. How many hours have been spent in assessing the truth or otherwise of these areas? I am not aware of strong data sets that reject their claims. There are several scientists in western universities (eg I.W. Kelly) working hard to evaluate the sense and nonsense of astrology. So why should Indian universities hesitate to study astrology? I think these ideas at least deserve a post mortem examination to assess how useless they are. K.N.GANESHAIAH, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. The generally placid academic science community in India has been stirred into unprecedented ferment by the UGC's decision to set up a few departments of Vedic astrology in Indian universities, which "would provide exclusive teaching and training in the subject leading to certificate, diploma, undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD degrees". The new departments will have Professors, Readers, Lecturers, Library Attendants and Computer Operators, with a possible "non-recurring" budget of Rs 6 lakhs for an "observatory" and Rs 5 lakhs for a "computer lab and horoscope bank". [About $US14,000 and $US12,000.] The UGC's assertion that Vedic astrology is a science has stirred a hornets' nest. Astrology has been here for centuries. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that planets at the time of birth do not dictate the course of human affairs, astrology will be with us in the foreseeable future. The present battle is not between astrology and science but between the UGC (which is charged with the responsibility of fostering higher education) and the scientific community.

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