Here we find Mars, the ruling planet in the sign Leo, ruling Judah, hence Jesus is referred to as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. The prophecy of Jacob was that Judah should be as a lion crouching down. “A sceptre shall not depart from Judah nor a law-giver (Cepheus) from between his feet, until Shuleh come.” This Shuleh is the name of the star Cor Scorpio on whose rising Leo declines from the position of meridian power. It is in accord with the universal symbology that here in the sign Scorpio we find the planet Neptune in the 8th division of the heavens, signifying “betrayal unto death.” The Moon, ruler of the 4th House, conjoined with Uranus in the 12th House, in opposition to the Sun is an additional indication of an untimely end, and that on account of secret enmity. The sign Scorpio is associated with the principle of evil and is called the accursed sign. The tribe of Dan, to whose lot this division fell, substituted the symbol of its antiscion, Aquila, the eagle, on that account. Among the disciples it was connected with Judas Iscariot.
The Pascal full Moon of A.D. 33 fell on 3rd April at 2° 55´ G.M.T., the Sun being about 6½° from the Node. The time at Jerusalem was 5.16 p.m.—“about the sixth hour.” The Sun was then close to the Star in Aries, known as Alnatha, i.e. “the slain lamb.”
The universality of this incarnation has been frequently commented upon. The cosmical Man has employed the symbolism of the whole of the solar system as known to the ancients. Thus we have him referred to as—
Saturn—“A man of sorrows.”
Jupiter—“The Sun of Righteousness,” and a “priest after the order of Melchizedek,” i. e. the King of Righteousness.
Mars—The sword bearer, “I came not to bring peace but a sword.”
Sun—“The Day-star from on high.”
Venus—“The Prince of Peace.”
Mercury—“The Word,” “The Messenger.”
Earth—“Son of Man,” i. e. Adam—Earth.