The Sixth Revolution fell out in the 4800 Year of the World, which was under Charles the Great, who caused a flourishing State of the Church of God.
The two Superiors Saturn and Jupiter come to a Conjunction in three Numbers of Years, viz. every 800 Years. Secondly, every 200 Years, and Thirdly, every 20 Years, but these forementioned Remarks are taken from the first of these, viz. 800 Years, which is their Revolution from the beginning.
The two planets come into conjunction approximately every 20 years. Successive conjunctions form a roughly triangular pattern plotted against a diagram of the zodiac, meaning that three successive conjunctions will appear in the three zodiacal signs that form one of the trigons or triplicitiesâthat is, the fiery signs, watery signs, earthy signs, or airy signs. Then, after approximately 12 conjunctions, the pattern will move into a new triplicity or trigon. This shiftâwhich appears around every 240 yearsâwas considered to be of great importance, bringing about changes in kingdoms, or in what medieval astrologers called âlaws and sectsââthat is, religions. After approximately 960 years, the pattern will return to the initial starting point in the zodiac, and this âgreatest conjunctionâ was said to have the most important effects of all.
Astrology posed a fundamental dilemma for medieval Christians: the notion that the heavens influenced the earth below was unquestioned after all, one simply had to see how the moon affected the tides), but the starsâ control of earthly events seemed to threaten human free will.
If a personâs evil deeds were attributable to the stars, then how could God hold him or her accountable for sin? But medieval astrologers could also quote the Bible, saying âThe heavens proclaim the glory of Godâin the Psalms and saw the heavens as part of Godâs Book of Nature, in which God had written signs of things to come. Astrology, medieval theologians and astrologers taught, was a science that God had revealed to the patriarchs.
The patriarchs were the seers. They would use the stars for divination anf they were called men of wisdom.
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