The Baha'i Studies Listserv Those quotations from the Guardian are important, but numerology as per mysticism has always struck me. Nine is the numerical equivalent of the word "Baha", and Five is the equivalent of the word "Allah". Put Ninety-Five together and you get Baha Allah, or "Baha'u'llah." You say "Allah-u-Abha" Ninety-Five times daily, which is the numerical equivalent to the "Baha'u'llah."
There are Nine members of the Universal House of Justice, and the Local Spiritual Assemblies. There has to be a minimum of Five members at one time to hold a meeting at an LSA. Nine-Five There are Nineteen day-feasts to symbolize the new Baha'i month, there were Eighteen letters of the living (1+8=9), including the Bab' to make Nineteen in total (1+9= 10, 1+0=1). Nineteen is the numerical value of the word "One". Baha'u'llah made his announcment to a group of followers that he was the promised one of the Bab', in 1863. 1+8=9, 9+6= 15, 15+3=18, 1+8=9, or 1+8+6+3=18. 18+9=27, and 2+7 still amounts to 9. I'm sure there are many more of these interesting things. On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Don Calkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > On Oct 24, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Sen & Sonja wrote: > > I do not know of anything Shoghi Effendi said on the matter >> > > Lights of Guidance > > [517] 1746. Astronomy is a Science, Astrology is Not > Lights of Guidance (149:26, page: [517]) > > "Astronomy is a science, astrology does not come under the same category, > but we should be patient with people who believe in it, and gradually wean > them away from reliance on such things." > Lights of Guidance (149:27, page: [518]) > > "Yes, the Guardian considers 'astrology', which is a pseudo-science, as for > the most part 'non-sensical', as it is mostly made up of superstitious > beliefs and practices." > Lights of Guidance (149:28, page: [518]) > > "We should attach no importance to astrology or horoscopes. No exact > science is involved, though sometimes some truth seems involved, but the > percentage is small." > Lights of Guidance (149:29, page: [518]) > > "The friends should be encouraged not to waste time on such things as > astrology etc., which you mention. They cannot be forbidden to do so. The > exercise of our free will to choose to do the right things is much more > important." > Lights of Guidance (149:30, page: [518]) > > "...it is absolutely essential that the teachings should not be confused > with the obscure ideas related to numerology and astrology and the like. > Individuals interested in them are free to believe in and credit such ideas > and to make any inferences and deductions they desire from them, but under > no circumstances are they expected to identify them with the principles and > teachings of the Cause. We must at this stage preserve the purity and > sanctity of the Baha'i teachings. I will pray that you may be guided [518] > in your efforts, and may succeed in safeguarding and promoting the interests > of our beloved Faith." > Lights of Guidance (149:34, page: [518]) > > 1752. Neither Numerology nor Astrology Needed by the Believers > Lights of Guidance (149:34, page: [519]) > > "There is nothing in the teachings which leads us to believe numerology or > astrology are needed by the believers to guide them in any way." > Lights of Guidance (149:35, page: [519]) > > > There has been a lot of good research over the last 100 years on astrology, > and especially in the last 40 years with the availability of computers. Sun > sign astrology, using primarily signs and houses as prognosticators has been > debunked for around 70 years as having no predictive value. What does > appear to have some value is the angular separation of the planets and their > relationship to the horizon and nadir. E.g., people who have an angular > separation of the sun and venus of 45 degrees +/- 30 seconds have a very > high likelihood of being involved in dysfunctional marriage/relationship. > John Addey has shown that many occupations have identifiable significators > based on Foure analysis. However as he also noted, the presence of that > significator does not necessarily mean one will go into a particular field > or will not be successful in another field; only that if one does go into > that field that they are likely to be successful. > > So one possibility is that astrology, defined as a presumed correlation of > astronomical phenomenon with human affairs, has the potential to be of value > in things like occupational counseling, but at the present time there simply > has not been enough research to justify ifs general use. > > Don C > > ------------- > Understood properly, all man's problems are essentially spiritual in > nature. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:[email protected] > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
