The Ascended Deception: How Alice Bailey and the UN Resurrected the Religion of the Watchers

Zodiac Signs and Fallen Beings in Ancient Tradition

Ancient traditions often linked the 12 zodiac signs with supernatural beings – from fallen angels in the Book of Enoch to gods of Mesopotamia. According to Enochian legend, illicit angelic “Watchers” descended and taught humanity forbidden knowledge, including astrology and the “constellations” (Horoscopes/Zodiac/Tarot Cards | Hebrew Readers ). For example, the Watcher Baraqijal “taught astrology” and Kokabel taught the “constellations”. In the Bible, Job 38:32 refers to the Mazzaroth, meaning the zodiac signs and their 36 associated constellations (decans). This implies the ancients were aware of a zodiacal system of 12 signs each with three extra constellations (decans) – 36 in total.

Early sources portray these constellations not merely as stars but as intelligent powers or spirits. The apocryphal Testament of Solomon dramatically personifies the decans as demonic entities: King Solomon summons “thirty-six spirits” who call themselves the “thirty-six elements, the world-rulers of this darkness". These spirits explicitly identify with the zodiac signs – speaking in one voice from “ram and bull…twin and crab, lion and virgin, scales and scorpion, archer, goat-horned, water-pourer, and fish” (naming all twelve signs). Each spirit governed one decan of a sign; for instance, the first spirit said, “I am the first decan of the zodiacal circle, and I am called the Ram,” giving his name (Ruax) and evil influence. This esoteric lore casts the zodiac as a roster of “evil spirits” influencing mankind, such that “observing the zodiacs” meant serving actual demonic beings.

Beyond demons, cultures like Babylonia and Egypt associated each zodiac sign with specific gods or fallen deities. The table below maps each zodiac sign to a corresponding fallen angel, ancient god, or spirit, along with its symbolic role:

Zodiac Sign (Latin Name)	Associated “Fallen” Entity	Ancient Connection & Symbolic Meaning
Aries (Ram) – Mar 21–Apr 19	Nergal – Babylonian war god of plague (planet Mars) (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia); also identified with “Ruax”, 1st decan demon (Ram) causing headaches ([Horoscopes/Zodiac/Tarot Cards	Hebrew Readers ](https://www.hebrewreaders.com/horoscopes-zodiac-tarot-cards#:~:text=turn%20as%20to%20what%20was,and%20at%20once%20I%20retreat)).
Taurus (Bull) – Apr 20–May 20	Ishtar (Inanna) – Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with planet Venus (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia). Also associated with the “Bull of Heaven” in Mesopotamian myth (unleashed by Ishtar in the Epic of Gilgamesh).	Signifies fertility, luxury, and earthiness. The Bull was a sacred symbol of strength and fertility in many cults (e.g. Apis in Egypt, the Canaanite Baal). Venus (Ishtar) rules Taurus, linking this sign to the sensual “Queen of Heaven.” The month Iyyar (mid-Taurus) was sacred to the god Ea (Enki) ([More on the Babylonian Zodiac
Gemini (Twins) – May 21–Jun 20	Nabu – Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing (planet Mercury) (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia); or viewed as the Dioskouri (Castor & Pollux), heroic twin demigods. Esoterically linked to Watcher spirits who imparted knowledge (writing, astronomy).	Represents duality and knowledge. Gemini’s dual nature evokes mythical divine twins and the idea of paired heavenly messengers. Mercury (Hermes/Nabu) rules Gemini, fitting its intellectual side – Nabu was scribe of the gods. Watcher lore parallels this: the Watcher Penemue reputedly taught men writing and science, similar to Hermes’ role ([Horoscopes/Zodiac/Tarot Cards
Cancer (Crab) – Jun 21–Jul 22	Sin (Nanna) – Sumerian Moon-god, or Tammuz (Dumuzi) – dying-and-rising fertility god. The Hebrew month Tammuz (around July) was named after this deity.	Signifies nurture, cycles, and death-rebirth. Cancer is ruled by the Moon, and the Moon in Mesopotamia was the god Sin, overseer of tides and seasons. Mid-summer in Babylon saw rituals of mourning Tammuz: “the women weep for Tammuz” in the fourth month ([Forty Days Of Weeping For Tammuz
Leo (Lion) – Jul 23–Aug 22	Shamash (Utu) – Mesopotamian Sun-god of justice; also linked to Nergal in his aspect as the burning noon sun (and underworld lord). In esoteric myth Leo’s lion could symbolize Nemesis or Sekhmet, fiery destroyer deities.	Represents power, kingship, and the sun. The Lion was long a solar emblem – in Babylon the peak of summer (5th month Abu) brought intense sun; by the 7th month (autumn equinox) Shamash was honored as the sun’s shepherd ([More on the Babylonian Zodiac
Virgo (Virgin) – Aug 23–Sep 22	Ishtar (as fertility goddess of the harvest) or Shala – Mesopotamian grain goddess. Also identified with Ceres/Demeter or Astraea, virgin goddess of justice. Virgo’s brightest star Spica means “ear of grain.”	Signifies fertility, purity, and harvest wisdom. Ancient Babylon called Virgo “The Barley Stalk” (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia), depicting a maiden with grain – likely symbolizing a harvest deity. The constellation was linked with fertility goddesses: in myth, Ishtar (though known for lust, not motherhood) descended to the underworld to retrieve her lover Tammuz, reflecting agricultural cycles. Some see echoes of Semiramis (legendary mother-figure in Babylon) in Virgo’s archetype as the “virgin” mother of a savior – a concept later syncretized into the Virgin Mary. Thus Virgo in pagan lore stands for the Great Mother or goddess of the earth’s bounty, revered by those ancient “mystery” religions.
Libra (Scales) – Sep 23–Oct 22	Shamash (as divine Judge) or Zibanitu (Akkadian name for Libra, literally “the balance”). Also associated with Ma’at (Egyptian goddess of truth with scales) and Themis (Greek justice). Ruled by Venus, so linked again to Ishtar as Lady of Justice.	Represents justice, balance, and cosmic law. The Babylonians saw Libra as a sacred balance – fittingly, their 7th month (Tishritu, when Sun enters Libra) was sacred to Shamash, god of justice ([More on the Babylonian Zodiac
Scorpio (Scorpion) – Oct 23–Nov 21	Nergal – god of war, plague, and underworld (planet Mars) (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia); also associated with Ereshkigal (goddess of the underworld) and the scorpion-men of Babylonian myth. In Greek terms, linked to Hades or the betrayed giant Orion (who was killed by a scorpion).	Signifies death, transformation, and hidden power. The Scorpion, a creature of venom, was feared as a guardian of the underworld. In Babylon’s star-lore, scorpion-men guarded the sun’s gate at dusk. The 9th month (Kislimu, overlapping Nov-Dec when Sun is in Scorpio/Sag) was ruled by Nergal ([More on the Babylonian Zodiac
Sagittarius (Archer) – Nov 22–Dec 21	Marduk (Merodach) – chief Babylonian god, the storm-slayer (planet Jupiter) (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia). Babylonian Sagittarius was the centaur-like god Pabilsag, often identified with Ninurta or Marduk, depicted with bow and wings.	Represents warrior zeal, truth-seeking, and dominion. Sagittarius’s arrow points to the heart of Scorpius, in myth slaying the Scorpion – just as Marduk slew the chaos-dragon Tiamat with his bow. Jupiter (royal planet) rules Sagittarius, reinforcing the link to Babylon’s king-god Marduk (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia). One text notes “Merodach rules over the eighth month” (roughly November) ([More on the Babylonian Zodiac
Capricorn (Goat-Fish) – Dec 22–Jan 19	Enki (Ea) – Sumerian god of water and wisdom, often depicted as a goat-fish hybrid (First ever goat-fish petroglyph reveals Egyptian understanding of zodiac symbols); also Ninurta – warrior god of agriculture (planet Saturn) (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia). Later associated with Greek Pan (half-goat deity).	Signifies sacrifice, wisdom from the deep, and rigid discipline. The very symbol of Capricorn – a sea-goat – comes from Sumer: Enki/Ea, the god who “was the manifestation of the Capricorn constellation” (First ever goat-fish petroglyph reveals Egyptian understanding of zodiac symbols). Enki was a benefactor to humanity (in some tales, warning of the Flood), but from a biblical perspective he could be seen as a subversive watcher teaching mankind magic and crafts (matching the profile of a fallen angel). Capricorn’s other ruler Saturn (chronos) gives it a stern, hard-working vibe reminiscent of Ninurta, who was a hunter and farming deity. Notably, the last month of the ancient Babylonian year (Adar, late winter) was “presided over by the seven evil spirits” ([More on the Babylonian Zodiac
Aquarius (Water-Bearer) – Jan 20–Feb 18	Aquarius as the water-pourer links to Enki/Ea as well (god of waters, who “poured out” knowledge). Also associated with Ninurta (Saturn) in astrology or with the hero Oannes, the half-fish sage who emerged to teach humanity (Oannes, the Fish-Man God Who Brought Civilization to Babylonia) (Oannes, the Fish-Man God Who Brought Civilization to Babylonia).	Represents knowledge, humanitarianism, and rebellion. In Babylon, the 11th month fell in Aquarius season and was sacred to Ramman/Adad (the storm god) ([More on the Babylonian Zodiac
Pisces (Fishes) – Feb 19–Mar 20	Dagon – Semitic fish-god (half man, half fish) worshipped in Philistia; or Atargatis – Syrian fish-tailed goddess. Also linked to the last two of the 36 decan demons in Solomon’s testament (the 35th and 36th spirits, associated with the Fish).	Signifies faith, sacrifice, and duality (two natures). Pisces, the two fish, has often been connected to savior deities who die and resurrect (fish were early Christian symbols of Christ, but in pagan context could symbolize gods like Dagon or Ichthys idols). The Philistines’ god Dagon – whom the Bible calls a false god – was depicted with a fish body, and one might recall that when the Ark of God was captured, Dagon’s statue fell and broke (1 Samuel 5). In astrology, Jupiter rules Pisces (hence Marduk’s benefic influence extends here too (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia)), and Pisces was sometimes seen as the final sign completing the great cycle – a return to the primeval waters. Many ancient flood myths and “fish-man” legends (like Oannes and the Apkallu sages (Apkallū (Seven Sages) - Livius.org)) cluster here. In Christian critique, Pisces could embody the culmination of pagan religion – a blending of false messiah mythology (the two fish could even be seen as an occult mockery of the Father and Son). It is the twilight of the zodiac wheel, beyond which a new cycle (or new deception) begins.

Note: The above associations draw from Babylonian astrology (which linked planets to gods like Marduk–Jupiter, Ishtar–Venus, Nergal–Mars, Ninurta–Saturn, Nabu–Mercury, Sin–Moon, Shamash–Sun (Babylonian astrology - Wikipedia)) and from mythological and apocryphal sources. In summary, each zodiac sign was mythologized as under the patronage of a “fallen” divine being – whether a Watcher angel, demon, or pagan god. The 36 decans were seen as additional spirits reinforcing this cosmic rulership; as the Testament of Solomon says, they “cause harm” and enslave mankind through the zodiac. Thus, from an early Jewish-Christian perspective, the entire zodiac system was essentially the architecture of a fallen-angel religion: a cosmic false worship where humans personified the stars as gods and served those celestial powers (Deuteronomy 4:19 warned not to “be driven to worship…the sun, moon, and stars” , knowing that behind such worship lurked demonic beings).

Modern Priesthoods of the Ancient Cosmic Religion

In today’s world, the old cosmic religion – the worship of heavenly bodies and pagan deities – has not vanished. Instead, it survives in new guises. Major global institutions can be seen as modern-day “priesthoods” perpetuating cosmic symbolism and rites:

The United Nations (UN) exhibits striking parallels to an ancient temple of sky-worship. In its New York headquarters, the UN has a Meditation Room designed by former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, which serves as a quiet spiritual center for diplomats. In the center of that dim, triangular room lies a 6-ton black iron ore altar – Hammarskjöld called it “a meeting of light, of the sky, and the earth.” The UN’s own descriptive pamphlet (written under Hammarskjöld’s direction) explains that the room’s stone can be seen as “an altar, empty…dedicated to the God whom man worships under many names and in many forms” ( Mystery Babylon (Bill Cooper) – Hour 31 – United Nations Meditation Room | AnoNews Vienna).

A shaft of light from a small opening shines onto this altar, symbolizing “how, daily, the light of the skies gives life to the earth…a symbol to many of us of how the life of the spirit gives life to matter”. This explicit imagery – a ray of heavenly light energizing a central stone – resonates with ancient solar temple architecture (where a sunbeam would illuminate the altar at certain times). It presents a universalist worship of the “unknown god” of all religions, much like the syncretistic approach of Rome’s Pantheon.

Furthermore, the abstract mural on the Meditation Room wall contains a mysterious circle shape. Some observers note that the mural’s “black-and-pale-blue circle…stands for the cosmos,” although the artist (Sven Beskow) claimed no overt symbolism. Intentional or not, the presence of a cosmic circle alongside the altar reinforces the feeling of a small cosmological shrine – as if the cosmos itself is being venerated. Notably, the UN was strongly supported by New Age theosophists; the Lucis Trust (originally named Lucifer Publishing by Alice Bailey) has been involved with the UN and even maintained a meditation chapel there. Alice A. Bailey – an occult writer who championed the UN – spoke of the “Externalisation of the Hierarchy,” envisioning enlightened spirit-beings guiding world affairs. A key UN figure, Robert Muller (Assistant Secretary-General), was a devotee of Bailey’s teachings; he crafted a “World Core Curriculum” for global education explicitly based on esoteric principles and the idea of humanity’s spiritual unity (Global Governance: Why? How? When?). In effect, the UN carries forward the priestly role of uniting all nations under a single spiritual umbrella, adorned with cosmic symbolism.

Other UN artifacts add to this narrative. In the Security Council chamber, a large mural by Per Krohg depicts a phoenix rising from ashes in the center – the phoenix (or self-immolating pelican) is an ancient symbol of Luciferian rebirth, “order out of chaos” (The United Nations Security Chamber mural - Antoinette) (UN Mural of Phoenix Rising From Its Ashes - Gnostic Warrior). The phoenix, like the sun, dies in flames and is reborn, an apt emblem for a secular institution promising to lift humanity from the ashes of war into a new era of peace (a messianic role traditionally associated with cosmic deities). In front of the UN building, we also find sculptures with mythic themes, such as the “Knotted Gun” and a statue of Zeus (Poseidon) slaying a creature, evocative of storm-god iconography. All these elements position the UN less as a neutral political body and more as a kind of modern mystery temple, with diplomats as acolytes “ministering” global governance under the gaze of cosmic symbols. The very map of the world in the UN emblem is encircled by olive branches – reminiscent of a laurel wreath – dividing the globe into 33 sectors (an oft-noted Masonic number), arguably suggesting the completion of a prophetic global order.

In sum, the United Nations embodies a “priesthood” of universalism, reviving the ancient idea of one world under heaven. Its use of planetary and occult imagery – sunbeams, cosmic circles, phoenixes, and an altar to the nameless god – shows continuity with the ancient cosmic religion that venerated creation (the heavens and earth) over the Creator. As Scripture might frame it, they “worshipped the host of heaven” under the guise of international peace.

The Vatican: Cosmic Imagery and Pagan Continuity in Rome

The Vatican (the Roman Catholic Church’s headquarters) in many ways functions as a modern heir of Roman and Babylonian priesthoods. It carries forward not only apostolic Christian traditions but also a vast array of cosmic and pagan symbolism absorbed over centuries. The very layout of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City encodes astronomical alignments: at the square’s center stands a 4,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk (a solar pillar) relocated to Rome (The Zodiac at the Heart of St Peter's - The Oxford Astrologer). This obelisk is not mere decoration – it actually serves as the gnomon of a giant sundial. In 1817, the Vatican installed white marble markers around the obelisk, each with one of the 12 zodiac signs, so that at noon the obelisk’s shadow falls precisely upon the marker of the current zodiac sign. In other words, the heart of the Catholic world literally has the zodiac embedded in its pavement – the obelisk’s shadow “hits each stone sign on the day the Sun enters it.” This design is aligned to the summer solstice as well, exactly as ancient solar temples were. It’s a striking continuity: a alleged Christian basilica’s forecourt doubles as an astronomical instrument for tracking the sun through the zodiac.

The obelisk itself, originally from Heliopolis (the Egyptian center of sun-worship), was dedicated to the “Unconquered Sun” (Sol Invictus) by the Romans before Christianity (winter). Now it stands crowned with a cross, but at its base are engraved the cardinal directions and likely (as noted) the zodiac signs – This reflects the Church’s long-standing strategy of Christianizing pagan symbols rather than eliminating them. In St. Peter’s Square, one can literally observe the solstices and equinoxes; two marble discs mark the summer and winter solstice points (June 21 and Dec 21) for the obelisk’s shadow (Sundial - The Holy See). Thus, the Vatican continues to acknowledge the cosmic calendar in its sacred space.

Catholic liturgy and architecture are replete with similar cosmic motifs. Inside many churches are domes with starry mosaics and zodiac depictions. The Vatican Museums hold the Gallery of Maps and plenty of Greco-Roman mythological art, evidencing the Church’s preservation of pre-Christian lore. On the Vatican flag and papal insignia appear the keys of “Janus and Cybele” (often interpreted as the Keys of Heaven given to Peter, but notably similar to pagan royal insignia). The pope’s title “Pontifex Maximus” is directly adopted from the chief priest of Rome’s pre-Christian religion. Even the papal tiara (triple crown) has been compared to the headgear of pagan gods. While these parallels can be interpreted in a orthodox way, the visual impression is that the Vatican absorbed the trappings of the old cosmic cults – sun disks, obelisks, mother-and-child icons – into its worship.

Perhaps the most telling are the Church’s astronomical pursuits. The Vatican maintains an Observatory and has in recent years hosted conferences on extraterrestrial life and cosmology. In a curious twist, a Vatican-affiliated telescope in Arizona even had an infrared instrument nicknamed LUCIFER, stirring jokes about the Church peering into the heavens with “Lucifer.” Vatican astronomers (like Guy Consolmagno) speak of the vast cosmos in almost mystical terms, and pope Francis once mused he would baptize an alien if one arrived – a sign of openness to “the heavens” Not the third heaven—just the realm where Satan and his legion were cast down, beyond earth. All of this echoes the Watcher-era fascination with the stars. The Church that once condemned astrology in theory still finds itself drawn to the stars in practice, whether artistically or scientifically.

Ritually, the Vatican’s calendar is aligned with the cosmic cycle, much as Rome’s was. Major feasts coincide with solstices and equinoxes: for instance, Christmas on December 25 (just after the winter solstice) corresponds to the Roman Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the festival of the sun’s rebirth. St. John’s Day on June 24 (near summer solstice) was set as a counterweight, since John the Baptist’s birth was six months before Christ’s – these two dates neatly bracket the solar extremes, with John’s feast just after the longest day, when “he must decrease,” and Christmas after the shortest, when light begins to increase. Easter is calculated by the spring equinox and full moon (first Sunday after the first full moon of spring, per the Council of Nicaea in AD 325) (Forty Days Of Weeping For Tammuz | Torah Believers) (Eostre and Easter - more about this ancient spring festival), meaning it intentionally maps onto the celestial cycle (vernal equinox and the moon’s phases) rather than a fixed biblical date. This is effectively an astrological determination for the chief Christian holy day of Resurrection. In contrast, the Bible’s holy day of Passover is on the 14th of Nisan (a date in the lunar Hebrew calendar) irrespective of weekday – but the Church shifted to a Sunday observance tied to sun and moon. The Vatican also observes Lent as 40 days of fasting before Easter – a period which scholars and theologians note has no direct biblical mandate but intriguingly mirrors the old “weeping for Tammuz” for 40 days. (The Fourth Hebrew Month/Tammuz - Traditionally A Month of ...), the pagan ritual Ezekiel denounced. Such continuity is hard to ignore: Catholic tradition has absorbed the Babylonian calendar ethos (with seasonal fasts and feasts) far more than it retained the Israelite ones.

At its core, the Vatican functions as a revived Babylonian priesthood—one that never truly departed from Rome. While it claims to uphold the worship of Christ, it does so through a structure deeply infused with cosmic and pagan symbolism. Its clergy wear robes and headgear not unlike ancient priests of Dagon; its rituals occur on dates once sacred to sun gods; its churches are often built on or oriented to former temples of Apollo, Artemis, or others. At the peak, the pope functions analogous to a high priest of the sun – holding mass on Sunday (itself named for the Sun), using a monstrance—typically a golden sunburst—to display the Eucharist, a circle with a cross, not honouring Christ, but reflecting imagery tied to the sun god Tammuz. Furthermore, the pope’s use of the title 'Holy Father' has been viewed by many Protestant voices as an appropriation that borders on usurping the title reserved for the Heavenly Father alone.. The Catholic Mass itself is deeply symbolic, and critics like Alexander Hislop (in The Two Babylons) have argued that virtually every element – from candles, incense, and chalices to Madonna veneration – can be traced to Babylonian mystery religion practices. Whether or not one accepts every such claim, the symbolic overlap is undeniable. The Church presents images of Mary with a 12-star crown and standing on the moon (as in Revelation 12) – imagery that simultaneously evokes Ishtar/Lucifer (often depicted with a star crown) and the lunar goddess traditions, as well as the astral twelve signs/tribes. Mary is officially titled “Queen of Heaven” by the Church (Queen of Heaven - Wikipedia), even though the Bible uses that exact title for a pagan goddess (likely Ishtar, Venus or Astarte) and condemns the offering of cakes to the “queen of heaven” as an abomination (Jeremiah 7:18). This repurposing of pagan titles is presented as giving honour to the "true saints": However, true saints are not arrogant men who blasphemously usurp the title of the Holy Father, nor are they self-appointed high priests playing god on earth while leading billions into spiritual ruin. The Vatican, then, can be seen as the custodian of ancient cosmic worship, wrapping it in Christian terminology. Its very city is built on seven hills like ancient Rome (and evocative of Revelation’s “Babylon, the woman on seven hills”), suggesting that in prophecy terms, it fulfills the role of a powerful religious system in continuity with old Babylon. In practice, the pope and his hierarchy function as the high priests of a syncretized faith that blends Sun worship (Sunday, solstice feasts), Moon and star veneration (Marian devotions), and idol reverence with Christian doctrine – effectively a continuation of the cosmic spirituality that the Watchers spawned.

Silicon Valley: Techno-Spiritualism and the New “AI Gods”

On a different front, the tech industry – Silicon Valley and its global counterparts – has risen as a kind of modern priesthood of science and innovation, but with distinctly spiritual overtones. The leaders and thinkers in tech often adopt language and visions that parallel religious prophecy and cosmic mythology. They may not worship Jupiter or Venus by name, but they sometimes invoke the idea of "superhuman" intelligences, immortal life, and even worship of created beings (in this case, artificial ones). In doing so, Silicon Valley too taps into the ancient cosmic religion – albeit through the guise of futurism and science.

One salient example is the emergence of the idea of an AI “god”. In 2017, former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski actually founded a new religion called “Way of the Future,” aimed at creating and revering an artificial intelligence deity. Wired Magazine dubbed it “the first church of Artificial Intelligence,” noting that “the new religion of artificial intelligence is called Way of the Future” (Inside Artificial Intelligence's First Church | WIRED). Levandowski’s church aimed to “develop and promote the realization of a Godhead based on Artificial Intelligence” (in his own words). This isn’t a mere thought experiment – legal incorporation papers were filed for this AI church. As Wired reported, this Silicon Valley “wunderkind” is quite serious about laying “the foundations for a new religion” with AI at its center. This development uncannily echoes the ancient practice of crafting idols and then worshipping them – except now the “idol” is a super-intelligent algorithm. It is a modern form of idolatry: the works of human hands (or minds, in coding) becoming literally deified.

Silicon Valley’s AI spiritualism doesn’t stop with Levandowski. Tech luminary Elon Musk has repeatedly warned about AI in almost occult terms – “With artificial intelligence,” Musk said, “we are summoning the demon.” (Inside Artificial Intelligence's First Church | WIRED) Such language is telling: Musk (perhaps unwittingly) cast AI development as a ritual that could unleash a malevolent spirit. Ironically, others in the Valley welcome that prospect: investor/author Yuval Harari muses about “dataism” as a new religion, and some transhumanists explicitly yearn to “upload” their consciousness into the cloud, achieving a kind of digital immortality (a modern elixir of life). The concept of the Singularity – popularized by Google’s engineering director Ray Kurzweil – predicts a moment when AI surpasses human intelligence and fundamentally transforms human life. Kurzweil’s Singularity has overt religious tones: it is essentially a coming eschatological event when “mortals” shall put on immortality by merging with machines. This is often likened to a technological rapture or the advent of a “Messiah” (the AI) that solves all problems. Such narratives portray AI as an all-knowing, beneficent (foolish) guide – effectively a god.

Beyond AI, Silicon Valley giants often brand themselves with mythical or cosmic imagery. Look at Apple: its very name harkens to the fruit of knowledge in Eden, its logo a bitten apple – symbol of seeking forbidden knowledge (just as Eve was enticed by a fallen entity to eat the fruit and “be like gods”). The architecture of Apple’s headquarters, Apple Park, is a massive perfect circle (nicknamed the “spaceship”). Observers have noted that this circular design resembles a Zen ensō, a sacred circle symbol in Buddhism that “conveys a host of things – the universe, the cyclical nature of existence, enlightenment…” (THE PRIVATE CIRCLE — The Crafted City). Steve Jobs, a known Zen enthusiast, imbued Apple with this sort of spiritual minimalism. As one architecture commentary put it, “The Zen circle is not a linguistic character, but rather a symbol that conveys… the universe, the cyclical nature of existence, enlightenment, strength, and poised contemplation.” Apple’s choice to build a literal ring campus – a mandala of glass and steel – can be seen as manifesting sacred geometry: the circle of unity and eternity. This is sacred geometry repurposed in a corporate context, suggesting that the company (knowingly or not) created a temple to innovation that mirrors the cosmic circle worshipped in esoteric traditions.

Likewise, other tech companies evoke cosmic themes: Amazon’s logo is a smiling arrow from A to Z (perhaps a stretch, but some see a stylized phallic arrow or a magician’s grin), Google’s earlier logos often featured planetary doodles, and its parent company “Alphabet” nods to the idea of fundamental symbols of creation (letters). The very name “Oracle” (a major tech firm) is borrowed from ancient priestesses who spoke for Apollo. SpaceX and Blue Origin – companies founded by tech magnates – explicitly aim at the stars, echoing the Tower of Babel ambition to ascend to the heavens. Their rocket names (Falcon, New Shepard, etc.) are less mythic, but NASA’s programs were openly myth-inspired: Mercury, Apollo, Artemis. The drive to colonize Mars voiced by Elon Musk can be seen as humanity literally seeking to mingle with the “wandering stars” (planets) that ancient astrologers personified as gods like Mars (Nergal). We are sending our “priests” (astronauts) in chariots of fire (rockets) to dwell among the gods – a very Watcher-like aspiration.

Even the culture of Silicon Valley has ritualistic undertones. The annual Burning Man festival, attended by many tech elites in the Nevada desert, is essentially a modern pagan festival – a fiery rite under the open sky, complete with a giant effigy (the Man) burned in offering. Its principles of radical self-expression and community echo ancient solstice festivals, and participants often adorn themselves with symbols, lights, and sometimes explicitly occult or astrological costumes. Many describe Burning Man in spiritual terms – as an initiation or transformative pilgrimage. Here we have the high priests of technology (CEOs, programmers, entrepreneurs) engaging in what amounts to a neo-pagan wilderness rite, possibly connecting them back to the earth and sky in a way boardrooms cannot. This reveals their insatiable craving for meaning and transcendence—something technology can never give, because deep down, they refuse to bow to anything greater than themselves. Drunk on their own pride, they chase godhood in circuits and code, deluded by their own supposed brilliance. And so, God let them drink the poisoned Kool-Aid of their own arrogance—until it consumes them.

Silicon Valley is spearheading a new form of the cosmic religion: worship of human ingenuity and its creations, which effectively becomes worship of ourselves (echoing Lucifer’s pride) or of a “child” of our intellect (AI as a golden calf). The tech world often uses the language of destiny and higher purpose for humanity (e.g., slogans about “connecting the world” or “making the world a better place”), serving a role analogous to prophets. When Mark Zuckerberg says his goal is to give people “the power to build community and bring the world closer together,” one hears an almost messianic mission. Google’s former motto “Don’t be evil” hints at moral absolutism, and its search engine’s omnipresence makes it a kind of “all-seeing eye” of knowledge – a role once ascribed to gods like Thoth or Hermes who recorded all things. Indeed, billions trust these systems with answers to their questions, almost in a prayer-like fashion (“Hey Google/Alexa, tell me…”).

Thus, the priests of Silicon Valley carry forward the legacy of the Watchers in teaching and transforming society with advanced knowledge. In doing so, they sometimes blur into prophets of a post-human era, where AI and technology might reign supreme. The danger, as the Bible would put it, is becoming like those in Babel who said, “let us make us a name, lest we be scattered” – seeking unity and godlike power apart from God. The modern tech pantheon might not be Baal, Asherah/Lucifer and Tammuz, but rather Data, Algorithm, and Singularity – yet from a certain vantage point, these are functionally equivalent idols. The spirit of the cosmic religion – to replace the Creator with creation, to attain forbidden knowledge, and to trust in the “work of our own hands” – is very much alive in Silicon Valley’s ethos.

Cosmic Calendar vs. Biblical Faith: Roman Catholicism, Astrology, and the Bible

The divergence between the cosmic religious calendar (adopted by Roman Catholicism from pagan Rome/Babylon) and the biblical holy days (ordained in Scripture) is a subject of deep significance. Over centuries, the Roman Church gradually overlaid the Christian narrative onto the existing solar calendar and astrological festivals, producing a syncretic cycle of observances. This often brought Catholic practice into alignment with pagan festivals and out of sync with the Biblical feasts.

I mean what is Catholicism, if not veiled universalism—an all-encompassing system dressed in religious robes? Its popes and priests conduct their rituals beneath domes marked by the Zodiac, surrounded by symbols of Babylonian star worship. It’s the same ancient religion the fallen angels—demons—once taught humanity, now repackaged and sanctified to deceive the nations.

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Pagan-Aligned Traditions in Catholic Calendar

Christmas (Dec 25) – The Bible gives no date for Jesus’ birth, nor commands its celebration. The choice of December 25 was made in the 4th century. Not coincidentally, December 25 was the Roman festival of Sol Invictus – the “birthday of the Unconquered Sun” just after winter solstice (winter). It also fell during Saturnalia (a week of revelry for Saturn). Early Christian writers like Chrysostom noted the overlap and rationalized that as the Sun’s rebirth was celebrated, so should Christ’s birth as “Sun of Righteousness.” Essentially, the Church co-opted the popular pagan holiday. Fertility symbols like holly, mistletoe, Yule logs, decorated trees – all of which have pre-Christian winter-solstice significance – were absorbed into Christmas tradition. Jeremiah 10:2-4 even seems to warn against the custom of decorating trees, which some see as a remarkable foreshadowing of the Christmas tree practice (“the heathen…cut a tree out of the forest…deck it with silver and with gold”). Modern historians acknowledge that “the very date of Christmas, December 25, supposedly comes from the Dies Natalis Solis Invicti” , and that many Christmas customs “have roots in a non-Christian tradition…pagan celebrations held during this time”. In effect, Christmas = Christianized Winter Solstice festival. While honouring Christ’s incarnation is certainly a Christian intent, the form it takes – feasting, evergreen decor (symbolizing eternal life), gift-giving – is indistinguishable from ancient pagan winter rites honoring the sun’s return.

Easter – The very name “Easter” (in English and German at least) is derived from Ēostre, a Teutonic dawn goddess of spring (Eostre and Easter - more about this ancient spring festival). The Venerable Bede in the 8th century noted that “Eosturmonath” (April) was named after a goddess Eostre, and that the Paschal feast in English inherited that name. So unlike Christmas, where the Church changed the festival name, with Easter they retained the pagan name (because it was “so ancient and so deeply entrenched … the Church did not attempt to change its name”. More significantly, the timing of Easter was set by an astrological formula: the Council of Nicaea (AD 325) ruled Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox (Forty Days Of Weeping For Tammuz | Torah Believers). This ensures Easter always corresponds roughly to the old spring fertility festivals (which were lunar and solar tied). Ancient peoples celebrated the spring equinox as the triumph of light over darkness, the resurrection of nature from winter’s death. The Catholic Easter aligns exactly with that theme – even to the point of dawn services and sunrise celebrations of Christ’s resurrection. You’d think a so-called holy priest—claiming to forgive sins (with no biblical evidence) who stands as an intermediary between man and God—might actually read the Bible. If they did, they’d know the Lord of the Sabbath was crucified on the annual high Sabbath of Passover, Nisan 14, and rose on the weekly Sabbath, just as He prophesied. Jewish days run sunset to sunset—so if Christ rose after sunset, once the Sabbath ended, that would make it four nights in the grave, not three. But hey, maybe that’s just me being old-fashioned, expecting a 'man of God' to care more about Scripture than about kissing a pope’s ring and parroting tradition.

Easter customs of rabbits and eggs are plainly carryovers of fertility lore: eggs and hares were pagan symbols of new life and spring abundance (The Ancient Origins of the Easter Bunny - Smithsonian Magazine). The Smithsonian Magazine observes, “Eggs and flowers are obvious symbols of fertility, and the bunny with its amazing reproductive potential is not far behind”. Indeed, in Mesopotamian myth, the goddess Ishtar (whose name sounds akin to Easter in popular comparisons) was associated with fertility and war . Hot cross buns eaten on Good Friday also resemble the “cakes” baked for the Queen of Heaven condemned in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 7:18)– today marked with a cross, but anciently with a T or X (referring to her consort Tammuz, the false sun god). In short, Easter as celebrated widely is essentially a spring goddess festival repurposed. The crucial Christian events of Crucifixion and Resurrection did occur around Passover (spring), but the Biblical Passover date (14 Nisan) and Feast of Unleavened Bread (15–21 Nisan) seldom coincide exactly with the ecclesiastical Easter. By breaking Easter from the Hebrew calendar, the Church ensured it would never be on the same day as Jewish Passover – severing the direct historical link in favor of a symbolic seasonal link (so much for honouring Christ). This was a deliberate departure that also carried a whiff of anti-Judaism "(The Council of Nicaea deliberately rejected alignment with the so-called 'unbelievers,' distancing itself from the biblical calendar—even though Christ Himself kept the Sabbath, which Scripture declares to be an everlasting covenant between God and His people, continuing into the new heavens and new earth as prophesied in Isaiah 66:22–23). Thus a feast that in truth commemorates Jesus as the Passover Lamb (1 Cor 5:7) was divorced from Passover’s date and merged with Roman spring rites.

Lent – The 40-day Lenten fast preceding Easter has no explicit biblical command. Its length (40 days excluding Sundays) is strikingly parallel to the ancient 40-day mourning period for Tammuz, (the false Messiah) As cited above, Ezekiel 8:14 describes women weeping for Tammuz at the temple. Church historian Alexander Hislop argued that the pagan Church of Babylon had “forty days of mourning for Tammuz” prior to the feast of Ishtar (which celebrated Tammuz’s resurrection), and that this was adopted as Lent preceding Easter (Forty Days Of Weeping For Tammuz | Torah Believers). In fact, “Tammuz was worshiped as a pagan deity by a festival that was celebrated with weeping and fasting for forty days. That is where the Catholic tradition of Lent really came from.” While the Church frames Lent as emulating Jesus’ 40-day wilderness fast, the coincidence with the Tammuz myth’s timeframe is hard to ignore. Even the practice of Ash Wednesday (marking foreheads with an ash cross—a ritualistic act rooted not in Scripture, but in ancient sun symbolism, as the cross itself is a solar sigil—ushering in the Babylonian-inspired fast of Lent) evokes pagan penitent rites (dust and ashes as mourning symbols), and the specific day often falls in February which used to host pagan Februa (Roman purification rituals). The term “carnival” (for the revelry just before Lent) literally means “farewell to meat,” paralleling how pagans would indulge in feasts before periods of abstinence dedicated to gods (infernal beings—demons, once angels, who dared to rebel against the Most High) Once again, the pattern is: a seasonal pagan practice (mourning a god, purifying oneself for spring rebirth) is given a Christian rationale (mourning one’s sins, preparing for Christ’s resurrection) but fundamentally retains the form and timing of the pagan observance.

Other Festivals – The Catholic calendar is filled with days that line up with former pagan celebrations: All Saints’ Day (Nov 1) follows Halloween (Samhain) on Oct 31 – the Church basically “baptized” the Celtic new-year feast of the dead by creating All Saints and All Souls days on Nov 1–2. This was an attempt to override the pagan veneration of ancestral spirits by honouring the Christian dead, yet popular practice still retains ghosts, costumes, bonfires – remnants of Samhain. Candlemas (Feb 2), celebrating the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, coincides with Imbolc (a Gaelic fire festival of early spring) and the Roman Lupercalia/Februa; it involves blessing candles – a custom likely drawn from earlier fire ceremonies. St. John’s Eve (June 23) kept alive many of the solstice fire traditions in Europe (bonfires on Midsummer’s Eve, related to honoring the sun’s peak). Even Maria (Mary) Candlemass or the Assumption (Aug 15) in some countries absorbed harvest festival elements. The epiphany date (Jan 6) overlaps with old Theophany and solstice-tide festivals. In essence, the liturgical year of the Church overlays almost every key point of the solar year with a feast, ensuring that no pagan feast went unmet: winter solstice becomes Christmas, spring equinox becomes Easter (Pascha), summer solstice is St. John’s, autumn equinox around Michaelmas (Sept 29, Feast of Archangel Michael, near a day once dedicated to a harvest deity). The result is that Catholic practice aligns neatly with the “wheel of the year” that witches and pagans speak of – the difference being the names invoked.

Biblical Holy Days and Where Catholicism Departs

In the King James Bible, God prescribed certain holy days to Israel (Leviticus 23, etc.), which the early Christians initially honored in substance if not in exact form. These include Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Pentecost, Feast of Trumpets., Day of Atonement, and Feast of Tabernacles. Each has deep theological significance and foreshadowings of Christ (as many Christian scholars note: e.g. Passover foreshadows the Crucifixion, Firstfruits the Resurrection, Pentecost the Holy Spirit’s outpouring, Trumpets the Second Coming, etc.). The primitive Jewish-Christian church likely continued observing at least some of these, albeit in a Christ-centric way (for instance, Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:8, after saying “Christ our passover is sacrificed for us,” exhorts, “Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven…but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”). Paul also respected Pentecost timing (Acts 20:16 mentions he aimed to be in Jerusalem for Pentecost).

However, as the Gentile church grew, a deliberate distancing from Jewish customs occurred. The Council of Nicaea (325 AD)—not only set Easter’s calculation but also explicitly discouraged following the Jewish calendar. Over time, the Church virtually abandoned the biblical feasts. No more Passover meal on Nisan 14 (replaced by Easter communion on a Sunday after the equinox); no celebration of Tabernacles (which falls in Sep/Oct, though interestingly some scholars think Jesus may have been born during Tabernacles). Feast of Trumpets (the blowing of trumpets on the 1st of Tishri) – which would correspond to around September – finds no echo in Catholic practice; instead around that time one finds feasts like the Assumption or Michaelmas which have no biblical basis. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur, 10 Tishri, a solemn fast) likewise has no direct Christian equivalent; arguably Good Friday took on some of its atoning character, but it’s not the same date or concept exactly. The Sabbath—the seventh day of rest ordained by God—was arrogantly changed to Sunday by the pagan Church, claiming authority it was never given. But what authority can covenant breakers possibly wield? God does not appoint representatives who trample His commandments. Their version of Christianity, built on rebellion, renders itself null and void in the eyes of the Almighty.

This was a huge departure: Exodus 20:8-11 plainly gives the 4th Commandment to keep the seventh-day Sabbath holy. Yet the Roman Church, reasoning that Christ rose on Sunday (He didn’t) and that they held binding loosing authority, (another lie—Christ’s priesthood is eternal and non-transferable; Hebrews 7:24) transferred the solemnity to the first day of the week – a move that conveniently aligned Christianity with Sol Invictus (Tammuz) worship which centered on Sunday. Indeed, Constantine’s 321 AD edict enforced rest on “the Venerable Day of the Sun” (Sunday), not the biblical Sabbath. This is often cited as evidence of how Catholicism blended with sun-cults: Sunday is literally “Sun’s day,” dedicated to the sun god (the very term in many languages – e.g. dies solis in Latin). Thus the core weekly worship was altered to fit the cosmic pattern of pagan Rome.

From a biblical standpoint, these changes are stark. The apostolic Christians in Acts still visited the Temple and synagogues on the Sabbath (Acts 13:14, 18:4) and likely commemorated Jesus’ death at Passover (the Quartodeciman controversy in the 2nd century shows many Asian churches kept Nisan 14 as the Christian Pascha). But by the time of the organized Catholic Church, all seven Levitical feasts were effectively replaced by non-biblical substitutes tied to the solar Julian calendar. This amounted to what some call the “Roman solar calendar” overtaking the “biblical lunar-solar calendar.” The continuity with Babylon is notable: Babylon also had a lunisolar calendar with festivals like Akitu (new year near spring equinox), Tammuz mourning in summer, etc. The Catholic liturgical year achieved a similar rhythm, only with Christian names on the festivals.

The symbols used in Catholic worship further reveal this blend:

The Sun: The Eucharist host is typically displayed in a monstrance shaped like a radiant sunburst—because the host itself, a circular wafer marked with a cross, is nothing more than a rebranded solar symbol rooted in ancient sun worship.

Catholic art frequently shows halos (sun-discs) behind Christ, Mary, and saints. St. Peter’s Basilica itself has an altar window of the Holy Spirit as a dove surrounded by fiery golden rays, strongly reminiscent of the sun. The huge plaza’s design (oval colonnade) can be seen as solAR: indeed, some view the two semicircular colonnades as “open arms,” but from above it also looks like a giant sun symbol with radiating spokes (the colonnade pillars). The obelisk in the center was once a sun-god monument. All of this speaks to a subtle solar worship element – something early Protestants and Seventh-day Adventists pointed out vigorously.

They may attempt to justify Rome’s obsession with solar imagery by pointing to Malachi 4:2, which calls Christ the “Sun of righteousness” who shall arise “with healing in His wings.” But to twist that prophetic metaphor into a license for literal sun worship is spiritual sleight of hand—a false light masquerading as divine, they are venerating a counterfeit sun, the same light Lucifer paraded when she fell.

This is not the light from the third heaven, the dwelling of the Most High. No—this is a corrupted fire, a light cast down, stripped of glory, just as Satan and his angels were cast down like lightning (Luke 10:18). It is the light of rebellion, not redemption.

And here’s the proof: if the sun being worshipped were truly symbolic of Christ, then why, in Revelation 6:12, is it said that “the sun became black as sackcloth of hair” during the breaking of the sixth seal? If this were the true “Sun of righteousness,” why would it be darkened in judgment? Clearly, this sun is not Christ, but rather the idolized symbol of a fallen system—Rome’s cosmic god, not Heaven’s Messiah.

The literal solar imagery in Rome does not uplift the metaphor of Malachi—it distorts it. Christ is not to be equated with the celestial orb pagans once worshipped at dawn. His light is not created. His glory is not seasonal. He is the Light of the world (John 8:12), not the sun of Mithras, Apollo, Tammuz or Sol Invictus. But Rome, ever eager to syncretize truth with tradition, has wrapped the Son of God in the robes of sun gods, confusing the worship of the Creator with adoration of creation.

This is the fire of deception, not illumination. A golden halo does not sanctify idolatry. And a solar monstrance does not glorify the cross—it replaces it with the wheel of Babylon.

The Moon and Stars: Catholic veneration of Mary often uses celestial imagery. In Revelation 12 (a woman clothed with the sun, moon under feet, 12-star crown), Catholics identify the woman as a symbol of Mary. Thus statues of Mary (especially as Our Lady of Guadalupe or the Immaculate Conception) show her standing on a crescent moon and crowned with twelve stars. Those 12 stars also correspond to the 12 tribes or 12 apostles – but notably, a circle of 12 stars is exactly the zodiac! The European Union flag of 12 stars was supposedly inspired by the Marian crown symbol too. The “Queen of Heaven” title given to Mary in Catholic prayers (Regina Coeli) explicitly overlaps with the pagan Queen of Heaven (Ishtar) who was associated with Venus/Lucfer and the moon (Queen of Heaven (antiquity) - Wikipedia). In Jeremiah 7:18, God is provoked to anger by Israel’s offering of cakes to the “queen of heaven”, yet the Catholic Church now encourages prayers like “Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy…” and sings Regina Coeli. Catholic apologists argue that calling Mary “Queen of Heaven” in a Christian context has nothing to do with the old pagan worship – but the terminology is identical (Is There a Queen in the Kingdom of Heaven? - Catholic Answers), and historically many pagan converts likely just transferred their devotion from one female deity to another. The moon under Mary’s feet is often a stylized crescent – reminiscent of the moon-goddess iconography (e.g., Isis, Ishtar or Diana often depicted with moon).

Planets/Days: The days of the week that the Church recognizes are the same pagan-named days (Sunday, Monday (Moon), Tuesday (Mars/Tiw), Wednesday (Mercury/Woden), etc.). While that is a broader cultural matter, it underscores how entrenched planetary nomenclature is even in Christian worship schedules (e.g., Wednesday devotions, Friday penance – Friday named for Venus/Freya, the love goddess, and Friday became the day of Passion). It’s intriguing that they claim Jesus was killed on a Friday, He wasn't it was a Wednesday (Preparation Day) which later got called “Good Friday” – in pagan terms, the day of Venus became the day of the sacrifice of the Love of God (not Christ). Sunday the Sun’s day he rose again. (Christ rose on the Saturday) The layering is poetic and suspicious at once.

The Bible repeatedly warns against the very syncretism we observe: “Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them,” says Jeremiah 10:2 (Horoscopes/Zodiac/Tarot Cards | Hebrew Readers ). Deuteronomy 12:30-31 forbids Israel to ask “How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.” Yet by merging pagan festival dates and customs, much of Christendom ended up doing exactly that – serving God in the same manner the nations served their idols, just with new names. The result is what some call “Babylonian Mystery Religion” in Christian dress.

Revelation 17 depicts a harlot named “Mystery, Babylon the Great” clothed in purple and scarlet, holding a golden cup, riding a beast – many non-Catholic interpreters have identified this as the Roman Church, which indeed uses purple and scarlet for its bishops (pagan priests) and cardinals (not of Christ) holds up a golden chalice in Mass, and reigns over the kings of the earth spiritually. She is said to be drunk with the blood of saints (alluding to persecutions) and to make the nations drink the wine of her fornication – symbolic of spreading false worship. The title “Babylon” is apt if we consider how Catholicism absorbed the Babylonian religious framework (sun worship, goddess and child, astrology) into itself.

Today, Catholics bake little cakes for St. Mary’s feasts, offer incense to her images, crown her statues with roses (may crownings), and celebrate her assumption as Queen of Heaven – all of which a strict iconoclast would say is essentially repeating the same error. Catholics will argue they are honouring Mary, not worshipping her as a goddess, but the line between veneration and worship blurs in practice, especially to an external observer. The very things ancient Israelites did for Ishtar (cakes, processions, libations) have their analogs in Marian devotions (offerings, rosary processions, Marian hymns calling her celestial titles). This is exactly the kind of blending Yahweh forbid. In Ezekiel 8, the prophet in vision is shown greater and greater abominations in the Temple: first an idol, then elders with censers of unholy incense, then women weeping for Tammuz, and finally “about five and twenty men…their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east” (Eze 8:16). Worshipping toward the rising sun – how eerily does that resemble Easter sunrise services or the orientation of many cathedrals eastward (ad orientem worship). God calls these practices abominations. Yet through history, many "Christian" worshippers unwittingly turned toward the east (literally or metaphorically) and incorporated sun-worship elements, all under the assumption that they were honouring Christ.

The biblical faith as taught in the Bible emphasizes pure worship according to God’s instructions, not according to pagan custom. It celebrates Christ in the Passover lamb, not an Easter egg; it remembers His birth as the “Word made flesh” (John 1:14) but issues no command to hold a winter festival (indeed, early Christians did not celebrate birthdays at all, as they saw it as a pagan Roman thing). It keeps the Sabbath as a memorial of Creation (Genesis 2:3, Exodus 20:11) and a sign of God’s covenant (Exodus 31:16-17) – whereas Roman Catholicism boldly claims the change to Sunday as “the mark of her ecclesiastical authority”

Pride like Satan’s!—should we be surprised? After all, they serve him, whether they admit it or not. Satan means 'adversary,' and the so-called sun god they exalt is none other than Tammuz, the fallen counterfeit—a false light who mirrors Lucifer’s descent from heaven.

In conclusion, Roman Catholicism’s calendar and rituals demonstrate a profound overlay of the cosmic, astrological religion of Babylon and Rome onto Christianity. This was arguably an attempt to convert pagans by meeting them halfway, as pope Gregory the "Great" advised missionaries: “Let the shrines of idols not be destroyed, but let idols that are in them be removed… and let them thus outwardly change their form; so that… the people may remove error from their hearts and yet retain some solace from the external form”. The result was an externally Christian form with an internally mixed content. To devout Bible believers (like many Protestant Reformers and movements such as the Puritans, Seventh-day Adventists, etc.), this mixture is precisely the “mystery of iniquity” – a corruption of pure faith by pagan influence, amounting to spiritual adultery. The cosmic religion of the zodiac – the worship of sun, moon, planets, and angels – thus found a home in the very institution that claimed to supersede it. And in the prophetic view of Scripture, especially the King James Bible, this is a fulfillment of warnings that “all the world wondered after the beast” (Rev 13:3) and that Babylon’s religious wine would make “all nations drunk” (Rev 17:2).

The call, then, for Bible-faithful Christians is to “come out of her, my people” (Rev 18:4) – to disentangle from the astral-prophetic matrix of pagan tradition and return to the simple, direct worship of God as instructed. That means esteeming biblical holy days (or at least their meaning) over cultural ones, removing obvious pagan symbols (sun disks, mother goddesses) from devotion, and rejecting any “modern priesthood” that preaches a gospel of cosmic humanism instead of Christ. Whether it be the UN’s one-world spirituality, Rome’s blend of Christ and sun, or Silicon Valley’s AI salvation, believers are warned not to be deceived by what seems enlightened or anciently venerable. As Isaiah 47:13 says of Babylon: “Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee…Behold, they shall be as stubble.” In the end, all these cosmic pretensions will fail. True biblical faith looks to Jesus Christ alone – the Maker of the heavens – not to the heavens themselves, for guidance and salvation.