posted June 28, 2008 11:01 PM         

"According to rabbinical tradition each of the twelve tribes of Israel represented a zodiac sign and the astrological symbols for the four fixed signs - a lion, a man, a bull and an eagle - were carried as totems in the Egyptian desert by the Hebrew host. These same symbols made up the composite creature we call the Egyptian sphinx, and in accordance with Ezekiel's vision came to stand for the four great Christian evangelists - Matthew, Mark Luke and John . It is said that each of the twelve disciples of Christ likewise stood for a sign - an idea that was carried over into medieval romance, where King Arthur's twelve knights of the round table also stood for the twelve astrological types. The idea that those types together constitute the complete circle of humanity is also carried over into our jury system , which is supposed to ensure that a man is properly tried by a representative assessment (or complete cross section) of his peers. The Hindus also say 12 is a number of completeness, which is why the Bible tells us that at the age of 12 , Jesus was able to confute the doctors in the temple , because his knowledge was already complete. "

posted June 30, 2008 12:37 PM         

O.K, this is according to AstrologyWeekly:

http://www.astrologyweekly.com/dictionary/signs-and-the-disciples.php

Aries: Peter, the fiery, impulsive, changeable, pioneering leader, who eventually became the rock upon which was founded the New Church "of the Lamb." (Initiating: inspirational)

Taurus: Simon Zelotes, the dogmatic, determined zealot; who was concerned with property and finances, rebelled against the payment of taxes, and received from Jesus the admonition - "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's." (Fixed: materialistic)

Gemini: James, "the lesser." Slow to accept the authenticity of the Messiah, but became the eloquent preacher of the church in Jerusalem, and an active evangelist and exhorter. (Mutable: intellectual)

Cancer: Andrew, the sympathetic homebody, a follower of John the Baptist, whose first thought when he discovered the Messiah was to run quickly and fetch his brother Simon. (Initiating: sympathetic)

Leo: John, the most beloved apostle. (Fixed: inspirational)

Virgo: Philip, always precise, calculating, enquiring, and practical. (Mutable: materialistic)

Libra: Bartholomew-Nathaniel, the innocently pure one "in whom there is no guile." The tactful, persuasive evangelist. (Initiating: intellectual)

Scorpio: Thomas, the doubting skeptic, yet bold and courageous. (Fixed: sympathetic)

Sagittarius: James, the great teacher, who with Peter and John became the spiritual leaders of the early church: the three fire sign types cooperating. (Mutable: inspirational)

Capricorn: Matthew, the tax gatherer, the politician, the one in authority in the governing seat in Rome. (Initiating: materialistic)

Aquarius: Thaddeus-Jude, who considered the lot of the peasant, and sought to better the living and working conditions of the masses; and who interrogated Jesus at the Last Supper as to how he would manifest himself. (Fixed: intellectual)

posted June 30, 2008 12:48 PM         

http://members.aol.com/maattexts/aquabible/part3.htm