Since the dawn of time mankind has been fascinated by the night sky.
It was widely thought that the stars were some kind of hard shelled hollow ball surrounding the earth and thus we have the term ‘heavenly firmament’.
In this presentation I propose to illustrate a relationship between some aspects of a group of stars and their importance to indigenous peoples and Freemasonry.
One of the Charges enjoined upon the Fellow Craft is to make a daily study of the seven liberal arts and sciences, of which the science of Astronomy is one.
Astronomy is the last in the list of Arts and Sciences.
From early times the lights of the night sky have been held in awe by generations, and have been used as a means of conveying messages of events that were to happen or those that have happened.
We are all aware of the star of Bethlehem and the story it told and how it was used by the Magi to plan their journey to Bethlehem.
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2022 - MATARIKI AND THE SEVEN SISTERS - Gary Muir.
