"The name of God,as accepted by the Stoics ... Also a supreme deity corresponding to Jupiter of Greek myth." 73 p. 234["Zeus" is the Greek name for the supreme god in the pantheon of gods; "Jupiter" is the Roman name for the same deity.]
"To the Jew it was the holy land of Jehovah ... For Christians,in the apocalyptic writings,Zion or the 'New Jerusalem' represents the capital of Christ's Kingdom at the Millenium [sic]." 80 pp. 355-356[Zion is the hill in Jerusalem upon which the city of David was built. The term may also apply to Jerusalem generally or to Judaism. In Christianity,generally,Zion is the kingdom of heaven or the heavenly city. The term may also be used as applying to the Christian church.]
"Divination by utilizing various combinations and various transformations of letters...." 80 p. 356
"Those particular constellations which lie along the sun's path through the sky (ecliptic)." 73 p. 234[The zodiac is an imaginary belt running along the ecliptic or the sky's "equator". The apparent movements of the Sun,Moon,and most planets occur within this belt. In astrology,the zodiac is divided into 12 equal "houses",each of which is represented by an astrological sign for the constellation found in or near that house.]
"The ecliptic (sun's path) extended laterally to seven or eight degrees...and divided...into twelve segments (signs) named after,but not now coincident with the constellations of the same names." 73 p. 234
"In astrology these are the distances between the planets as they move through the zodiac...." 80 p. 356
"The twelve signs of the Zodiac have long been credited with ruling separate parts of the body ... Aries - head; Taurus - neck and throat; Gemini - arms and lungs; Cancer - chest; Leo - back and heart; Virgo - gastrointestinal tract; Libra - loins and kidneys; Scorpio - sexual and elimination organs; Sagittarius - thighs; Capricorn - knees; Aquarius - legs; Pisces - feet." 80 p. 356 [Anthroposophy generally accepts this concept.]
"A doctrine...which advocates a reverence for animal life and a belief in their occult powers and influences." 80 p. 357
"Haitian term for a corpse,said to be re-animated [sic] by black magic." 73 p. 235
In Waldorf education,the study of animals is essentially an extension of the study of humankind. Animals are deemed to represent individual qualities whereas humans possess all the animate qualities in combination.
