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Bundahishn
Chapter V (6)
And twice in every year the day and night are equal, for on the original attack, when it (the sun) went forth from its first degree (khûrdak), the day and night were equal, it was the season of spring; when it arrives at the first degree of Kalakang (Cancer) the time of day is greatest, it is the beginning of summer; when it arrives at the sign (khûrdak) Tarâgûk (Libra) the day and night are equal, it is the beginning of autumn; when it arrives at the sign Vahîk (Capricorn) the night is a maximum, it is the beginning of winter; and when it arrives at Varak (Aries) the night and day have again become equal, as when it went forth from Varak.
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (20)
On that day the day is equalized with the night, [and becomes of equal length], and the night amounts to nine parts and the day to nine parts.
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Zodiac and Its Signs (20)
As the zodiacal band marks the pathway of the sun through the constellations, it results in the phenomena of the seasons. The ancient systems of...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (32)
On that day the night decreases and amounts to nine parts, and the day to nine parts, and the night is equal to the day and the year is exactly as to...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (14)
On that day the day becomes longer than the night, and the day becomes double the night, and the day becomes twelve parts, and the night is shortened...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (26)
And on that day the night becomes longer and amounts to the double of the day: and the night amounts exactly to twelve parts and the day to six.
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (22)
And on that day the night becomes longer than the day, and night becomes longer than night, and day shorter than day till the thirtieth morning, and t...
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Sun, A Universal Deity (20)
At the vernal equinox, the sun had grown to be a beautiful youth. His golden hair hung in ringlets on his shoulders and his light, as Schiller said,...
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Hiramic Legend (38)
Reaching the winter solstice, the sun apparently stands still for three days and then, rolling away the stone of winter, begins its triumphal march no...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (33)
And the length of the day and of the night, and the shortness of the day and of the night arise--through the course of the sun these distinctions are ...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (10)
On that day the day is longer than the night by a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to ten parts and the night to eight parts.
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Zodiac and Its Signs (10)
Each year the sun passes entirely around the zodiac and returns to the point from which it started--the vernal equinox--and each year it falls just a...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (30)
And on that day the night decreases in length, and the night amounts to ten parts and the day to eight.
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (16)
And when thirty mornings are accomplished, the day decreases by exactly one part, and becomes eleven parts, and the night seven.
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (15)
And the sun mounts up to make the day shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal, and rises from i...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (9)
And during this period the day becomes daily longer and the night nightly shorter to the thirtieth morning.
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXII (24)
And on that day the night amounts to eleven parts and the day to seven parts.
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Zodiac and Its Signs (8)
The first six signs of the zodiac of twelve signs were regarded as benevolent, because the sun occupied them while traversing the Northern...
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Zodiac and Its Signs (24)
The autumnal equinox apparently occurs in the constellation of Libra (the Balances). The scales tipped and the solar globe began its pilgrimage...
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Sun, A Universal Deity (6)
To the Egyptians the sun was the symbol of immortality, for, while it died each night, it rose again with each ensuing dawn. Not only has the sun...
Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Zodiac and Its Signs (14)
Among the ancients the sun was always symbolized by the figure and nature of the constellation through which it passed at the vernal equinox. For...
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