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Beliefs Based on the Starry Sky

Summary/Abstract: It should be economical to divide the beliefs connected with the starry sky into four groups: I. Cosmological beliefs touch the creation or genesis of the world, beliefs of the world order, the end of the world. The starry sky and the constellations are something similar to icons for the initiated - a symbol, a prescript and an example at the same time. II. Cosmogonic beliefs of the genesis of the orbs, the creation stories of the Sun, the Moon, the planets, the Milky Way, the stars and constellations. The starry sky is something like an alive history-book, sometimes also a catalogue of moral processes. III. Meteorological beliefs reflect the concepts of the influence of the orbs on the environment - the weather and nature and through them, economy. In that case, the starry sky is a calendar with weather forecast. IV. Astrological beliefs touch the possible direct influence of the orbs on the society and individuals. The starry sky is an oracle written in a secret code, to be read only by the initiated who have been taken (celebrated, chosen out, etc.) to teach and guide the rest. The current classification allows us to systematise and later also to compare the beliefs of a culture.

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