In light of looking at July dates, I looked at this
information from the Gospel of the Stars (I may write a little each day instead
of the whole thing like I did last time) my comments in green, the rest is taken from “Gospel
of the Stars” by Joseph A. Seiss:
The Blessed Possession
“I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven
and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the
gate of his enemies.” – Genesis 22:17
Dates: June 21st – July 22nd
Sign of Caner
Crab or the Scarab Beetle (which btw is not Kosher or a Gentile food, typifying the
Church)
The Crab
The Crab is an animal born of the water, as the Church is
born of the water and the Spirit. Its rows of legs, on opposite sides,
give the idea of multitudinous development and numerous members, as the promise
here is with regard to the Church, and as is signified in the sign of the
fishes, which is a special symbol of the Church.
In the progress of the crab’s development and growth
it undergoes important changes. The most marked of these is the periodic throwing
off of its old shells and the taking of new ones. In its earlier life
these changes involve alterations in the whole form and shape of the
animal. And so the Church, in the process of its earthly development and
growth, passes from dispensation to dispensation, and each individual saint
first puts off the old man with his deeds, and puts on the new man which is
renewed after the image of Him that created him, and then lays off the “body
of death” in order to be “clothed upon with our house which is from
heaven, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.” And these
several changes, both general and personal, are all entirely completed by the
time the Church comes to occupy the place indicated by this sign. The
crab is also armed with two powerful hands or claws, by which is grasps hold
with wonderful force and securely retains whatever it takes. And so it is
with the people of God. Having like Mary, “chosen the good part”,
or like the patriarchs, “embraced the promises”, or like the
apostles, “lain hold of the hope set before us”, they come into the
possession of the incorruptible and heavenly inheritance, and retain it with a
grasp so firm and strong that it shall not be taken away.”
*Also my children have
recently bought several new crab pets. If you go to PetSmart or somewhere
else they are popular with their “painted” shells. One thing
is evident; the small/young ones cannot grab onto much with their pinchers, but
watch out for the older/bigger ones. They will only let go if you hold
them under water and even then at times they hold on for a while. Also,
my sister happened to send my wife and I gift certificates for Red Lobster, at
which I used to have crab legs. This is something I rarely do, since I’m
more of a meat and potatoes sort of guy. Trying to listen and observe
what God is doing!!!
Blessings,
Tony