The Illusion of the Ordinary: Recognizing the Stars in Human Form
What do we see when we look at the night sky?
The notion of stars being more than they appear to be has permeated human consciousness since the dawn of time. Isaiah describes Lucifer’s fall from heaven as the fall of a star,
“How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn.”
In Job 37, God says, “The morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted fo…
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