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conduct by many different cultures, such as The Ten
Commandments (Moses), the Code of Hammurabi,
the Greek concept of trial by jury, etc., many of
which were created to mitigate the often violent
and bloody “eye for an eye” concept of justice and
vengeance of the age. Toward the end of this age,

dramatically new philosophical teachings emerged
emphasizing the need to replace baser instincts, like
aggression and an ego-driven desire for power of
the mighty, with reason and self-control. Teachers
and philosophers, such as Confucius, The Buddha,
Mithras, the great Greek philosophers, etc. became
the voices of a new perspective, and laid the
foundations for the Piscean Age to come.

By virtue of the fact that astrological ages move
backward through the zodiac, The Age of Pisces
(app. 0 – 2000 AD) can be considered the first age
of a new 26,000 year cycle. The dominant image
of the age in the Western world is a man hanging
on a cross, crucified by Humanity, a savior who
opened the gates of Heaven for those who sought
redemption and forgiveness of “original sin”. The
original teachings of Christianity, pre-Catholicism,
and other major world religions, shifted our
collective perspective from empowerment of

the individual ego to development of the Divine
EGO and the Human capacity and right to merge
with “God”. Symbolized by the Piscean fishes of
polarity, the Piscean Age introduced the collective
consciousness of Humanity to the need to fuse
and integrate the extreme opposites that define life
and exist in reality as we know it. Good and evil
co-exist, as do Heaven and Hell (symbolically),
reason and irrationality, science and mysticism, etc.

Philosophies and major world religions emerged to
help Human Beings understand the inconsistencies
and paradoxes of life and make peace with
the increasingly complex reality of the human
condition. Buddha taught that surrender of the
Arian age ego was the path toward union with the
Divine. Christ taught that sacrifice and suffering
were the path toward redemption and forgiveness
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