It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.
Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.
The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope.
'Cosmos' is an occasion to bring everything that I have, all of my capacity to communicate. We may go to the edge of the universe, but we're going to land right on you: in your heart, in your soul, in your mind. My goal is to have people know that they are participants in this great unfolding cosmic story.
When the soul looks out of its body, it should see only beauty in its path. These are the sights we must hold in mind, in order to move to a higher place.
The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us.
Soul travel can be a general expansion of awareness and knowingness or conscious experience of the heavenly worlds.
For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study.
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will.
While it may be disappointing, I have to confess to people who ask for my insights on the meaning of it all that astronomy doesn't provide any clearly useful data on matters of sin and souls.