This is is difficult to find so I thought I'd post it:
The Universe as Symbols and Signs by Saint Nikolai of Ohrid and Zica
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Re: The Universe as Symbols and Signs by Saint Nikolai of Ohrid and Zica
haralampopoulosjc wrote: ↑Tue 10 February 2026 6:59 amThis is is difficult to find so I thought I'd post it:
Glory to God! I have been searching for this book! I’d like a physical copy eventually.
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Re: The Universe as Symbols and Signs by Saint Nikolai of Ohrid and Zica
p. 29 "Nor dare we say that they will shine by their own light but by the divine light received from God, as the stars shine by the light received from the natural sun."
Contrary to the suppositions of certain ancient philosophers, as well as atheistic scientism embraced in the last few centuries, which teaches that the stars are self-luminous (akin to the sun), St. Nikolaj states that the stars are in fact non-luminous, not emitting their own light, rather reflecting the light of the sun (akin to the moon).
So, are we to accept the fanciful notion of the pseudo-scientists, that there are billions of trillions of "suns" out there, with some it is even claimed, billions of times larger than the sun which it is customary to call "ours"?