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     As  the  apostles dance around Jesus,  He sings a song
and they chant Amen after every line:

     "Grace danceth.  I would pipe;  dance ye all.
Amen . . .
     The number Twelve danceth on high. Amen.
The  Whole  on  high  hath  part in our dancing.

Amen." . . . (Verse 95)

Wheel of Life

     What is the significance of the twelve dancing around
the One?  Perhaps  the  most  basic mythological symbol
for  that  which   revolves   around  our  axial  tree  is  the
image  of  the  Wheel  of  Life,  again  a reflection of the
endless cycle of created manifestation. One of the most
common  representatives  of  the  Wheel  of  Life  is the
zodiac,   with   its  twelve  constellations.  Again,  twelve

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