"As each of the twelve apostles represented major centers or regions or realms [constellations] through which consciousness became aware in the body of the earth itself, so did He find -- as in thine own self ye find -- those twelve stumbling stones... These are the price of flesh, of material consciousness, and are only passing." ---- Edgar Cayce reading 2823-1
The following chart shows a sun sign and an apostle associated with that particular sign. The "Negative Trait" next to it is one of the twelve stumbling stones mentioned in the Edgar Cayce reading above in which we are all subject to during our earthly development. The "Positive Trait" is then the stumbling stone in our path turned into the stepping-stone by our use of free will and will power.
"... all entities realize they in themselves are both positive and negative influences, and that the First Cause -- or the Spirit -- must of necessity within itself be likewise, yet more positive than negative, for it attracts with attraction and repels with rebellion of that same activity of which every entity is a part." ---- Edgar Cayce reading 264-31
SIGN |
APOSTLE |
NEGATIVE TRAIT |
POSITIVE TRAIT |
| Aries | Peter | Impulsiveness | Patience; Self-restraint |
| Taurus | Simon | Obstinacy | Flexibility; Adaptability |
| Gemini | James (the less) | Doublemindedness | Singleness of Purpose |
| Cancer | Andrew | Hypersensitivity | Loving Indifference |
| Leo | John | Pride; Willfulness | Humility; Love; Gentleness |
| Virgo | Philip | Fault-finding; Exacting | Grace; Forgiveness |
| Libra | Bartholomew | Equivocation; Uncertainty | Balance; Judgment |
| Scorpio | Thomas | Doubt; Scorn; Suspicion | Trust; Faith; Hope |
| Sagittarius | James | Recklessness; Foolishness | Wisdom |
| Capricorn | Matthew | Self-aggrandizement | Unselfishness; Purity |
| Aquarius | Jude (Thaddaeus) | Eccentricity; Alienation | Altruism; Brotherhood |
| Pisces | Judas/(Jesus)* | Materialism | Spirituality |
* A successor to Judas was appointed by the apostles. Thought: In a sense it was the resurrected Christ Himself who filled the 12th seat thus completing the circle, or cycle of signs, or stumbling blocks turned into stepping stones, as Master of them all.