[abandon]

Could be, but how would the Magi see that from so far away?

[AppyPappy]

The Magi were star-readers. Remember they had to ask where the baby would be born. It wasn't a spotlight. They simply recognized a sign and followed it in its direction.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east[or "when it rose"] and have come to worship him."

[woollyone]

A careful reading of Scripture leads one to conclude that the star actually moved about in the sky.

[rwfromkansas]

Beats me, but if anybody can do it, God can. Whatever it is, there was something that led them that shone. The writers used "star" to help people of the time understand what it looked like...it very well may have been a literal star, but maybe not. It really doesn't matter. It is still God's Providence that led something like a star to shine.

[floriduh voter]

Before I get flamed for mentioning Art Bell, whether people care to believe it or not, we only use a small portion of our brains and I do believe there are people with extra sensory perception who can remote view. Maybe these wise men were gifted with esp or practiced remote viewing. I don't think these things are occult. I have esp and I am Christian. I don't have a psychic hot line but it does come in handy when I am pondering the world around me. It is a gift if it gives me a sense of peace and well being that certain situations are going to turn out ok.

When I feel something bad is going to happen but can't get specifics, then I am frustrated but accept there's nothing I can do about it.

These wise men probably had esp abilities which are not a sin if it's the real deal.

As for me, I bought myself a bag of frankensense and myrrh (sp?) and I love to take a break every day and smell it. Everybody should get themselves a bag of F & M. You will feel a connection to the Holy Land and to the true meaning of Christmas.

[Mr. Lucky]

Because the birth of Christ was a miracle, God certainly could have advertised it to the Magi by angelic, or miraculous, means.