[GJ]Discussion on the Eclipse?

November 23, 2002

Dear all

Do yo suppose that the fundamentalism is stimulated by the fixed tars so

tightly aligning with the eclipse path? I was working on my newsletter this

morning. Aldebaran, the eye of the bull, is within 1 degree of Rahu and

Antares the Heart of the Scorpion is within one degree of Ketu now and with

the Dec. 4th eclipse

Both of these are intense martial stars. Jupiter stations that day. As

wonderful as guru can be, he is also good at pulling people toward him. In

Ashlesha, he is particularlyseductive, as Rahu is in Rohini.

Any opinions or discussion are apprecitated. I had not seen the Aldebaran

until this morning. I find it fascinating with this morning's discussion.

I would say one thing about that fundamentalist website. I would venture

that for every person that is attracted by that sort of zealotry, there will

be aleast one who is repelled by it.

Just the other day a friend, also a Vedic astrologer was at a gathering.

She was sharing information about what she does with another guest. A 3rd

person asked her to repeat it. Then she loudly proclaimed her bleief that

she will be saved by Jesus Christ alone yadda yadda yadda. My friend

politely pointed out how the different religions have love and faith at

their core. The woman would not listen. Other people at the party did and

my friend made some new firends.

Just a positive note. Things can change.

c

November 23, 2002

While this may be true, I would like to venture the following:

I see religion kind of like a sheaf of wheat. Embedded in the chaff of man's

artifice is the nourishing

grain of spirituality. A wise person will pound the sheaf on the rock of reason

and winnow the true

meanings with winds of belief and intellect to separate the chaff from the

wheat. He gets healthy

nourishment from the most nourishing bits of the plant.

The fundamentalist is like a starving man. He will eat the entire plant,

without examination, to satisfy

his hunger. The fact that the chaff is not nourishing is of no consequence to

him. The fact that the

wheat may have fungus or disease amongst the nourishing bits, is not material to

him. He fills his belly

and wants no more. The chaff and the nasty bits may make him sick, but since he

is full he cares not

for any more.

Luckly, most of us on this list are "winnowers".

-- John

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On 11/23/02 at 12:30 PM cynthia novak wrote:

>Dear all

>

>Do yo suppose that the fundamentalism is stimulated by the fixed tars so

>tightly aligning with the eclipse path? I was working on my newsletter

>this

>morning. Aldebaran, the eye of the bull, is within 1 degree of Rahu and

>Antares the Heart of the Scorpion is within one degree of Ketu now and with

>the Dec. 4th eclipse

November 23, 2002

Is the rescheduled Miss World contest (now in London) also taking palce

around the 4th December??