Astronomical Reality versus Astrological Myth

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Hello, all.

 

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

 

In a message dated 99-11-25 22:29:36 EST, Bat writes:

 

> Oddly enough, the Hebrew name that I had to take to keep people in my class

> from stumbling over " Laurence " lo these thirty-odd years ago was " Barak. "

> How did you come to choose " Lightening " as a witchy name ?

 

Interesting, but the motto is Arabic for " blessing, " and related to the

Hebrew _baruch_.

 

> I have always " written off " astrology as, at best, pseudo science, and at

> worst something on the other side of superstitution, because of its utter

> failure to take into account the effects of the Precession of the Equinoxes

 

That's okay -- there are many things in astrology that are tradition-based

rather than fact-based, not just ignoring precession. I believe a fact-based

astrology is worth looking into -- consider the discoveries of Gauquelin and

Ebertin. And if it turns out to be impossible, then we'd still have insight

regarding the role " coincidences " play in the way we form our

belief-structures.

 

> (Yes, I know, by rights it should be " Equinoces, " but the time-honored term

> in astronomy (mis-)uses the form " Equinoxes " )(rather akin to the

> Brontosaurus/Apatosaurus controversy, what ?).

 

I might mind if this list were about Latin, but it isn't. <g>

 

> Of late, I have gotten into a one-on-one dialogue with Jewel St. Michael

> (who referred me to your list) on just this point, and the consensus of

> opinion was that " the world isn't ready for this, yet. "

>

> Glad to see that you think that it is.

 

Thank you, and thanks to Jewel, too.

 

Love is the law, love under will.

 

Later,

Kevin/Baraka