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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 2 |
| SUBJECT: |
Conception vs. birth |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/23/2006 |
| NAME: |
Adam |
| EMAIL: |
ayonce@dnet.net |
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In the article "A Problem with the Scientific Approach: The Gauquelin Data", mention was made of the controversy concerning the decision to base a natal chart on moment of birth, rather than moment of conception. I believe the 'moment of birth' approach works better because, up to that point, a being is sharing all bodily functionality with the mother. Also, it could be said that the being is completely enclosed (physically and spiritually) inside the sphere of the mother, almost as if the being is part of her. Once the baby is born, that very real and solid connection is broken, and the influences of the Universe are affecting the child directly for the first time.
my best guess,
Adam |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 35 |
| SUBJECT: |
G.W. BUSH's Sun in the 12th |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/3/2005 |
| NAME: |
Francisco |
| EMAIL: |
cardonafrancisco@hotmail.com |
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Regarding a Sun in the 12th house, I don't understand how such a public fact as being an alcoholic for a long time was not mentioned. Another feature of this guy is being a religious fanatic (and a dangerous one!). |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 25 |
| SUBJECT: |
Astrology by Hand week 25 |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/20/2004 |
| NAME: |
Abhi |
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I am inspired by the Robert Hand's article "week 25" and wrote a little script to check the correspondences between historical events and the movements of the equinoctial and solstice points through the constellations.
Have a look:
www.horozcope.com/galaxy/index.php
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 38 |
| SUBJECT: |
open enemies working secretly |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/17/2004 |
| NAME: |
ALEXANDRA |
| EMAIL: |
calexandracampbell@yahoo.com |
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At the time this article was written it was impossible to see the Al Qaida connection as the open enemy of the administration acting secretly. The descending (South) node in the 9th House (things foreign/philosophy) sextile the descending Mars might have been an indication. What is the significance of the grand trine formed by the North Node in the 3rd, Venus in the 11th and Mars in the 7th? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 37 |
| SUBJECT: |
re: G.W. Bush...II... |
| DATE POSTED: |
12/23/2003 |
| NAME: |
Marianne Masteller |
| EMAIL: |
parsemerdastre@aol.com |
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There is good news on the horizon...as uranus takes the next step into pisces...and there are so many very tight alignments to consider...
that we should all look at the stars in such a stellium ... as a bucket full of INFORMATION to retrieve....if we can listen and recieve...
more as I look upon the events that will follow,.......
still think that we should all try and shoot our television out and use our telephaphy ...... |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 33 |
| SUBJECT: |
Teacher |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/20/2003 |
| NAME: |
Deb Kittner |
| EMAIL: |
deborahkit@yahoo.com |
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Cheers to such a cool teacher! Thank you Rob for sharing with us. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 27 |
| SUBJECT: |
Modern vs Traditional astrology |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/9/2003 |
| NAME: |
Marilyn Pontuck |
| EMAIL: |
sam@mpdu.com |
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It's not a matter of which I might prefer, but which comes closer to the truth. Evaluation traditional astrology would be simple -- not so for modern astrology. Still, events fit within the modern statement or they do not. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 11 |
| SUBJECT: |
Hi Rob! |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/15/2003 |
| NAME: |
greg |
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I'm not an expert in astrology but I must say I like your thoughts. I wish I could be your student.....:)
Greg
Philippines |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 18 |
| SUBJECT: |
On Talismanic Finger Rings |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/13/2003 |
| NAME: |
Wayne Moody |
| EMAIL: |
w.a.moody@att.net |
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August 13, 02:16pm, 2003, Sacramento, CA
Robert,
I have been following your series - every word. For 20 years now I have researched and "made" astrological talismans using A*C*G* consciousness.
Jim Lewis acknowledged having a talisman on his right Mercury (pinky) finger. He created it under his Mercury MH line when Prog. Sun crossed natal Mercury in March 1966. Gemini Jim Lewis was a quintessential thinker.
Do you have any thoughts about talismans on astrologically corresponding body parts - the pinky finger? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 18 |
| SUBJECT: |
Symbolism as language |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/13/2003 |
| NAME: |
Wayne Moody |
| EMAIL: |
w.a.moody@att.net |
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August 13, 11:03am, 2003, Sacramento, CA
Robert,
Would you consider "symbolism" a language that appeals, or is "understood" by the "conscious" observer?
When symbolism is used to create an astrological talisman is the astrologer dialogueing with the heavens?
If we are all a part of a great whole (called universe) limited in time and space" (Einstein) and one part is "conscious", are not all of the parts capable of this consciousness? I am refering to forms and their characteristic natures. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 17 |
| SUBJECT: |
Defining Consciousness |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/1/2003 |
| NAME: |
Marissa |
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waking up from amnesia...
Consciousness
becoming aware of itself
realization that separation
has occurred
now exists billions of
points of consciousness...
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 10 |
| SUBJECT: |
"level of awarenes" |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/12/2003 |
| NAME: |
HH |
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And how is "level of awareness" reflected in the chart? Or isn't it? Why wouldn't it be? Isn't it a cop out to say it isn't there although the validity of the entire reading is based on this component? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 8 |
| SUBJECT: |
Robert Hand response to G. Perry |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/30/2003 |
| NAME: |
Judy |
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Just a thought...
"The pillar of the philosophy of science is the attempt to get at universal truths that exist independently of any observer."
And, yet, subparticle physics reaffirms to us that the observer is always a part of the configuration of the experiment. It is not possible for the observer to be independent from the experiment he/she is observing.
From another perspective, that which one is seeking, seeing, observing is colored by the desire behind the intention of the one performing the experiment.
Perhaps the clearest tool is to look at motivating desires behind experimental data? |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 7 |
| SUBJECT: |
article on physics discussion by rob hand. |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/22/2003 |
| NAME: |
cris bronson |
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it might be worthwhile to read a book called 'the dancing wu li masters' which is about quantum physics and what it can/cannot do. as well as 'brief history of time', which seems to support a great many concepts.
as a physicist when i finished reading stephen hawkings' book, i had alot of questions but i also thought that using his theories that perhaps holographic universes were possible, as well as telepathy, mind over matter, a deeper impact from gravity on human beings, to name a few thoughts.
reading 'the body electric' by robert o. becker and gary selden, a physicist, it is clear that the human body is impacted by very minute values of magnetism and electicity... as in millivolts, not volts. since this is true (their research proves it true), then perhaps it's also possible that quantum physics activity affects human beings and other life more than we realize.
making telepathy, action at a distance, and other 'impossible' things possible.
telepathy exists. and it operates at a level which is different from traditional physics as it ignores time/space and allows the reaching out and touching or perceiving across any amount of miles. the russians did experiments with this. many americans also have. i have. and it's quite effective, not 100% but the object of the test also has to be willing as well.
classical physics is limited to what happens on earth. advanced physics had to be developed to handle larger spaces, since a straight line in space is not straight, but ultimately curves. even so, classical physics works just fine on earth and it's unlikely that it'll need to experience any massive changes.
it'll be interesting to see what develops with physics over the next century because there are things which are real, which do happen and these things cannot be explained as yet by any proven method in physics. however, quantum physics is coming close. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 2 |
| SUBJECT: |
birth time or conception?
birth time or conception? |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/18/2003 |
| NAME: |
Dayel Kirk |
| EMAIL: |
dayelkirk@yahoo.com |
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I just read Robert Hand's article re Astrology & Science and he raises the question of why the birth time is used instead of the time of conception. I respectfully suggest a different slant. The individual is not formed by the active celestial forces at work when he is born but CHOOSES first the genetic combination pre-birth and then the time of birth to create the influences needed to work through what he/she has chosen this lifetime to complete. I don't remember the source but I have heard that it has been proven that the impetus for the birth process to begin comes from the child not the mother.
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 45 |
| SUBJECT: |
Ariel Sharon |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/4/2003 |
| NAME: |
K. Chandra Hari |
| EMAIL: |
chandrahari@hotmail.com |
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Birth Time of Sharon
How can birth time be 0736? He was born one hour after sunrise and sunrise in PALESTINE for the date is 0613 according to a software I have. So the time can be < 0713. The time I have by sidereal methods is 0706 hrs. It may not be correct to assume Aries as he is martian in temperament /in view of his military career. Pisces cannot be ruled out as it is having Jupiter (sidereal)and also an exchnage between Mars and Saturn. Pisces can give strong emotional personalities.
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 12 |
| SUBJECT: |
Magic and Astrology |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/30/2001 |
| NAME: |
EIEIO |
| EMAIL: |
galaxymind@hotmail.com |
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Since the mind can indeed effect the outcome of a transit (or even 'tweek' the relationship between the planets or archetypes in the natal) then why bother with a horay chart? Does it not seem that it would serve the client better to empower his pariticipation in the process before the event, rather than working as an all knowing oracle? Horay seems to empower the astrologer and not the client in this respect.
"if the Fates cannot be avoided, they are foreseen and foretold to no purpose. Yet if they can be avoided by some method, the inevitability of Fate is falsely maintained by astrologers"
Marsilio Ficino
Ficino surely thought this was so and most importantly used a meditation or 'altered state of consciuoness' to summon the inner symbol of the archetype(s) and engage them in a sort of inner dialogue.
"We have an entire sky within us, our fiery strength and heavenly origin: Luna which symbolizes the continuous motion of soul and body, Mars speed and Saturn slowness, the Sun God, Jupiter law, Mercury reason, and Venus humanity."
Marsilio Ficino
Letter to Lorenzo the Magnificent
Consider the numinous quality and effect Jung relates when working with inner figures thru active-imagination (these inner figures could as well be the astrological archetypes ie,.. the planets, consider the astrologically based ritual meditations employed by the alchemists.
"The essential thing is to differentiate oneself from these unconscious contents by personifying them, and at the same time to bring them into relationship with consciousness. That is the technique for stripping them of their power.
C. G. Jung; "Memories, Dreams, Reflections"
Quantum physics, (holographic universe) would suggest this is possible. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 23 |
| SUBJECT: |
Inverted Dignities |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/11/2001 |
| NAME: |
JJ |
| EMAIL: |
JJSeyAstro@aol.com |
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Thanks Rob,
You have given me hope, that I can overcome my "Inverted Dignities".
Working very close to my third Saturn return, I am beginning to understand my inverted degnities, Mercury in Pisces, conjunct the Sun in Pisces in the first, with a hard square to Saturn in Gemini conjunct Mars in Gemini, in the fourth and the Moon in Scorpio, in the ninth.
I have been taking photographs for years, above and below the water. I have been writing poems in my journal for years. Now, I am taking the photographs, the poems and making cards on my computer (Uranus in the third), for my friends and family. Everyone is amazed, including myself, that I can finally bring my intuitions together, to make sense to those around me.
I would spend hours at the "Hallmark" stand, looking for the corrrect card (and not finding it). Now, I fire up the computer and create my own.
Thanks for showing faith in "those of us" who have to work for it.
Respectfully,
JJ |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 46 |
| SUBJECT: |
Ariel Sharon/Ju/Sa |
| DATE POSTED: |
5/8/2001 |
| NAME: |
Sonja Foxe |
| EMAIL: |
5threich@theglobe.com |
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What intrigues me is that the recent Ju/Sa conjunction was at the degree 24 TA (partile conjunction) of the State of Israel's Sun (May 14, 1948) ... and all hell broke loose in the Mideast, partly I believe, in response to the possibility that Joseph Lieberman could become an "Accidental" President of the US. Also intriguing is General Sharon's much beleagured 25 TA Moon close enough to count at this degree. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 43 |
| SUBJECT: |
Dick Cheney |
| DATE POSTED: |
4/19/2001 |
| NAME: |
allison v. fine |
| EMAIL: |
mountainlioness@qwest.net |
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Dick Cheney:
I agree with your findings about Mr. Cheney. His heart condition is most definately chronic and I am in full agreement that he is the "power" behind the puppet that G.W. appears to be. My concern is that Cheney's stree level will push him further toward an early demise or at the very least, a partial eclipse of energy. Could you do a comparison and/or composite between Cheney and Bush and Cheney and the chart of the US?
Thanks. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 39 |
| SUBJECT: |
bush article. |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/19/2001 |
| NAME: |
cris bronson |
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frankly, the tax cut isn't going to deliver most of the benefit to the wealthy. and i'm disappointed to see you parroting the standard media phraseology. i'm not wealthy and i could stand having my taxes decreased. in fact, i need that rather badly.
many of the problems in this country are due to lack of education and training of a wider range of people to hold down productive jobs. this is caused by a number of factors, but it has the same impact no matter what the factors are.
we also have a growing population which is no longer middle class... as the middle class is being driven out of existence by high taxes, rediculously high spending...
while you may think i know not whereof i speak, let me tell you, that i've lived on the street twice, once for more than a year. there was no government help for me. none at all. i don't know where 'all the spending' is, but it's not landing where it needs to land.
moreover, not all that you hear in the media is the truth. please. you're an astrologer.... yes, we are no doubt going to squabble over tax reductions in this country. but it's more likely to be those who've gotten free rides for far too long protesting that they no longer have them.
as i said, i lived on the street. and when i wasn't able to earn a few dollars, i didn't steal. i simply did without. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 39 |
| SUBJECT: |
President Bush |
| DATE POSTED: |
3/17/2001 |
| NAME: |
LAllena |
| EMAIL: |
wilkins@rof.net |
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I think Bush has health problems. Having his Sun in the 12th, too... is a concern for me.... It indicates that he's not his own man... |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 35 |
| SUBJECT: |
In Charge |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/20/2001 |
| NAME: |
Josephine Franks |
| EMAIL: |
mommacita@jps.net |
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I submit that the president, even though he has selected a powerful committee, is still in charge. I would definitely prefer Bush's spirituality to Clinton's disgrace or Gore's egomania.
Bush, so far, seems to be open to the public. I'm sure that as president the media will know his presidential decisions. His private life is none of their business. I did read that he never intended to run for president but the republicans persuaded him to do so.
Is Bush not supremely better than Clinton? What I dread and what I believe is that Hillary Clinton will run for president and win. Then we will have another 8 years of scandal.
Thanks for the space to write my opinion. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 35 |
| SUBJECT: |
Twelfth House Sun |
| DATE POSTED: |
2/18/2001 |
| NAME: |
Michael WolfStar O'Reilly |
| EMAIL: |
wolfstar3@aol.com |
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Regarding Bush's Sun in the Twelfth house, I had the oddest feeling when watching him comment on the Iraqi air strikes while he was visiting Mexico's President Fox. He was standing at the podium and shaded from the bright sun by a tree. The dappled sunlight hit his face so that parts were hidden by the shade and parts were illuminated by the sunlight. He moved in and out of the shadows while talking, even as his people in Washington were secretly meeting with Saddam's opposition groups. The televised image seemed to capture his secretive 12th house Sun and bright Leo Ascendant. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 32 |
| SUBJECT: |
A question for you... |
| DATE POSTED: |
1/30/2001 |
| NAME: |
Pamela J. Feliz |
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I am curious...rather interested in the old, stale, boring astrology aspects and the mythology of the planets that you discussed here. How do you get this information? I prefer the classroom as opposed to independent study as I can't usually answer my own questions. Is there a special school you have to go to and what type of degree program, if any is there for this field? Thank you for your time and patience. Pam |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 22 |
| SUBJECT: |
Broken Links |
| DATE POSTED: |
11/13/2000 |
| NAME: |
steve |
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Early Hand artlces appear to have broken links. The following messages were returned instead of the articles.
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]SHUTDOWN is in progress.
E:\STARIQ\PAGETEMPLATE\../i_utility.asp, line 23
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 18 |
| SUBJECT: |
"Language as key to seeing consciousness in others" |
| DATE POSTED: |
10/20/2000 |
| NAME: |
Vicki Ward |
| EMAIL: |
vward@nwinet.com |
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Rob:
One line of thought bothers me: that language is needed to establish that another is conscious. I think language is something that consciousness does, but at the point at whch two consciousnesses recognize each other as conscious, language is not involved. There is a joining: some web of consciousness across which subject and object communicate,which gives each one the intuition,the wordless certainty, that two conscious beings are in contact. Without that , all the language in the world is useless. It's the comprehension that counts, and that can be as well established through eye contact,if you are confronting a great horned owl, or mystical experience if the question is whether a God exists. There can be a verbal exchange between humans in which each simply projects images from his own psyche onto the other and acts out a pre-existing drama, without either being really aware of the other.(This is traditionally done on a grand scale just before a declaration of war.)
Two prerequisites to establishing consciousness in another seem to be the belief that the other could be conscious and the willingness to let it communicate. Much resistance to either may stem from a premonition of one consequence which has significance beyond astrology: the realization or belief that much more in the universe is conscious than human beings implies the need for radical change in the way humans behave toward other beings around them.
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 13 |
| SUBJECT: |
"Magic!" |
| DATE POSTED: |
9/15/2000 |
| NAME: |
Jude Bradley |
| EMAIL: |
jbradley@sprint.ca |
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From your article: '... modern science does not recognize any sort of multiple-world theory of the nature of existence....' and '... anything “supernatural” must either be a violation of natural law, or an indication that our understanding of natural law is inadequate.'
My take on superstring theory -- an attempt to meld quantum and relativity theory to come up with "Finally: One Good Theory" -- leaves me thinking perhaps 'modern science' is grappling with semantics and acceptance (amongst other things). Such terms, like magic, supernatural, natural law and, especially, their implicit ability to incur argument, suggest to me that humans are still very much afraid of the unknown. Further, one can't measure what one can't accept; North American science, by and large, needs to measure in order to validate (self-validate?).
I feel you hit the proverbial nail -- we just don't know what 'natural law' constitutes. Personally, I'm amused by the phrase -- it's as though humans still need to hold Hobbes' hand, or perhaps Aristotle's; 'Is there a law to back this up? 'Cause if there isn't....'
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 9 |
| SUBJECT: |
Void of Course Moon |
| DATE POSTED: |
8/20/2000 |
| NAME: |
Anthony Louis |
| EMAIL: |
tonylouis@aol.com |
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Rob,
Thanks for your excellent series of articles. They are well-written and thought provoking.
Regarding the void-of-course (VOC) Moon, there appear to be at least two definitions. The modern one you have already stated in your article: the Moon is VOC when it completes no further major aspects before leaving its sign. Sue Ward has shown that this modern defitition appears to be a misunderstanding of the tradtitional idea the the Moon is VOC whenever it lies outside the order of any major aspect (conjuction, sextile, trine, square, opposition). Dorotheus called this void state "lying in an aspect vacuum". In the original definition, the Moon could be void anywhere in a sign, so long as the Moon was not within orb of any major aspect or conjunction. Lilly used this original definition in his text on horary.
The orignal idea is that the aspects of the Moon drive the horary chart and can only exert their influence when the Moon is within orb of a major aspect. In Lilly's use of VOC, the Moon outside the orb of any major aspect is like a car that has run out of gas. It can't go very far and nothing much happens in such a chart.
Best wishes,
Tony |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 3 |
| SUBJECT: |
Astrology/Psychology continued |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/7/2000 |
| NAME: |
Jonathan Keyes |
| EMAIL: |
jkeyes@thurston.com |
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I fully agree that many astrologers use transpersonal psychology (including me) when doing chart readings. My point was not to disparage this practice. It is in fact highly valuable and I agree that it does include spiritual components that can help clients grow and evolve on many levels. However, transpersonal psychology is only one tool for assisting people when studying a chart. It seems that astrologers will sometimes seek only the psychological tack when approaching astrology and will neglect its rich shamanic and ritualistic past. I wonder if in our search for legitimacy and approval by the mainstream world, we may forget our roots. |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 3 |
| SUBJECT: |
Psychological Astrology |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/6/2000 |
| NAME: |
Glenn Perry |
| EMAIL: |
aaperry@home.com |
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Almost by definition any psychological approach to astrology is transpersonal, as in transpersonal psychology. This, of course, is that branch of psychology that incorporates spiritual notions into its framework, including the doctrine of karma and reincarnation, and as such is a more inclusive school of psychology -- a "fourth wave," as Abraham Maslow called it ( following Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and Humanistic Psychology). The defining attribute of a psychological approach to astrology is its focus on integrating the birth chart and, thus, the human potential for growth and change. Outside of this one primary focus there is probably no uniform psychological approach, although I would be willing to argue that there are probably very few psychological astrologers who are not transpersonally oriented.
So, I would caution you against equating psychological astrology with CONVENTIONAL notions of psychology and stripping it of any and all metaphysical dimensions. This would be like saying that airplanes are simply vehicles, just like cars, that have wheels and engines and move people from place to place. This is a true statement but it leaves out the most important, distinguishing feature of airplanes: they can fly. Don't collapse psychological astrology into the banal limitations of conventional psychology, because in doing so you distort and misrepresent it. Psychological astrology adds a significant dimension to psychology; it transforms psychology into a more spiritual and metaphysical model, uplifting it in the process. If you reason the other way around, i.e., that psychology restricts and limits astrology to the merely psychological, then you are missing the point entirely and doing psychological astrologers a disservice.
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 2 |
| SUBJECT: |
astrology and science |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/5/2000 |
| NAME: |
Ileana Atman |
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Dear Mr.Hand,
Thank you for trying to bring light into this difficult subject.
It just calls me to tell you the way I explain it to my clients.
I try to create them a vision of this universe as an organism, in which our solar system is an organ, the planets its sub organs and we (in our human expression) are cells imbedded in the laws of its existence. The Moon, by that, does NOT influence the waters and the life in them. Rather, the Moon, being a part of this solar system's rhythms and existence -as the waters themselves are as well- offers the abstract (e.g. easy to decipher) SCRIPTURE of what is going on in the WATER-PRINCIPLE of this solar system. In other words, it is not the Moon that creates the tides; it is the Moon in its position to signalize a phenomenon of which it is part.
Accordingly, Saturn is the scripture of an energetic Solar-System-reality that includes (rather than affects) Saturn as well as everything else in it. Only that, from our perspective, Saturn's scripture describes it the easiest way.
I think that science is on its march to approach more and more the evident reality of the unity of all that is and to understand that Astrology is...science. It is the traditional "science" that, limiting itself in the sixth house of the map of existence, which is the horoscope, needs to revise its rights of calling itself a science. Compared to Astrology, which unites both aspects of the search for the nature of reality (the sixth and the twelfth house), what claims to be science these days is blind on one eye. The opening to Astrology may give it a chance to open that eye…
Thanks, Ileana Atman
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 3 |
| SUBJECT: |
Astrology/Psychology |
| DATE POSTED: |
7/5/2000 |
| NAME: |
Jonathan Keyes |
| EMAIL: |
jkeyes@thurston.com |
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Hi Rob,
Your article brought up some very interesting ideas. It always surprises me when people talk about astrology and seem to imply only the humanistic psychological tradition that has been going on for the last 50 years or so. I think you are right that some astrologers tie themselves to that field because it increases their sense of legitimacy. Astrology has its roots in very ancient pantheistic and ritualistic practices. Many of these practices have been divorced from modern day psychological astrology. This type of astrology is very helpful at dileneating complexes, neuroses and critiqueing familial patterns. However, it is more difficult for modern astrologers to emphasize the natural world, a sacred connection to the divine or helpful practices for increasing health and well being (Such as prescribing gems and mantras in Vedic astrology). These practices move us further away from science and the mainstream world and some choose to avoid them. This is sad, because astrology loses out when it focusses singly on just a psychological approach. Great articles! |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 1 |
| SUBJECT: |
String Theory |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/21/2000 |
| NAME: |
Pat Lantz |
| EMAIL: |
plantzplace@aol.com |
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I attended a lecture by Brian Greene promoting his new book on string theory "The Elegant Universe". I remember thinking after the lecture that science was coming closer to finding God than secular religion.
Pat |
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| ARTICLE: |
Astrology by Hand 1 |
| SUBJECT: |
$64,000 Question |
| DATE POSTED: |
6/21/2000 |
| NAME: |
Mimi |
| EMAIL: |
Mimi Wings99@aol.com |
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Hi Rob,
It will be such a delight to look forward to all your articles. Love your philosophical approach to astrology. Have all your books.:-)
Thank you!
Mimi |
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