The 'Science' of Astrology

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At 12:52 PM 5/5/03 -0000, Jesse wrote:

 

>Bradley's research (which I would hardly call 'preliminary'--he did some

pretty massive studies) into the effects of the cardinal ingress positions

of Jupiter and Venus on rainfall, and the effects of Mars and Saturn on

earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, was checked and verified by independent

scientists. I can't seem to find the reference right now, but I'll post it

when I do.

 

Please do find the reference, because without it there's no proof of

verification. Also, where can we see Bradley's original research with all

the details and figures?? I've read often about it, but have never seen the

original work.

 

>> >It frankly amazes me that 10 celestial objects and the three cardinal

>> aspects (conjunction, opposition, and square) that have been demonstrated

>> statistically useful aren't enough for people.

>>

>> Again, what are these statistical sources and the replications?

>

>Gauquelin's widely-known research into the effects of planets near the

cardinal angles has also been independently checked, if I'm not mistaken...

 

Oh, why didn't you say 'Gauquelin?' I studied with Francoise Gauquelin for

awhile. She was a guest at my house, and I attended research conferences

with her. The Gauquelins didn't really talk about 'cardinal aspects.' They

simply noted the statistical significance of planets in (roughly) Placidus

sectors. Professor Suibert Ertel (Germany) did replicate the Mars study. I

also tried to replicate the Gauquelin work, but only Mars fit their

pattern. The study (not statistical) was published in the NCGR Journal in

the 90s.

 

>And I believe it was Fagan who did the research into zodiacal aspects,

although I don't know the details of the study. Note my careful use of the

word 'demonstrated' instead of 'proven'.

 

This is kind of vague. Whatever Fagan did, it would have to be replicated.

From experience I know that trinal aspects are very effective if they're

close, which means they are conjunct in the navamsa chart. Trines of

Jupiter are especially important.

 

Therese