[Jagannath] Lunar parallax

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Namaste,

 

> But after seeing your question twice regarding Lunar Parallax,

> I attempted to

> answer you but discovered that I could not paraphrase such

> technical

> information, I thought perhaps I could post excerpts from

> Donald A. Bradley's

> book by the name of " the Parallax Problem in Astrology "

> published by

> Llewellyn Publications. Here is the first excerpt:

>

> " Devotees satisfied with rough computations are hardly

> deserving of

> recognition as students, are better classed as believers.

> (Kusha's insert

> into Bradley's text- " I admit that I am one of the believers

> and often rely

> upon on my gut, as I am not so grounded in mathmatical

> calculation " . >:})

>

> Where the data are specific as to time and locality, the

> resultant horoscope

> should accord precisely with those elements of the epoch

> charted.

>

> In rebuttal to the argument that mathematical precision is not

> necessary in

> practical delineations, we reply that it is simply a matter of

> scholarship

> and professional integrity that all calculations be made

> correctly. That

> argument is also voided in view of the various hypotheses of

> " directional

> astrology " in which small measures of arc equate with

> considerable periods of

> time. Even horary practice makes use of the principle of

> progression under

> certain circumstances, the integrity of the practitioner

> therefore relying

> upon the accuracy of his prognosis as to the time element. It

> is evident,

> then, that precision is to be desired in all truly scientific

> use of

> astrology. "

> End excerpt from Donald A. Bradley's book.

 

When there is an argument on which of the two brothers is the

rightful owner of his father's house, what is the point in

arguing about who is the rightful owner of the FM radio in the

house? What I mean is: when there is no consensus on bigger

issues, why split hairs about other issues in isolation?

 

As long as ayanamsa and geocentric vs topocentric positions (this

makes a big difference for Moon) are unresolved, parallax issue

cannot be resolved.

 

One cannot decide the logical thing to do - whether to take the

" true " positions of planets or the positions where they " appear "

to be - unless one knows how (through what medium) planets

influence us. Unless we know that, how can we conclude if the

true or apparent positions should be considered?

 

Logically, I don't think we are at a position where we can

conclusively decide either way on the parallax issue.

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha