- Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Arkana; Revised edition edition (26 July 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140192263
- ISBN-13: 978-0140192261
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 12.6 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,188,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An explanation of the scientific theory behind astrology. It describes how magnetic currents or tides pervade the solar system, stemming from the sun and boosted by the planets on to earth, affecting all life. The author has also written " Cosmic Magnitude".
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Changes your view of astrology
23 Nov 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Contrary to the previous unnecessarily harsh review, this book is an interested and informed view on contemporary neo-astrology. The author, a professional astronomer, takes as his starting point the statistical associations documented by the Gauquelin's showing the influences of the various planets on professional achievement. And Yes, the author is English, since no American astrologer has bothered to take Gauquelin seriously. Likewise, most scientists dismiss astrology on purely ideological grounds--without, that is, having studied it. That's Chapters 1-5, along with some history. The main thesis begins with Chapter 6. "Just at the tides of the Moon in the upper atmosphere of Earth cause the measured lunar daily magnetic variation, so the tides of the planets in the magnetosphere, amplified by magnetic bays and estuaries [of the Sun] cause some of the variations of the magnetic filed that have already been detected but not yet studied in any detail. I propose that these variations [are] linked to...particular lines of force of the geomagnetic field that are 'in tune' with a particular planet...acting on the nervous system of individuals with the inherited characteristics associated with that particular planet...This, then, explains the Gauquelin planetary heredity effects." [p. 147]. Thus the author offers us a falsifiable scientific theory of neo-Astrology. To help appreciate this feat, remember the electromagnetic basis of our nervous system and the statistical association of high-tension lines (or cell phones) with cancer incidence. In addition to giving one pause to think, this work is a relief from the vague generalizations of American astrology, the formalism of Jungian Astrology and the empirical emptiness of Psychological Astrology
Anyone who has read Gauquelin should enjoy this book--and will have their eyes opened a little bit further while doing so.
Anyone who has read Gauquelin should enjoy this book--and will have their eyes opened a little bit further while doing so.
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