Friday August 30th 2002 - edited by Bernard Fitzwalter
This week in Astro News:
~ How does the Sun move...? ~
~ AstroDiary ~
A reader wrote last week to ask how the sun could move from sign to sign when
it was stationary at the centre of the solar system with all the other
planets, including the Earth, going round it. Good question. The answer is
that astrology uses the geocentric viewpoint, where someone standing on the
Earth looks at the sky and watches the planets moving across the sky and from
sign to sign. When we see the sun changing signs it is caused by the Earth
going round the sun and not the other way round, but that isn't really the
point.
Think of it as being similar to the way a clock works. Whether the clock is
driven by quartz crystals, cogs or whatever doesn't actually matter; what we
want to know is what time it is. Not in a scientific or absolute sense, but
in a personal one. When the hands point to 7.30, for example, it will mean
different things to different people � the movie starts in ten minutes, in
half an hour you'll be seeing your boyfriend, you've just missed the train
at twenty-five past, or it's bedtime for little ones. None of these, of
course, are actually caused by the way the hands point on the clock face �
it's what we take their signal to mean that matters. Astrologers take the
positions of the planets as seen from earth, and provide pointers as to what
this might mean for you in whatever kind of life you live. Just as looking at
your watch tells you whether you're early or late for what you intended to
do, so looking at a horoscope should give you the mood of the moment, and
provide insight to help you approach what you're doing that little bit
differently � and maybe reach a happier and more successful outcome.
Ancient astrologers were always asked to determine the right moment for
important undertakings. There are good times and bad times in each day;
roughly speaking, mid-morning and early afternoon are best for most things,
but precise times differ with the seasons. Wouldn't it be a good idea if
someone devised a watch with a 'lucky' hand on it, to tell you when the
moment was right? They'd sell a fair few of those, I'm sure...
AstroDiary
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Research into Astrology and Infertility by Pat Harris, MSc., D.F.Astrol.S.
I would like to thank everyone who has responded to my earlier notices on Jonathan's website and who volunteered to take part in the research that I am conducting as part of my PhD in astrology and health psychology at Southampton University, UK. I now have quite a number of people taking part which will help me in conducting my study into factors that may or may not correlate with fertility treatment outcome. I should have a progress report out soon. However, I am still looking for women who are currently pregnant - not necessarily as a result of fertility treatment - and who would like to contact me about details of my research to see if they would like to take part. My email address is: [email protected]
New Service is Top for the Charts
The Astrological Association of Great Britain is proud to announce that you
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consultation about your full horoscope call 0845 120 1416 or +44 207 436 9101
(a confidential 30-minute reading costs �29.50, payable by credit card. Or cheque/postal
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Lines are open 9am-9pm GMT, Monday to Friday.
A few weeks ago, the Astrological Association of Great Britain launched this new,
live fixed-fee, telephone chart reading service. It has since proved big hit
with callers from all over the world. AA President Roy Gillett told Astro
News: "I am delighted with the warm response that we have had. Once, if you
wanted a reading of your full birth chart, you would have to struggle to find
a genuine, reputable astrologer. Then, you would have had to make an
appointment and travel miles. Now, at last, there's a quick and easy way to
get your questions answered by a real expert - from the comfort of your own
home." Mirror reader Julie Roberts from Rochester was equally enthusiastic.
"I rang last Tuesday and spoke to an astrologer called Maria. Within moments,
she was telling me details about my childhood that she could not possibly
have known... then she said some fascinating things about my future.
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