* Shares modern biological studies offering evidence that our solar
system neighbors profoundly affect and shape life on our planet *
Explores the early practice of astrometeorology, revealing the
links between the solar system, weather, and climate over large
spans of time * Looks at the history, philosophy, and methodologies
of astrology, as well as its potential future applications in
medicine and the social sciences Our ancient ancestors recorded the
rhythms of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars, correlating these
rhythms with weather, plant growth, and animal and human behaviors.
From these early geocosmic recordings were born calendars,
astronomy, and astrology. While astrology is now mostly viewed as
subjective fortune-telling, Bruce Scofield argues that astrology is
not only a practice but also a science, specifically a form of
systems science--a set of techniques for mapping and analyzing
self-organizing systems. Providing clear evidence that our solar
system neighbors profoundly affect and shape life on our planet,
Scofield shares modern biological and climatological studies on the
effects of Earth's rotation, the Sun, the Moon, and the rhythms of
light, gravity, magnetism, and solar radiation on terrestrial
processes. He explores the early practice of astrometeorology, a
method of weather forecasting used from ancient times into the
Renaissance, revealing the links between the solar system, weather,
and climate over large spans of time. He shares his own studies on
the correlations between Saturn's position and terrestrial weather
as well as presenting a wealth of evidence on astrological effects
and the theories and mechanics behind them. Examining the history
of astrology, he looks at its earliest foundations in Mesopotamia
and its development by the classical Greeks into a mathematically
informed body of knowledge. He explores the decline and
marginalization of astrology during the Scientific Revolution of
the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, when astrology was
transformed from a credible science to a controversial practice
after being attacked by the Church and then abandoned by
experimental scientists. Presenting a broad look at how the cosmic
environment shapes nature, the author shows how the practice and
natural science of astrology can expand its applications in modern
society in such varied fields as medicine, history, and sociology.
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