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Re: theos-talk About the age of Aquarius

Jun 19, 2011 03:37 PM
by paulobaptista_v



Dear Morten,

I quoted the Wikipedia article just to show than even among astrologers there is a wide divergence on regard to the beginning of the Aquarian Age.

As you wrote, there is no logic in figuring out a specific date for the birth of Jesus, just to fit that date in the beginning of the Age of Pisces. If you take in account what Eliphas Levi wrote about Jesus (later reproduced by HPB and confirmed by the Masters), that connection makes even less sense.

I also think that is very important to look carefully at the text you quoted from the article "Astrology and Astrolatry" and from the SD.

If it started in 1900 or not, I am not sure, what is clear to me is that some effects of the Aquarian Age can be spotted since that year.
But it is an open discussion.

I just hope that Robert Zoller´s (one of the astrologers who contributed the most to the revival of the ancient astrological techniques) grim predictions don´t come true:

"(...)[Zoller] suggest[s] that the Pisces world where religion is the opiate of the masses will be replaced in the Aquarian Age by a world ruled by secretive power-hungry elites seeking absolute power over others. Families will dissolve completely, or family ties will be hidden. Zoller also believes that knowledge in the Aquarian Age will only be valued for its ability to win wars; scientists may even be able to precipitate earthquakes for military means, and the danger in the Aquarian Age is that knowledge and science will be abused, not industry and trade. Zoller sees the Aquarian Age as a Dark Age wherein religion will be seen as offensive."

Paulo 

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "M. Sufilight" <global-theosophy@...> wrote:
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> Dear Paulo and friends
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> My views are:
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> Why do you find my arguments compelling?
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> M. Sufilight
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: paulobaptista_v 
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>   Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 11:41 PM
>   Subject: theos-talk About the age of Aquarius
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>   As I mentioned before, I'm learning a lot from the discussion between John and Morten around the beginning of the age of Aquarius. I myself, as a student (though intermittent) of astrology should be able to give a better contribution than that I am about to. On Wikipedia (I know that is not the best of sources)I found a reference to a research made by Nicholas Campion (a respected astrologer who not long ago published two volumes on the history of western astrology). 
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>   "The start date for the Aquarian age is somewhat contentious and there is little uniform agreement upon the date or process leading from the previous Piscean age to the Aquarian age (or between any two ages). Nicholas Campion in The Book of World Horoscopes lists various references from mainly astrological sources for the start of the Age of Aquarius. Based on the research by Nicholas Campion most published material on the subject state that the Age of Aquarius arrived in the 20th century (29 claims), with the 24th century in second place with twelve claimants. Eight researchers claim the Aquarian age will arrive in the 25th century while the 21st, 26th and 27th centuries have seven supporters for each century. Other centuries that have a number of supporters for the beginning of the Aquarian age include: 22nd and 23rd centuries (6 each); 19th century (5); and the 18th century (4).(...)Approximately every 2,160 years the sun's position at the time of the vernal equinox will have moved into a new zodiacal constellation. However zodiacal constellations are not uniform in size and so some astrologers believe that the corresponding ages should also vary in time - this however is a contentious issue amongst astrologers.
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>   In 1929, the International Astronomical Union defined the edges of the 88 official constellations. The edge established between Pisces and Aquarius technically locates the beginning of the Aquarian Age around the year 2600. Many astrologers dispute this approach because of the varying sizes of the zodiacal constellations and overlap between the zodiacal constellations."
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>   Maybe HPB was wrong; I accept that Reigle can be right about this issue, but I find Morten's arguments compelling.
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