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ecorded in 1954. Though science has made tremendous progress
towards a clear-cut view of the vast panorama of cosmic
vibrations, the unknown still eludes us. Nevertheless, evidence is
increasing that shows that solar and lunar progressions influence
many vital physiological functions, such as breathing and
reproduction, in the human and animal species. A Czech scientist
has established with statistical evidence that fertility periods of
women can be determined on the basis of the sun and the moon's
position in their birth charts. Solar clocks have been found to deter
the migratory pattern of the birds, and lunar rhythms influence the
movement of oysters. It has recently been proposed that
astrological effects are based on wave patterns:
The universe, whether at cosmic, biological, or molecular level, is a
complex of wave forms whose periodicity may range from nanoseconds
to millions of years, and objects, events, people, nations and even
planetary systems may be linked together in ways incomprehensible in
terms of traditional astrology and physics, but explicitly discoverable
through astrology. 28
Such findings have gone a long way to give astrology an empirical
footing.
Hastakara Yantra. The auspicious
signs on the palms indicate the
integral relation between
interplanetary rhythms and the
human organism. Rajasthan,
c. 18th century. Gouache on paper.
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