Chrom, I don't understand how planet alignment and the other related parts of astrology could predict someone’s future or tell about coming or past events.
They don't, that's my point.
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Along with universal truths or what ever you want to call them, throw in some intuition.
Right, a lot of the "predictions" and personality traits work because they are universally true, in the same way that personality tests are based on universal truths about human nature. There is a great test I show my students in which they prove quite dramatically that the predictions of astrology work no better than random chance, but that the power of suggestion influences a person's perception of how "right" the predictions are.
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I asked about magneto hydro dynamics and sunspots, if any astrology models included those events.
Whoa, MHD is not for the faint hearted. I don't know many scientists that could explain it very well. FOr the record though, MHD is a model for how magnetism works in concert with fluids. MHD models have been moderately successful in explaining the root causes for sunspots, flares, prominences, but like the weather have difficulty predicting the events due to complexities beyond our current understanding.
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Earth first, too many effects to list. Sun for light, heat, gravitational forces, solar winds, sunspots, MHD, Moon for gravitational forces, some light.. Venus???? I never investigated that subject. Mars???? I never investigated that subject. Jupiter, it caught some space junk that might have hit the Earth. Gravitational forces that influence something on Earth, I don’t know because I never investigated that option.
Have you ever read anything about the Milankovitch Hypothesis. It is interesting reading, especially in light of the current debate over global climate change.
The Moon's effects are quite profound, but can be overstated. There is no evidence for "lunacy", heightened birth rates, etc. for a full moon. But it definitely has helped with the development of life from lengthening the rotation period, to creating tidal pools, to stabilizing the axis of rotation.
The only effect Mars and Venus have on us is showing us how differences in composition and structure can lead to differences in evolution, thus helping us better understand how our Earth evolved. We call this comparative planetology. Neither has any real direct effect on us, beyond the occasional meteorite that originated from those bodies.
Jupiter however does have a profound effect because it probably created the asteroid belt and has a direct influence on the orbits of its members. Many past impacts could be traced to gravitational perturbations from Jupiter, and it is certainly the case that many impacts have been prevented by its gravity fields.
As far as the other planets, other than Saturn being really beautiful, there really are no effects. Other stars, same deal, no effect. Except those stars that in the past made the material from which our solar system formed (which are thus by definition no longer with us). There are some who think they have found evidence of nearby supernova explosions driving some evolutionary processes (but not being a dominant effect for sure).
OK. Time to get some work done.
Chrome
"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"
