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From www.astrology-and-science.com Click here to return to home page Reader's Manifesto Abstract -- In February 2005 we received from a reader in Atlanta GA this manifesto for a new astrology of the soul. It holds that we cannot know about this new astrology unless we have transcended space and time into a superhuman state of consciousness. To ordinary humans it remains unfalsifiable. Nevertheless it leads to falsifiable hypotheses. The best critique received by us before 30 June 2006 could win a rare signed copy of Recent Advances in Natal Astrology (1977). However, no critiques were received, so we offer our own. In February 2005 we received from a reader in Atlanta GA this manifesto for a new astrology of the soul. It holds that we cannot know about this new astrology unless we have transcended space and time into a superhuman state of consciousness. To ordinary humans it remains unfalsifiable. Nevertheless it leads to falsifiable hypotheses. We posted his manifesto on this website and offered a rare signed copy of Recent Advances in Natal Astrology (1977) for the best critique received by us before 30 June 2006. However, no critiques were received, so at the end we offer our own. [The previously cited websites have been replaced with an indication of their content] A Ten Point Manifesto of the New Astrology 2. It is possible for a more evolved consciousness to factually ascertain the reality of something inaccessible to others. For instance, a 2-dimensional being would be unable to factually ascertain the full reality of a 3-dimensional sphere. The same would apply to a 3-dimensional being attempting to factually ascertain higher dimensions. However, the orthodox scientific method assumes that all observers are equally evolved in consciousness. 3. Space is an entity, factually ascertainable according to the level of evolution of the observing consciousness. What a 3-dimensional being considers time -- a crucial premise to establish cause and effect relationships in the normal perception of space -- may be different to what a more evolved consciousness perceives as time. [Refers here to a site discussing cause and effect, and the importance of controls in experimental research to rule out alternative explanations] 4. Astrology is a science of spatial relationships among living organisms in the universe, a science factually ascertainable by the those who have transcended the human limitations of space and time. [Refers here to an Alice Bailey/Sai Baba website] 5. Astrology is unfalsifiable (i.e., unrefutable) by the common state of human consciousness, although it can deduce its validity. Only a superhuman state of consciousness can factually ascertain the science of astrology. 6. Human beliefs about astrology are falsifiable statements of astrological premises subject to empirical testing. 7. To date most human beliefs about astrology have been proven wrong by the orthodox scientific method. However, such evidence does not refute the science of astrology. 8. A new astrology has been proposed, an astrology of the soul or esoteric astrology. New planetary rulerships have been revealed as applicable to the more advanced members of humanity. New interpretations of cardinal factors such as the Ascendant, the Sun and the Moon, have been proposed as well. [Refers here to a site for Alice Bailey's Esoteric Astrology] 9. Falsifiable hypotheses, derived from this new astrology, may be empirically tested. 10. The intuition will replace -- by inclusion and not by exclusion -- the critical mind for ascertaining the validity of any science. Concepts -- such as necessary and sufficient causes, and predictive power -- will be redefined by an intuitive approach to reality. Our critique From www.astrology-and-science.com Click here to return to home page |