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To: Richnorth who wrote (253)	8/18/1999 6:23:00 PM
From: maouse	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 538

"Do not always take predictions too literally!" -I rarely even take them seriously... "Rather, try to look at them metaphorically or figuratively." -metaphorically most are hogwash, figuratively they are often gloomy. regardless, I am glad I don't live on the New Madrid Fault line... (or any other for that matter). To make the generalization that everyone is going to decide one thing based upon physical laws of nature is not even correct. Eskimo's and Egyptians are two of the best examples of what I mean... people living on fault lines would be an excellent example as well. I am greatly interested in the physics (or astrophysics) of the galaxy... Historically major earth events had more impact because more people were ignorant of the fact that it was just what happens when you try to line up nine magnets in a row. Sure, one (or more) might tip over, or otherwise be affected. And generally when we're talking planets this is not a good thing. And when we're talking the Earth it is REALY not a good thing (being one of the smaller planets and also one of the less dense planets in our solar system...and also the planet that I'm trying to live on). My question would be this; did occasions such as the grand cross breed the superstition that something would typically occur (of a bad or cataclysmic) in nature? And has this simple observation of natural events now been adopted by MODERN astrology and applied to humans instead of nature. I believe that originally the persons responsible for creating such elegant and accurate solar devices (such as the great pyramid) were not superstitious. I just believe that they used the tool for what it was intended, which was to foretell natural events, not predict human nature based upon a birth date/time. Of course my only basis for this is the rise of superstitious practices AFTER the construction of said devices. So in as much as one uses it for what I believe to be its original purpose I commend you. (and once again state that I find the other side of it rather silly). ...here's an allegory for you... A man needed something to drive a nail into a piece of wood. He searched high and low and found nothing of use until one day he found this long piece of wood. not being hard enough by itself he tied a rock to an end of it. With this he could drive the nail in easily. He did this many times and soon found that he had made a lovely house. Others gathered around and asked how he built such a house and he simply held up the hammer. Seeing what could be done with the hammer they were in awe. They bent down and worshipped the hammer. They prayed that one day they would be helped by the man and his hammer to build a house of their own. But the man died. And when he died all the knowledge of how he built his house was lost. Fearing that something would happen to the hammer, the people put it in a box and buried it. They subsequently lived in mud houses for the next 10000 years. Hammer symbols abounded for that length of time, but no one ever made another to build a house with.