Culture of Astronomy

Sagittarius “A” Complex in Scorpio/Sagittarius, the Center of Our Galaxy How did the ancient astronomers know the exact position of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy?   Paul LaViolette, Earth under Fire, tells us that the Ancients knew the exact center of the Milky Way Galaxy even though it is obscured by inter-stellar clouds of dust. The olden astronomers marked its location by the arrow-point ( Arabic, Al Nasal) of the constellation Sagittarius shown by the orange-colored star Gamma Sagittarii ( γ Sgr). Because our solar system moves; and the stars move –our long-term perspective of the universe changes slightly over time. 18,200 years ago Sagittarius’ arrow shaft pointed precisely toward the galactic center –which is quite astounding. The first modern estimate of the Galactic Center was made by Harlow Shapley in 1917 by determining the 93 globular (dense ball-like) star clusters scattered uniformly around our galaxy. Knowing the position and distance of each ...

Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Shooter & Astro Logic The New Moon shooting at Sand Hook by 20 year old Adam Lanza was an act eclipsing the most profound Greek tragedy. Even Oedipus would not knowingly shoot his mother with several rounds and follow this matricide with a slaughter of holy innocents. Everyone will reasonably conclude that Adam was not in full possession of his faculties – non compos mentis . An individual guided by a sound mind would not –could not perform such actions. However, scientific, psychological, and astrological analysis point directly to powerful outside causes that prompted this behavior. Some reports said that Adam shot his mother because she was going to commit him to a mental-help institution. He shot the innocent children in a fit of supreme jealousy because his mother was overly involved as a teacher's aid to that class of young children. Scientific Right-Ascension Astro-Logic data for the day of the shooting, and David’s birthday do not s...

I was grocery shopping today and the checkout clerk remaked how she hated American Halloween -with all those scarry and quite horrible monsters! I certainly agreed with her. In Mexica-Maya-Andean and in Druid Ireland, England, and Europe this day marks a beautiful and sacred cultural feast in memory of the departed souls of every family. Picnic baskets are packed and taken to spend and enjoy the night at the cemetry where ancient loved ones are buried. This is the Feast of All Souls or Halloween currently celebrated October 31st. This feast is based upon astronomy, and should be correctly celebrated on December 19th (when the Sun is between Scorpio and Sagittarius) during our present time as the Precession of the Vernal Equinoxes changes the equinoxes and solstices during a full cycle of 25,920 years. Ancient people believed that when the souls seperated from their earthly bodies that they entered the Milky Way at the blackhole matrix located at about 17:46:25 Right Ascension -wh...

Global Warming & Theories on Ancient Climate Cycles    Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, presents scientific data which depicts a forthcoming global crisis which will change ocean levels and accentuate weather conditions which will threaten the places where millions of people live. Extreme weather conditions will threaten our electric-based societies. Some Talking Points: The number one scientifically recognized natural disaster is, and will always be, over-population. Corporations and governments are actually looking forward to some of the effects of Global Warming. The USA, Russia, Norway, and Canada are fighting in the World Court over the oil and mineral rich under-sea territory at the North Polar regions which will be accessible when the ice melts. The ancient North-West Passage will once again be opened for transport. Russia and Canada have already signed trade agreements to exchange commodities when the Arctic Ocean is open to ea...

Astronomy and the Early Greek Philosophers Astronomy was the first system of thought that brought order into the cosmos. This system made peoples lives more prosperous, safer, intelligible, and enjoyable. Astronomy provided insights into agriculture, weather, and the possibilities of deep-sea navigation. Astronomy also made people's lives more comfortable and secure through a better understanding of nature and the cosmos around them. First there was Chaos, then came astronomy to unveil the underlying order of the cosmos when helped humans feel at home in the vast universe. Archaeoastronomy is called "the culture of astronomy" and should include all those areas of human activity which astronomy has touched and influenced. Naturally these areas include the Earth, Sun, Moon, and stars. But, astronomy as the first science has touched upon everything that we know such as myth, astrology,...

Last week while visiting the Desert Lookout, located at the far eastern end of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, I noticed a star map with constellations carved into a red rock slab at the roof terrace of the high tower observatory. The stone delineated figures pecked-out and typical high magnitude major stars surrounded by pecked outlines to emphasize their importance. This tower was built upon ancient foundations of a former tower; and designed by Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter in 1932 in emulation of the many strange prehistoric towers found scattered over a large area of the American Southwest. These towers are unquestionably ancient astronomical observatories associated with the rituals of the Hopi copied from the older indigenous Snake People. They also resemble the Irish High Towers in many aspects of astronomy, protection, and food storage. In Sedona we took a jeep trip to one of the lesser visited vortex spirals named “The Merry-go-round” high up in the canyons terminating the Col...