Fwd: OFF: Planetary Alignments

[M Holmes]

DASLUD at AOL.COM writes:

> No.  The astrological age is determined by precession of the vernal
> equinox, not by planetary alignments.  The equinox shifted from Pisces
> to Aquarius some time in the last third of the twentieth century, but
> exactly when depends on where you draw the imaginary line between
> constellations.

> Astrological ages last either 2,300 or 2,600 years -- I forget which
> because I get them mixed up with a Hindu unit of time called a kalpa.
> I think it's 2,300.  Anyway, the Piscean Age, which began when Rome
> was a republic, ended a few years back and we're now in the Aquarian
> Age.

> (The line in the song about "When the Moon is in the seventh house and
> Jupiter aligns with Mars" is pure bullshit written simply to fit the
> meter -- moon signs and planetary alignments have nothing to do with
> it, Juputer aligns with Mars about every two years, and the Moon is in
> Libra about thirteen times a year.)

That's pretty good. Set it to music and we'll release it as "The
Skeptic's Lament"

FoFP