Though many of the doctrines of astrology appear to be preposterous, modern science is beginning to indicate that in its original form astrology may have been based on some reasonable theories.

Proctor points out that the ancient Egyptians viewed the king as the representative of all the people in their relations with the forces of the cosmos, and the world of spiritual powers.

The people of that day, because of their superstitious inclinations, believed that what was good for the king was good for all the people. And as Proctor notes, they mad no move in either domestic or foreign policy unless the astrologer priest recommended the decision by discerning the movement of the stars.

Michel Gauquelin describes in his book “The Scientific Basis for Astrology”, some of the effects of the motions of the sun and moon upon terrestrial phenomena. Apart from such obvious effects as the seasons, the growth of vegetation and the tides, he deals with the less apparent but equally powerful effects of the eleven-year cycle of sunspots on our flora, fauna, and inhabitants.

As sunspots occur on the face of the sun from time to time they develop, and then disappear. Accordingly, as they do, the sun spews up enormous clouds of gas, of incandescent light which then whips up whirlwinds, magnetic in nature.

The sun rotates on it’s axis every twenty-seven days and as it does it aims these eruptions directly at the earth. This bombardment of waves and particles results in an amplified frequency of what is normal. Gauquelin, states it is like we terrestrials are living in the sun.

Sunspot activity seems to affect everything. Perhaps the alarm over global warming has nothing to do with humans whatsoever, but can be attributed to sun spots. Sun spot activity can be related to the number of icebergs in the ocean, the level of water in the lakes, even the quality of wines.