Science, pseudo science or mysticism?

   So, if the science is astrology, or deception of naive citizens? Or maybe it is associated with otherworldly forces? Here we now will also understand it!

   The modern science doesn't recognize an astrology as it is considered that in it there is no scientific method, a scientific way of knowledge. Whether so it? The astrology deduced regularities, dependences of types of the personality, traits of character, these or those events in life of the certain person or set of people from interposition of celestial bodies. These regularities were observed within 5000 years (the first astrological cuneiform text belongs to the Old Babylon period and it is dated XVIII century BC). Yes, these regularities revealed by an empirical, statistical method, but not by exact calculations and measurements. But what, for example, take measurements in psychology or sociology? There use the same statistical methods, as well as in an astrology!
   As the following argument against an astrology that astrologers use the geocentric system rejected serves as you perfectly know, in 1543 Copernicus in the immortal treatise "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium". "Stubborn blind dogmatic persons", - you will tell. You don't hurry with conclusions, after all not one of astrologers doesn't consider Earth as the center of Solar system (it would be silly). All the matter is that in an astrology the principle of a direct connection of the Microcosm and Makrokosm works, i.e. we, our organism, our personality submits to the same rhythms on which there lives the Universe and Solar system in particular. In the Chaldean Сollection, written about 4,5 thousand years ago, that found in the last century E.Bukh, the principle of general identity saying about unity of everything that exists in the world was described: "That above, so below". But this principle doesn't approve purely direct influence of planets on the person and his destiny - the sense is much wider and deeper than it.
   Astrologers use geocentric system because eventually all space events and rhythms are projected and find the reflection on Earth. The person is influenced by not the planet or its weight, but cycles of planets and their mutual movements. Rhythms of the person depend on Space rhythms, everything in this world is connected. Or I am not right?

   Scientists-bionicists Bochkovs found out that the encephalogram of a human brain corresponds to rhythms of planets:
α-rhythm corresponds to Earth rhythm
β-rhythm corresponds to a rhythm of Mars
γ-rhythm corresponds to the Moon rhythm
δ-rhythm corresponds to the Neptune's rhythm

   The earth is surrounded with two radiation belts bearing a name of Van Allen. G.Skuridin in 1971 in the monograph "Space Physics with New Accents" described sector structure of the magnetic field of Earth consisting of the frozen magnetic fields of the solar atmosphere, and interaction of a solar wind with magnetic fields of Earth. On the day party they reach about 3 radiuses of Earth, and on night - is 3 times more. The border of a terrestrial magnetosphere because of magnetic storms is subject to big fluctuations. Magnetic poles of Earth also move during the day. Movement of the Sun, Moon and planets of Solar system has a great influence on intensity of a magnetosphere of Earth in its different points.
   In 1968 the Russian scientist A. Pressman established that electromagnetic fields are data carriers in wildlife. Live organisms, including the human, considerably react to change even a weak magnetic field. All know how in the period of magnetic storms the health of many people sharply worsens.
   It is already proved, in particular by the Russian physiologist P.Anokhin that in living cells events of the huge temporary and spatial sizes are focused. In one cell different events can be fixed. Anokhin established that certain types of cells of a brain carry continuously out "record" of an existential continuum, registering all changes happening in the world surrounding us and transforming them to chemical processes. In other words, each living being is affected by small irritations which will be transformed and as a result of it do possible reactions which, in turn, influence future events.
   In each of us there is inner clock. Each of us can tell: "I feel for so many years". Space influences can change this internal time that, in turn, causes changes in the general metabolism.
   A certain intensity of a magnetic field in a place of conception and the birth of the person, and also his change can have impact on formation of a genotype of the person. And the size of this intensity in many respects depends on a planetary configuration during conception or the birth of the person.
   Thus, exactly thanks to the last discoveries in the field of astrobiology, under an astrology the serious scientific basis was brought.

   There is a direction in an astrology investigating by methods of mathematical statistics relationships of cause and effect between space factors and destinies of specific people. M.P.Choisnard founded this direction. Recently F.Gauquelin and M.Gauquelin in France, and also S.B.G.Eysenсk and H.J.Eysenсk - in England conducted curious researches. Gauquelin found rather big, statistically significant number of coincidence in ascending and culminating planets in people of the same profession. Eysenk's group established similar connection between mental type of the person and astrological data, and with performance of one of the main requirements of modern science - predictability of result of experiment. "Personality" of an arrangement of planets at the time of the birth was predicted and is confirmed that introverts most often have a certain aktsentation of Saturn, and extroverts - Mars and Jupiter. The received results are essential by criteria of modern science though among astrologers don't cause a special stir because from their point of view the most important in an astrology can be received only in the intuitive way, but not "mechanical".

   The ancient noted that Jupiter as if patronizes Earth: at its beneficial effect crops and an issue of cattle increased. The astrophysics established that Jupiter with the satellite Io forms some kind of generator which electromagnetic fields are favorable for Earth. Saturn was considered ancient as the dangerous planet - and the astrophysics found out that Saturn with its rings acts as the huge accelerator of particles: disperses ions of gases to huge speed and throws out them in space, influencing not only Earth, but also is much farther. These ions cause also the general deterioration of health, both epidemic, and psychological discomfort.

   The proverb says: "You will seed an act – you will reap a habit, you will seed a habit – you will reap character, you will seed character – you will reap destiny!" But from where the tendency to certain acts generating a habit, influencing character and predetermining destiny undertakes? Yesterday still the biology and psychology couldn't give the answer to this question therefore also the astrology couldn't connect the ends with the ends. Today the genetics gives here the defined reference points so we can (we will tell carefully) to assume some genetic mechanisms defining tendencies (i.e. a statistical orientation) in behavior of the certain person, and also these or those social and public educations. And at what here an astrology? Yes thus that the genetics says what works in a human body, the psychology – how it is shown, and the astrology – from where it in general undertakes and at what moments most sensitively or actively!
   The scientific assumption which is the cornerstone of an astrology is that certain characteristics of a gene of a new organism are sensitive to external influences at the level of fields and particles. And the structure of this field and streams of particles is defined by a state and the proceeding processes both in the neighbor, and in the most distant space!
   Until the physics doesn't learn to reveal and predict structure of such fields and parameters of streams of space particles of all types (and she still considers, for example, that the neutrino doesn't interact with a matter in any way), the arrangement of planets, a place, date and time of conceiving will be the indicator of a state and parameters of space processes (while for convenience operate usually with date of birth, however it is clear that the moment of conceiving and time of life of ova preceding it which and need to be meant in the analysis is critical).
   Thus the arrangement of planets and other characteristics of the stellar sky reflect influence of distant space, and a place, date and concrete time of conception define influence of structure of fields and parameters of space particles directly within solar and near-earth space. The concrete place and time are essential from the point of view of angular parameters and thickness of the atmosphere in the direction of the most significant streams of particles.
   Influence of fields and streams of particles has three stages:
   1 - accumulation during maturing and active existence of an ovum (female and man's);
   2 - a metamorphosis (mutation) at the time of formation of a gene of a new organism when this again formed gene is less stable and more sensitive to external influences;
   3 - preservation of sensitivity to that configuration of space factors which caused the mentioned metamorphosis.
   If to recognize that third-party influence on a gene structure most likely has negative character, leading to some deviations from its normal state, it will be clear that night conception when the person is covered from the most powerful stream of particles from the party of the Sun with thickness of Earth, is more more preferable day when this stream is resisted only by the atmosphere. Even morning or evening in this sense are more preferable as at this time the way of a solar wind through the atmosphere is maximum.
   As we see, an important aspect of a scientific hypothesis on which the astrology grows, situation that the structure of fields and streams of the particles influencing formation of the arising genes varies on character and intensity owing to global and local space processes is, and these processes have a certain frequency which can be compared with celestial motion. Moreover, the astrology assumes that same on structure and intensity of a field and streams of particles cause similar changes in genetic structure of the person. Thus, studying and analyzing the mentioned influences, it is possible to predict corresponding changes of genes of human germs in the context of the proceeding space processes, i.e. introduction to these germs of certain tendencies which will be led by the grown individuals to the acts expressing these tendencies, developing the corresponding habits, building up character and predetermining destiny!
   We will remind that all this has statistical, probabilistic property and doesn't limit a free will in any way.
   More detailed consideration of this subject regarding an after-effect of space influence leads to a hypothesis that if the metamorphosis after all occurred (i.e. the probability of a mutation of a gene in a concrete case was realized), it does a gene and some structures of an organism generated by it sensitive to some extent to that configuration of space factors which caused the mentioned mutation. Then at repetition of a similar configuration intensity of manifestation by the put mutation of a gene of tendency tends to increase. The influence of space factors postulated by an astrology not only at the time of conception, but also during all life of mature individuals is explained by it.

   Crisis of the Newtonian mechanistic paradigm gave to an astrology again chance to bypass a question, unpleasant for it, of the physical bases of influences of celestial bodies. Victor N.Mansfield, professor of physics and astronomy of Colgate University (Hamilton, New York, USA), notes: really, from positions of traditional Cartesian and Newtonian physics of reasonable explanations for astrological influences isn't present and, probably, it won't be found. After all the mechanism of these influences can't be laid in a framework of gravitational or electromagnetic influences. But it doesn't mean that natural-science justification of an astrology is impossible in principle. Mansfield considers that very much for an explanation of astrological influences it is necessary to lay hopes on achievements of quantum physics. Three key moments is here that:
   1. Quantum mechanics radically acausal. Quantum mechanics considerably akauzalna. Despite its unprecedented accuracy and extensive applicability, concrete events in it have no accurate reasons. It gives to an astrology important idea that the laws of nature do not require a causal link!
   2. Objects in quantum mechanics can be not always localized in final areas of space and time. Some correlated systems of particles which are carefully studied in so-called experiments on check of Bell inequality, it seems, instantly communicate between parts of system. In other words that happens in one end of laboratory, instantly causes effect in other end and vice versa. That is surprising, correlation doesn't decrease with increase in distance, and it not causal effect. Thus there is no transmission of energy or information exchange between parts. Nonlocality demands recognition of that fact that the relations between parts are more fundamental, more real, than the isolated identity of parts. From the point of view of an astrology, we can say that our relations to space are more fundamental, more real, than our isolated existence.
   3. Quantum objects have no the accurate properties independent of supervision. It means not simply that our supervision of these microscopic systems breaks them, but that they inherent uncertainty before observing. In other words, we have to participate in definition of characteristics of the world through our supervision. Astrologically we could say that influence of the movement of planets – not completely certain essence, but rather potential opportunity for experience which becomes reality thanks to our participation.
   The last moment noted by Victor N.Mansfield returns us to the main for an astrology question about correlation of actions of the person with the world around phenomena, with Space in general. In science of the 20th century this question rose on the agenda again, and even was enriched with essentially new interpretation of this correlation which received the name of the anthropic principle. As A. N. Pavlenko notes, the anthropic cosmological principle contains "recognition of some correlation between existence of the observer as which eventually the person acts, and existence of the observed Universe with characteristic parameters". And further: "Existence of this correlation allows to speak about absolutely special approach of the person to an explanation of the Universe and the place in it today. Feature of approach, its novelty consists that in modern scientific researches the fact of existence of correlation can be considered".

   We will try to understand now, whether the astrology has relation to mysticism and an occultism. Yes and no.
   The astrology, as well as mysticism with an occultism, belong, more true until recently belonged, to esoteric knowledge, i.e. knowledge for the devoted. It is right, first of all, for the countries of the former USSR as in the West the astrology (more true, a modern astrology) develops and prospers since the beginning of the twentieth century. Especially it was developed in Germany of times of Hitler. He often used services of astrologers that didn't prevent him to send to concentration camps of those from them, whose forecasts weren't pleasant to him. All this gave in hands of the Soviet politicians trumps in fight against the predictors. They started leaving an underground only during M.Gorbachev Perestroika when A.Kashpirovsky invited stadiums, and A.Chumak waved a hand on TV.
   Now the astrology quickly develops in the CIS. There are some schools of an astrology (the largest in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev and Minsk), a set of courses and seminars. The set of astrological books and magazines is published. The mask of mystery fell down, but among inhabitants prejudice is still great. Before teaching an astrology in High School by us it is still far (in the West already there are colleges and High Schools in which teach an astrology, for example, Kepler College).
  More in details see - Astrology and occultism.

   One of main "strangenesses" of an astrology suggesting an idea about the otherworld is a non-compliance with the principle of causality. The eternal dilemma "chicken or egg" as is impossible by the way approaches an astrology. There are two sections of this problem.
   First, in an astrology it is possible with a certain probability to predict not only events which took place in the past (for example, on a horoscope of the grandson to calculate exact time of the birth and to construct a horoscope of his grandmother), but also to predict date of birth, a sex and character of your future child or grandson). Devilry, you will tell. After all it is considered to be that the natal (personal) horoscope of the person is "The metaphysical reason" of all life situations, so, specifying on events, it thereby predetermines them. But in a case with the grandmother of an event occur before formal emergence of a horoscope and it breaks ours habitual ideas of laws of the cause and effect relations. Most interesting that the horoscope on the died grandmother should be built not to the place of her births or death, but on coordinates of an ancient pyramid in Giza (Egypt), in which according to the legend there are all souls of the dead. Only in this case you got the correct horoscope! (It should be noted that this technique is justified rectification is made only for rectification of time of the birth of the people who were born till the birth of the person on whose horoscope). By the way, on coordinates of Giza build many mundanny horoscopes, i.e. horoscopes on the countries and political events.
   From the aforesaid it is possible to draw a conclusion that the mankind still much doesn't know also the law of causality of I.Kant "If We Learn that Something Occurs, We Assume that Something Precedes from What It Usually Follows" not the ultimate truth. After all and parallel straight lines at Lobachevsky too are crossed!
   Secondly, each astrologer, even the most skilled, knows that his interpretation can come true with absolute hit, and can not come true at all. This property of an astrology is blamed most often of it, after all the law of mathematics or physics can't come true that, not to come true - it either always comes true, or never comes true (then it not the law).
   If the law of causality of I.Kant always came true, each event in space has to cause always the same certain event in terrestrial life and correctly made horoscope came true for all 100%. The matter is that in an astrology the principle of physical causality isn't used, to which all of us so got used. The astrology uses a method of statistical causality, for that simple reason that space, thanks to the last researches, isn't perceived as the absolute mechanism submitting only to physical laws any more. Space is considered now by many scientists as an organism which relationship of separate elements is regulated by probabilistic laws! It follows from this that certain predictions can be done only on the basis of statistical reasonings: the event can, but shouldn't occur. For the relations between space and live organisms only statistical causality is therefore valid. Therefore it is possible to apply only probabilistic laws to astrological interpretation, and possible reproach that the predicted event didn't come once, has no basis. Any astrologer can't predict something with absolute definiteness (unless, he besides also the clairvoyant as Nostradamus) because influence of space on terrestrial life represents only the modulating factor. But, the better astrologers will know probabilistic laws of system "space - live organism", than will be more exact their predictions.

   Some smack of mysticism is present at a horary astrology. The matter is that to the horary astrologer as to the fortuneteller, ask a question. He makes a horoscope for time and a place of a task of this question and gives the answer. If the question is asked for 4 minutes later or earlier, the answer will be already another. And the astrologer can determine by time of a task of a question surely, whether really asking is excited by a question, or he came for the sake of a joke or for check of professionalism of the astrologer!
   And so in what the riddle - why for a minute of a task of a question, one minute more precisely when the astrologer understood a question, is formed a horoscope? Astrologers answer so - something pushed this person this minute to come to me and to ask. Whether the God's right hand directed his actions. After all none of us just like that won't go to the fortuneteller, the person has to ripen for contact with her, something has to push him to her! Same situation with the astrologer. Interestingly that the most exact answers are received by those people, whose questions are gained by them, for example, loss of important documents, loss of children, purchase of expensive thing, etc. If the child was gone at you - the answer of the astrologer will be exact but if you came to ask where the child of acquaintance of your friend - hardly the answer will be exact (by and large this question excites you a little).
   Here such communication of a horarny astrology with the divination. It would be interesting to learn your thoughts about it at a forum or personally on email.;

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