Now that Geoffrey Dean’s analysis has turned up one positive result out of the three tests examined (see last post), it is time to organise new experiments to verify the theories in the Science of Celestial Influence. To do that, I must enlist the aid of willing astrological workers. Firstly, however, the experimental game plan.
To undertake these tests I would need subjects with natal charts and their photographs. I ‘type’ people initially by their physical appearance, so to select test subjects I would need several good photographs, or a short video. My research partner would send me the pix only, I would send back their type, and which planet to look for making angles to the ASC or MC. E.g., If a Martial type, they would look for Mars making angles to the ASC or MC, if a Saturnine type, Saturn aspecting the ASC or MC, Jovial/Lunar type, Jupiter and the Moon aspecting the ASC or MC, etc.
Ideally, I would like natal charts in countries who birth times are officially recorded. This is not always possible, and many have to rely on their mother’s memory. Good science requires accuracy, but if there are enough good hits from anecdotal birth times, this would still be a significant result, that may lead to tests with more stringent birth data.
I would like to aim for at least 25 subjects for each individual test, but 40 to 50 would be a better sample size to shoot for.
It is no mean feat to ‘pass’ the exacting analysis of someone like Geoffrey Dean, but science is all about testing whether apparent significant results are merely a fluke. So, with a good deal of anticipation and interest, I am happy to go back to the laboratory.
If you would like to participate in this research, please contact me at tony.cartledge@gmail.com
June 8, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Hi Tony
Here i submit my data for your research
Born: 9 january 1962
14.15 Lisbon,Portugal
My dad had just looked at the watch when he heard my first cry
June 11, 2011 at 12:29 am
Thanks Paul, but at this stage, rather than individual subjecgts, I am looking for astrologers who could submit larger numbers of subjects.
June 10, 2011 at 8:46 pm
I’m confused isn’t a matter of what planet has the tightest orb aspect the rising of mc for example wouldn’t a person with a 10 degree orb mars aspect to the rising be a mars type if this is the tightest aspect to the angles compared to the other planets? Also, what about testing which, aspect has the most influence for example say both venus and mars aspect the mc by a 2 degree orb but one aspect is a trine and the other a square which, type or they more? Only using tight orbs only limits the tests and in theory it might be which, planet has the tightest overall aspect to the rising or mc, and using a bunch of aspects and not testing which, one on average is stronger adds too much variation to the test.
June 11, 2011 at 12:33 am
The theme of the book is to abandon all traditional rules when they do not stand up to experimental scrutiny and go with what seems to work. None of astrology’s methods have survived the rigours of scientific testing. At the moment, even my own research is hanging by a thread.