Prediction and 11th September 2001
© 2001 Luke Andrews & New Library London. All rights reserved
Preamble
This paper is addressed to the students of the Academy of Predictive Astrology. It is designed to give an insight into the correct use of prediction and draws upon observations and predictions relating to the terrorist attack of 11th September 2001. The paper has also been circulated to members of the Predictive Astrology eList [1] .
It only deals with those predictions or observations made in public, which can be attested to by independent sources. Predictions and observations made in private have been omitted.
Introduction
As students of Predictive astrology, you have been counseled from the beginning of your studies that the learning of astrology should give you knowledge. In this regard, expertise in prediction, or the ability to predict is a portal through which you must pass and we do our best to guide you through. However, this is not to say that prediction is the end goal. Beyond knowledge lies wisdom. And perhaps it is this alone, the avenue to wisdom, that made astrology so important in ancient cultures, in ways that nowadays most can only dream of.
This concept of knowledge and its relationship to wisdom goes to the root of astrology. When you practise astrology, your aim must firstly be to pass on knowledge. In prediction, this is foreknowledge but knowledge just the same. Therefore, you must at an early stage learn to recognise this knowledge and to distinguish it from belief, illusion, and the uncertainty that is borne of false intuition. You must also understand the confines of foreknowledge, to learn to know yourself [2] and strike the balance. These latter issues we will address another time, as our present concern is to understand the manner of prediction as it relates to astrology.
The above is not to imply that all those who study astrology will be or are capable of being astrologers. In reading Astrology and Wisdom [3] you will see that indeed, very few really can be. Nevertheless, this does not stop the loquacious and ignorant from proclaiming themselves astrologers and conversing loudly on it.
Many of you have tried to address their misunderstandings only to find yourselves subject to their personal reproach or praise, both being equally inconsequential. It is perhaps now better that you desist in these engagements. Instead, the time may more profitably be used in the more pressing task of developing your skill and expertise.
In all your relations with fellow "astrologers," it is requested that you distinguish those who are true to the Art from those who are not. Please do this by examination of their deeds rather than from the eloquence of their words. Where the words; what they claim they can do, and the deeds; what they actually can do, do not match there you have found the charlatan.
Please also bear in mind, that any person who attacks another's character [4] or steals the ideas of another [5] and proclaims those ideas their own or who promotes him/herself as a leading authority in Predictive astrology but fails to make consistently accurate predictions, shows by such deeds that s/he is not really an astrologer at all [6]. Moreover, and this is the greater tragedy, too often these same people are in equal measure as furious and insane towards others as they are ignorant of themselves, which is why they believe they can present themselves as practitioners of a sacred Art. They are now better ignored.
Being an astrologer requires transcending one's own ego [7]. As you learn and study, the need for this becomes increasingly apparent. More than this, unless you use astrology for the good of others you achieve nothing but the emptiness of hollow vanity.
On Astrological Prediction
Predictions must be clear and unambiguous. They must convey practical advice that can be acted upon.
This applies to both natal readings and deliberation on mundane matters. In natal: unless people leave the consultation with both increased knowledge about themselves and some firm practical information they can use as a guide for the future then they have not had an astrological reading at all. In mundane: ideally, someone reading the prediction should be able to act on it. This paper only addresses mundane prediction. Matters specific to natal prediction must be discussed another time.
Behind prediction lie complex philosophical questions that have occupied some of the greatest minds. These questions include the nature of Divinity, the interrelationship between fate and free will and the place of Man in the Cosmos. It is the primary purpose of prediction to direct us toward these questions.
However, for the moment we are to stop a little further down the path - at the place where knowledge resides. Therefore, this paper will only be concerned with the secondary purpose of mundane prediction - the passing on of knowledge that gives a practical understanding that may be acted upon.
Usually to do this prediction must be precise as to both time and place. This is not so all the time because as we will find illustrated below, all prediction must be balanced against both moral and ethical considerations, which may prevent the publication of exacting detail. There may be legal and political considerations too particularly for those of you who will practise in restrictive jurisdictions but for all it is the moral and ethical matters which must never be lost sight of. These considerations are not prescriptive as many in the British and American astrological communities are presently trying to make them but matters for your individual conscience. Be vigilant in this for once you discourse or act you do not have the ability to recall either your word or deed. Prediction properly practised is both.
Astrological Prediction and Intuition
Astrology is a divinatory Art but it is firstly deductive, as are chiromancy or physiognomy and should not be confused with purely intuitive Arts such as clairvoyance.
However, this is not to say that there are no intuitive factors involved. By way of illustration, in April 1997 an astrologer made the statement:
"America will have a new president when all this kicks off and he will be in the stamp of Bush. A younger more inexperienced version from the same house".
This statement was not primarily the product of a deductive astrological analysis. As such it is not classed as an astrological prediction but nonetheless proved extraordinarily accurate. It was made at a time when no one empirically knew that Bush junior would be running for the White House let alone would be American president. The words "all this kicks off" refer to terrorism.
It is the product of intuition. But intuition as you must employ it within your astrology. More on this is said later but for the moment please understand that the intuition employed by the Predictive astrologer is very particular and different from that which is commonly understood to be intuition. In your studies you will find it described as "predictive intuition" so as to distinguish it from its more popular cousins.
The key to this predictive intuition lies as usual in the capacity to dislodge your own ego[8], in transcendence as it were. This is something that can take many years of training and conscious effort to achieve but nonetheless must be striven for if you are to practise astrology accurately and well. Without entering into fuller discussion, for the purpose of this paper please treat "predictive intuition" as that moment when you act as a vehicle - or a channel if you like. However, this is not the passive condition of the medium. It is a state when the greatest insight comes. It may be called the quantum leap. It is that point that lies just beyond reason and the application of the mind and heart.
There are two important salients here. The first is that unlike what is ordinarily called intuition, true "predictive intuition" does not stand on its own. In astrology, it is part of a double-check system. The insight from the intuition is confirmed in the Art of astrology - it has to be borne out in the chart(s) you are examining - there has to be a perfect match. Wherever there is contradiction between the two then it means error has been made - either in the deductive astrological part or the intuitive part. In such a case, you should allow reason to be your guide.
The second point, which is most pertinent to yourselves is that, you have to firstly travel along the arduous path of learning and applying astrological technique before this will happen. This means that you have to study hard, master techniques and practise. You may have heard this many times already but let it be stressed again - once you have mastered a technique, use it - practise on hundreds of charts until it is second nature to you. There is no half measure in this. There is no room for mediocrity.
Only those who master this sword of astrology with its twin blade - one of deduction, the other of intuition are in truth astrologers at all. There are precious few amongst us today[9]. Robert Zoller is a scholar and translator. It is though prediction associated with him that we are principally concerned with in the following pages as he is your main teacher at present.
As a final point on matters extraneous, all of you who have read Angels [10] and Your Guardian Angel and Astrology [11] will know that there are other matters, which need to be considered. Indeed this is correct but for the time being, we can leave discussion of them to one side, as they are not strictly germane to this paper. Our purpose is to examine astrological prediction in it's secondary[12] form though not so as to lose sight of over-riding concerns - transcending yourself and dislodging limitations of ego, attainment of knowledge, pursuit of wisdom - these lie at the core of all matters here discussed and you are urged to keep them well in mind.
That which is Not Prediction
Any statement that introduces ambiguity should not be called prediction at all. Part of the trouble with the current debate on prediction and its place within astrology is that the main proponents [13] think they are debating on prediction but are mostly considering nothing more than Considerations before Judgment. Coupled to this is the manner in which people are apt to upgrade these inferior observations to foreknowledge.
These Considerations should not be confused with such things as Bonatti's 146 Considerations [14] or those applied in Traditional Horary. Generally speaking, aConsideration before Judgment merely alerts you to a factor that must be accounted for in the final astrological analysis, which the actual prediction takes into account. Colloquially they are also called observations and are always preliminary to prediction.
Their hallmark is that they lack precision e.g. "The Pope will die before 2005" is aConsideration before Judgment. It is something that your astrological examination may indicate but it is not a prediction. It is something that you have to take account of within your final prediction, which could read "The Pope will die in Rome on 21st December of 2001." Of course, there may be ethical reasons as to why you would not publish this and you must have very good reason as to why you would. More to the point, it is the consequence of this that may be of the greater import and it is not uncommon for such predictions to be thought of little importance unless the consequences can be articulated.
When you read the predictions attributed to Robert below, please bear this in mind. When he makes a statement such as".the US . will never be the same again " or "The destruction and loss of life will shock us all " - these are examples of the Predictive astrologer who is articulating on the consequences of a series of predictions that have already been made, but are not stated. He has deliberately omitted detail and later we will discuss this and see why.
Historically, many statements that have been interpreted as prediction are nothing more than Considerations before Judgment. To the untutored as well as the credulous and gullible, these transmute as prediction. Many of the Centuries of Nostradamus, but to name a commonly quoted source, are Considerations before Judgment. In these cases, information is given to those, often generations later who possess the skill to transmute such Considerations into an actual prediction. Contrary to popular belief they are not for the profane or idle curious and this includes the inept astrologer that Nostradamus himself warns against. His astrological indicators relating to 1999 are good indication ofConsiderations before Judgment. Many untrained minds attempt to read them as prediction and make their own shortcomings those of the Nostradamus! Below mention is made of one of the Centuries, relating to 1999 to demonstrate, albeit briefly, how someone of skill and insight treats them.
There are other matters concerning astrological technique, which will be familiar to many of you such as the importance of addressing the right question, and thus examining correct, rectified charts etc. Try to move away from the common practise of taking a chart published in the astrological press or released on one of the newsgroups as adequate. Use reliable software [15] to erect the chart and then test it - rectify it. This is well covered in the advanced course and so will not be laboured here. Suffice it is to say that all astrological predictions are question specific and rely on the accuracy of your data and calculations.
Predictions Concerning the Events of September 2001
On Wednesday 9 April 1997 at the Urania Trust Astrology Centre in London, England, Robert Zoller publicly expressed his increasing concern about the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the direct threat this posed to the Western democracies. This was his first public statement on the matter. It has been interpreted as a prediction but was simply a Consideration before Judgment. Though its importance as such should not be under-estimated as it shows that a least one astrologer was considering what would a few years later become a major concern for democracy.
On the following Monday 14 April 1997 at a small gathering of astrologers including Liz Greene, founder of the Psychological Astrology School, it was stated (as quoted from contemporaneous notes from that 4 hour meeting)
"Terrorism will become the greatest single threat to the West in the early part of the next century [21st]. I anticipate the latter part of the year 2001 and the early part of 2002 will see a marked increase in combating terrorism."
In answer to the question "What do you mean by marked increase?" it was replied, "The use of conventional military weapons directly against the terrorist themselves, wherever they might be."
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As an aside to those of you in the Predictive Circle: when studying UK national and municipal charts you noted that your original Considerations before Judgment did not accord with the observations or predictions of Robert. This was because you foresaw a reduction in the threat of terrorism to England and in particular, London in those quarters stated in the above quote.
The mistake made being that you only examined matters relating to terrorism from across the Irish Sea. In this examination, you were correct, as we should see with the IRA decommissioning weapons and Her Majesty's Government reduction of its military presence in the Northern Provinces. On this level, the UK is unique in that it is clearly less threatened than it was before 11th September 2001 and as some of you identified there was a direct link between the events that were to happen in September and that decreased threat [16]. However, in so doing you made the mistake of myopic viewpoint. This illustrates again the need for you to divest yourselves of your own personal concerns and agendas when transacting astrological analysis. Read the horoscope(s) and nothing more - in the first instance. From the charts, draw the questions. Do not impose them on the charts. It is not for good reason that the Art of astrology has particular form for the addressing of questions - these are electional and horary. It is only there that you apply the question first.
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When Robert Zoller was asked about his examination of the solar eclipse chart {which would be visible from England and across Europe some 2 ½ years later in August 1999} as the portent of disaster he replied
"Many people link that eclipse to the predictions of Nostradamus and thus foresee major world-wide changes taking place almost immediately or in particular associated with the new Millennium. Looking from the Predictive astrology viewpoint there is evidence that the end of 1999 will signal the start of world change and you should examine very carefully the countries across which the path of the August [1999] eclipse passes. But it is a mistake to view these things singularly."
Robert was then pressed on what factors should be taken account of. He replied, " Every prediction concerning world events needs three things. Firstly, the astronomical index. Secondly, a way to qualify it and lastly the correct means to link it to some place on earth".
He was asked, "Do you consider the August [1999] eclipse as the main astronomical index." Robert replied, "The eclipse is one but I would urge you to look at the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in the following May and then when you have qualified it to then examine the link to specific countries."
There then followed discussion about how this was done, reference being made to the problems of the Ptolemaic rulerships and in particular the rulerships used for the USA and the chart Robert used. There was further discussion contrasting the absence of the modern planets (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) in Predictive astrology with their use in Psychological astrology. At the end of this technical discussion, the remark was passed, which at the time was taken to be a joke "America will have a new president when all this kicks off and he will be in the stamp of Bush. A younger more inexperienced version from the same house".
On this latter point, it is important to ascertain if indeed Robert meant specifically what could be implied i.e. that a son of Bush would be in the White House. In December 2000 this point was clarified with the following "No. From what I remember the comment related to mundane astrological interpretation alone."
The significance of this answer is instructive as to the particular approach you should adopt to prediction.
That the comment was relating to mundane astrological interpretation alone means that at the time the astrologer made the comment (in April 1997) he was not exploring a specific astrological question. Thus, he was not answering after examination of the charts that raised that issue e.g. the chart for the presidential election 2000 nor to natal examination of G W Bush. The Predictive (astrological) factors which must be examined to determine such a prediction were not those that were being considering when the observation was made, and while that observation supports a later mundane event, it is in itself not sufficient to be credited as a prediction of it. It may only be ranked as an observation or a Consideration before Judgment - that which must be accounted for in the final judgment. That judgment is the prediction.
To some this does not obviate the fact that it then proved accurate. However, please recall the double check system that must be employed. For it to be a prediction, the intuitive and the deductive must be in perfect accord. Here we only have a comment based on intuition, which is not enough for the Predictive astrologer and is not enough to make it an astrological prediction.
At the time of the comment, the astrologer had not examined the astrological charts needed to confirm the intuitive observation. Equally so, something that is not meant to be prediction before an event cannot then be made a prediction after it.
One further matter should be addressed here. Many astrologers are capable of complex calculations / delineations in their mind without always having to sit down and tease things out on paper. Often they can encapsulate both complex ideas and understandings in a sentence or two. This comes from years of practise and thus it is not uncommon to find them making, as it seems, insightful remarks "out of the blue". This should not though, be confused with clairvoyance. It is rather , as with the case relating to Bush, an example of what earlier was referred to as the quantum leap and seems to be the mark of the better class of astrologer. Nevertheless, that having been said these same astrologers remain very strict as to what passes for an astrological prediction and what does not. In this way, particularly at crucial times, they seek to avoid gross error.
On 12th August 1998, in a letter to Nick Campion, a writer on astrology, Robert Zoller expressed the threat of the Islamic fundamentalist by way of published observations. While these were a private correspondence the letter was released onhttp://www.robhand.com/zollet.htm . It was first published on the Internet in December 1998 where it has been available to the public for nearly three years now. It is substantially the same text as that published in December 1998 in the public subscription journal Nuntius [17].
There are two main things to note about this Internet posting. Firstly, that it contained only Considerations before Judgment. They are not predictions. The introduction that proclaims them as such is wrong and falls into the common error of making general observations into predictions.
Secondly, and more importantly these Considerations before Judgment were only concerned with the pro-active stance of the USA, which lead to the December 1998 bombing of Iraq and the consequences of that action. You will note the examination of the countries that were to fall under the 1999 eclipse path gives an indication of some the astrology behind the Considerations but only little. The statements relating to the nuclear capability and the then impossibility of a Moslem invasion of the USA are non-astrological factual observations. However, they show the continued preoccupation of the only astrologer to have publicly identified the threat of Islam to the West.
A year later in the August 2000 issue of Nuntius more specific information was published about the August 1999 eclipse. By then it had been exerting an influence for one year and still had a further 18 months of impact.
"From September we are entering a period of increased danger to us in the West. In an earlier Nuntius I said that there is an increasing threat to the US citizens and this is particularly so on the Eastern sea boarder [sic]. I have also said that this threat is linked not so much to a new boldness in terrorist planning but more to US incompetence. At that time I couched those remarks as being non-astrological so as to play down the warning but I say again as was said in the July Nuntius if the US does not cease acting incompetently, it will invite the depredations of adventurers such as Osama bin Laden and Saddam. This is a wake up call. Our way of life and cultural values (& our lives) are at stake."
Again, we are seeing Considerations before Judgment.
We do not yet have the precision that will qualify them as astrological prediction. Nonetheless, there was still enough here to alert some others to the particulars of the problem and to the probable danger. Of-course, those "some" who would have made the difference are those who have political or strategic clout in American society but there is still a way to go before the proper connection between them and those astrologers, who wish to have anything to do with them, can be established again [18]. It is true that the considerations and later the predictions could have been brought to the attention of the mainstream media but for the reasons expressed below this was not done.
To discuss the full ramifications going on here, we would need to explore philosophical questions and in particular, fatalism but this is beyond the scope of this paper. However, for clarity let it be said that Predictive astrologers who make predictions are not ad vitam aut culpam [19] fatalists. To state otherwise is unhelpful and only adopted by those who do not have sufficient understanding in these matters.
A warning was given. It is clearly based on prediction but is a warning nonetheless. It is the hallmark of the capable astrologer that they only make public predictions as a last resort.
You may also like to note that Nuncius was the only publication to specifically mention bin Laden and Saddam. In the earlier July Nuntius Zoller had added "Milosevic" but by August he had been dropped. This is not surprising, as by August there was time to rectify and examine the chart of "Milosevic." This also draws attention to a dilemma which each of you will face.
The Considerations before Judgment specific to bin Laden and Saddam could not be made into predictions because the predictive intuitive side could not be confirmed. In simple terms, the charts being worked with did not allow him a perfect match between the predictive intuition and the deductive astrology. Only with accurate, rectified natal charts for bin Laden and Saddam could a perfect match have been achieved so as to make concrete prediction. For some, these Considerations were impressive enough to pass as prediction. For others though, remained insufficient and below the standards of integrity demanded of the astrologer who has an understanding of the real place of prediction.
"As the next 12 months unfold we will see increased tension in those countries that fell under the path of the August 1999 eclipse but after the end of August 2001 this will take on a new twist and it will be the last 6 months of the eclipse effect that will be the worse."
Again, we see scant reference to the astrological analysis and what so often happens with Considerations before Judgment - a statement of change "after the end of August 2001." that is seemingly unrelated to what little astrological insight is given. The specific change ("after August 2001") here is that which happens within the eclipse cycle. The additional astrological factors responsible for this are deliberately omitted.
The reasons for these omissions should be made clear. Firstly, and this is a matter of great concern within the astrological community of America, many scholars have fallen prey to those who plagiarise their work. This is a perennial problem, the result being that they are reluctant in a significant number of cases, to release much of the astrological analysis that underlies their work. To see knaves steal it before your very eyes is one thing, to see them deform it is quite another as it works against astrology - and it is that which must be guarded against. This moves us to the second point. Robert has chosen rather to pass the "tools" - that which is needed to understand these predictions and observations directly to you his students and those who take the time to study his writings. What may be obtuse now should be clear by the end of your studies of his more recent revised works [20].
"After September 2001 when the first big crisis will have hit the US we will never be the same again. By the following February 2002 the real game plan will have become obvious to us and though it may not then be part of public consciousness we can expect to see our external enemies expand as they are supported by China though they will remain hidden from view until it is time to strike. This is the Sino/Islamic alliance."
Here we have prediction interlaced with a warning. From what you have read so far, you should understand instantly the use of the words "we can expect." as you should "time to strike". You will also notice another reference to China, first mentioned as a potential menace by Robert in August 1998. You should also note the time frame - this is your clue as to which charts you should be looking at. Those of you who read all the observations and predictions in continuum will also be alerted to other factors such as the use of nuclear weapons etc - but remember when you look at the charts in question be sure that you do not approach them with a mind full of possibilities - firstly read the horoscope and nothing else.
Now let us look at the September 2000 issue of Nuntius.
"I again draw attention to the increasing threat of Islamic terrorism and that it will be felt on the US mainland. The greatest period of danger is in September 2001. I am not looking at any other forms of terrorism though also anticipate others. I am looking at terrorism that is rooted in Islamic fundamentalism and directed at everyday citizens going about their daily business in our own cities. The destruction and loss of life will shock us all. I repeat my warning now for the third time that unless the US remains vigilante [sic] it will be caught unprepared and will be rocked to its very core. It will be an act of war but unlike any other in our history. Our culture and way of life and lives are at risk. For the third time I say this we have had our wake up call."
This is the most shocking of all that has been published thus far. Shocking not because of the accuracy of the observations and predictions but because of the clarity with which they show such tremendous despair. It is relating what results from the perfect match - the coming together of the predictive intuition and the deductive astrology. The future is be laid out a full year before the tragedy. With it comes both responsibility and burden. Thus, it may not surprise you to know that this is the last public statement made on the matter in Nuntius prior to the events of 2001.
We must not sentimentalise or even be impressed. Your job as students of astrology is to understand and so instead, you should seek to unravel what is happening and to learn by it. The despair comes from the knowledge that has been passed by the use of prediction. Knowledge, which could not be used to avert the horrors that have and are yet to happen. This is why you are continually asked to look beyond knowledge to find Wisdom. Why prediction can never be the end goal and why you must understand the greater issues, what are found in the answers to the philosophical questions above.
The first major thing Zoller wrote after the 11th September 2001 was Astrology and Wisdom [21]. He wrote this with you his students in mind and it is asked that each of you read it.
Secondary Matters
At the beginning, ethics and morals were discussed. This has a direct effect on the predictions relating to 11th September 2001. Nuncius mentions "cities" and identifies the Eastern seaboard of the USA. The two together suggest major cities in the region. Nevertheless, some may ask why it did not just say New York or Washington DC etc. The answer lies in conscience. Many astrologers employ great reserve in these matters. For just as they will, unless the circumstances are compelling, refuse to predict the death of a native, so to do refuse to identify specific places where there may be significant loss of civilian life.
There is also some confusion as to the relation between the predictions concerning terrorist attacks on US soil and those tragic events in Oklahoma. For clarity this is addressed in the following:
On June 11 2001 with the execution of Timothy McVeigh it was asked if the Oklahoma bombing was the terrorist attack that had been fore-seen and in particular if, with the execution of McVeigh, it was regarded that the threat had subsided. To this Zoller reflected on what other astrologers had already observed:
"As an astrologer it is not for me to feel, though of course as a man I do deeply. But this is not to say that I must as best I can divorce myself from those feelings and only read the relevant horoscopes."
In this Zoller was impressing on you his students the importance of transcending for only those who can really do this can be trusted Predictive (mundane) astrologers.
There followed detailed discussion of several US horoscopes and the chart for the US [New York] Stock Exchange (as well as discussion of various charts concerning England and New Zealand - the importance of the latter country relates to matters that will not become obvious until nearer 2020). The following was concluded:
"We will need to examine matters further but from our analysis I hope you can see, categorically now that the Oklahoma bombing and the significance of the McVeagh [sic] execution will be as nothing compared to what will come".
When pressed on how soon he anticipated a "foreign" terrorist attack on US soil, the following was concluded:
" Certainly, before the end of the year [2001] and there will be some irony in today's date [11 June 2001 - 11 September 2001 as well as 11 August 1999] an echo we might say".
This is as close as it came to stating the precise date. The terrorist activity, which had been identified, related to religious fundamentalism and in particular had to have a direct link to Islam. Inter alia McVeigh did not and so was discounted.
It may also be added here that some of you as members of the Predictive Circle - examined the chart for the New York Stock Exchange for the later part of 2001 concluding:
"In September 2001 the Exchange will suffer major disruption followed by steep decline in US stocks. The currency markets will see a marked depreciation in the US$. Examination of the FTSE 100 for the same period shows that this will not be reflected across the board and this coupled with a strengthening sterling [sic] bucks the trend to such an extent that proper investigation must be made of a specific event relating to the financial institutions in the USA".
The Circle adjourned for the northern summer recess and so no further investigation was undertaken.
In the light of the events, their Consideration before Judgment seemed an understatement and there has been much criticism of this. But let it be understood that theConsiderations were correct as was the astrological analysis and that members were only examining one finite area - which proves the point that in Predictive astrology, your initial area of enquiry and thus the charts you examine are of paramount importance.
Finally matters, which have become the subject of rumour, must be addressed. These being that Robert was so confident as to the threat to the USA that he moved from New York State some months prior to the tragedy of 11th September. Secondly, that he should have been more vocal in his warnings.
On the first count, Robert's relocation to Canada was entirely unrelated to and uninfluenced by his mundane astrological insights. He moved to Canada to be with his new wife Diana who was already living there. His chart is well publicised (most of you have a copy from the Foundation Course [22]papers or from Tools and Techniques Part 1[23]. By examination of it, you will see that Robert was under no threat of demise through terrorist or like violent action. This was so whether he was in the USA or Canada.
This is also correct for the next danger period from 11th November 2001 when Robert and family will be in the USA [24].
On the second count: Zoller has made many mundane predictions public over the years but too often, it seems, has felt that they have been distorted and/or their true meaning and significance lost. This treatment of both considerations and predictions generally and that Robert only has limited time and energy which must be devoted to the pressing tasks of translation, teaching and research has lead him to largely withdraw from debates and to be publicly circumspect in more recent times. However, his observations relating to September 2001 were in the public arena before the events[25]. They were available for comment in the mainstream astrological press and on pop-astrology Websites on the Internet. The sad reality is that they were largely ignored.
The associated question as to whether the astrological press editors and/or their investigating journalists should have uncovered this information is a matter for debate. Nonetheless, it is clear that many astrologers are seeing a failure in mainstream astrological publishing (including both journals and books and even astrological software). If these publishers continue to fail [26] to provide exacting and necessary information then they will simply be eclipsed by those who can [27]. This takes us back to deeds being preferable to eloquent words vide supra.
In Conclusion
One of the real benefits of astrology properly practised is that it presents us with proof of things greater than ourselves - of Divinity. It is this that we must aspire to know. You are asked not to settle for belief and so encouraged to avoid those pitfalls, which go hand and hand with belief. For belief is borne of self and is ever a stepping-stone. Indeed, there is no need to settle for it as you are being given the tools, ancient tools that have withstood the test of time, to advance beyond.
The content of this paper forms part of a corpus, which must be grasped if you are to be a successful Predictive astrologer. Please read it alongside of the materials you have already been directed to.
It is designed to focus your mind on the practical nature of prediction. This is because it is necessary that you learn such things as will enable you to pass through, as was said at the
outset, the portal which prediction opens. Nonetheless, try never to loose sight of where you are heading and as much as possible avoid being distracted by things of a fleeting nature.
Luke Andrews
Academy of Predictive Astrology
London
31 October 2001
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[2] Gnothi seauton
[3] http://new-library.com/zoller/features and use the scroll bar at the top
[4] Argumentum ad hominem - literally "an argument to the man". By all means attack the ideas of the person but never attack the person. Your position on this always tells more about yourself than anyone else.
[5] Even some writers who currently enjoy great renown have plagiarized. More often than not they corrupt the very ideas they seek to proclaim and so commit a greater crime. In the past individual writers did not have the resources to mount a challenge, which is both expensive and time consuming. Now that well resources publishers are examining the situation the practise may be curtailed.
[6] This should not be confused with scholars and others who make a great contribution to astrological understanding. It refers only to those who present an image to the world of being astrologers who are skilled in prediction. This includes those who after a great event then proclaim to all who will listen that indeed they had predicted it. For examples of these types all you need do is read the astrological press, search the Internet or many of the "astrology" circulars (that have been published by those who have something to sell whether it be a book, course or software) in the months following September 2001.
When books start appearing on the subject of the September events, as they will, then consider carefully those astrologers who have contributed and ask yourself two questions: if these astrologers failed to identify the events beforehand then why are they writing as experts now? Why those astrologers who did identify the events with precision have not been included in these works? This will give you insight into both the commercialism and the politics that plague astrological publishing and which you as students should be aware of. If they are experts then why are they not writing on the next major event, which as members of the Predictive Circle now know, has already been identified (refer to the charts for Saudi Arabia).
[7] As pertaining to the sense of personal identity and all things which you use to construct distinctness or individuality. This is not the place for a potted discussion on the concepts of "I", ego, person, self etc let alone the dualism of body and soul; the crucial point being that anything that attracts importance simply by it having personal significance to you must be levelled, like with like, where you become a disinterested party. See also footnote 9.
[8] Again "ego" is used here, supra vide, despite it having been endlessly underlined by intellectual examination, because it remains a concept that is endlessly pervasive in the present Western culture. But in this context those of you who come from other cultures may read it as the phantom "I", blindness or illusion. Those of you of the distant South may better understand its absence as that boundless practical compassion which leads to complete detachment (the state before spiritual illumination). Those of you of the North may find this absence closer to tharpa or the absence of all views and all imagination, the cessation of that mental activity which gives illusion and the superficial importance.
[9] "Of the North but four, of the South but one, of the East but three and of the West but two". The Northern astrologers are unknown to most and should not be confused with tsispa. The Southern astrologer is recognized only by those to whom the legacy needs pass. The Eastern astrologers remain as illusive and yet as present as their ancient forbearers, the Magi. Of the Western astrologers very little in known, their presence though is felt periodically. This statement should not be read to deny the astrological knowledge and contribution of others but to put students on notice that Masters of astrology are few and that all endeavour should be undertaken to learn from them.
[10] www.new-library.com/zoller/features and use the scroll bar at the top.
[11] www.new-library.com/zoller/features and use the scroll bar at top to find this article. All students should have read this and understood the significance for themselves. Those reading the Advanced materials will find further insight into these matters.
[12] Supra vide
[13] These are to be found in virtually every nation both inside and outside of the astrological communities there-in. Many publish their views on the Internet and in both the astrological and non-astrological press. Small groups within the astrological community are to be found concentrated in such places as the "Ethics" committee associated with the National Council of Geocosmic Research (USA astrological society).
[14] www.new-library.com/zoller/books
[15] It is only through the practice of erecting and studying literally hundreds of charts that you will consolidate your learning. If you use inferior astrology programs, even well-known ones then you will retard your studies and be little more than splashing in the shallows. If you are going to all this trouble to learn astrology then you must get the proper tools.
[16] Considerations before judgment also concerned a possible attack on UK soil by an Irish cell-group, in November 2001 but this was not further explored, as it does not affect the over-all picture of a reduction in violence.
[17] In the Nuntius January 1999 issue. Nuntius was published by Zoller and included Considerations before judgment, predictions and general philosophical pieces on Medieval Astrology or articles on Predictive Techniques.
[18] In this light you may be interested to read of Bonatti www.new-library.com/book Bonatti On War .
[19] Latin - literally "For life or fault". For life or until grave misdemeanour be proved.
[20] Please be sure that you only read the most recent and updated works by Robert. For example, if you read old copies of Tools and Techniques of the Medieval Astrologer, particularly those published by Spica of Australia, you will open yourself to errors that you will have to unlearn at a later stage. In most cases you should not use any works published prior to 2000 and if in doubt visit www.new-library.com/zoller/books and look at available works etc or seek guidance from contact@new-library.com. This is because in recent years there has been a thorough revision of much work in this field. You might also like to consider joining the Predictive Astrology elist at www.new-library.com/zoller/list to keep abreast of new developments.
[21] See www.new-library.com/zoller/features.
[22] Details of this can be found at www.new-library.com/zoller/courses
[23] www.new-library.com/zoller/books
[24] It would be instructive for students to examine Robert's chart for the 10th - 12th November 2001 and also see if you can find any period of danger that lies beyond. Bearing in mind that the 11th September attack involved aviation you may care to examine that issue (as a direction to which charts in particular to examine: major American airlines and JFK). Again look at charts relating to New York City.
Those of the Predictive Circle who have identified another significant drop in the Dow Jones for 12th November 2001 should be sure that you are not making the same mistake as you did last time. That is ensure you consult the correct charts. The NYSE rectified chart supports the Consideration before Judgment that the drop is associated with terrorism but it is not conclusive. This indicates that the cause will not be thus. But ensure you understand the lunar condition so you understand how cause and vulgar speculation are distinguished. Note the presence of a secret hinderer and the manifest (if you are unsure re-read Bonatti's 9th and the Academy paper on those modes Bonatti omits - read the paper on Accidents and remember lunar indicators can only be used in CbJ). Thus unless substance can be found terrorism should play no part in a final judgment relating to the cause of the disaster. The second Consideration before judgment, which identifies it as an aviation disaster on the 12th day, should not be automatically aligned with terrorism simply because of the September events. Let the charts direct you and do not examine them with pre-conceived ideas or expectations.
[25] Shortly after Robert Zoller had a website presence in 2000 not only were archived copies of Nuntius readily available but so were the charts and analysis relating to the following dates: 11 August 1999 (eclipse path Europe), 11 June 2001 (10th pre-cycle equinox start), 11 September 2001 (10th pre-cycle equinox end) and discussion of the danger period 15 November 2001 - 1st January 2002. There was also separate discussion relating to 14th and 21st December 2001. In addition to his Robert Zoller re-released a significantly revised Tools and Techniques in 2001.
[26] This is measured in many ways. Ranging from the simple absence of important material to post mortem analysis after an event. Post mortem can be valuable but only if its descriptive base leads to a proper understanding of the astrological method (whether it be Medieval predictive, Uranian, Cosmobiology, Draconic or any astrological predictive discipline etc) and more importantly places both astronomical and astrological observation(s) in their proper context. Without this anchor the analysis is speculative - and speculation after the event is as unhelpful and speculation before the event.
[27] The monopolies enjoyed by hardcopy publishers are being seriously challenged by those who are publishing on the Internet. High quality Web Sites on astrology are still rare but already there is some exceptional material to be found. Also, if students examine the charts of such astrological publications as The Mountain Astrologer (US monthly) or the Astrological Journal (British society magazine bi-monthly) and compare these with the charts of lesser known but high quality journals such as the Astrology Foundation Journal (NZ Institute quarterly) or some of the Irish, Canadian and Australian publications you will see that there is soon to be a shake-up in that area of publishing as serious astrologers seek out high value publications and desert the lesser. These observations apply only to English language publications.
This seems to be part of an overall change where the divisions between pop-astrology publishers and those who cater for the serious astrologers become more marked. This will also reflect in changing membership of societies as the recent paper that examined the trends in UK and USA societies indicates.
The effect of the Internet cannot be underestimated as it removes restrictions of geographical location and reliance on local population to support and fund the activities of astrologers. Coupled to this is a repeat of times past - "masters" are outside of the universities (just as "masters" were outside the old cathedral schools in the 11th century), new materials are coming into their hands - materials not as yet widely circulated and which many astrologers are almost entirely ignorant of (creating an effect not dissimilar to that which happened when the New Learning flooded to the Western scholars all those centuries ago) and we will see new institutions set around some of these "masters" (again just as happened in that random also accidental way when Bologna grew around Irnerius, Oxford around Vacarius, Paris around Abelard etc). In all cases it was the teacher rather than the place that mattered. Indeed, with education this is always so. Thus, we can expect astrological education to change as the old standards are swept away and with them those schools that fail to understand what is happening and why. You see it is not just astrology that has been in a Dark Age these last centuries.