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we could imagine. Anyone trying to capitalize on the world's "apocalypse
anxiety" is going to have a hole blown through his methods, so put your
rational, scientific prejudices aside and listen up, as this woman has
more understanding of how the world turns than most of us.
DATES ARE RELATIVE
Dr. Greene points out that the date December 31,1999,
is a Christian construct that only a portion of the world follows, and
no scholar is exactly sure of when Jesus Christ was born. The only thing
we ` have to do is make sure that our computer systems do not confuse dates
and time. In addition, she notes that there is absolutely
nothing particularly millenarian about the planets at that
time - and more important, the planets primarily reflect
what is happening in the world, they do
not determine our destiny. People do have a choice of how they
live their lives, and have a responsibility to exercise this freedom.
Dr Greene never makes prediction as this is impossible.
However, she has an extensive knowledge of history, psychology, sociology
and politics, and is able to discuss what is happening in the world now
and how the planets reflect certain movements. She gave us several examples,
but emphasized one in particular: Every 178 years, Neptune
cycles around the Zodiac and is now
moving into Aquarius where it will remain
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The world
experienced this mass longing to unify then too, and Victor Hugo wrote
about a "united Europe" extensively the first time the phrase had been
publicly used. But before this, - Napoleon's conquests had ignited a nationalist
fire which eventually erupted violently throughout Europe , just when the
Neptunian/Aquarian dream of unity was at its height, and only ashes were
left of this grand vision by the time the "Year of the Revolutions" arrived
in 1848. And why was the dream of spiritual European unity so ineffective?
Basically, there was an enormous gap between the
dream and reality. Before a nation can seek unity with another
one, Dr. Greene emphasizes, it must feel strong within itself first. This
applies to the individual as well.
Summing up, she says that the planets in the Zodiac are
working on so many different levels because the world does, too, so what
has been discussed here is just the tip
of an iceberg. This is what makes each
of us feel so insignificant, yet so unique and important at the same time.
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and democracy. Neptune reflects our
dreams and our longings,
the part of us which doesn't "think things out."
Presently, the Western world is pushing towards the left politically. There
is also a desire to seek unity through a united Europe and a single currency.
The world fantasizes that its solutions can be found in technology. We
are moving away from the individual towards a social
norm. We erroneously fantasize that if
all children had computers, if all depressives took Prozac, and, most frightening,
if all genes could be manipulated to eradicate individual imperfections,
then we would all sleep better at night. Of course, there is nothing wrong
with a united Europe or reaping the benefits that technology offers us,
but when we gravitate in this direction on an emotional level without using
our heads, we could be disappointed. Liz Greene believes that Switzerland
could benefit from entering the common market, but thinks that the Swiss
are very wise to approach this movement with caution
right now.
TENSION
Dr. Greene also explains that whenever groups of people
want to move in one direction, one will always get other groups which will
splinter off and go against the grain. The last time Neptune moved into
Aquarius was around 1820.
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