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the Committee's verifications of Gauquelin's findings is a saga in itself, and is a clear example of the enormous resistance to anyone who threatens to bridge the divide between the hard sciences and what is seen as "popular metaphysics". However, Gauquelin said that his works should not be termed "astrology", because most of the essential elements of traditional astrology—the zodiac, the aspects, the houses—have lost their significance and only five planets play any role. Its two main pil- lars are the planetary types and the power of the four celestial angles. Gauquelin, like Kepler, was the consummate scientist, and his unique endeavour was to "chart a course between the astrologer's faith and the scientist's scepticism". He believed, as Kepler did of astronomy in the 16th century, that at the end of the 20th century the time was ripe for an astrological renaissance.' the Committee's verifications of Gauquelin's findings is a saga in Collin's types: Gauquelin could not distinguish a Mercurial or a itself, and is a clear example of the enormous resistance to anyone Solar type. Apart from this difference, his types are identical to who threatens to bridge the divide between the hard sciences and both the ancient scheme and Collin's. what is seen as "popular metaphysics". Collin distinguished seven basic types: the Martial, governed However, Gauquelin said that his works should not be termed by the adrenal glands; the Saturnine, governed by the anterior "astrology", because most of the essential elements of traditional _ pituitary; the Jovial, governed by the posterior pituitary; the astrology—the zodiac, the aspects, the houses—have lost their Lunar, governed by the pancreas; the Venusian, governed by the significance and only five planets play any role. Its two main pil- parathyroids; the Mercurial, governed by the thyroid; and the lars are the planetary types and the power of the four celestial Solar, governed by the thymus. angles. Gauquelin, like Kepler, was the consummate scientist, Being of a certain type means that our dominant essential char- and his unique endeavour was to "chart a course between the acteristics are the result of the endocrine hormones broadcast in astrologer's faith and the scientist's scepticism". He believed, as our bloodstream. The glands, tuned to a particular planet and Kepler did of astronomy in the 16th century, that at the end of the stimulated by its appearance either rising or culminating at our 20th century the time was ripe for an astrological renaissance.' birth or making the appropriate angles to these points, immediate- ly begin to influence our physiology. The RODNEY COLLIN'S BODY TYPES pituitary stimulates the growth of long Dr Louis Berman, one of the pioneers of . . bones; the thyroid, the rate at which our endocrinology, after years of intensive study Being of a certain type metabolism idles and accelerates; the adren- developed a system of types based on glan- means that our dominant als stimulate muscular development and cer- tar dominance or imbalance. He said: essential characteristics are tain aspects of pigmentation; etc., ete. ; attempts to classify human beings, . These same hormones that direct bodily ancient or modern, lack the fundamenta the result of the endocrine growth and development, in a higher octave quality that studying and grouping them | hormones broadcast in our represent our subjective psychology. They from the chemical point of view possesses." determine our attitudes, affinities, talents His studies convinced him of the fundamen- bloodstream. and weaknesses; our whole way of seeing tal importance of the glands of internal the world. Our essence, our quintessential secretion as "controllers and regulators of character, is the composition of the chemi- that ensemble of forces, attributes, habits and attitudes...known as cals in our bloodstream at any given moment. Four hundred years character, individuality or personality".’ ago, Paracelsus said: "The planets are in us." There could be no It was Rodney Collin who made the connection between the more perfect description of the endocrine influence on human classical types of antiquity and the types delineated by Louis physiology. Berman.’ Collin was a student of P. D. Ouspensky, who was him- self a student of the mystic and teacher G. I. Gurdjieff. The study | THE HARMONIES OF SPACE AND TIME of types was a significant part of Gurdjieff's teaching, and Collin Few attempts have been made to construct a plausible model of was able to verify and develop his own discovery in the concen- planetary influence. This is strange, for there is fertile soil for trated atmosphere of an esoteric school. My own involvement such a model in the field of harmonic science, the concept of with a school in the Gurdjieff/Ouspensky tradition has enabled me which is aptly expressed by George Leonard: to study and use this system for over 12 years. "At the root of all power and motion, there is music and There are only two differences between Gauquelin's and rhythm, the play of the patterned frequencies against the matrix of tima Tha « on tha bloodstream. ‘ : and teacher G. I. Gurdjieff. “The study | THE HARMONIES OF SPACE AND TIME of types was a significant part of Gurdjieff's teaching, and Collin Few attempts have been made to construct a plausible model of was able to verify and develop his own discovery in the concen- planetary influence. This is strange, for there is fertile soil for trated atmosphere of an esoteric school. My own involvement such a model in the field of harmonic science, the concept of with a school in the Gurdjieff/Ouspensky tradition has enabled me which is aptly expressed by George Leonard: to study and use this system for over 12 years. "At the root of all power and motion, there is music and There are only two differences between Gauquelin's and rhythm, the play of the patterned frequencies against the matrix of time... The way music works is also the o- - e way the world of objects and events works... The deep structure of music is the same as the deep structure of everything else." This deep structure of space and time has caught the imagination of many great scientists. The physicist Werner Heisenberg viewed reflection on the harmonic thinking developed by Pythagoras as being "one of the strongest impulses within human science". Bertrand Russell, in his Analysis of Matter, said: “What we perceive as various qualities of matter are actually differences in periodicity." | Plato wrote in the Timaeus: "...the sight of day and night, of months and the revolv- ing years, of equinox and sunset, has caused | the invention of number...whence we have derived all philosophy." Plato considered geometry and number as the most reduced and essential, and therefore the ideal, philo- sophical language. - Or Aid papel THE En® oF THE Mat CE NAIW iN) | VHLESS F GET £ BuApRu PLE i mA OVERTIME, 48 - NEXUS DECEMBER 1999 — JANUARY 2000