The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10

the influence of the starry and the PLAN
etary orbs as the ebb and flow of the
oceans are due to the varying position
and influence of our satellite, the NOON
The penetration of Kepler, which
almost amounted to instinct or intuition,
arrived at conclusions similar to those of
rector. 1t Is now more than twenty
years since, says Kepler, i began to
maintain opinions like those OF the pre-
dominant nature of the elements, which,
adopting the common name, call sub
lunary. | have been driven to this
singly and solely by observing seasons
and noting the aspects by which they
are produced. have seen the state of
the atmosphere almost uniformly dis
turbed as often as the planets are in cor.
junction or in the other confgurations
so celebrated among astrologers. / have
noticed its tranquil state either when
there are none, or few such aspects, CT
when they are transitory or of short
duration. have not formed an opinion
on this matter without good grounds,
like the herd of common prophesiers,
who never trouble themselves TO con-
slider what means the stars have of work.
ing any effects among us on the earth,
while they remain in the sky and send
down to us nothing which Is obvious to
the senses except rays of light" In
Kepler's remarks on genethliacal or In
dividual astrology he shows the "ma-
chinery" of his belief in allusion to bis
own nativity, characterized Shy this
triple conjunction on that day--namely,
the sextile of saturn and the sun, which
was shown by the change OF weather !;
for, after frost of some days, that very
day became warmer. There was thaw
and fall of rain. ! do not wish this
and other instances to be taken as
defense of all the aphorisms of astrolo-
gers" Kepler's remarks, it will be
observed, apply only to the once dead
but now resurrected cience of astro-me-
teorology, and in this direction science
has marched forward with resistless
energy since bis day.
In recent work, entitled "New and
Original Theories of the Great Physical
Forces" by DR.. Henry b. Rogers, the
author defines his opinion as to cosmic
action and reaction, as follows: "The
sun acts, but the earth and planets react.
The sun gives and dispenses fayors, but
also receives and sympathizes. 4 n X
The sun is dependent upon his planets
for light and heat, as they are upon him"
Hence, in this light, a gleat deal depends
whether planets are In opposition to the
sun or in conjunction with the sun, jus
as the astrologers all along have main
tained-only they have, perhaps, carried
their Vaccinations too far, and allied
them to other superstitions. A reference
TO the prediction in Mereurius' Alman-
&C, concerning the death of the princess,
will discover this. She was born on
April %, l843, and she was consequently
thirty~fve when she died. In the Ian
guage of astrology, thirtysfye is a eli
macterie year. 1t may be explained
that "clmacteric." is applied to those
years in life corresponding to the place
of the moon on those days after an ins
diyi6uaPs birth when she arrives at
square or trine TO her place at the birth.
They are the 7th, 9th, l4th, 18th, 2lst,
9th, 2Sth, 35th, 36th, 42nd, 10th, 10th,
4th, 18th, SD and 10Th. The 18th
and SD are reckoned the most impor-
tsnt. Great changes are generally OBJ
served in those years of life. All the
cimacteric years, it will be observed, are
multiples OF 7 or 9.
Many cultivated persons believe i'm
pEcitly in cimacterie years. A cele-
brated engineer Robert Stephenson
wrote to a friend who questioned him on |
the subject: eff you will examine the
record of your own life and the lives of
your intimate friends, you will, 1 fancy,
discover chat the superstition 10 not the
mere fiction you imagine. 1 have just
passed through the climacteric periods
Of my thirty-ffth and thirty-sixth years,
and in many respects / have experienced
sorely troublous times. Now ] am sail
ing in smooth waters, and 1 suppose /
shall do SO till the next period for good
or evil arr;yes-forty-two." He died in