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The Nature of Astrology, with Bruce Scofield

An interview with astrologer Bruce Scofield about his new book The Nature of Astrology: History, Philosophy, and the Science of Self-Organizing Systems. The book covers topics such as possible causal mechanisms underlying astrology, the historical reasons why astrology declined during the Scientific Revolution, and how astrology can regain intellectual credibility in society again in the future. Bruce holds a doctorate in geosciences from the University of Massachusetts, and he is currently an instructor at Kepler College and president of the Professional Astrologers Alliance. You can get the book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3wBEDuL This is episode 384 of The Astrology Podcast: https://theastrologypodcast.com/2023/... Please be sure to like and subscribe! #TheAstrologyPodcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 Overview of Bruce Scofield's book 00:05:26 Divination, synchronicity, Jung 00:09:08 Astrology is more than a practice 00:13:30 Astrology's loss of credibility 00:16:16 Bruce's academic background 00:21:30 Bruce's natal chart 00:23:09 Solar and lunar influences on earth 00:27:23 Circadian rhythm and electromagnetism 00:36:02 Sun-Saturn oppositions and weather changes 00:39:11 Gravitational influences 00:45:45 Bruce's definition of astrology 00:59:10 Reasons for astrology's decline during the scientific revolution 01:15:20 Conflict between astrology, Christianity, and humanism 01:20:04 Political conflicts with astrology 01:26:39 Astrology's long empirical tradition 01:35:00 Scientific studies of astrology 01:41:10 Dealing with skeptics 01:50:19 The Gauquelin studies 01:59:23 Will astrology be validated as a science? 02:07:24 Internal issues in the astrology community 02:27:55 Birth chart as a time slice 02:44:12 The importance of The Nature of Astrology book 02:49:30 Rejection of astrology as divination 03:00:21 Where to purchase The Nature of Astrology 03:01:08 Bruce's plans for the future 03:05:55 Astrological fundamentalism 03:15:04 Patrons and sponsors