Thanks Ernie for a new dimension in astrology for our consideration. I like the pace at which your post flows, though I don't know why. I do have one question, though, --even though i have studied astrology for several years now, I don't really know what Tropical and Sidereal really mean. Is there a fixed definition, like a mathematical formula, that fits all the possible uses of these terms?

ps regarding the vernal equinox point now being near 5 degrees Pisces, by my rudimentary arithmetic the Age of Aquarius, if such is ever going to be, should begin in about 350 years from now. Do you remember Gene Ray in the Astrologers Forum, arguing strongly for a date very close to the present time; on quite different grounds, something to do with the fixed star Regulus moving from Leo into Virgo?

chris