Although I particular disbelieve astrology of every sort and especially astrologists who espouse the details of my life, I couldn’t help but be enchanted by Professor Lane’s search for and encounter with the Brigu Samhita, the world’s oldest astrological text.
I do not expect to find my name in a book, but I will now select several books and having asked several pivotal questions, tell my own fortune. (This experiment is not dissimilar to the common practice of opening religious texts, such as The Bible, after having asked a life-relevant question, expecting to receive a divine answer).
Before I select the books, let me first pose my questions, which are indeed relevant at this time in my life and being so carry certain gravity.
- Will my wife and I ever have children? (Future)
- If the answer is yes, when might I expect this change to happen? (Future)
I did manage to find a Bible. I have also furnished myself a collection of poetry and Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. You’ll note that nowhere do I have a book on making babies.
Question 1:
The Bible says: O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 118:1
The poetry says: its nature is satisfied, and it satisfies nature, in all moments alike. Ralph Waldo Emerson from “Self Reliance”
Ayn Rand says: We wouldn’t be welcome in the research department of an industrial concern, such as—let us say—Rearden Steel.
Question 2:
The Bible says: And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Hebrews 7:15
The poetry says: Therefore do not begin that game at all. Edward Carptenter
Ayn Rand says: She struggled to place the moment into some orderly sequence of time.
Sure enough those answers are clear as mud. It is not too difficult to imagine, however, where someone with skill (and not too much) could extrapolate some sort of wished-for truth out of such nonsense.
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