(Origin of post title)
Today, 23 April is St. George's Day, patron saint of England. St George was a Roman soldier revered by early Christians for his defence of their beliefs, and his eventual death because of it. As the St George stone rolled along it gathered mythology about dragons and stuff. That's all there is to tell really - so how about a look at another George, one who didn't wait for mythological moss to grow, but created his own: George Adamski.
When we were young(ish) we each had our own favourite sphere of the fantastical - unless, that is, we were hopelessly and absolutely boringly realistic and pragmatic at all times. My favoured sphere of the fantastical was Erich von Däniken's world of ancient alien spacemen. I wasn't overly excited by more contemporary UFO sightings, such as the Roswell thing, and Adamski's ramblings, which even in my more gullible younger years seemed loopy and much too far out.
Wikipedia's page has most of the facts/fiction on Adamski; various skeptics' forums have, over the years, gleefully deconstructed his many stories.
It seems to me that George Adamski must have either
a) actually seen or experienced "something" - not necessarily exactly what he wrote and spoke about;
b) had a screw loose, some chemically related mental imbalance; or
c) had an acute business sense and the imagination required to write best-sellers and promote them with a straight face.
ASTROLOGY
Adamski's natal chart might reveal a clue or two:
Born on 17 April 1891 in Bydgoszca, Poland,
at 2:07 AM.
(Astrodienst "A" rating)
His impulsive Aries Sun itched to have him be a pioneer...of something! He wanted to be a pioneer of extra-terrestrial contact didn't he? Uranus (planet of all that is futuristic, unexpected and eccentric) was in opposition to his natal Aries Sun from Libra, maybe encouraging eccentricity, even in opposition managing to drown out any more practical, realistic impulses he might have experienced. Likewise, restrictive Saturn in sensible Virgo was in opposition to expansive, adventurous Jupiter and Venus in imaginative, dreamy Pisces - it appears the Pisces "flavour" won this tug-o'-war.
Outer planet Neptune (ruler of Pisces)was conjoined with Pluto in Gemini - for a whole generation; in Adamski's case the pair were conjunct his North Node of the Moon, and in sextile to his natal Leo Moon, drawing Neptune's penchant for illusion close to his inner nature.
UPDATE @ 6pm~
I've just noticed that Astrodienst has calculated natal chart for 2:07 AM, and I followed suit, but according to their source note it should be 2.07PM
Luc de Marre quotes him in a letter to Wilhelm Konig in 1954 "between 2:00 and 2:15 PM."
Here's a PM chart, ascendant and angles have moved as has Moon's position.
Moon Leo, Virgo rising, Saturn on ascendant. A Leo Moon fits his craving for publicity and limelight.
Neptune at top of chart giving it prominence. Virgo rising with Saturn close....not sure about that fitting him too well....but...
It seems to me that George Adamski must have either
a) actually seen or experienced "something" - not necessarily exactly what he wrote and spoke about;
b) had a screw loose, some chemically related mental imbalance; or
c) had an acute business sense and the imagination required to write best-sellers and promote them with a straight face.
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| Excerpt from George Adamski: The Toughest Job in the World by Tony Brunt-HERE |
ASTROLOGY
Adamski's natal chart might reveal a clue or two:
Born on 17 April 1891 in Bydgoszca, Poland, at 2:07 AM.
(Astrodienst "A" rating)
His impulsive Aries Sun itched to have him be a pioneer...of something! He wanted to be a pioneer of extra-terrestrial contact didn't he? Uranus (planet of all that is futuristic, unexpected and eccentric) was in opposition to his natal Aries Sun from Libra, maybe encouraging eccentricity, even in opposition managing to drown out any more practical, realistic impulses he might have experienced. Likewise, restrictive Saturn in sensible Virgo was in opposition to expansive, adventurous Jupiter and Venus in imaginative, dreamy Pisces - it appears the Pisces "flavour" won this tug-o'-war.
Outer planet Neptune (ruler of Pisces)was conjoined with Pluto in Gemini - for a whole generation; in Adamski's case the pair were conjunct his North Node of the Moon, and in sextile to his natal Leo Moon, drawing Neptune's penchant for illusion close to his inner nature.
UPDATE @ 6pm~
I've just noticed that Astrodienst has calculated natal chart for 2:07 AM, and I followed suit, but according to their source note it should be 2.07PM
Luc de Marre quotes him in a letter to Wilhelm Konig in 1954 "between 2:00 and 2:15 PM."
Here's a PM chart, ascendant and angles have moved as has Moon's position.
Moon Leo, Virgo rising, Saturn on ascendant. A Leo Moon fits his craving for publicity and limelight.
Neptune at top of chart giving it prominence. Virgo rising with Saturn close....not sure about that fitting him too well....but...
