Theos-Talk Archives (August 1997 Message tl00212)

In message <33EB4BAD.4135@dmv.com>, Vincent Beall <vincent@dmv.com>
writes
>The ICE calculates that the heliocentric longitude of the Earth and
>Jupiter will be the same at 13:30 hours on August 9th in this time zone.
>Is this the meaning of "direct"?
>
>Where is everybody?
>
>Vincent

Because the earth spins at an angle, and because astrology is a
geocentric system, the astrological view of the planetary motion is how
it *appears* to an earth observer.  Hence, planets *seem* to be moving
backwards owing to the eccentric orbit of Earth.  As time passes, this
appearance changes, and the planet (Jupiter in this case) *seems* to
stop and start going forwards again.

The movement is therefore an Earth movement, but it *appears to be* a
planetary movement.

Hope this makes sense.

Alan