Key Physical Concepts of the Astrological Ages...

Key Physical Ideas:

• The Movement of the Ages starts with the fact that the Earth spins on its axis.
• This produces a 'bulge' in the Earth at its equator.
• The gravity of the Sun and Moon [luni-solar gravity] then act on this bulge.
• The Earth's equator is at an angle to the Ecliptic and so this gravitational attraction acts to drag the Earth's equator towards the Ecliptic.
• This causes the Earth's axis to Precess.
• The plane of the Moon's orbit about the Earth rotates with respect to the Ecliptic, this causes an effect called Nutation.
• The Precession of the Earth's Axis causes the Vernal Equinox Point to appear to Move clockwise against the background stars. The stars are not changing, the View Point from the Earth changes with time.
• This is known as the Precession of the Equinoxes.
• When the Vernal Equinox Point appears to move into another Zodiac Constellation, the Astrological Age is said to have changed
• As the Earth's axis is Precessing the North Pole Star to which it points Changes over time.

The 'Bulging' Earth The bulge at the Equator is too small to be seen on a diagram like this one. The Earth's diameter measured north-south is 12 713 km (7 900 miles), but east-west, i.e. at the equator is 12 756 km (7926 miles).