The Triple Witching Hour: The Third Book of Astrological Essays

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Author: Roell, David R
ISBN: 9781933303475

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📚 ABOUT THE BOOK

Uncover astrology's radical, earthly origins and its power to shape history and protest.

David R. Roell's third astrological essay collection provocatively redefines cosmic influence. Beginning with an astrological post-mortem of Occupy Wall Street, Roell argues that successful collective action, like personal milestones, benefits from celestial timing. He then unveils his groundbreaking theory: astrology doesn't descend from an ethereal sky, but emanates directly from the Earth itself, a pervasive energy field. This radical perspective leads him to critically examine the historical animosity between science and astrology, tracing its roots to a biased Enlightenment narrative that unfairly cast ancient wisdom as mere superstition, a battle between urban intellectualism and rural tradition.

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Roell’s *The Triple Witching Hour* is a bracing and intellectually stimulating read, particularly for those weary of conventional wisdom. It excels at deconstructing established narratives, offering a bold, earth-centric astrological theory and a sharp critique of Enlightenment history. Readers seeking a gentle introduction to astrology or practical horoscopic guidance will be disappointed. This book is for the academic, the contrarian, and anyone ready to re-examine the very foundations of Western thought regarding cosmos and consciousness. It carves a unique, defiant niche in the astrological literature.

📝 Description: The Triple Witching Hour: The Third Book of Astrological Essays

The title of this book, The Triple Witching Hour, is a Wall Street term for the end of the financial quarter. It has nothing to do with broomsticks and is unknown outside of the Street. In his third book of essays, Roell starts, appropriately enough, with an analysis of Occupy Wall Street, a short-lived protest movement which was brutally suppressed. This book will tell you why OWS failed and why astrology is essential for planning protest movements, or, for that matter, weddings and children, though you won't find them in this book. Roell then takes off the gloves. In an extraordinary bare-knuckle essay, Astrology Under Our Feet, Roell proves astrology does not fall from an empty sky, but is generated by the earth itself. We are soaked in astrology, from birth to death. Why the hostility from science? Roell finds the origins of modern science in the French Renaissance, which produced an Enlightenment that was a consensus dictat. It was based on a simplistic "science" vs: "superstition," which was formed at the very outset. In reality the Enlightenment was a clash between rich city vs: poor rural, bookish vs: hand-me-down. The Enlightenment amounts to city folk who do not know where milk comes from. Roell declares science to be a series of consensus-based fads. Over the long run, he says, as much quirky as correct. Proof? Roell says to read old science journals. Roell then sketches a new world with astrology, most particularly a new medicine, based on solid astrological analysis, rather than scientific guesswork. Roell declares astrology, like engineering but unlike science, to be based upon fundamental realities and is therefore permanent and unchanging. Along the way in this book, he adds lots of celebrity and political riff-raff for your amusement, a masterful tour de force of astrology at work. Enjoy!

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For those who question established narratives, whether in science, history, or spirituality. If you seek a rigorous, no-holds-barred re-evaluation of astrology's origins and its profound, often overlooked, impact on human affairs and historical events, this book is an essential read.

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❓ Frequently asked questions

The title, borrowed from a Wall Street term for the financial quarter's end, symbolizes a critical juncture or a time of intense volatility. Roell uses it metaphorically to suggest a period of significant astrological influence or a turning point in understanding.

While Roell asserts astrology's relevance for planning events like weddings or even protest movements, this particular collection of essays focuses on the theoretical underpinnings, historical context, and the fundamental nature of astrology, rather than providing direct how-to instructions.

📖 Who should read this

🎯 Key themes and symbolism

Astrology as Strategic Tool

Roell demonstrates how astrological insights can illuminate the dynamics of social movements, using Occupy Wall Street's failure as a case study. He posits that understanding planetary cycles is crucial for orchestrating impactful collective action, hinting at a broader application for life's significant events.

Earth-Centered Astrology

Challenging conventional views, this book presents a bold hypothesis that astrological forces are not extraterrestrial but are generated by the Earth itself. Roell argues that we are fundamentally immersed in these terrestrial influences from birth, suggesting a deeply immanent and material basis for astrology.

Deconstructing Enlightenment Science

Roell offers a revisionist history of the Enlightenment, contending its "science versus superstition" dichotomy was a politically charged construct. He reveals this period as a power struggle where sophisticated urban thought dismissed rural, traditional knowledge, thereby establishing a prejudiced foundation for modern scientific hostility towards astrology.

💬 Quotes from the book

«Astrology is not a distant whisper from the stars, but the very pulse of the Earth beneath our feet, soaking into our being from cradle to grave.»

«The so-called 'Enlightenment' was not a triumph of pure reason, but a dictat born of urban prejudice, systematically discrediting ancient, rural wisdom under the guise of scientific superiority.»

📜 Historical context

This work positions itself within a long tradition of counter-Enlightenment thought, challenging the dominant scientific paradigm that emerged from the 18th century. Roell's analysis echoes earlier critiques of reductionism and rationalism, revisiting the historical divorce between scientific inquiry and esoteric understanding, and advocating for a reintegration of cosmic awareness into our terrestrial experience.

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Triple Witching Hour
Occupy Wall Street (OWS)
Enlightenment

📔 Questions to reflect on

How might an astrological understanding of timing have altered the trajectory or impact of a historical social movement you're familiar with?
If astrology truly originates from Earth's own energies, what implications does this have for our relationship with the planet and our understanding of spiritual connection?
Reflect on the historical narrative of "science vs. superstition." Can you identify other historical instances where knowledge systems were dismissed due to prevailing power dynamics rather than objective truth?