The Nature of Astrology, with Bruce Scofield

An interview with astrologer Bruce Scofield about his new book The Nature of Astrology: History, Philosophy, and the Science of Self-Organizing Systems.

The book covers topics such as possible causal mechanisms underlying astrology, the historical reasons why astrology declined during the Scientific Revolution, and how astrology can regain intellectual credibility in society again in the future.

Bruce holds a doctorate in geosciences from the University of Massachusetts, and he is currently an instructor at Kepler College and president of the Professional Astrologers Alliance.

You can get the book on Amazon here:

https://amzn.to/3wBEDuL

This is episode 384 of The Astrology Podcast:

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:00 Overview of Bruce Scofield's book
00:05:26 Divination, synchronicity, Jung
00:09:08 Astrology is more than a practice
00:13:30 Astrology's loss of credibility
00:16:16 Bruce's academic background
00:21:30 Bruce's natal chart
00:23:09 Solar and lunar influences on earth
00:27:23 Circadian rhythm and electromagnetism
00:36:02 Sun-Saturn oppositions and weather changes
00:39:11 Gravitational influences
00:45:45 Bruce's definition of astrology
00:59:10 Reasons for astrology's decline during the scientific revolution
01:15:20 Conflict between astrology, Christianity, and humanism
01:20:04 Political conflicts with astrology
01:26:39 Astrology's long empirical tradition
01:35:00 Scientific studies of astrology
01:41:10 Dealing with skeptics
01:50:19 The Gauquelin studies
01:59:23 Will astrology be validated as a science?
02:07:24 Internal issues in the astrology community
02:27:55 Birth chart as a time slice
02:44:12 The importance of The Nature of Astrology book
02:49:30 Rejection of astrology as divination
03:00:21 Where to purchase The Nature of Astrology
03:01:08 Bruce's plans for the future
03:05:55 Astrological fundamentalism
03:15:04 Patrons and sponsors