COSMOS, CHRISTOS, & CONSCIOUSNESS

Courtney Roberts, M.A.

The "When" of Winning

Why Teams Win When They Do...

At the highest levels of competition, success depends upon certain, irreducible factors, including: genetics, desire, opportunity, commitment, sacrifice, teamwork, etc.

All these elements must be present and nobody wins without them. Every team, in their annual quest for a championship, seeks to combine these same crucial factors into a winning formula, and yet, every year, some teams succeed and others don't. So why does everything seem to come together one season, only to fall apart the next? Why do teams win and lose when they do?

I'm concerned with the 'when' of winning, because I recognize that timing is an important, and all too often overlooked, factor in success.  Whether you call it fate, destiny,or the will of God, there is an unmistakable element of 'luck'  involved in winning a major championship.  It can mean the difference between scoring the winning goal or breaking your leg. You can stay up all night, every night, putting all the winning pieces in place, but if the wind changes, your best-laid plans can get blown away by intangibles like the bounce of the ball, the referee's call, or some fool shooting himself in the leg.  Sometimes it's your time, and sometimes it isn't.  Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug.  But is there any way to know, other than after the fact? What if we could harvest some useful insights into this elusive factor? Could it help you to bring the right people together at the right time?

 

 Time and Meaning

What is time?  Time is movement through space.

Earth time is measured by our movement about the Sun.  Of course, the sun is moving too, and very fast at that.  If you actually stop and think about how fast we're all moving right now, it's a bit dizzying. Sometimes it's better not to think about it.  Then again, sometimes it's very useful to think about it, for as our earth moves about the sun, our motion combines with the motions of other moving bodies in our solar system to create some fascinating geometric patterns. These planetary patterns have a distinct resonance throughout the entire system as well as here on earth, where they can affect the overall functioning of electrical and biological systems. 

Back in the 1940s, RCA was experiencing a unique problem. Sunspot activity seemed to be interfering with the quality of their short wave radio transmissions. Signals seemed to cut out more during periods of maximum solar activity, and to be more reliable during periods of minimum solar activity.  RCA hired a young electrical engineer named John Nelson to investigate and to try to find ways to improve the reliability of the company's radio communications. 

Nelson was able to demonstrate what the company suspected: an apparent correlation between the fluctuations in radio interference and periods of solar disturbance.  But he also demonstrated something that no one had expected; at least, no one but astrologers: a correlation between the periods of increased radio interference/solar disturbance and the alignments of the planets of the solar system. 

Nelson discovered a correlation between the orbits of the planets; particularly Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune which possess the bulk of the solar system's mass and angular momentum, and the kind of disturbances on the sun that resulted in increased radio wave interference. Nelson observed that,

"It is worthy of note that in 1948, when Jupiter and Saturn were spaced by 120º, and solar activity was at a maximum, radio signals averaged of far higher quality for the year than in 1951 with Jupiter and Saturn at 180º and a considerable decline in solar activity. In other words, the average quality curve of radio signals followed the cycle curve between Jupiter and Saturn rather than the sunspot curve...”
 
What John Nelson 'rediscovered' were 'aspects;' the idea that the angular momentum among the bodies of our solar system produces measurable effects on earth.  'Aspects' have been are one of the favorite techniques of astrologers since before the time of Christ. 

The 120º angle that Nelson described between Jupiter and Saturn in 1948 is called the trine - it's 1/3 of an equilateral triangle, and 1/3 of a circle. As Nelson observed, it's a fortunate, harmonious alignment. The Assyrians first noted this around the 7th century BC, and the trine aspect has retained this positive reputation ever since.
 
As Susan Manuel described it in her 1992 article:
"Nelson's basic interpretation of the primary aspects coincides with what astrologers know of them. Nelson found the trine to be associated with the best radio weather--a quiet, undisturbed atmosphere which meant good clear signals. The positive effect of the trine was so strong that it would often nullify a combination of negative hard aspects.
 
The more difficult 180º alignment Nelson described in 1951 is called the opposition, for the obvious reason: the two planets appear to be opposing each other from opposite sides of the solar system. As you might imagine, it has a considerably more obstructive influence; but then again, opposites attract. 
 
In his work for RCA, measuring the quality of the geometric angles formed between the planets in their orbits, Nelson documented the power of the Ptolemaic aspects. We call them the Ptolemiac aspects because Claudius Ptolemy enumerated them in his 2nd century work, the Tetrabiblos, but these aspects were already old before Ptolemy's time.
As Cmdr. David Williams described it in Financial Astrology, "Although Nelson knew nothing about astrology, his findings validated some of the basic teachings of that ancient art, viz: planets in the same degree of longitude ( 0º or conjunction), 90º apart (square), or 180º apart (opposition) were accompanied by unfavorable long-distance radio transmission, while planets 60º apart (sextile) or 120º apart (trine) were associated with favorable radio transmission conditions." pg. xvi
Nelson himself said:
 
"We have come to realize that the Sun is doing something to the planets, or the planets are doing something to the Sun that the presently recognized laws of science cannot explain. Though sunspots have never been completely understood, I found, through careful observation, that they are predictable. Why the predictions come true is not readily apparent. When future amateurs or scientists find a scientific explanation for what is taking place in the solar system, on the Sun and in the ionosphere of the Earth, we can take the subject out of the occult and assign it a scientific basis. I am confident this will be done someday." 
John H. Nelson, The Propagation Wizard's Handbook, 73 Inc., Peterborough, NH 1978, p. viii.
To read more on Nelson's work and it's larger implications, Financial Astrology by Cmdr. David Williams

To quote Paul Feyerabend, from Science in a Free Society:

“...‘modern concepts of astronomy and space physics’ include large planetary plasmas and a solar atmosphere that extends far beyond the earth into space.  The plasmas interact with the sun and with each other.  The interaction leads to a dependence of solar activity on the relative positions of the planets.  Watching the planets one can predict certain features of solar activity with great precision.  Solar activity influences the quality of short wave radio signals; hence fluctuations in this quality can be predicted from the position of the planets as well.”

 

      Feyerabend goes on to quote extensively from the then current (1978) research into cosmic influences, including Nelson’s work for RCA, the work of Frank Brown, Piccardi, Tromp, and Bouma, all of which showed promising correlations between “organic and inorganic processes and lunar, solar, and planetary parameters.” 

Philosophy of Science & the Occult, pp.26-27

By Patrick Grim

 
 
Dr. Percy Seymour is an important pioneer in this line of research.
 
 

Correlation between Extraterrestrial Factors and Some Terrestrial Processes: Case Study

by Sergey Tarassov and Alphee Lavoie

 

Sunspots & Human Behavior by James Borges

 

Does a Spin-Orbit Coupling between the Sun & the Jovian Planets Govern the Solar Cycle?

by
I. R. G. Wilson , B. D. Carter  and I. A. Waite of the
  Centre for Astronomy, Solar Radiation and Climate, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

 

 Planetary Positions Affect Solar Activity

Contains relevant quotes from a variety of researchers

                                                     Planets & Performance    

 

Now the only reason I mention all of the above is because these angular relationships between the planets of our solar system have a lot to do with creating the kind of conditions which enable some teams to succeed, while others don't. There's nothing particularly magical or occult about it, especially when you consider that well into the 18th century, electricity was also considered a magical, occult force. In other words, we didn't understand it yet.

     My point is that behind every successful team lies a complex of planetary aspects linking the players and coaches together into tight configurations with the signs of the times. The proper alignments can mean the difference between having the wind at your back, or mud on your face. This will become readily apparent as we examine some recent dynasties; those rare teams that dominate their league for more than just a season.

But first, a few basics...

 The basic working tool of the astrologer is the chart; a snapshot of the solar system, which portrays how the bodies of our solar system were arrayed about the earth at a specific time and a specific place.  We're all born at a unique intersection of time and space, and the birth chart captures that, in a two-dimensional form. While it's only a starting point, it nevertheless leaves an imprint we carry with us for the rest of our lives.

Of course, the planets don't stop moving.  They keep going about their appointed rounds, all the while forming an unending array of geometric patterns and alignments with our original birth planets. This profoundly influences the timing of our lives. Sometimes we're well-aligned with the current scenario, and sometimes we're not.  Sometimes we can do no wrong, and sometimes we can't seem to do anything right. And there are any number of points in between. 

Similarly, some personalities interact better than others. Sometimes we're well-aligned with the people around us, and sometimes we're not.  However, if we can surround ourselves with people with whom we share harmonious alignments, especially when those shared alignments are being boosted by supportive aspects from the current, or transiting planets, we have a recipe for success. 

     That's what happened in Dallas in the nineties, when the Cowboys won three Super Bowls in 4 years (1993, 1994 & 1996).  The Cowboys' team consisted of key individuals who shared specific, harmonious alignments.

Head Coach Jimmy Johnson - July 16, 1943, Port Arthur, TX, 2:12PM    Source: Letter from JJ to CR quotes birth certificate

Quarterback Troy Aikman - Nov. 21, 1966, 10:05am, West Covina, CA    Source: BC

Emmitt Smith - May 15, 1969, Pensacola, FL  No time available

Michael Irvin - March 5, 1996, Fort Lauderdale, FL No time available

 When we display the birth charts in graphic form, we can see immediately that these four individuals share a web of positive, functional alignments that facilitated their efforts in working together as a team. At the same time, some unique transiting alignments were afoot that helped propel this particular team's success.

Specifically, the planets Uranus and Neptune formed a rare conjunction (meaning they lined up together) in the latter part of the Earth sign Capricorn. Meanwhile the 'planet formerly known as Pluto' moved in concert with them through the tail end of the water sign Scorpio, forming a helpful 60º 'sextile' aspect (Another Ptolemeaic aspect.  Literally half a trine, it's a helpful, conducive influence.)

These transiting planets stimulated the very points shared by the team members, prospering their efforts and facilitating greater success than they have ever enjoyed at any other time.

While Coach Johnson left the team after the 2nd Super Bowl win, Barry Switzer was able to take the same group of players to one more Super Bowl victory in 1996. 

After that, the planets moved on to favor others and the wheels gradually came off of the Dallas machine.  Even though Aikman, Irvin, and Smith were still relatively young, they never experienced the same level of success again.  They were just as good, even more experienced, and no doubt working as hard as ever, but things were falling apart for them rather than coming together. The key to that kind of timing is planetary motion.

Obviously, it is a great advantage when a team can bring together coaches and players who are both:                   1) compatible with  each other, and 2) best able to prosper under the current and long-term alignments.           That was certainly the case with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990's. 

 

Continued:

Winning Teams II - The Bulls Dynasty

 

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