Da Vinci Code

[Futurist]

Don't know if this constitutes a topic but has anyone else noticed that Michael Baigent, who is bringing the Multi-million lawsuit against Dan Brown (author of The da Vinci Code) this week, is also the co -author of the book 'Mundane Astrology' by Baigent, Harvey and Campion.

One presumes therefore that Michael Baigent must be an expert astrologer and would possibly try to bring this case at a fortuitous time!

Does this mean we won't be seeing the film in this country? Will they reach an out of court settlement. Let's see

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2057713,00.html

[Buai]

Hi Futurist,

Excuse my ignorance, but why is the lawsuit happening?

Ok, I checked out your link and looked with my eyes and not my mouth...
:roll:

[Futurist]

Sure.

Michael Baigent - along with 2 others (he must have a thing about writing in 3's) wrote a book called Holy Blood, Holy Grail way before Dan Brown's Da Vinci code. Basically it's a copyright or plagarism lawsuit, as the central idea in HBHG has been lifted by Dan Brown - he even calls a character Leigh Teabing. Leigh is the name of one of the other authors, Richard Leigh and Teabing is an anagram of Baigent. - Brown is a cryptologist!

Plagarism or not? Sometimes an idea flows through the collective and is picked up by many people at once, there have been some startling cases of sheer 'coincidence' over the eons. Is the anagram just some weird synchronicity. Also, someone can read a number of books and then find that one has 'stuck'. Then, when they come to write they genuinely believe an idea is their own but really it is the memory spewing forth once retained information.

I reckon Michael Baigent probably has good reason to suspect direct ' 'borrowing' but whether we should say that Dan Brown is consciously culpable is another matter.

[Buai]

Hi Futurist,

Thanks for that.

Was curious, because last year I was in contact with a guy who is very "up" with the Rosslyn Chapel side of things, and he commented on how most of the books related to that topic, including the book you mentioned, are fed through each other...
And they all seem to be taking some info from each to write their own books, backing each other up in a way.
I guess Dan Brown isn't a part of that "circle"
(he mentioned that a book was soon to be published that would put all issues related to the Rosslyn Chapel involvement in true context, I havn't seen anything yet though. Could be a bit political at the moment though with all the other legal stuff going on)

I agree with you, it does seem that "information" is in the air, and sometimes more than one person can pick up the vibe and run with it.

See what happens I guess.

[johan]

The Da Vinci Code Decoded

One of the central themes of Cosmos and Psyche is that individuals born under a particular outer planet combination become most expressive of their life's purpose as the signature planets make dynamic aspects to each other in later years. Astrologers have long known this, with its most recent articulation in Charles Harvey's book Anima Mundi (The World Soul).

As an example, The Da Vinci Code is reflective of the Jupiter-Neptune cycle. Last week when transiting Jupiter and Neptune were exactly squaring each other, Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown was in the news as he defended himself against the charge of plagiarism. Dan Brown himself (June 22, 1964) was born with Jupiter opposite Neptune , and his book was first published on March 18, 2003 when Jupiter and Neptune opposed each other.

Director Ron Howard (March 1, 1954; 9:03 am; Duncan, OK) decided to make a blockbuster movie out of Dan Brown's best-selling story. While Dan Brown's chart is forced to reconcile the challenges of Jupiter (religion, doctrine) with Neptune (vision, spirituality), Ron Howard has these two archetypes harmoniously balanced, since Jupiter trines Neptune.

Howard selected Akiva Goldsman (July 7, 1962) to write the script, and he also has Jupiter trine Neptune. The leading role fell to Tom Hanks (July 9, 1956; 11:17 am; Concord, CA), who has Jupiter sextile to Neptune. The Da Vinci Code premieres on May 19, as transiting Jupiter and Neptune are still squaring each other. One might expect that this film will become exceptionally popular and controversial, and remain the talk of the town through the completion of the Jupiter-Neptune square in late August.

This comes from http://www.stariq.com/NewsScope.HTM

[Futurist]

Perfect! Thanks so much for alerting us to this article Johan. It is exactly what I have been on about for years. It doesn't matter what phase of an outer planetary cycle one is born under - even the soft aspects like the trine - events in our lives will be most prominent when the two planets 'unfold' through their successive cycles.

So, anyone reading, look in your chart for the closest outer planetary aspect, particularly the conjunction , square and opposition phase (as they do seem slightly more potent than the softer ones) then track the cycle and relate it back to events in your life. Radu has put up a brilliant tool for seeing the outer planetary cycles on the main page.

As an example, if someone is born in Sep/Oct 1975 they will have a Saturn/Uranus -90- this aspect can relate to fear of change or sudden change of job or someone who rebels against tradition, confinement and structure. Events which force this personality trait to the fore will occur everytime the planets form aspects to each other but will be more apparent when they are semisquare, square and opposing each other.

[johan]

Well it is funny that Radu published his Astrology weekly newsletter
referring to an interview with Richard Tarnas,the writer of the book Cosmic and Psyche.(gonna watch it)
Thanks for the example of the cycle Saturn/Uranus,and how it can work in your personal life,and how you can track down events in your life,in relation with the aspects these planets make with eachother.

[Futurist]

I have now had a chance to read the Star IQ link which includes the line... Professor Richard Tarnas offers the heretical view that outer planet cycles correspond precisely with definitive epochs in human history' ..... I am still giggling at the revelation that I am now a fully fledged heretic! I will be reading this book and I hope everyone else with an interest in outer planetary cycles does too. Thanks again Johan

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[Theo]

I have now had a chance to read the Star IQ link which includes the line... Professor Richard Tarnas offers the heretical view that outer planet cycles correspond precisely with definitive epochs in human history' ..... I am still giggling at the revelation that I am now a fully fledged heretic! I will be reading this book and I hope everyone else with an interest in outer planetary cycles does too. Thanks again Johan

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There isn't much "heretical" about this view Futurist... it has been around for quite some time actually... The cycles of the trans-Saturnian planets like Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are directly connected to historical epochs. For instance, astrologer Robert Doolaard wrote a book called "Waves, Planetary Influences on culture, 600 B.C.. - 2000 A.D." that had its primary focus on the mutal aspects of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto directly related to historical events. Particularly the waxing and waning orbits of Neptune and Pluto.