Yeah ^^ to be honest, the nature of the thread unsettled me a bit, it's obvious that Bob isn't a regular visitor at this time, and hasn't been for many, many months. Therefore, he is unable to defend himself here. The picture in the OP and the thread title is challenging, it's more than a question of proper delineation or astrological methods here I think.
I thought, if I'm the only person who thinks this then I'll keep it to myself. But, if this is normal when someone 'leaves' then I'd rather be able to delete my account should I decided to leave, not have knives shot at a mugshot of me on a dart board.
First and foremost, I was unaware of the division Bob had made at the forums between those adhering to more traditional astrology and those who have embraced the later development of the art. My intention for making and posting the photo of Bob and Gacy was not to poke fun at Bob. It was just in good natured humor because of the implication that Bob (or his method of astrology) could accurately assess Gacy's turbid, perverse personality. It is more of a symbolic representation of the challenge Bob set for himself, one in which I was under the impression he had won. Now, however, it appears that it has nothing to do with Bob's own assessment but that of another.
It is an interesting example of the phenomena of "projection" and seems to have worked much in the same way as Rorschach's test.
Please describe what you see
:
Do you see a butterfly or a demonic wolf face? It is only an expression what what you have "brought with you." Likewise, anyone who sees something negative in the photo of Bob and Gacy has brought something negative to the thread with them (i.e., a negative perception).
Second, as to what Caprising has said, he is absolutely correct. I know not of the method for procuring this analysis, but I can say this:
- "…can be very good with kids..." This is valid. Children loved him. Look at his biography and interviews from people who knew him.
- "...just your presence would be beneficial to other people..." Hard to say, but his colleagues thought of him as an amazing manager.
- "...a fairly well-rounded personality...you can offer a good role model..." For all intents and purposes, he had made commendable advancements in his career, even earning the admiration of his father who expected nothing of him. He was awarded "outstanding vice-president" by the Jaycees.
- "You have an instinctive awareness and your uninhibited response to life can refresh and gladden whomever you encounter." Hard to say, but he seemed to be well liked by those who only knew one side of him.
- "...shows a strange mind and very wicked." This is obviously valid
As you can see, everything that was said by both modern and traditional astrologist is a valid assessment of Gacy, more or less. The implication is that modern astrology is wrong, but that cannot be determined by what has been given here. The only valid statement that can be made regarding this is that modern and traditional were both correct.
Without looking at the whole analysis or experiment, it is really hard to say who was "more right". None should make an assessment to the validity of modern or traditional astrology without seeing the whole picture. This is why I asked for more.