Perhaps it's redundant to accuse an astrological tract
for being pseudo-scientific, but Mae R. Wilson-Ludlam's "Lilith
Insight" definitely takes the prize. These are her opening words:
"There is no scientific explanation for the Sun overhead, for the fish in
the sea or the air that sustains us, but they exist nonetheless and by the hand
of God, just as do the energies - magnetic pulls - that impel man to his
behavior". Jonathan Wells and Huston Smith, come back, all is forgiven.
The rest of "Lilith Insight" isn't much better.
There are several astrological objects called Lilith, the most well known being the Black Moon, actually a point on the real Moon's orbit. It's sometimes confused with the Dark Moon, which is supposedly Earth's second satellite, "discovered" by German astronomer Georg Walthemath and later incorporated into astrology by Sepharial. "Lilith Insight" is about this Dark Moon and its influence, which turns out to be generally negative. This negativity is couched in sexist and homophobic stereotypes. Apparently, Lilith turns women into promiscuous vamps and both sexes into homosexuals or bisexuals, something the author considers horrendous.
Here are a few examples of the "influences" of the Dark Moon: "Lilith in Gemini in the Sixth of morals was raped at age 14, married, divorced, then she became a homosexual". "Lilith in Scorpio in the Twelth exactly conjuncts Mercury, conjunct the Ascendant was raped by her father at age 14. By the age 30 she faced the choice between promiscuity and chastity. She chose the former. Mars sextiles Lilith". "Foster parents raised this male. His is a history of immoral experiences, and a mental breakdown. He admits being bisexual".
We get the point, Mae.
More comic is the following "problem" caused by Lilith in Sagittarius: "Desired to study Astrology in class but could not afford it, hence settled for self-study". Indeed. Hopefully, this person's self-study didn't include "Lilith Insight" by Mae R. Wilson-Ludlam! Incidentally, I wonder how a non-existent object can have such a grave influence on our natal charts?
Somehow, the more trite astrology of Parker & Parker seems more convincing...
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