Solunars by Aldebaran Sidereal Academy

Jupiter Sets At Dawn wrote:

Jim Eshelman wrote:Conclusions?
I wildly speculate that the quality involved is the childlike "ohh and ahh" - having grown up in tornado country, I recall that, despite the sense of danger, all the preparation was moving-like exciting. It is expecially a Venus-Uranus type of experience in particular. That may not be a general impression, though (hey, I'm weird, right?). In that case, I don't really have an explanation for which form of Venus would be operative here.

I didn't grow up in tornado country, but landed here as an adult. I think the feeling while you are hearing the shingles being torn off your roof, and despite all your efforts, your children and your pets are beyond your ability to protect - if the storm wants them, it will take them - is a very strong Venus theme.

Donald Bradley, writing as Garth Allen in Taking the Kid Gloves off Astrology refers to this as the Liebestod Mystery and I think that's worth examining again in the context of Venus in mundane charts of disasters.

Jupiter Sets At Dawn wrote:

Jim Eshelman wrote:My point was that there isn't much loss of life even in these gigantic tornadoes.

Since 1953. Before the predictions the Air Force used to commission to know when to move their very expensive planes were released to the public, there was a lot more loss of life. (The predictions were withheld because they might cause "panic." Unlike the sight of a funnel cloud coming your way with no warning and no chance to run for your storm shelter.) There are lists of "The Worst Tornados" defined as those that caused the loss of over 25 lives before 1953, and over 6, in 1953 and after.

There is, however, a lot of property damage, loss of home, etc. IIRC the Lac-Mégantic explosion had a strong Venus-Pluto and wiped out a town (the buildings, the homes) with about 50 lives (going from memory).

I'm unsatisfied with the answer that loss of property - even a home - would be characterized most often by Venus herself, without consideration of Venus being afflicted.

Bradley said Venus had a lot to do with depression. I've never seen the aftermath of a destructive tornado where every survivor wasn't at least somewhat depressed, even the animals. And even the people who didn't lose their homes. It's not just the loss of a home. It's also the loss of daily life and all cues to it. There are things insurance just doesn't cover. That kind of shock quickly turns into depression.

Jupiter Sets At Dawn wrote:I found an interesting site.

The following is a representative list of the most important tornadoes in each state. The criteria for the "worst" in each state is different for each state. In some tornado-prone states, it is strictly based on deaths. In other states, it is based on deaths and injuries. In the states that have never had a tornado death, the selection is made on the basis of damage. Of course, the worst tornado in Nevada is less destructive that even the 500th worst tornado in Texas, Mississippi, or a dozen other states. To give at least some perspective on each state, rather minor events must be included for states where tornadoes are rare. We also change the criteria in 1953. Since that year, forecasting and awareness efforts have drastically reduced the size of single-tornado death tolls in most states. If only the deadliest tornadoes were listed, then few recent events would be included.

For emphasis: "If only the deadliest tornadoes were listed, then few recent events would be included."

http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/worstts.htm

Jupiter Sets At Dawn wrote:It will also be interesting to see if these Venus infused tornado charts are mostly post-1953 when the death tolls were reduced so drastically by more and more accurate forecasting.

Jupiter Sets At Dawn wrote:Exactly. If Venus is not so much in evidence pre-1953, that will coincide with improved forecasting coming into wide use.
I think that's unlikely, but you never know.