Seasonal Affective Disorder is Wrong
It is one thing to make an observation. it is also another process to agree on it with another. It it is yet another to hypothesize
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Author: Joseph Schuster
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THE BIRTHDAY OF THE SUN
Unveiling the Esoteric Origins of Christian Holidays: Exploring the Hidden Symbolism Introduction: In our modern world, Christian holidays like Christmas and the Feast of the
Holidays
“Solstice”
“Solstice” is a Latin word, by the way, coming to English from Old French and then Middle English, and originally derived from sol sun + status, the past participle of sistere to
Ancient Civilizations
the ancients realized this relationship through yoga, ritual and self study
For centuries, ancient civilizations have been fascinated with the movements of the celestial bodies, particularly the sun and the moon. They have observed the cycles
Earth’s Seasons
Universal Time 2016 2016 Perihelion Jan 2 23 Equinoxes Mar 20 04 30 Sept 22 14 21 Aphelion July 4 16 Solstices June 20 22
Chronobiology
Tchijevsky’s Theory of Sunspot Activity and Human Activity
Translation 1: To test his hypothesis that sunspot cycle influenced human activity, Tchijevsky constructed an Index of Mass Human Excitability covering each year form 500
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How the Sun Affects Our Minds
More than three-quarters of all instances of human unrest—battles, upheavals, riots, revolutions, and wars—occur during the periods of the maximum number of sunspots in the
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Southern Hemispheric Variations – thought experiment
If the eccentric orbit of the earth around the sun is the cause of Seasonal Affective Disorder rather than the varying amount of sunlight per
Perihelion
Kepler’s 3 Laws of Planetary Motion
The Laws of Planetary Motion I. The orbits of the planets are ellipses, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse. II. The line
Seasonality
Depression, mental illness and mood swings in the third world
There is inconclusive data regarding seasonal affected mood disorder in the third world. This is due in large part to a lack of research funds.
Saturnalia Winter Solstice in Pagan Rome
How the Roman calendar celebrated Solar New Year over 2000 years ago is interesting. We still carry on many of the same traditions. Moreover, the
Ancient Civilizations
winter stories of reversals of fortune
Holiday musings: Reversal of fortune is one of the most common themes of Christmas stories and movies. Stories of personal crisis and loves won and
Seasonality
Revisiting the “Christmas Holiday Effect” in the Southern Hemisphere
Journal of the American Heart Association Abstract Background A “Christmas holiday effect” showing elevated cardiovascular mortality over the Christmas holidays (December 25 to January 7)
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World Views: from fragmentation to integration
The authors offer the following text to the public both realistically and with hope. Within the scientific world, large-scale movements tending towards unification seem powerless
Chronobiology
The Distortion of Perceptual Space Time Under Stress
The closeness of the orbit of the earth to the sun, it’s velocity and the intensity of the solar fields all coincide with the Winter
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Occurrence of suicide and seasonal variation
Occurrence of suicide and seasonal variation. Retamal P, Humphreys D. Departamento de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. nhorwitz@bello.dic.uchile.cl
Perihelion
What do Kepler’s Elliptical orbits have to do with the Holidays?
Consider this; As the winter holidays approach, the earth is approaching the sun. It is gaining velocity at an increasing rate. This acceleration increases until
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How fast does the Earth go at perihelion and aphelion?
How fast does the Earth go at perihelion and aphelion? The formula for the velocity of an object at some distance r from the
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The Perceptual Calendar
The Calendar before Julius Caesar’s Calendar Even this calendar not is important to postal historians (!) it is important to know why Julius Caesar introduced
The origin of Halloween
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is