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'''Dennis Elwell''' (born 16 February 1930<ref name="ad1">{{cite web |url=http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Elwell,_Dennis |title=Astrodatabank entry for Elwell. }} (06/06/11) Elwell talks about his time of birth in the interview published in Garry Phillipson’s ''Astrology in the year'' 2000 (London: Flare, 2000), saying “My own time of birth has been rectified by myself from my parents' recollection that I was born late at night. As I came into the world the clock downstairs kept striking, and the irritated doctor asked for it to be stopped. Synchronistically, it announced the arrival of a noisy nuisance! I have settled for 11:44 pm (16 February 1930, Stourbridge, UK)”. </ref> in [[Stourbridge]], England) is a British [[astrologer]],<ref name="Falconer2005">{{cite book|last=Falconer|first=Kim|title=Astrology and Aptitude: How to Become What You Were Meant to Be|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jsG2Fy-OtJEC&pg=PR10|accessdate=28 May 2011|date=2005-07|publisher=American Federation of Astr|isbn=9780866905367|pages=x–}}</ref> journalist, author, and lecturer. He is the author of the book ''Cosmic Loom'', and has contributed articles to the publications ''The Future of Astrology'', the ''Astrological Association Journal'', ''American Astrology'', ''Prediction'' and ''Mountain Astrologer''.
'''Dennis Elwell''' (born 16 February 1930 in [[Stourbridge]], England) is a British [[astrologer]], journalist, author, and lecturer. He is the author of the book ''Cosmic Loom'', and has contributed articles to the publications ''The Future of Astrology'', the ''Astrological Association Journal'', ''American Astrology'', ''Prediction'' and ''Mountain Astrologer''.


==Career==
==Career==
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==''Cosmic Loom''==
==''Cosmic Loom''==
Elwell's prime work is ''Cosmic Loom'', a recommended text amongst astrologers.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} It has passed through four editions: first as hardback (Unwin Hyman, 1987), followed by a paperback reprint (HarperCollins/Thorsons, 1988), then a revised and enlarged paperback (Urania Trust, 2000), and most recently by the Wessex Astrologer (2008). In 1987 Elwell's predictions on a heightened risk to shipping formed part of a publicity campaign for the book. He said that his forecasts were made on the request of his publisher, to draw attention to astrology.<ref name=Phillipson>Phillipson, Garry, ''Astrology in the year 2000'' (London: Flare, 2000); {{cite web |url=http://www.skyscript.co.uk/elwell.html |title=Phillipson interview }} Press attention followed for the rest of the year: "One journalist wanted to know what else the sage could see, so I said that in the autumn I was worried about disasters on underground transport, ...The morning after the terrible Kings Cross fire the regional evening paper, the Express and Star, rang to ask if I recalled the interview I had given them, in which I had cautioned about such a tragedy, and they carried a report to that effect alongside their front-page story".</ref>
Elwell's prime work is ''Cosmic Loom'', a recommended text amongst astrologers.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} It has passed through four editions: first as hardback (Unwin Hyman, 1987), followed by a paperback reprint (HarperCollins/Thorsons, 1988), then a revised and enlarged paperback (Urania Trust, 2000), and most recently by the Wessex Astrologer (2008). In 1987 Elwell's predictions on a heightened risk to shipping formed part of a publicity campaign for the book. He said that his forecasts were made on the request of his publisher, to draw attention to astrology.<ref name=Phillipson>Phillipson, Garry, ''Astrology in the year 2000'' (London: Flare, 2000); {{cite web |url=http://www.skyscript.co.uk/elwell.html |title=Phillipson interview }} Press attention followed for the rest of the year: "One journalist wanted to know what else the sage could see, so I said that in the autumn I was worried about disasters on underground transport, ...The morning after the terrible Kings Cross fire the regional evening paper, the Express and Star, rang to ask if I recalled the interview I had given them, in which I had cautioned about such a tragedy, and they carried a report to that effect alongside their front-page story".</ref>
<ref name=Plimmer>Martin Plimmer, Brian King, ''Beyond Coincidence'' Cambridge: Icon Books, 2005; p.20. ISBN 1840466189</ref>
<ref name=Plimmer>Plimmer, Martin; King, Brian ''Beyond Coincidence'' Cambridge: Icon Books, 2005; p.20. ISBN 1840466189</ref>


==Predictions==
==Predictions==
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*"Living with the Stars – Parts 1 & 2" – ''Astrological Association Journal'' Vol XX Nos.3 & 4 (1978), pp.101 – 107 & pp.166 – 171
*"Living with the Stars – Parts 1 & 2" – ''Astrological Association Journal'' Vol XX Nos.3 & 4 (1978), pp.101 – 107 & pp.166 – 171
*"Multi-Dimensional Transits" – ''Astrological Association Journal'', Vol XX No.1 (1977), pp.29 – 40
*"Multi-Dimensional Transits" – ''Astrological Association Journal'', Vol XX No.1 (1977), pp.29 – 40
*"Fate, and How to Avoid It" – ''Astrological Association Journal'', Vol 46 No. 5 (2004), pp.5 – 11.<ref>[http://www.skyscript.co.uk/fate.html skyscript.co.uk]</ref>
*"Fate, and How to Avoid It" – ''Astrological Association Journal'', Vol 46 No. 5 (2004), pp.5 – 11.<ref>[http://www.skyscript.co.uk/fate.html "Fate, and How to Avoid It"] skyscript.co.uk</ref>
*"Self Defence for Astrologers", (co-authored with Garry Phillipson) - ''Astrological Association Journal'', Vol.43 No.5, (2001)
*"Self Defence for Astrologers", (co-authored with Garry Phillipson) - ''Astrological Association Journal'', Vol.43 No.5, (2001)


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==Further reading==
*[http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Elwell,_Dennis Astrodatabank entry for Dennis Elwell]
*Falconer, Kim (2005) [http://books.google.com/books?id=jsG2Fy-OtJEC&pg=PR10''Astrology and Aptitude: How to Become What You Were Meant to Be''] American Federation of Astrology ISBN 9780866905367


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Dennis Elwell
Dennis Elwell
Born(1930-02-16)February 16, 1930
Stourbridge, U.K.
NationalityBritish
OccupationAstrologer

Dennis Elwell (born 16 February 1930 in Stourbridge, England) is a British astrologer, journalist, author, and lecturer. He is the author of the book Cosmic Loom, and has contributed articles to the publications The Future of Astrology, the Astrological Association Journal, American Astrology, Prediction and Mountain Astrologer.

Career

As a teenager, Elwell taught himself himself the basics of astrology, and at the age of 19 had an article on reincarnation published in the the magazine Prediction. From 1953 he began writing regularly for American Astrology, a popular magazine that acted as a platform for contemporary astrologers; this association continued for twenty years.[1]

Although a professional journalist for most of his life, Elwell explored astrological theory, with a study of science and occultists Rudolf Steiner and Gurdjieff.[2] He began lecturing to astrologers in 1963[3] and gained a reputation for being an original thinker and stimulating speaker.[citation needed]

Elwell's articles and lectures led to wider recognition.[1] He was a guest lecturer at the 1981, 1984 and 1987 astrology World Congresses in Switzerland, the 1983 and 1984 international congresses in Berkeley, California, and the 1986 Berlin international congress. His lectures have been translated into German and Dutch.[4]

He gave the Charles Carter Memorial lecture for the Astrological Association of Great Britain in 1974 and 1992,[5] and in 2007 was awarded the Charles Harvey Award for Exceptional Service to Astrology by the Astrological Association of Great Britain.[6]

Cosmic Loom

Elwell's prime work is Cosmic Loom, a recommended text amongst astrologers.[citation needed] It has passed through four editions: first as hardback (Unwin Hyman, 1987), followed by a paperback reprint (HarperCollins/Thorsons, 1988), then a revised and enlarged paperback (Urania Trust, 2000), and most recently by the Wessex Astrologer (2008). In 1987 Elwell's predictions on a heightened risk to shipping formed part of a publicity campaign for the book. He said that his forecasts were made on the request of his publisher, to draw attention to astrology.[7] [8]

Predictions

Elwell said, in his own account, that in 1987 he forewarned two shipping companies of trouble, one of these being the British ferry company P&O Ferries.[7][8] Less than two weeks after P&O replied to Elwell, to reassure him that their procedures were designed "to deal with the unexpected from whatever quarter", their ship, the Herald of Free Enterprise, capsized at Zeebrugge with the loss of 188 lives.[9][10] Elwell said that the correspondence was examined by journalists, after which a number of newspapers carried the story of the "warning ignored".[11] This was followed by an appearance on the BBC's Kilroy TV show, and further press attention later the same year.[12] Elwell's correspondence with P&O was also reported in the Channel 4 documentary series Witness in June 2000, in a 50-minute programme dedicated to examining the rise of influence of astrology.[13]

Criticism

Amongst the astrological community some reporters of the "Herald of Free Enterprise" event have been sceptical, raising criticisms that such predictions lack specific information, and are unable to be replicated in a situation that would be of value to anyone.[14]

Leading sceptics, such as James Randi and Geoffrey Dean, have been critical of Elwell,[citation needed] engaging in public exchanges where Elwell defended himself and astrology.[15] Professor Emeritus Dr Suitbert Ertel was also frequently locked in argument with Elwell, and was to write critically of him:

Dennis Elwell, despite being well informed, ignores all this research. He refers to a no-authority in statistical matters (Dawkins) who has published nothing in this field. Further, he ignores most favourable judgments on Gauquelin research by H.J. Eysenck, whose score of published statistical studies in mainstream psychology has hardly been excelled by anyone. For me, therefore, the way Elwell uses his intellectual capacity to downgrade scientific research on Gauquelin effects is utterly irresponsible.[16]

Bibliography

Books

  • Elwell, Dennis, (1987) Cosmic Loom, Unwin Hyman. ISBN 1-871989-09-4

Articles

The Future of Astrology

  • Elwell, Dennis "Here's the Answer, Now What's the Question", edited by A. T. Mann (1987), Unwin Hyman ISBN 0-04-133023-4

Astrological Association (London)

  • "Elwell Eloquence - Is Astrology on the Wrong Track?" An Astrological Anthology edited by Zach Matthews (1995), Vol.1 1959 – 1970, pp.194 – 207
  • "Elwell Eloquence - Viewpoints Cosmic and Human" An Astrological Anthology edited by Zach Matthews (1995), Vol.1 1959 – 1970, pp.208 – 220
  • "Elwell Eloquence - The Referend of Uranus" An Astrological Anthology edited by Zach Matthews (1995), Vol.1 1959 – 1970, pp.221 – 224
  • "Elwell Eloquence - Virgo-Pisces in Man and Nature" An Astrological Anthology edited by Zach Matthews (1995), Vol.1 1959 – 1970, pp.225 – 230
  • "Elwell Eloquence - Symbols of the Zodiac" An Astrological Anthology edited by Zach Matthews (1995), Vol.1 1959 – 1970, pp.231 – 240
  • "Elwell Eloquence - Letters and Editorials" An Astrological Anthology edited by Zach Matthews (1995), Vol.1 1959 – 1970, pp.240 - 252

Astrological Lodge of London

  • "Astrology and the Awakened Man" Lodge Quarterly (1974)
  • "From Symbols to Concepts: the Future of Astrology", Lodge Quarterly (1992)

Astrological Association of Great Britain

  • "How Far Can the Future Be Predicted?" – Astrological Association Journal Vol XXIX No.6, (1987) pp.262 – 272.[17]
  • "Living with the Stars – Parts 1 & 2" – Astrological Association Journal Vol XX Nos.3 & 4 (1978), pp.101 – 107 & pp.166 – 171
  • "Multi-Dimensional Transits" – Astrological Association Journal, Vol XX No.1 (1977), pp.29 – 40
  • "Fate, and How to Avoid It" – Astrological Association Journal, Vol 46 No. 5 (2004), pp.5 – 11.[18]
  • "Self Defence for Astrologers", (co-authored with Garry Phillipson) - Astrological Association Journal, Vol.43 No.5, (2001)

Mountain Astrologer

  • Wynne, Jordan "A Conversation with Dennis Elwell – Taking Astrology into the Future", (Aug-Sept 96) pp. 30 – 38.

Traditional Astrologer

  • "An Astrological Warning of Trouble at Sea", issue 1 (1993) pp. 21 – 22 [19]
  • "The King's Cross Eclipse", issue 2 (1993) pp. 22 – 23[20]
  • "When Charts Expand Horizons", issue 17 (1998) pp. 16 – 19[21]
  • "Horary:'What is the Question?", issue 19 (2000) pp. 22 – 25[22]

Skyscript web site

  • "The Alma Revisited... was it an Accident?", November 2003[23]
  • "Astrology is a Foreign Language", March 2006[24]

References

  1. ^ a b Mann, A. T., The Future of Astrology, Unwin Hyman (1988); p.98: “In over forty years of astrological activity, Dennis Elwell established an international reputation through articles and lectures. … At the age of 19, Prediction magazine published his first article on reincarnation… In 1953 Dennis Elwell began to contribute to American Astrology, the magazine that put astrology on the news stands, and was a platform for such names as Dane Rudhyar and Garth Allen. The association continued for twenty years.”
  2. ^ Phillipson, Garry, Astrology in the year 2000 (London: Flare, 2000); and online at "www.skyscript.co.uk/elwell.html". 2006, (07/06/2011).
  3. ^ Mann, A. T., The Future of Astrology, Unwin Hyman (1988); p.98: “Living miles from London, he had little contact with the British astrological community until his first talk to the Astrological Association in 1963. He had joined the Association in 1959, the year after it was founded.”
  4. ^ Mann, A. T., The Future of Astrology, Unwin Hyman (1988); p.99.
  5. ^ Astrological Association of Great Britain, Charles Carter Memorial Lecture (09/06/11)
  6. ^ The Charles Harvey Award for Exceptional Service to Astrology (07/06/11)
  7. ^ a b Phillipson, Garry, Astrology in the year 2000 (London: Flare, 2000); "Phillipson interview". Press attention followed for the rest of the year: "One journalist wanted to know what else the sage could see, so I said that in the autumn I was worried about disasters on underground transport, ...The morning after the terrible Kings Cross fire the regional evening paper, the Express and Star, rang to ask if I recalled the interview I had given them, in which I had cautioned about such a tragedy, and they carried a report to that effect alongside their front-page story".
  8. ^ a b Plimmer, Martin; King, Brian Beyond Coincidence Cambridge: Icon Books, 2005; p.20. ISBN 1840466189
  9. ^ Elwell, Dennis. “An Astrological Warning of Trouble at Sea” The Traditional Astrologer Jun. 1993: pp.21-25; and online at "www.skyscript.co.uk/shipelwell.html". (07/06/2011). The editorial lede to Elwell's account reads: "In 1987 Dennis Elwell attracted considerable attention in the UK press. Within days of forewarning two British shipping companies of potential trouble at sea, one of them met serious misfortune with the loss of the Herald of Free Enterprise. Elwell's attention to the prospect of shipping disaster was prompted by the March 1987 solar eclipse in Pisces".
  10. ^ Seymour, Percy (2003). The Third Level of Reality A Unified Theory of the Paranormal. Cosimo Inc. p. 163. ISBN 1931044473, 9781931044479. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
  11. ^ Phillipson, Garry, Astrology in the year 2000 (London: Flare, 2000). "Phillipson interview". (06/06/11)
  12. ^ Phillipson, Garry, Astrology in the year 2000 (London: Flare, 2000); p.106.
  13. ^ Witness, 'Astrology'; RDF Television for Channel Four. Producer/Director: Tim Lambert; 50 minute documentary about the rise of importance of astrology, is it a new religion? Screened on channel 4, 18 June, 2000. Extracts from transcripts are available at www.birthsigns.co.uk
  14. ^ Parker, Derek and Julia, Astrology, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2007, p.13 ISBN 9781405340335: “one British astrologer predicted serious danger to shipping on 6 March 1987 – the day on which the car ferry Herald of Free Enterprise sank off Zeebrugge with the loss of 187 lives. But such a prediction could not have been of use to save those lives unless it were possible to particularise – the longitude and latitude of the disaster, for example, or the time of sailing, or… But there are too many intangibles."
  15. ^ These exchanges have been published on Garry Phillipson's Astrology in the Year Zero website, under articles such as 'The Researchers Researched: A Reply to the Critics' by Dennis Elwell, and the follow up correspondence published at http://www.astrozero.co.uk/astroscience/randel.htm(09/06/11)
  16. ^ Response to Dennis Elwell’s Comment on Gauquelin by Suitbert Ertel (09/06/11). Sceptical reports of Elwell's exchanges can be found on the Scientific Exploration of Astrology website at http://www.astrology-and-science.com/o-attk2.htm (09/06/11).
  17. ^ Quoted and discussed by Percy Seymour, The Paranormal: Beyond Sensory Science (London: Arkana, 1992), p.163. Seymour also refers to the views of Elwell on pp. 154 - 5
  18. ^ "Fate, and How to Avoid It" skyscript.co.uk
  19. ^ "An Astrological Warning of Trouble at Sea" skyscript.co.uk
  20. ^ "The King's Cross Eclipse" skyscript.co.uk
  21. ^ "When Charts Expand Horizons" skyscript.co.uk
  22. ^ "Horary:'What is the Question?" skyscript.co.uk
  23. ^ "The Alma Revisited... was it an Accident?" skyscript.co.uk
  24. ^ "Astrology is a Foreign Language" skyscript.co.uk

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