Although he always remained highly critical of astrology in general, his attitude towards its existence changed as his studies progressed in the study of the diurnal cycle, which is related to the astrological houses.
“Subsequent results only confirmed and amplified my initial discovery about the physicians. On the whole, it emerged that there was an increasingly solid statistical link between the time of birth of great men and their occupational success. … Having collected over 20,000 dates of birth of professional celebrities from various European countries and from the United States, I had to draw the unavoidable conclusion that the position of the planets at birth is linked to one’s destiny. What a challenge to the rational mind!”[2] (Neo-Astrology, 1991)
The computerized analysis of the natal charts of the famous and less renown in various career fields was done on the computers of Neil Michelsen’s Astro Computing Service, in the late ’70s, in San Diego, California.
and this..
“A major study was undertaken by the Committee for the Study of Paranormal Phenomenon (Comité pour l’Étude des Phénomènes Paranormaux, or CFEPP) in France. The protocol used was one agreed to in advance by Gauquelin before his untimely death in 1991. The results of the study, published in 1993, were that there is no evidence whatsoever of a “Mars Effect” in the births of athletes (Benski, et al. 1993:13, 15)”.
So im still not convinced im afraid.
