History of time III: From Solar to Lunar Year

Posted on April 16, 2014 by fallenAngel

As societies moved from from from per-historic to complex civilizations their calendar system adopted from nature and weather calendars to direct observation and lastly to calculated calendars (see here). In this transitions, the switch from lunar calendars to solar calendars (pure solar, lunar-solar or solar-lunar) was an important step seen in many cultures but most … Continue reading →

C.G.Jung / General

Personality models and Meta-Data – the Big Five (Eyes) and MBTI

Posted on March 31, 2014 by fallenAngel

This is a short snippet, not an analysis but a warning to watch your friendly data collector near to you and your friendly government’s use of phobias. A paper published in the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction shows that collected communication and social network trails, may turn … Continue reading →

Astrology / Astronomy / History / Religion / Science / Science

History of Time Part II: Calendar basics

Posted on March 24, 2014 by fallenAngel

Calendar Basics About prehistoric calendar not much is known, and even the old calendar of literate cultures can often only reconstructed incomplete. However, a comparison with various known types of calendars can historically classify calendars. This is a supplementary draft is an overview of the calender development in North Africa, Middle East (including Egypt and … Continue reading →

Meditation

Lent and a letter to my Old Enemy.

Posted on March 4, 2014 by fallenAngel

Lent – and a letter to my Old Enemy. (via http://fallenangels2ndlife.dyndns.org) The Monastery Last weekend I checked in for three-day time-out at my local monastery to prepare lent. Our group discussed with the monk the seven sins and the catholic image of the devil in the sixth century under Pope Pope Gregory I, called “… Continue reading →

Leisure

A new Year, blogging.

Posted on January 3, 2014 by fallenAngel

Happy new year. With great comfort I quit cold science to do something new this year. I am, however, in gratitude for my life, for my family, for my colleagues and friends. That includes many of you. I am blessed and lucky. I have learned many times that challenges and failures have great purpose, they … Continue reading →