| The
adventures of explorer Børge Ousland |
| by Andrew J. Bevan, QHP, DMS Astrol (c) 2005 |
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| "Travelling
by bus, boat, train or plane can occasionally be hazardous, but
venturing single-handed and unsupported by skies to the North or South
Pole raises other questions than those that can be resolved in
any academic sense by reference to an appropriate timetable or
travelguide." |
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| The
Nativity of Børge Ousland &
Horary
charts |
| The
Birth Chart of the Explorer |
| Will
I succeed in winning the race to the North Pole? |
| Will
my Husbands expedition across the Antarctic be successful? |
| Upon
the Success of a New Attempt to cross the Antarctic solo and unaided? |
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| Børge Ousland |
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| Børge Ousland, born 06.50 LST (04.50 GMT), on May
31. 1962, Oslo, is one of THE greatest Norwegian explorers of modern
time. His name stands out alongside with those of other famous Norwegian
explorers like Amundsen, Nansen, Heyerdahl, Næss and Kagge. Ousland
has many outstanding achievements to his name. On April 22.1994, after a journey lasting for 52
days with temperatures dropping well below -35C, he became the first person to
reach the North Pole single handed and unaided. Then on January
17.1997, he became the first person to cross the Antarctica
alone,
covering a staggering distance of 2845km on skies and without receiving
outside aid or supplies during his travel. Both feats require incredible endurance and the ability to prevail in extreme cold temperatures and
the most hostile of weather conditions. Today Ousland is a recognised
author, lecturer and he
arranges expeditions to either pole for the bold and hardheaded. He has
an excellent website www.ousland.no
that is a must for anyone interested either Polar exploration or who
wants to learn something about those motivation factors that will drive
a man to accomplishment. |
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| Børge Ousland consulted astrology prior to his
successful expeditions to the North Pole and across Antarctica in 1996-7. Although
the initial reason for these consultations was due to the keen
interest and concern of his spouse, Wenche, who, after all, while her husband
would be gone for months adventuring across the deserts of snow and ice,
she was that party who would
be
left behind to take care of the home and their son, Max. Wenche
felt that she needed the guidance of astrology to be able to be
supportive to Børge who would be challenged to the extreme during his
monthlong missions into icicle marvel. |
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| Now there is no doubt in
my mind that Ousland would have set out on his conquest of the Poles and
also achieved his aims without the aid of astrology but his philosophical mind
considered the questions of failure or success and the dangers of such travels to
open for an entirely different set of variables than may be resolved in
an academic manner. Questions regarding the safety and success in a
solo venture to the Pole could not be resolved in the same manner one
referred to a bus table regarding the
estimate times of departure and then arrival at a desired destination. In
this sense, through his expeditions Børge took himself out the
comfortable realm of the modern world and back to a time or rather
situation where the access to essential information, security and
support was meagre. Reasonable questions that could have been
presented the astrologer of antiquity would include concerns of the
whereabouts and well being of an absent part, regarding sickness or
health, or of the danger or safety to be connected with travel. Today many
of these roles of the medieval astrologer have been replaced by an
entire new range of civil servants, but there are still areas where the
question of fate and outcome still remains in the balance and where astrology may prove
its usefulness. |
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| Any successful challenge
into he
wilderness of extreme cold and ice relies upon a large number of components that
all have to
perform to perfection. Any error in judgement or malfunction of
equipment may prove fatal to the expedition. Børge, on his own, is at the prey of the forces of
nature. Upon his successful venture across the Antarctica in 1996-7,
Børge had among the carefully selected items that he carried with him, and
bear in mind every gram was ruthlessly discriminated (where even provisions
were cut to the bone and the toothbrush lost its handle); among those
items Ousland that bore on his body there was a small transcript of
events that may astrologically be foreseen in regard to the different
stages of his journey. This was not only to be prepared for any
unexpected hindrance or delay, as may be caused by bad weather, fog,
lack of wind (essential for ski-sailing across great savannas of snow
and ice) or other unaccounted twists of nature but he also
considered the astrological indications an important motivation factor.
It made it possible for him to look ahead toward future landmarks and
challenges, which when met would indicate that he was moving forward and closing in
on the accomplishment of his task.
Ousland sent me a personal greeting and 'thank you' via his press
contact upon completing his 2845km long skitrip across the Antarctica.
He also included acknowledgements in the back of his book 'Alone
across the Antarctic' 1997. |
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| This page provides links
to interpretations on the natal chart of Børge Ousland and also those
horary charts cast in conjunction with his quests. |