Introduction Death is one of the most significant events of any life. Like many people, I was initially skeptical that astrological indications are provided at the time of death. When I started intensively studying astrology, but before studying traditional astrology, … Continue reading
Remembering Karl Marx and his Ideas I recently read a couple of books on Karl Marx. I came away itching to look at his chart. It is vividly reflective of his life. In my own personal opinion, Marx was a … Continue reading
Man on the Moon Industrial Symphony No. 1 is a very ethereal musical play created by David Lynch. It features music by Angelo Badalamenti with vocals by Julee Cruise. It was performed in 1989, after Wild At Heart and foreshadowing, … Continue reading
The Signs of the Zodiac So far we’ve looked at the origins of astrology, the meanings of the planets, planetary loudness, and general planetary prominence. A discussion of the signs of the zodiac, which figure so prominently in popular astrology, … Continue reading
April 2019 Update: This article was significantly revised and expanded in March/April 2019. In the years following its initial 2012 publication, relevant new English translations of Carmen, Dorothean fragments and excepts, Hephaistion’s Book III, and Sahl’s “On Elections” were released. … Continue reading
Looking Away The events of July 20th, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado were deeply disturbing. They were so disturbing that some modern astrologers simply refused to look into the killer’s chart. Some thought it to be a distasteful thing to examine … Continue reading
The Principal Lots Four lots were considered so important to Vettius Valens that they marked out effective houses in the chart. The operative and effective signs are the Ascendant, MC, <the XI Place of the> Good Daimon, <the V Place … Continue reading
Introduction This series of articles has been about testing and refining an ancient Hellenistic approach to the astrology of a person’s profession or occupation. It can be best to view the results as pertaining to skills used in the context … Continue reading
Introduction Like so many people around the world, I was saddened to hear of Donna Summer’s recent passing. Summer died on Thursday, May 17th after a battle with lung cancer. Donna Summer is a dearly missed musical icon. I missed … Continue reading
Introduction I was about halfway through an article on the death of Donna Summer when my friend Ile Spasev brought Marvin Gaye to my attention. The timing of Gaye’s 1984 death at the hands of his father is absolutely fascinating. … Continue reading
