I am taking it that SC stands for Supreme Court. It would be good if this decision was a binding precedent on the courts over here just in case any of our skeptics try a similar tactic. Have you heard of the Indian Rationalist Association? I seem to remember them staging stunts against astrologers a...

I used to practise within a group setting. We would meet early on saturday evenings so that we could go clubbing later. Even better we would do the rituals at the club by passing it off as entertainment. Astrological timings did not come into it. We had impressive results nonetheless. Secondly the t...

I would like to look at a couple of points in Paul's last posting. Yes it is well-known that traditional astrologers are ex-modern astrologers (except me, I hasten to add) but we are now at a point when a beginner can start a study of the tradition without first learning then unlearning modern astro...

There does seem to be a general attitude from some moderns that traditional astrologers are there for no other purpose than to argue with. It is a bit like scientific skeptics demanding that astrologers in general justify their heretical beliefs. If they do depart to their abodes and habitations and...

When I checked it mentioned St. Thomas Aquinas but the example was the crossing of the Red Sea. It could actually be used to understand the deeper reasons behind simply stated facts but I should not continue to digress you from Ophiucus. Regards Matt PS I must have been engaged watching the flickeri...

I know that the medieval Catholic church also followed the 'four levels' scheme to some degree, but I think it's a bit different to the Jewish one, and I don't know if it's still alive today, at least outside of history courses Are you referring to Allegory Olivia? I know that in the National Galle...

To be fair to Jonathan Cainer on his own website he explained it all a bit clearer and anyway,unless anyone else steps up to be a media astrologer he is about all we have. If someone did have the time to do this I am sure that it can't be that hard to point out the facts without patronising the gene...

Indeed,

Some people simply cannot deal with something that it different from what they were taught. "Reality is not at fault - adjust your mind" as they used to say

Matt

I see that hthe bbc news website has allowed a couple of astrologers the right of reply. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12207811 The gist of it is the reasons we know and it concludes that the 13th sign is an old chesnut and everyone is the same sign they always were. The media and dumbed-down s...

Well Waybread was asking the original querent's question which was a request for practical advice based on experience though I appreciate that a separation of Trad v. Mod is needed. I take slight issue with the term "newagey". As an ex-attendee of Alternatives at St James' I suppose that I...

Looking back at Tom's first post here he was asking for traditional books for beginners and we certainly seem to have one now. There is also a further reading list but certainly one could start from here.

Regards

Matt

Well I now have a copy of Avelar and Ribiero's "On the Heavenly Spheres" With 278 full size pages there is a lot here. After an introduction and a history the book gives lists of planetary, sign and house meanings,elements and qualities. A range of other subjects are covered like latitude ...