Well-Respected Certifying Body for Astrologers in the UK? I've got a mass market historical romance novel coming out at the end of the month where real astrology--natal charts, transits, and even a horary reading, plays a major role in the plot. As a result readers are asking me how they can get their charts read. I am not a practicing astrologer so in the... Forum: Nativities & General Astrology Topic: Well-Respected Certifying Body for Astrologers in the UK? Replies: 0 Views: 3508 Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:38 pm Jump to post
Martin, Thanks so much. I had seen both charts used earlier but wasn't sure where the crossover was. With that date, I'd have to wonder if the round chart becoming standard was another Theosophical thing. Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: When did Round Charts Replace the Square Ones? Replies: 16 Views: 11259 Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:55 pm Jump to post
When did Round Charts Replace the Square Ones? Can someone tell me when the round charts we now use for Western horoscopes took the place of the older, square ones? Might the square chart still have been used in England around 1820? Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: When did Round Charts Replace the Square Ones? Replies: 16 Views: 11259 Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:06 pm Jump to post
Well, I'm very much an amateur but also one who has been slowly dragged into using traditional astrology because the techniques work. The book that got me started, and which was extremely accessible to me when I only knew 20th century psychological astrology, was Horary Astrology by Anthony Louis--t... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Beginner books on traditional astrology? Replies: 28 Views: 11099 Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:32 pm Jump to post
Lilly's Method of Rectifying A Nativity? I am trying to understand what it is that Lilly is describing when he talks about rectifying a chart using accidents, illnesses, promotions, etc. I get that he's using a progression, but I'm not quite sure what kind of direction he is using, or what ascendant he is starting out with. This is not for... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Lilly's Method of Rectifying A Nativity? Replies: 1 Views: 3298 Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:51 pm Jump to post
This seems like a good argument for keeping things simple. The considerations before judgment would seem to be a stronger indicator than some of the rare and obscure techniques people turn to for answers. Though children are described by the 5th house, the 4th makes more sense to me when the questio... Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Horary Test - Will I conceive soon ? Replies: 21 Views: 10374 Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:24 pm Jump to post
The deal is finally public and I can discuss it. The novel that was the subject of the horary is a novel with a heroine who uses traditional astrology. A horary reading with confused houses actually plays a part in the story. It's the first in a series of Historical Romances with an astrological the... Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Will The Novel Be Published -- We have an Answer Replies: 4 Views: 3040 Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:36 pm Jump to post
I'll make a stab at this, with the understanding that I am very much an amateur. First off, the ascendant is very late, which suggests the question has already been decided. The Ascendant is in Scorpio, very relevant to the question and ruled by Mars. Conception falls in the 4th house ruled by Jupit... Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Horary Test - Will I conceive soon ? Replies: 21 Views: 10374 Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:29 pm Jump to post
I'm very new to the study of traditional astrology so I can't help you with the classical references. I don't have the kind of mind that retains a lot of details and what details I do retain have to be carefully stored in complex conceptual structures. So the detail oriented nature of the classical ... Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Will this electional chart publish or perish? Replies: 15 Views: 6662 Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:33 pm Jump to post
A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson is available on Google Books in full text. Search on "A Dictionary of the English Language 1822". Very useful for any of us who need to know "age appropriate"usage. Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Void Moon - Old Twist Replies: 16 Views: 7794 Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:09 pm Jump to post
The Horary vs Election distinction does seem to boil down to the distinction between faith and works. My life pattern has always been that everything important in my life occurs as a response to something, often trivial, that another person does or says to me. I can take all the initiative I want, b... Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Will this electional chart publish or perish? Replies: 15 Views: 6662 Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:01 pm Jump to post
Leo-poet, I did not mean in any way to suggest your work wasn't accomplished, only that we ALL have a tendency to submit too fast. I have done this time and time again. Then when I look at the work months later with fresh eyes, I see things that I could not see at the time I'd created the work, beca... Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Will this electional chart publish or perish? Replies: 15 Views: 6662 Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:40 pm Jump to post