Timekeeping and late classical astrology. I've been interested in both astrology and mechanical clocks since I was small. Now, reasonably accurate mechanical clocks only became possible after the invention of the balance spring in the 1660s and the pendulum clock in the 1670s. It was around this time that the prestige of astrology started t... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: Timekeeping and late classical astrology. Replies: 3 Views: 8370 Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:53 am Jump to post
From Deb's Traditional Rules for Judging Eclipses , here elsewhere: Eclipses in Leo portend death or misfortune for royalty, nobility and 'persons of quality'; the ruination and destruction of ancient buildings, palaces and churches; division amongst the clergy, the besieging of towns, and a scarcit... Forum: Mundane & Financial Astrology Topic: Will Trump be impeached? Replies: 62 Views: 23202 Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:38 pm Jump to post
Things look rather baleful for Trump for the summer season in the Cancer ingress chart. Retrograde Saturn is conjunct the Midheaven in the tenth house for Washington DC. Jupiter rules the Pisces ASC, and as such is the dispositor as well of Saturn in Sagittarius. Jupiter is in the seventh in Libra a... Forum: Mundane & Financial Astrology Topic: Will Trump be impeached? Replies: 62 Views: 23202 Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:56 pm Jump to post
Also note that the ascendant is in the last degree of Scorpio. This usually acts as a caution against reading the chart in any case. Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Will I have a gf? Replies: 10 Views: 3530 Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:52 pm Jump to post
Raphael (Rob't Cross)'s Manual of Astrology contains some information as to how to erect and interpret a seasonal ingress chart, as well as new moons and eclipses. Not sure how traditional his material is, this is late 19th century material. And the writer does get a bit carried away at times, so th... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Using Equinox and Solstice Charts ? Replies: 8 Views: 5927 Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:50 am Jump to post
9. The dicey part about a holistic system, is that just as planets supposedly influence or coincide with human behaviour, we humanize the planets in distinctively cultural ways. We call planets by names of ancient gods and attribute to them qualities of those gods. We map them as glyphs onto circul... Forum: Philosophy & Science Topic: The causality problem in astrology Replies: 48 Views: 39384 Fri May 26, 2017 3:25 am Jump to post
No "good" aspects? IME, 'bad' aspects like squares and oppositions indicate that something will happen, but that the connection will need to be approached with some caution. With a square or opposition, the planets and the people or things they represent are working at cross purposes, bein... Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Is there a contradict result between a Natal and Horary? Replies: 5 Views: 3677 Tue May 23, 2017 6:51 pm Jump to post
You might use the eleventh house, as sixth from the sixth house, to represent the prey (known enemy) of the cat. Or you coiuld reframe the question so it's actually about you and your neighbor rather than the animals. Forum: Horary & Electional Astrology Topic: Which houses when there is more than one small animal? Replies: 4 Views: 2989 Tue May 16, 2017 4:10 pm Jump to post
When the second election was held between two candidates, neither of which were precisely the establishment or the party in power, it did become somewhat ambiguous to assign rulers or determine who's who. I figured the stars were in Le Pen's favor. I wasn't sure that would be enough to carry her pas... Forum: Mundane & Financial Astrology Topic: France - Marine Le Pen: what went wrong? Replies: 18 Views: 11262 Wed May 10, 2017 8:18 pm Jump to post
Retrograde Mercury has been buzzing around a trine to my native 12th house Saturn for some time. When he goes direct the aspect will perfect itself. Two days ago, I came down with a nasty inner ear infection. Too much springtime fresh air and sunshine, i fear, and it's bothered my allergies too much. Forum: Nativities & General Astrology Topic: How are you experiencing the current Mercury Retrograde? Replies: 11 Views: 5160 Mon May 01, 2017 4:14 pm Jump to post
Polling opening ? 7am or 8am. Steve above thinks 8am but the French tends to start pretty early and finish equally early [boom boom]. Used the opening time stated in The Guardian newspaper. Secondhand, but a reasonably reliable source. FWIW, the two winners are Macron and Le Pen. If Macron is the e... Forum: Mundane & Financial Astrology Topic: Next President of France 2017 Replies: 81 Views: 36033 Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:08 am Jump to post
http://i.imgur.com/8QWr7QT.png Event chart for the opening of the election in Paris is another fugly looking sky with a rising malefic and heavy 12th House activity. A rising Mars rules the twelfth house. Mars is strong though stuck in Gemini; he is in mutual reception with Mercury by sign. The asc... Forum: Mundane & Financial Astrology Topic: Next President of France 2017 Replies: 81 Views: 36033 Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:19 am Jump to post