I am not sure how to attach image here. But here is a link to a typical Thai horoscope: https://www.fiverr.com/chevalierz/tell- ... -horoscope The astrologer I met included Neptune and Pluto as well. Obviously they must much later addition after Rama IV.[/img] Forum: Indian and Asian astrology Topic: Uranus as death star in Thai astrology Replies: 7 Views: 13136 Mon May 09, 2016 1:58 pm Jump to post
Last month in April, I had the opportunity to meet one of the chief astrologers in Thailand, the assistant abbot of the Wat Pho, the main monastery in Bangkok. I was shown different kinds of traditional almanacs and a dial tool for calculating lagna. About Uranus, I found out that it was King Mongku... Forum: Indian and Asian astrology Topic: Uranus as death star in Thai astrology Replies: 7 Views: 13136 Mon May 09, 2016 1:56 pm Jump to post
Uranus as death star in Thai astrology [Apologies for cross-posting as I realized only later that this may be the appropriate forum for the topic] Recently a French researcher based in Bangkok referred to me the following news article on Uranus worship in a major Thai Buddhist temple: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=14573... Forum: Indian and Asian astrology Topic: Uranus as death star in Thai astrology Replies: 7 Views: 13136 Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:58 am Jump to post
Uranus as death star in Thai horoscopy Recently a French researcher based in Bangkok referred to me the following news article on Uranus worship in a major Thai Buddhist temple: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1457332339%C2%A7ion%3D11 Thai horoscopy is basically based on Indian horoscopy (hor?) and the planetary system th... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Uranus as death star in Thai horoscopy Replies: 3 Views: 5991 Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:55 am Jump to post
Profection and the Lord of the Year Could someone please kindly point me to the most updated study on the concept of Profection and the Lord of the Year? I would in addition like to know how widely this method is actually practiced in Western astrology, both in past and present. I have gone through the glossary of terms and most of th... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Profection and the Lord of the Year Replies: 9 Views: 8263 Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:09 am Jump to post
The idea of R?hu and Ketu as Dragon's head and tail does not appear to be Indian as evinced by the way Var?hamihira attributed this view to "some other people" (anye) in B?hatsa?hit?. Certainly there was no such description in the Vedas but later Indians, especially modern Indians tend to ... Forum: Indian and Asian astrology Topic: Rahu/Ketu and the Greco-Roman lunar nodes Replies: 16 Views: 21116 Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:16 pm Jump to post
Thanks for the comments, Larxene. The decipherment on the Chinese astrological text "Yusi jing" has progressed quite a bit since the last message, thanks to the collaboration of a number of scholars. I published a paper on it in SCIAMVS last month. "Yusi" was a short form of &quo... Forum: Nativities & General Astrology Topic: An 8th cen. Chinese translation of Tetrabiblos in Syriac Replies: 5 Views: 4675 Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:05 pm Jump to post
It turns out that no university library in Japan carries this book. But I think I will order it as it contains a few other articles which I want to read, judging from the Amazon preview. Thanks. Forum: Indian and Asian astrology Topic: Minaraja Replies: 14 Views: 62267 Wed Mar 11, 2015 2:44 pm Jump to post
Dorotheus and its influence on Chinese astrology I have recently published a paper which may be of interest to those who would like to explore the link between Greek astrology and the Chinese star-board astrological system. "Yusi Jing - A treatise of ?Western? astral science in Chinese and its versified version Xitian yusi jing." SCIAMVS... Forum: Chinese Astrology Topic: Dorotheus and its influence on Chinese astrology Replies: 1 Views: 35147 Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:11 am Jump to post
Transmission of astral science from West to East Two topics I am currently work are: 1) Greek astral science brought to East Asia via first the East-Syrian Christians (Nestorians) in the 8th century, the Perso-Arab in the 14th century and the Jesuit in the 16th century. 2) Evolution of the earliest form of Greco-Indian horoscopy as seen in the Yav... Forum: Traditional (& Ancient) Techniques Topic: Transmission of astral science from West to East Replies: 1 Views: 3898 Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:08 am Jump to post
Greek astral science in China Two topics I am currently work are: 1) Greek astral science brought to East Asia via first the East-Syrian Christians (Nestorians) in the 8th century, the Perso-Arab in the 14th century and the Jesuit in the 16th century. 2) Evolution of the earliest form of Greco-Indian horoscopy as seen in the Yav... Forum: Indian and Asian astrology Topic: Greek astral science in China Replies: 1 Views: 6674 Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:07 am Jump to post
Translation of Mīnarāja Bill Mak wrote: Does anyone have a copy of Valerie Roebuck's translation of the naksatra chapter of VYJ to share? The translation is a chapter in Richard Houck's Hindu Astrology Lessons (Groundswell Press, 1997). I have the book. Should I try to scan and post the chapter? Thanks, Therese. That woul... Forum: Indian and Asian astrology Topic: Minaraja Replies: 14 Views: 62267 Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:03 am Jump to post