Very interesting points, Raymond. Thanks for sharing. It also illustrates how mixed up it all is, how convoluted and difficult to see the woods for the trees

....do you think that the exaltation of the Sun in Aries is unconnected to the spring equinox? Suppose we argue that the constellation is the reason, as its Martial influence would make the Sun have greater heat. But the reality is that the Sun's ingress into tropical ''Aries'' (and ''Libra'' in th...

Hi Therese,

Oh I like the myths, just not when interpretations get too “woo-woo???. I like practical explanations. And the myths demonstrate the zodiacal stories well.

And I’m firmly in favour of sidereal over tropical.

Happy to share my Chart:

3 May 1974
Brisbane, Australia
15:34

petosiris wrote:It is too obvious that the origin of all ''dignities'' is from the Northern Hemisphere temperate seasons. The argument that we should use them conveniently with an arbitrary frame of reference does not jive for me either, be it sidereal or common tropical.

Can you expound on this, please?

Australia does have seasons, and they are reversed. A reversal of the only zodiac that is aligned with them, is therefore logical. I’ve heard this theory before and I’m afraid it does not jive for me. What about the plethora of countries around the equator? Which zodiac would they use? I think you’...

Thanks for your response again, Therese. I’ve been aware of the translation work being done but glad you pointed out Ben Dykes book; I will look it up. I’ve been reading up quite a bit on the history over the last year but needed more recommendations for specific unbiased sources going back to late ...

Hi Therese, Thanks for thanks or dropping in to the conversation. I have read Gleadow’s quote you posted several times now but am still feeling somewhat confused by it! But thank you for the link to your website, I shall spend some time exploring/reading and maybe the light will switch on ??????????...

Well that’s good to know. That’s the track I was planning to explore (with Kenneth Bowser).

That is interesting about the Fagan-Bradley Ayanamsa... do you use Lahiri? Aren’t they approximately one degree out from one another?

Thank you, AJ. I’ve been working my way through Fagan’s articles that I can find online and look forward to Kenneth Bowser’s upcoming book on Fagan’s work. If I go ahead with it, I’ll do whatever people are happy to pay for I envisage a mix of Natal and predictive.

Hi AJ and James, Thank you both for your considered responses. I will search through the forum for more discussion regarding the matter. Just to clarify, for me, it’s western sidereal that I’m concerned with, not Indian sidereal. I understand what you mean about modern fundamentalism, I see it in ma...

petosiris wrote:Whatever astrology or astrologer you pick, it will 99% or 90% contradict something that another astrology/er posits.

Well, that’s pretty demoralising...

petosiris wrote:Whatever astrology or astrologer you pick, it will 99% or 90% contradict something that another astrology/er posits.

Well, that’s pretty demoralising...