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Western astrology

Natal charts, horary questions and the classical doctrine from Ptolemy to Lilly.

Articles / Western astrology

23 September 20267 min read

The Moon, Dignity and Timing in Horary

The Moon's double role in horary, the void-of-course Moon, Lilly's scoring of essential dignity and the almuten, how the classical rules time an answer, and the considerations before judgement.

20 July 20267 min read

What Horary Astrology Is, and Where It Comes From

Horary astrology answers one question from a chart cast for the moment it was asked. Its method, its history from Dorotheus to William Lilly, and why it is the one branch of astrology that can be checked.

2 July 20266 min read

Profections and Solar Arc Directions

How annual profections name the lord of the year, how solar arc directions turn the whole chart, why the hard aspects and tight orbs matter, and how to read timing techniques side by side.

27 June 20266 min read

Aspects, the Lunar Nodes and Midpoints

Why the classical aspects are the five they are, how orbs work, what the lunar nodes are and why there are two ways to compute them, and how midpoints and the ninety-degree dial are read.

22 February 20266 min read

Zodiacal Releasing, Firdaria and the Decennials

The traditional time-lord systems explained: Valens' zodiacal releasing with its loosing of the bond, the Persian firdaria, the Hellenistic decennials and Ptolemy's seven ages of man.

11 December 20257 min read

Planets, Dignity, Sect and the Lots

The seven classical planets and the modern additions, essential dignity, the day and night sects, the Lots of Fortune and Spirit, and how traditional astrology appoints the lords of a chart.

22 November 20258 min read

How Astrocartography Works: Angles, Lines and Crossings

What an astrocartography map actually shows, why some lines are straight and others curve or break, how to read a planet on an angle, how close counts, and what line crossings and paran latitudes mean.

16 November 20257 min read

The Natal Chart and the House Systems

What a natal chart actually measures, why whole-sign houses are the oldest division, how Placidus, Regiomontanus and the other systems differ, and why birth time matters so much.

1 March 20156 min read

Synchronicity

Synchronicity - coined by Carl Jung in the 1920s - has been used as an explanatory theory in borderline fields like astrology, tarot, and I Ching. Here we explore why through the lens of quantum physics and the holographic universe.

15 January 20158 min read

Why (and how) Astrology Works

Many times I have been asked: how come you believe in astrology with a degree in natural sciences? After 20 years of practice and observation, here is the best answer I can give - tracing astrology from its Vedic roots to quantum physics.

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