Monthly Archives: October 2013

A Neat Astrology Program

Recently I was doing a google search regarding primary directions and came across an intriguing astrology calculation program called ZET by Anatoly Zaytsev of the Ukraine.  The graphics were quite impressive and informative.  There is even a freeware version which you … Continue reading

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Trick or Treat … Happy Halloween!

In celebration of Halloween, today and tomorrow (Oct. 30 and 31, 2013) amazon.com is giving away free copies of my ebook about the Fool’s Journey through the Zodiac. Just click on the image and it will take you to the page … Continue reading

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Avant-garde Musician Lou Reed Dead at 71

On Sunday, 27 October 2013, Rolling Stone reported that “Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today on Long Island. … With the Velvet Underground in the late Sixties, … Continue reading

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Will the Real Void-of-Course Moon Please Stand Up?

Recently, I’ve been going through Chris Brennan’s course on Hellenistic electional astrology in which he discusses, among many topics, the void of course Moon.  Chris points out that there are several different definitions of a void of course Moon in … Continue reading

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Chris Brown Arrested For Felony Assault

Not surprisingly Chris brown, who is still on probation for beating Rihanna, was arrested Sunday morning (27 October 2013) for felony assault after allegedly attacking a man at 4:25 AM outside a hotel in Washington, DC. According to CNN, a man … Continue reading

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Teacher Slain by Student in Massachusetts

A story making the news this week is the slaying of a 24-year-old female teacher by her 14-year-old student, whom she kept after school to give extra help with his algebra.  The student apparently used a box cutter.   I … Continue reading

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The Most Common Birthdays in the USA

A couple of interesting articles have tabulated the most common birthdays in the United States for the period from 1973 to 1999.  These figures are influenced by the fact that many mothers choose to induce delivery and thus pick the … Continue reading

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New Book on Tarot available in April 2014

A happy announcement: The blurb at amazon.com reads: Most tarot books are for beginners. Here, Anthony Louis, famous for Tarot Plain & Simple, shares decades of insights and information that can help you become an advanced practitioner. Not merely “more of the same,” Louis provides … Continue reading

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The Foundation of Baghdad — Tropical versus Sidereal

Note: This was originally posted in October 2013, but there is an extensive update at the end which was done in September 2017.  The update is a response to the many comments that were left about the original post.  I … Continue reading

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Obamacare Goes Live with Postnatal Distress

The Affordable Care Act Exchanges were scheduled to go live at 8 AM EDT on Tuesday October 1, 2013.  Due to glitches in the system, the actual time Obamacare emerged from the federal womb was 8:17 AM EDT in Washington, … Continue reading

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