Monthly Archives: October 2017

An interesting horary chart

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Anthony Louis

An embarrassing addendum (24 Jan 2021): A colleague recently asked me about this chart and upon reviewing the text, I realized that I entered the wrong date in Janus to cast the chart.  My notes indicate that the question was … Continue reading →

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Could Donald Trump have Virgo rising?

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Anthony Louis

In the 2016 presidential elections many astrologers were surprised that Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton. Part of the problem in making an astrological prediction was that we did not have a verified birth time for Mrs. Clinton. In addition, Donald … Continue reading →

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A note on planetary hours in horary and electional astrology

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Anthony Louis

Horary astrologers are familiar with the advice of William Lilly (1647): “All the ancients that have wrote of questions do give warning to the astrologer, that before he deliver judgement he should consider whether the figure is radical and capable … Continue reading →

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Harvey Weinstein fired: aversion, nodes, eclipses and quincunxes

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Anthony Louis

This week’s news from Hollywood centered around the firing, on Sunday 8 October 2017, of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment by the company which he founded.  According to the NY Times: “The sexual harassment allegations uncovered by The … Continue reading →

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Shooting in Las Vegas

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Anthony Louis

On Sunday 1 October 2017 at around 10:05 pm a gunman opened fire from one of the top floors of the Mandalay Bay Casino onto a crowd attending a nearby concert, killing at least 50 people and injuring more than 400. … Continue reading →

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The Birth Chart of Vettius Valens

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Anthony Louis

The second century CE astrologer Vettius Valens in his Anthology  left us one of the most important books extant about the theory and practice of Hellenistic astrology. Replete with  many dozens of sample charts of individual clients, Valens makes available to the … Continue reading →

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