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Category Archives: Astrology
Prohibition in Horary Astrology
William Lilly defines “prohibition” as follows (CA 110): “Prohibition is when two Planets that signify the effecting or bringing to conclusion any thing demanded, are applying to an Aspect; and before they can come to a true Aspect, another Planet … Continue reading
Dexter and Sinister Aspects
In the previous post I mentioned dexter and sinister aspects. A reader left a message asking me to explain the concept, so here goes. Lilly (CA 108) gives the following handy table to determine whether aspects are dexter (toward the … Continue reading
Ben Dykes has blown my mind
Yesterday Ben Dykes’ new version of Abu Ma’shar’s Great Introduction translated from the Greek original arrived in the mail. I had ordered it a few weeks ago, but it must have sold out in the first printing and there was … Continue reading
Lilly’s definition of the Void of Course Moon
Recently Chris Brennan did a podcast on the various definitions of the void of course Moon. I thought it would be useful to clarify how Lilly used the concept because it is not widely understood in the astrological community. As … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology
Tagged Abu Ma'Shar, Al Morrison, al-Biruni, al-Qabisi, Benjamin Dykes, Bonatti, chris brennan, emptiness of course, feral, feral planets, Guido Bonatti, Johannes Schöner, kenodromia, Lee Lehman, Lilly, Sahl, Sue Ward, The Works of Sahl, VOC, void of course, wildness, william lilly, Zael, Zahel
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The Moon and the Two of Swords in Tarot
The Moon appears on several cards in the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck, which is based on astrological associations with the tarot in the teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. One such card is the Two of Swords. A.E. … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, Tarot
Tagged Air signs, crescent Moon, decans, Golden Dawn, Justice, Libra, Pamela Coleman Smith, Tarot, Two of Swords
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Interview with Aswin Balaji about my new book
Recently I had the pleasure of participating in an interview with Aswin Balaji of Celestial Vibes Astrology about my new book on lost objects and horary astrology. Here is the link to the video. This book focuses specifically on lost … Continue reading
Hypsicles and ascensional times in astrology
According to wikepedia, Hypsicles (Greek: Ὑψικλῆς; c. 190 – c. 120 BCE) was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer in Alexandria, known for authoring On Ascensions (Ἀναφορικός) and the Book XIV of Euclid’s Elements. In his book On Ascensions (On … Continue reading
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Tagged ascensional times, Euclid, Hypsicles, Margherita Fiorello, On Ascensions, On Rising Times, primary directions
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Live or die? An example of “prohibition” from Masha’allah
In the past couple of posts I’ve been looking at ‘prohibition’ in horary. Going through some old charts, I came across this horary from Masha’allah. The querent who is apparently quite ill wants to know whether he will live or … Continue reading
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Tagged Live or die?, Masha’allah, prohibition, pushing, pushing nature, pushing power
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Another example of “prohibition” in horary
In the last post I considered the concept of prohibition in horary and discussed a case example. Lilly’s definition (CA 110): “Prohibition is when two Planets that signify the effecting or bringing to conclusion anything demanded, are applying to an … Continue reading