Category Archives: Astrology

Prohibition in Horary Astrology

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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 →

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Dexter and Sinister Aspects

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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 →

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Ben Dykes has blown my mind

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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 →

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Lilly’s definition of the Void of Course Moon

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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 →

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Saturn square Uranus and the Death of Rush Limbaugh

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Anthony Louis

The year 2021 will be marked astrologically by three squares between the slow-moving planets Saturn and Uranus, which are part of a roughly 45-year Saturn/Uranus synodic cycle, the most recent iteration of which began in 1988. These are waning squares … Continue reading →

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The Moon and the Two of Swords in Tarot

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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 →

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Interview with Aswin Balaji about my new book

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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 →

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Hypsicles and ascensional times in astrology

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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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Live or die? An example of “prohibition” from Masha’allah

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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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Another example of “prohibition” in horary

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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 →

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