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Tag Archives: Benjamin Dykes
Did William Lilly misunderstand contrantiscions?
William Lilly writes on pages 91-92 of Christian Astrology (1647): “and as there are Antiscions, which of the good planets we think are equal to a Sextile, or Trine; so are there Contrantiscions, which we find to be of the … Continue reading
Divisors and Participating Planets as a Team
Recently during a discussion with a group of astrologers someone asked how to interpret the interaction of the divisor and the participating planet in an annual forecast. The study of divisors and participants is an ancient predictive technique which Dorotheus … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ma'Shar, Benjamin Dykes, chronocrator, division, divisor, Dorotheus, Haly Aben Ragel, Martin Gansten, participant, primary direction, significator, terms
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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
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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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