Tag Archives: Benjamin Dykes

Did William Lilly misunderstand contrantiscions?

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Anthony Louis

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 →

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Divisors and Participating Planets as a Team

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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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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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