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Tag Archives: Vettius Valens
Volguine and the 7 Planetary Periods of Junctinus
This is a follow-up to my previous post about the errors in Junctinus’ table of planetary periods, which he used in analyzing solar returns. In Chapter 14 of The Technique of Solar Returns, Volguine discusses Junctinus’s method in which the … Continue reading
An Error in Junctinus’ methodology on Solar Returns?
Junctinus was an Italian astrologer, medical doctor, theologian, mathematician and the author of the influential 16th century astrological text Speculum Astrologiae (1583) which contained the data and charts of the figures of his day, including his own birth chart. Lacking … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology
Tagged Alexandre Volguine, Bruce Scofield, Distributing the solar return over the days of the year, Firmicus Maternus, Franciscus Giuntini, Giuntini, Junctinus, least years, minor years of planets, planetary periods, small periods of planets, small years, Solar Revolution, Speculum Astrologiae, Tractatus iudicandi revolutiones nativitatum, Vettius Valens
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Did Plato invent astrology’s secondary progressions?
In studying Hellenistic astrology, I was surprised to learn that Vettius Valens had mentioned secondary progressions in the 2nd century CE when he discussed his “day for a year” method of forecasting. Here is a direct quote: “… add a number … Continue reading
When do Planets finally grow up?
In the book Light on Life (1996), the authors, Hart de Fouw and Robert Svoboda, note that Hindu astrologers believe that each planet ripens or reaches “maturation” at a certain age, specifically: the sun at year 22 (I believe these … Continue reading
Reflections on Secondary Progressions
Secondary progressions are one of the most commonly used predictive techniques in modern astrology. They are often attributed to the 17th century monk Placidus de Titus but their origin dates back at least as far as Vettius Valens in the … Continue reading
Hellenistic Time Lords and Epigenetics
When I lecture about time lords to groups of astrologers, I use the analogy that the natal chart is like our DNA and the time lords are among the factors that determine how and when our “astrological DNA” will manifest. … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology
Tagged James Dean, NIH, time lords, Vettius Valens, zodiacal releasing
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The Birth Chart of Vettius Valens
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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Tagged Antakya, birth chart, natal chart, Pingree, Turkey, Valens, Vettius Valens
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A brief overview of Zodiacal Releasing
I came across this blog post about Zodiacal Releasing on the Argentinian site Cosmoazul and asked the author, Alex, for permission to translate and repost it here. Alex kindly consented so here is his 2012 article about Aphesis. Any mis-translations … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex, Aphesis, Argentina, cosmoazul, Vettius Valens, zodiacal releasing
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Should annual profections be measured in “years” of 360 days — a 5-degree rule for years?
To quote wikipedia: “The ancient Egyptian calendar was a solar calendar with a 365-day year. The year consisted of three seasons of 120 days each, plus an intercalary month of 5 epagomenal days treated as outside of the year proper. … Each month was divided into … Continue reading