Tag Archives: Vettius Valens

Astrological Talent in the Chart of Vettius Valens

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

According to some scholars, the noted Hellenistic astrologer Vettius Valens used his own birth chart to explain astrological concepts of his writings. If such is the case, then the birth data of Vettius Valens reveals the following features (Mark Riley … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Secondary Progressions

Posted on July 29, 2019 by

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 →

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Hellenistic Time Lords and Epigenetics

Posted on August 29, 2018 by

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 →

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The Birth Chart of Vettius Valens

Posted on October 1, 2017 by

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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A brief overview of Zodiacal Releasing

Posted on September 19, 2017 by

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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Should annual profections be measured in “years” of 360 days — a 5-degree rule for years?

Posted on September 17, 2017 by

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 →

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