Tag Archives: Vettius Valens

Volguine and the 7 Planetary Periods of Junctinus

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Anthony Louis

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 →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged Fernando Ruiz Guarin, Firmicus Maternus, Junctinus, minor years of planets, seven planetary periods, solar return, subperiods, Vettius Valens, Volguine | 6 Comments

An Error in Junctinus’ methodology on Solar Returns?

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Anthony Louis

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 | 3 Comments

Did Plato invent astrology’s secondary progressions?

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Anthony Louis

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 →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged Babylonia Aeon of the Universie, Peters-Hilprecht controversy, Plato, Plato's Republic, Robert W. Rogers, secondary progressions, University of Pennsylanvia, Vettius Valens, zodiacal releasing | 1 Comment

When do Planets finally grow up?

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Anthony Louis

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 →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged ascensional times, distributions, divisor, exiled at age 40, Hart de Fouw, Ketu, Mark Riley, maturation of planets, minor years, particiapant, primary directions, Rahu, Robert Svoboda, small years, Vettius Valens | Leave a comment

Astrological Talent in the Chart of Vettius Valens

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Anthony Louis

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 →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged ability at astrology, astrological talent, atmakaraka, Jaimini, Laura Barat, pada, upapada, Vettius Valens | 2 Comments

Reflections on Secondary Progressions

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Anthony Louis

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 →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged Argol, astro-seek.com, day for a year, John Cooper, Kepler, Maginus, Mark Riley, Martin Gansten, Placidus, primary direction, Primum Mobile, secondary progression, synodic month, Vettius Valens | 3 Comments

Hellenistic Time Lords and Epigenetics

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Anthony Louis

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 | 1 Comment

The Birth Chart of Vettius Valens

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Anthony Louis

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 →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged Antakya, birth chart, natal chart, Pingree, Turkey, Valens, Vettius Valens | 1 Comment

A brief overview of Zodiacal Releasing

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Anthony Louis

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 →

Posted in Astrology | Tagged Alex, Aphesis, Argentina, cosmoazul, Vettius Valens, zodiacal releasing | 14 Comments

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

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Anthony Louis

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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