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Tag Archives: Vettius Valens
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
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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
