Antivertex
The antivertex is the intersection of the ecliptic with the prime vertical in the east. The intersection in the west forms the vertex. All horoscope angles ascendant, midheaven, etc. are formed by the intersections of great circles. Some suggest interpreting the antivertex as an auxiliary ascendant not as significant as the actual ascendant, but a secondary key to personal action and basic identity instincts. Planets closely by three degrees conjunct the antivertex are like conjunctions to...
Early Sex Experiences Kxu
The Cancer Woman generally seems extremely virginal and modest so much so that one often has the impression that she goes to her bridal suite without an ounce of sexual knowledge or experience. But appearances often deceive, and though there are some who wait to be deflowered on their wedding nights, most Cancer girls are early risers and early sexual bloomers. The mother or principal mother figure looms large in Cancer's upbringing. Sex may be shrouded in such secrecy that she receives no sex...
Azzanati
Much more is known about al-Barbari's successor Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad az-Zanati who lived in the twelfth or thirteenth century, and who founded a school of geomancy his followers are to this day called al-Zanatiyya. Not only has his work been reprinted many times from the thirteenth century to the present day, but a number of manuscripts are still extant purporting to be from his pen. The work which is attributed to him bears different titles, the printed versions of which were issued in Cairo...
SaturnPluto
Saturn in hard aspect with Pluto must be examined closely by the medical astrologer. Pluto and Saturn are like big brothers fighting for supremacy over one another Pluto represents power Saturn, tenacity and perseverance. When the two planets are in hard aspect, especially when they conjunct each other, a potential ailment is almost always implied. A hard aspect between Saturn and Pluto can indicate possible chronic, long-term, degenerative diseases. For example, low white blood cell count...
Unaspected Houses
1. The remaining four houses are all feeble and debilitated because of the fact that they are not aspected to the ascendant. The first of these remaining four houses, however, which is located in the second house from the ascendant, is called the Gate of Hell, or the Anafora rising up from the Underworld . The house which is diametrically opposite to this house, that is, the eighth from the ascendant, is called the Epicatafora casting down into the Underworld . The last of the four are those of...
Babylonians Discover the Power of Symmetrical Planetary Geometry
As the centuries passed, the Babylonians made another very important discovery. They learned that as the planets move around and around in the Earth sky, an important heavenly sign can come from the shape of the figure, that was created by connecting lines between the positions of some of the planets. This forms the Planetary Geometry of the day. They learned that whenever three or more planets formed a symmetrical pattern in the sky, the chances of a mega-event occurring were high. From this...
The Esoteric Aspect Of Zodiacal Signs
THE twelve signs of th e zod i ac form the bedrock of astrology fbe esoteric nature of the zodiac as well as the occult significance of astrology were well known to the ancient Indian seers. But. the predictive astrology was not held in very high esteem by them the main interest of the seers in this science was to discover the clues for unravelling the hidden mysteries of the cosmogcnesis and the role of men in it. It was for this reason that astrology was thought as Vedango an organ of the...
gemini as moon sign
Those with the Moon in Gemini will have many characteristics of the sun-sign Geminians. They will be versatile, good communicators, and will scurry around doing at least two things at the same time. But due to the lunar influence, responses to various situations will most likely be verbal. Working in community healthcare suits the lunar Geminian, who needs constant variety within a structured career. Working in community healthcare suits the lunar Geminian, who needs constant variety within a...
Centaurs
Centaurs by definition originate in the Kuiper Belt, whose orbits come inside the outer planets. More specifically, a Centaur possesses a perihelion distance greater than the mean orbital distance of Jupiter from the Sun 5.2026 astronomical units AU and a semi-major less than that of Neptune. Several Centaurs exceed the semi-major axis of Neptune. Recent astrological consensus implies that if the semi-major axis is less than or about that of Pluto 39.537 AU then the object could still be...
Doshas and Planets
Vedic astrology uses the seven classical planets visible to the naked eye the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. To these it adds the two lunar nodes, the north node or Dragon's head called Rahu, and the south node or Dragon's tail called Ketu. These points in the Moon's elliptical orbit at which eclipses occur are very important in the Vedic system. Some Vedic astrologers also use Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, but few afford them the importance of the other planets. The term for...
Doshas Planets and Elements
Both doshas and planets correspond to the five elements, which form their main common ground of correlation. There are however some differences and variations that should be borne in mind. Mercury is often related to the earth element because of its ability to facilitate clear communication and action in the outer world through the concrete or information oriented mind that it rules. However, it does not necessarily make a person heavy or Kapha physically. It is usually more Vata in this...
Asteroids
An asteroid meaning starlike or small star is one of thousands of small planets, 95 percent of whose orbits lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Some have irregular orbits that carry them inside the orbit of Mars the Apollo and Amor groups some, even inside the orbit of Mercury Icarus , Earth and Venus Bacchus and Apollo . Others travel in the same orbital path as Jupiter the Trojan asteroids . Initially, these planetoids were given mythological names, but as telescopes increased in...
Matutine And Vespertine Planets
1. The five planets, that is, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury, are either matutine, vespertine, occiduales setting , or absconsae hidden, i.e., by the Sun's rays . These the Greeks call afaneis hidden , synodicae in conjunction with the Sun , or acronyctae at nightfall . How they came to have such characteristics and why they are given their names we shall now explain. Matutine planets are those which in their rising precede the Sun. Vespertine or evening planets are those which in rising...
Auspicious Careers
The best career choices for the Rat include salesperson, technical writer, art or film critic, business owner, pawnbroker or antique dealer, financial lender, politician, musician, philosopher, or scientist. Rats will also make excellent managers, bosses, and business owners. Many journalists and writers are found under this sign. In addition, some of the most successful salesmen and women are Rats. Commercial traveler, legal or financial expert, and broker are also natural career choices for...
List Of Figures
2.1 Order of Mutual Production and Conquest of wuxing 15 2.3 The Hetu Diagram 22 2.4a Yubu steps following the Plough 24 2.4b Yubu steps following the jiugong magic square 25 2.5 Feigong variations in the jiugong magic square 26 2.6 Feigong variations and 'colour-coded' zibai diagrams 27 2.7 Zibai diagram for 1985 in a Chinese calendar 28 2.8 Zibai diagram for 1976 in a calendar from a Japanese shrine 29 2.9 The yijing Trigrams 34 3.1 Text of the 'Remarks' from the Nan Qi shu 37 3.2...
Bonatti Guido
The astrologer Guido Bonatti was born in Cascia, Italy, although his birthdate is unclear. We know he was in the Italian cities of Ravenna and Bologna, in 1223, and in Forli by 1233. He was advisor to Frederick II Hohenstaufen, the Holy Roman Emperor. In 1259, Bonatti entered the service of the tyrant Ezzelino III da Romano, and the following year he became astrologer to Count Guido di Montefeltro. Bonatti was the author of the Liber astronomicus sometime after 1282. He died in 1297. In History...
Boomerang
A boomerang is a configuration resembling a yod but involving a fourth planet directly opposed to the action planet at the tip of the yod. In a yod, two planets form a sextile 60 aspect and both in turn form a quincunx 150 aspect with a third planet. If lines were drawn to the center of the horoscope from all three planets, the resulting pattern would look like a capital Y. The planet at the bottom tip of the Y is said to be the action planet because its house placement is where the action...
Revised Edition 2005 in Ebook Format Moon Maven Publications
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donna Cunningham, an internationally respected astrologer with over 35 years experience, is the author of 15 books on metaphysical topics. Listed in several Who's Who volumes, she has given seminars on astrology around the world and won the prestigious Regulus Award at the 1998 UAC. She also has a Master's Degree in Social Work from Columbia University. She uses this combined approach in her Dear Abby type column in Dell Horoscope and her ongoing series of articles in The...
Ascendant Rising Sign
The ascendant, also called the rising sign, is the sign of the zodiac or, more technically, the specific degree of the zodiac that was on the eastern horizon at the moment for which a horoscope was cast calculated and drawn . On a zodiacal wheel, the ascendant is the sign at the nine o'clock position. In a natal chart, the ascendant indicates a significant influence on the personality only the Sun and Moon exert stronger influences. These three signs the ascendant, the sun sign, and the moon...
Of The Serpent
HIPPOCRATES, by the use of some parts of this animal, attained to himself divine honours for therewith he cured pestilence and contagion, consumptions, and very many other diseases for he cleansed the flesh of a viper. The utmost part of the tail and head being cut off, he stripped off the skin, casting away the bowels and gall he reserved of the intestines only the heart and liver he drew, out all the blood, with the vein running down the back-bone he bruised the flesh and, the aforesaid...
Astraea
Astraea, asteroid 5 the 5th asteroid to be discovered, on December 8, 1845, by the German amateur astronomer Karl Ludwig Hencke , is approximately 120 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.1 years. Astraea was named after the Roman goddess of justice the familiar blindfolded goddess who holds the scales of justice in one hand and a sword in the other , viewed as the Roman form of the Greek Dike. According to Martha Lang-Wescott, Astraea indicates where people have difficulty...
Neurotic Sex Drive Game Player
The Gemini Woman can be just as sexy as any woman of the Zodiac she merely loses interest quickly. She is intellectually interested in the idea of sex but often less concerned about the physical reality. In some ways she would rather watch than participate although she knows that sex is an important part of life. The Gemini Woman often uses sex to validate her ego. As long as she can attract and lure men, she feels young and romantic. When she gets a man to chase her, she feels she still has...
The Gemini Woman in Love
The words of Victoria Woodhull rather aptly characterize the Gemini Woman in love I am a free lover. I have an inalienable constitution and natural right to love whom I may, to love as long or as short a period as I can, to change that love every day if I please. Gemini needs a lot of patient understanding. She really needs and wants love what turns her off is the responsibility that comes with it. So long as she is the center of attraction for her man, she will move mountains for him. If he...
Divisional Charts
Along with the usual birth chart, called the rashi chart Vedic astrology employs a number of subtle, harmonic or divisional charts, which are mathematical subdivisions of the birth chart.20 Planetary positions in several divisional charts are considered important for health. Most notable of these are the positions in the drekkana harmonic third for Prana and general vitality, navamsha harmonic ninth for the connection with the soul and for longevity, in the dvadashamsha harmonic twelfth for...
MoonMars
It is important to consider the transiting or progressed Moon in relation to Mars when preparing for an operation. Surgery should be avoided when the transiting or progressed Moon applies to Mars in conjunction, square, inconjunct or opposition Mars in a tension aspect with the transiting Moon may mean excessive bleeding or inflammation of an area of the body during or after surgery. On the other hand, an operation is advised when the transiting Moon is sextile or trine Mars such an aspect may...
The Eclectic Rat Tze the Concealed Charmer
January 31, 1900 to February 18, 1901 Metal Rat February 18, 1912 to February 5, 1913 Water Rat February 5, 1924 to January 24, 1925 Wood Rat January 24, 1936 to February 10, 1937 Fire Rat February 10, 1948 to January 28, 1949 Earth Rat January 28, 1960 to February 14, 1961 Metal Rat February 15, 1972 to February 2, 1973 Water Rat February 2, 1984 to February 19, 1985 Wood Rat February 19, 1996 to February 6, 1997 Fire Rat February 7, 2008 to January 25, 2009 Earth Rat Polarity yang positive...
Patterns in the Gemini Womans Sexual Relationships
The concept of the primary relationship was tailored for the Gemini Woman. She doesn't make commitments easily because of her dual nature, her need for ever-changing scenarios, and her fear of being tied down. She won't directly confront this aspect of her personality instead she will bend over backwards to continue in a sexual relationship with one man while adding others to her stable. She sincerely believes in the Primary Commitment her involvement with other men is simply for variety She's...
American Federation of Astrologers
The American Federation of Scientific Astrologers was officially incorporated in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 1938, at 11 38 A.M., Eastern Standard Time. There were 61 charter members, of whom 29 were members of an earlier organization, the American Association of Scientific Astrologers AASA , including Elizabeth Aldrich, Elbert and Elizabeth Benjamine, Ernest and Catharine Grant, George J. McCormack, Lewis Weston, Adrian M. Ziegler, Robert DeLuce, Llewellyn George, Keye Lloyd, and Prem H. Joshi...
Table of Aspects
easy. The challenging or inharmonious aspects are considered tension-producing, stimulating or even irritating. But keep one thing in mind no aspect is either good or bad. Too many flowing trines and sextiles can make you a dull and uninteresting person everything seems easy and life flows in an uneventful and probably boring pattern. A few challenging squares, oppositions or conjunctions can stimulate you and give you depth of character a little tension makes life more interesting. On the...
Astrological Terminology
Astrological predictions are based on the movements of the planets seven at the time of Firmicus, including the Sun and Moon . To the naked eyes these are seen to move against, and actually to become part of, the set of twelve constellations called the zodiac which lies along the path of the Sun at an angle to the equator. Although in reality these constellations are of different sizes, it became conventional very early to assume that each was one-twelfth of the circle, i.e., 30 degrees each,...
Anubis
Anubis, asteroid 1,912 the 1,912th asteroid to be discovered, on September 24, 1960 , is approximately 11 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.9 years. Anubis was named after the jackal-headed Egyptian god of the dead, associated with embalming, guarding tombs and, in a later period, the Greek god Hermes. According to J. Lee Lehman, individuals in whose natal chart this asteroid is prominent may rep resent someone for whom death is more than a passing issue. According to Jacob...
Spendthrift
The Gemini Woman acquires knowledge readily and wants to put it to immediate and profitable use. She makes money easily and spends it with abandon. Her bank account is usually a mess. Both money and possessions slip through her fingers like running water. She will spend her last dollar for the sheer joy of spending. Being penniless seems to stimulate the Gemini Woman into new activity. Her motto is often Easy come, easy go. She feels there will always be ways to make more money, and her...
Dispositorship
Planets project the influence of the planets located in the signs they rule. When, for example, Saturn and Mars are located in Cancer, the sign of the Moon, the Moon may take upon their negative natures. A planet is said to be the dispositor of the planets located in the signs that it rules. Generally it will rule over them and make them function according to its nature. If Saturn is in Sagittarius, for example, Jupiter will gain power over it and it will be less malefic than usual. However, if...
Aspect
Aspect from the Latin word aspectus, meaning to view or to look at refers to the angular relationship between various points in a horoscope an astrological chart , especially to a series of named angles, such as trines 120 and squares 90 . For a discussion of the very different notion of aspects in Vedic Astrology, refer to the entry on drishti. The 12 signs of the zodiac, in addition to being bands of astrological influence, also provide astrologers with a system for locating planets and other...
32 Two Esna Zodiacs
Esna lies 53 kilometers south of Luxor on the west bank of the Nile river, exactly at the place where Nile begins a big semicircle meander around a stony hills area. This was the burial place for Pharaohs and there is also located the famous Valley of the Kings. It is surrounded by many ancient Egyptian temples, structures and monuments. Denderah is located on the north side of this semicircular area, which is not so far from Esna. Let us point out that most of the ancient Egyptian zodiacs come...
AlBiruni
Al-Biruni, whose full name is Abu'l-Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Biruni, was born in 973 C.E. in what is now Khiva, Uzbekistan formerly part of the Soviet Union . At the time of Al-Biruni's birth, the area was a suburb of Kath, the capital of Khwarizm north and northeast of ancient Parthia on the lower Oxus River in the region south of the Aral Sea . Known to the classical Greeks and Romans as Choras-mia, Khiva was the homeland of a people related to the Sogdian Magi who lived to the south and...
Ibn Khaldoun
During the fourteenth century, the celebrated Ibn Khaldoun who died in Cairo in 1406 devoted a chapter of his Prolegomena, or Muqaddimah, to the art of geomancy.7 Ibn Khaldoun assumed that geomancy was developed by the sand diviners 'because they found it difficult to establish the attitude of the stars by means of instruments, and to find the adjusted position of the stars by means of calculations. Therefore, they invented their combinations of figures.' After a description of the sixteen...
Ibn Mahfuf
Next in order of fame comes 'Abd Allah ibn Mahfuf al-Munadjdjim, known as the 'Astrologer' i.e. the geomancer who died before 1265 leaving a work entitled Muthallathat Ibn Mahfuf fi'-l-raml3 and sometimes called Risalat rami .4 A manuscript of this work bearing Berber glosses has found its way to the Berlin Library,5 and it is from this manuscript that the Berber equivalent of each of the geomantic figures has been derived for the present Appendix V. Connected with the treatise by 'Abd Allah...
The Sequence Of The Planets
In Vedic astrology the seven major or visible planets are normally listed in order of the days they rule Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn for sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday. This shows an interweaving of two sequences, which is the way the planets normally distribute their energies. The inner planets those between the orbit of the Earth and the Sun occur between the outer planets.
Numerology Of The Planets
Each planet is given a certain number based upon this sequence 1. Sun 2. Moon 3. Mars 4. Mercury 5. Jupiter 6. Venus 7. Saturn 8. Rahu 9. Ketu. These numbers correspond to the energies of the planets. The Sun is one, which is unity, the prime number from which all the others proceed. It is the origin, the guide, the foundation. The Moon is two, which is duality and is the basis for the workings of the mind and emotion. It is relationship, balance and interchange. Mars is three, the number of...
Parapegmata
Astrology, Weather, and Calendars in the Ancient World, being an examination of the interplay between the Heavens and the Earth in the Classical and Near-Eastern Cultures of Antiquity, with particular reference to the Regulation of Agricultural Practice, and to the Signs and Causes of Storms, Tempests, amp c. A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology University of Toronto...
Table of Contents
Several Astroriamicil Definitions - 3 Fixing Star Positions - - 4 Geographical Latitude and Longitude CHAPTER II Rudiments about Astrology arvd Astronomy - - - 8-13 What is Meant when we Speak of Your Own Hoiosco-pc - 13 Illustrations 14-13 CHAPTER III Rules for the 3-Fold Horoscope 15-125 The Difficulties - - - 6 On Individuals - - -17 Momciil.i of ncRiiminK - 19 Starting from Sir itch - , 20 everything Under Control - 22 Benefits and Advantages of Astrological Studies 23 Basic Knowledge and...
24 Pictures of Egyptian Zodiacs used for Dating in this Book
Investigation of an Egyptian zodiac for the purpose of astronomical decoding requires the most careful analysis of its smallest details. Our study of Egyptian zodiacs shows that some of the details, which at the first glance may seem to be unimportant, in fact are crucial for the correct decoding of the zodiac's astronomical meaning. Therefore, the astronomical dating should be done based on the most accurate and detailed pictures of the zodiacs. The most valuable are the large and detailed...
Arachne
Arachne, asteroid 407 the 407th asteroid to be discovered, on October 13, 1895 , is approximately 104 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4V4 years. Arachne was named after a Greek dyer and weaver who, after a competition with Athena, hanged herself and changed into a spider. This asteroid's key words are entangled and network. According to Martha Lang-Wescott, Arachne indicates reactions to people and situations that are very involved. Jacob Schwartz gives this asteroid's...
161 Coordinate System used in the Almagest
The state of preservation of the Almagest is extraordinary, and it seems that in spite that it had been rewritten many times since the 2nd century, its observational data shows inexplicable accuracy. Notice that it is natural to expect that numerous typographical errors must have been made when the catalogue was copied. It is also strange that the star catalogue uses the spring equinox as the reference point for the measurements of the longitudes, which involved additional difficulties that...
A Vedic Parable
One of the greatest Vedic sages was Atharva, after whom the Atharva Veda, one of the four main Vedic texts, was named. In the older Rig Veda, to which this story goes back, he was already a legendary figure. Atharva had a son named Dadhyak, who is the central figure in the sto y that follows. Dadhyak by his profound austerities had received the highest knowledge of immortality, called the 'knowledge of honey' Madhu Vidya because it carried the supreme bliss. Dadhyak gained this knowledge as a...
The Geographical Latitude And Longitude Of A Place On The Earth
Even for astronomical purposes it is generally sufficient to regard our earth as a sphere. Occasional mountains or valleys ate exceedingly minute compared to the size of our earth as a whole. When doing astrological work for persons oi events, we use 1 the birth of the person, or of the event 2 the plate where it happened on this earth. Since this place must be known in values of longitude and Latitude we either have to take recourse to Tables in which such positions are already figured, else,...
Negative Energy
The center of each continuum represents the balanced energy of the number, the positive potential. The three keywords describing the 1 energy have been expanded to almost forty characteristics. We could, of course, draw similar diagrams for all the numbers. If you turn to chart 13 the numbers advanced symbolism on page 682, you'll find a list of words and phrases for each number describing the balanced, overbalanced and under-balanced potentials. The three keywords for the 1 energy, for...
Capricorn
' Bones Patella. Muscles Patellar ligament and popliteus. Arteries The iliac and popliteal to a partial extent . Veins Poplitea and exterior saphenous. Cell Salt Calcarea phosphorica. Closely connected with the digestive system, Capricorn rules the processes of the gallbladder. This organ secretes a dark green liquid called bile into the duodenum. The bile is then spurted into the food, chemically emulsifying the fats and promoting strong peristalsis. Without sufficient bile, fats go...
The Sources Of Tibetan Astrology
The Tibetan science of astrology has many sources, among which four in particular may be distinguished the Bdn religion, Chinese astrology, Indian astrology, arid the Buddhist Kdlaca-kra Tantra. The ancient Boil religion of Tibet comprises a number of branches, and it developed in various stages. In Bon sources, the wriginal site of Bon merges with the birthplace of its founder, Shenrab Miwo, v ho was bom miraculously at Olmo Lungring, which some sources locate in the land of Takzig or Persia...