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Several years ago I made this animation which depicts the story of how the five classical planets came to rule two signs of the zodiac each.
It is loosely based on a Medieval Persian story that centers around the Thema Mundi, which is the mythical horoscope for the birth of the world.
The Thema Mundi was invented during the early Hellenistic tradition as a teaching tool in order to explicate certain techniques and concepts.
I learned about the Persian story through a translation of a Greek version of it that was done by Demetra George, although my animation is only a crude attempt to convey the gist of that story in a humorous fashion.
Here it is:
Today the President of Kepler College, Enid Newberg, sent out an announcement effectively saying that the school will be closing down in the near future.
The announcement confirmed rumors that had been circulating around the astrological …
On the front cover of Steven Forrest’s latest book, entitled Yesterday’s Sky, there is an endorsement from the actor Robert Downey Jr., who is one of the leading actors in Hollywood right now. Most recently …
Ever wanted to see a romantic comedy that involves astrology as one of its main plot devices? If so, then you are in luck!
A new movie came out in India a few months ago called …
The astrological community is abuzz today after political commentator Rachel Maddow discussed the current Mercury retrograde period last night on her popular television show on MSNBC, The Rachel Maddow Show.
Mercury has been retrograde since December …
In September the video game company Nintendo released a new title in North America for their portable video game console called Astrology DS.
Astrology DS is essential a compact astrology program that runs on Nintendo’s handheld touchscreen …
Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, recently released his latest book titled The Lost Symbol, and the story contains a number of references to astrology.
The novel is the latest installment in a series …
So, I opened up my email inbox today and I found that I had a reminder from Myspace about someone on my friends list who is having a birthday soon:
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I guess that he is on …
A book just came out in which the author proposes a new theory about the Star of Bethlehem and the birth chart of Jesus.
The book is aptly titled The Star of Bethlehem. It was written …
A new poll was released recently by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life which indicates that approximately 25% of Americans “believe” in astrology.
The poll was part of a larger study on …
The type of astrology that most western astrologers practice, horoscopic astrology, requires an exact birth time in order to work properly. That is to say, you need the time of a person’s birth in order …
27 astrologers were interviewed at the Northwest Astrological Conference (NORWAC) in May of 2009, and MP3s of those interviews were recently released online for free.
The podcast series is titled The Art and Science of Astrology, …
Kirk Kahn of PlanetWatcher.com recently released a new edition of his awesome astrological calendar for 2010, and this year you can order it online through Amazon.com.
This is my favorite astrological calendar because it allows you …
Rhetorius the Egyptian, Astrological Compendium Containing His Explanation and Narration of the Whole Art of Astrology, translated by James Holden, American Federation of Astrologers, Tempe, AZ, May 21, 2009. Available through Amazon.com
The phrase “Hellenistic astrology” …
I recently realized that I may have been a bit too brash last year in my declaration that people who are freaking out about 2012 are stupid. Now, I don’t really feel the need to …
Several years ago I made this animation which depicts the story of how the five classical planets came to rule two signs of the zodiac each.
It is loosely based on a Medieval Persian story that …
The type of astrology that most western astrologers practice, horoscopic astrology, requires an exact birth time in order to work properly. That is to say, you need the time of a person’s birth in order …
So, I opened up my email inbox today and I found that I had a reminder from Myspace about someone on my friends list who is having a birthday soon:
.
.
I guess that he is on …
Today the President of Kepler College, Enid Newberg, sent out an announcement effectively saying that the school will be closing down in the near future.
The announcement confirmed rumors that had been circulating around the astrological …
A book just came out in which the author proposes a new theory about the Star of Bethlehem and the birth chart of Jesus.
The book is aptly titled The Star of Bethlehem. It was written …
I recently realized that I may have been a bit too brash last year in my declaration that people who are freaking out about 2012 are stupid. Now, I don’t really feel the need to …
I made a video today which outlines the history of western astrology in 10 minutes. It is ten minutes long because that is the restriction for all YouTube videos, although I covered quite a bit …
Introduction to Hellenistic Astrology - This is a full online course on the ancient tradition of Hellenistic astrology, which is focused on how to predict concrete events about the future of an individual based on their natal chart. Introduction to Horary Astrology - This is an introductory course to a branch of horoscopic astrology known as horary astrology, which is the art of answering a specific question based on a chart cast for the moment that the question is posed to an astrologer. 
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