10 Tips For Learning Astrology
Fri, 10/19/07 – 3:23 | 38 Comments

So you want to learn about astrology? Not the generalized Sun-sign stuff that you find in newspapers and lame websites, but serious astrology. The advanced type where you can actually determine specific information about a person’s life through the observation of the planets and other celestial phenomena.

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Astrologer Kelly Lee Phipps on Wife Swap Tonight
Fri, 04/24/09 – 17:53 | No Comments Yet

wife-swapAstrologer Kelly Lee Phipps and his family agreed to participate in ABC’s popular show Wife Swap a few months ago, and the episode that they are in is set to premiere tonight at 8:00 PM ET.  Kelly, his wife Christine, and their son Adrian are billed as “the new-age Brazenwood family from North Carolina,”and they were apparently swapped with some sort of conservative “cowboy family” from Texas.

Apparently the episode was originally scheduled to air in July, but then it was moved up to April 24th shortly after filming was finished, presumably because it contains enough hilarious or cringeworthy moments that the show’s producers thought would boost ratings for the prime time show.

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AFA Cancels 2009 Astrology Conference in Miami
Mon, 04/13/09 – 10:13 | 2 Comments
AFA Cancels 2009 Astrology Conference in Miami

The American Federation of Astrologers recently canceled their planned astrology conference in Miami, citing the current economic situation as the main issue.
The conference was set to take place in Miami, Florida from July 1st through …

Astrodienst Acquires AstroDatabank, Posts Database Online For Free
Sat, 03/21/09 – 14:10 | 3 Comments
Astrodienst Acquires AstroDatabank, Posts Database Online For Free

Astrodienst recently acquired the company AstroDatabank and posted their entire database of birth data on the www.astro.com website for free.

New Issue of the Tradition Journal Released
Tue, 03/10/09 – 15:18 | No Comments Yet
New Issue of the Tradition Journal Released

The second issue of the Tradition journal was just released a few days ago, and it has a really interesting collection of articles related to traditional astrology.  The journal was started last fall by Helena …

House System Poll & Rectification Research Project
Wed, 02/18/09 – 11:49 | 2 Comments
House System Poll & Rectification Research Project

The Academy of Astrology and The Tradition journal recently announced two new research projects that they are working on in order to conduct studies within the astrological community.
The first project is an online house system …

Political Astrology Blog Launched
Tue, 01/20/09 – 8:51 | 2 Comments
Political Astrology Blog Launched

I’m pleased to announce that Patrick Watson and I recently launched the Political Astrology Blog. It is going to be a frequently updated resource with news and articles related to the vast subject of political …

Astrologer Diana Brownstone Featured on Fox News Health
Mon, 01/19/09 – 6:01 | One Comment
Astrologer Diana Brownstone Featured on Fox News Health

Fox News recently ran a segment on astrology and health that featured New York astrologer Diana Brownstone.  In what has become a somewhat infrequent occurrence, a major news outlet actually did a somewhat favorable story …

Everyone Who is Freaking Out About 2012 Is Stupid
Sat, 01/17/09 – 2:37 | 18 Comments
Everyone Who is Freaking Out About 2012 Is Stupid

The world isn’t going to end in 2012, and people should stop freaking out about it. Especially astrologers. Seriously.

NPR Covers Pluto Ingress Into Capricorn, Does Hatchet Job
Fri, 01/9/09 – 20:04 | 3 Comments
NPR Covers Pluto Ingress Into Capricorn, Does Hatchet Job

A few days ago National Public Radio (NPR) did a piece on astrology that focused on the recent ingress of Pluto into Capricorn and its relevance to the economy.  That is how it starts out …

Ten Tips for the Young Astrologer
Wed, 01/7/09 – 3:08 | 3 Comments
Ten Tips for the Young Astrologer

A list of tips for people under the age of 24 who are just starting to get serious in their study of astrology.

CNN Confuses Astrologers With Psychics
Sat, 12/27/08 – 14:17 | 10 Comments
CNN Confuses Astrologers With Psychics

CNN has been running a story today about how the difficult economic times have seen a rise in business for “psychics” and “fortune tellers”.   The majority of the segment focuses on an interview with …

Deborah Houlding’s Tough Interview Questions For Astrologers
Sun, 12/21/08 – 5:51 | One Comment
Deborah Houlding’s Tough Interview Questions For Astrologers

By ‘tough’ I mean questions that involve Deborah Houlding sneaking up on astrologers at conferences and asking them a series of quickfire questions in rapid succession, sometimes only after alcohol has been consumed.  The results …

The History of Western Astrology
Thu, 12/18/08 – 3:07 | 11 Comments
The History of Western Astrology

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 …

The Antikythera Mechanism Was Used for Astrology
Tue, 12/16/08 – 1:26 | 2 Comments
The Antikythera Mechanism Was Used for Astrology

In 1901 a group of sponge divers discovered a complex mechanical device lying at the bottom of the ocean, just off the coast of a Greek island named Antikythera.   The device subsequently became known as …

31 Percent of Americans “Believe” in Astrology
Thu, 12/11/08 – 21:15 | 3 Comments
31 Percent of Americans “Believe” in Astrology

A new Harris Poll was released yesterday in which 31 percent of respondents said that they “believed” in astrology.   51 percent said that they don’t believe in it, while 18 percent said that they were …