10 Tips For Learning Astrology
Fri, 10/19/07 – 3:23 | 48 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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2012 and Millenarianism
Sun, 11/22/09 – 1:36 | 8 Comments
2012 and Millenarianism

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 …

Yahoo Answers Has An Astrology Section
Fri, 11/6/09 – 15:40 | 3 Comments
Yahoo Answers Has An Astrology Section

A few years ago Yahoo launched a website where users can submit and answer questions called Yahoo Answers.   The site has become quite popular since then, and many people are familiar with it because it …

Considerations Astrological Journal Released Online for Free
Thu, 11/5/09 – 18:54 | One Comment
Considerations Astrological Journal Released Online for Free

The publishers behind the astrological journal Considerations recently decided to scan and release their entire journal archive online for free through the website  freeconsiderations.com.
Considerations was one of the few serious astrological journals available over the …

Rob Hand Wins Lifetime Achievement Award, Kanye West Interrupts Acceptance Speech
Fri, 10/23/09 – 16:33 | 7 Comments
Rob Hand Wins Lifetime Achievement Award, Kanye West Interrupts Acceptance Speech

Rob Hand wins the Lifetime Achievement Award at the United Astrological Conference in 2008, but is then unexpectedly interrupted during his acceptance speech…

Astrodienst Releases Two New Astrology Widgets
Thu, 10/22/09 – 0:54 | 2 Comments
Astrodienst Releases Two New Astrology Widgets

Keeping up with their long track record of awesomeness, Astrodienst has just released two great new astrology widgets  for website developers and astrology bloggers.   Both widgets recently appeared on a new section of their site …

The Traditional Astrology Radio Podcast
Tue, 10/20/09 – 21:47 | No Comments Yet
The Traditional Astrology Radio Podcast

One of the up-and-coming trends in the astrological community right now is podcasts and astrologically themed internet radio shows, and at this point my favorite is Traditional Astrology Radio.
I began listening to it earlier this …

Gemini Lost – New Quasi-Astrologically Themed Computer Game
Tue, 10/20/09 – 14:16 | No Comments Yet
Gemini Lost – New Quasi-Astrologically Themed Computer Game

There is a new quasi-astrologically themed computer game that was released recently called Gemini Lost.  I heard about it last month through an article on Todd Carnes blog, and I actually played the demo for …

Nick Dagan Best on Venus and Mars Retrograde Cycles
Thu, 09/10/09 – 17:19 | 2 Comments
Nick Dagan Best on Venus and Mars Retrograde Cycles

Back in March of 2007 I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the first Blast Astrology Conference in Sedona, Arizona.  The conference was organized single-handedly by Moses Siregar, and it was a smashing …

Hard Venus-Pluto Aspects in Relationships
Sat, 08/29/09 – 23:33 | 6 Comments
Hard Venus-Pluto Aspects in Relationships

I was reading some random blogs tonight when I came across a video that provides a pretty compelling illustration of what hard aspects between Venus and Pluto are like in relationships.  By hard aspects I …

Astrologer Kelly Lee Phipps on Wife Swap Tonight
Fri, 04/24/09 – 17:53 | 2 Comments
Astrologer Kelly Lee Phipps on Wife Swap Tonight

Astrologer 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 …

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 | 6 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 …