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10 Tips For Learning Astrology
October 19, 2007 – 3:23 am | 62 Comments

So you want to learn about astrology? Not the generalized Sun-sign stuff that you find in newspapers and magazines, 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. Here are some tips to help you get started.

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Chris is a practicing astrologer from Denver, Colorado, USA. He is the former President of the Association for Young Astrologers, as well as the former Research Director of the National Council for Geocosmic Research. He offers personal consultations and teaches online classes through his website at www.ChrisBrennanAstrologer.com.

Mountain Astrologer Features Hellenistic Astrology
June 2, 2012 – 12:53 am | No Comment
Mountain Astrologer Features Hellenistic Astrology

The latest issue of The Mountain Astrologer magazine features part 2 of my series titled An Introduction to Hellenistic Astrology.
In the first part of the series, which appeared earlier this year in the February/March issue, …

Locked Out and Hacked: Saturn, Mars and Websites
May 11, 2012 – 10:33 pm | 8 Comments
Locked Out and Hacked: Saturn, Mars and Websites

Last week I was preparing the Horoscopic Astrology Blog for a traffic spike due to an interview that Patrick Watson and I did with ABC News for the Political Astrology Blog.
I was trying to make …

United Astrology Conference to Take Place in May
March 19, 2012 – 5:54 am | No Comment
United Astrology Conference to Take Place in May

The United Astrology Conference, otherwise known as UAC, is set to take place in New Orleans just two months from now, from May 24-29, 2012.
UAC only takes place every few years, when all of the …

New Astrology Blogs Page on Reddit
November 9, 2011 – 11:42 am | One Comment
New Astrology Blogs Page on Reddit

The astrology blogging community has grown so much in the past few years that I find it kind of difficult to keep up with what everyone is doing.  It is hard to sort through all …

Interview with Danny Buday, Director of Five Star Day
November 2, 2011 – 11:23 pm | 4 Comments
Interview with Danny Buday, Director of Five Star Day

Last year I heard that a new astrology-themed movie called Five Star Day had recently premiered at a film festival in California, and I’m pleased to announce that the movie finally opened in theaters today.
In …

New Blog on Saturn Returns
November 2, 2011 – 5:51 am | No Comment
New Blog on Saturn Returns

I recently launched a new blog dedicated to Saturn returns called Saturn Return Stories.
The purpose of the blog is to highlight real life stories about what happens when people go through their Saturn returns.
Most of …

The Definition of Astrology
August 7, 2011 – 1:40 pm | 16 Comments
The Definition of Astrology

What is the definition of astrology? If you search around the internet for a few minutes you will find a number of different definitions. Unfortunately most of them are wrong.
They are wrong in the sense …

Do Not Associate Astrology With 2012
July 30, 2011 – 6:54 pm | 151 Comments
Do Not Associate Astrology With 2012

Over the past few years a well-meaning group of astrologers called the Cosmic Intelligence Agency has led a campaign to “make 2012 the year of astrology.”  Their goal is to use some of the hype …

Conference on Traditional Astrology in September
July 30, 2011 – 11:39 am | 3 Comments
Conference on Traditional Astrology in September

The American Federation of Astrologers is hosting a conference from September 22-24 titled Traditional Astrology in the 21st Century, In Honor of James H. Holden.  The main presenters at the conference are Benjamin Dykes, Demetra …

The Tropical, Sidereal and Constellational Zodiacs
January 28, 2011 – 12:13 am | 29 Comments
The Tropical, Sidereal and Constellational Zodiacs

Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of discussion about the zodiac in the mainstream media. Unfortunately most of it has been misinformation and false reports, deliberately designed to make people question …

Does the Natal Chart Reveal Everything?
January 20, 2011 – 3:35 pm | 4 Comments
Does the Natal Chart Reveal Everything?

An astrology student from Kepler asked me a question recently:
“Does the natal chart reveal everything that happens to a person? Why or why not?”
This was my somewhat impromptu response:
My first impression as I think …

Julian Assange’s Birth Time Discovered by TMA
December 19, 2010 – 8:55 pm | 21 Comments
Julian Assange’s Birth Time Discovered by TMA

Over the past few weeks as the drama surrounding WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange has played out in the news, a different type of drama has unfolded within the astrological community as astrologers have …

Astrologer Asks Jon Stewart For His Birth Time
October 8, 2010 – 12:43 pm | 23 Comments
Astrologer Asks Jon Stewart For His Birth Time

A few days ago someone attended a filming of an episode of The Daily Show and asked Jon Stewart for his birth time.
Stewart mentioned the question on the show, and the clip has been doing …

NCGR Research Journal Released
October 3, 2010 – 11:05 am | 3 Comments
NCGR Research Journal Released

The first issue of the new NCGR Research Journal has just been published, and it is available for sale on the National Council for Geocosmic Research’s website.  Members of the NCGR should receive their copy …