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Video Showing Asteroids Discovered Since 1980

This video is making the rounds on the internet right now which depicts all of the asteroid discoveries that have been made since 1980. I though that I would post it here, since asteroids have become a major source of interest for many modern astrologers over the past three decades or so, basically since the […]

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Tutorial on How to Draw the Astrological Glyphs

A few days ago a friend of mine told me that she had never learned how to draw the astrological symbols or “glyphs” because she had always used computerized charts. So, I decided to make a video tutorial which demonstrates how to draw out the glyphs for the signs of the zodiac and the planets. […]

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New Time-Lord Class Launched

I recently launched a new module for the Hellenistic time-lord technique Zodiacal Releasing on my online course site. Since I just launched the module, the introductory price is only $30 to sign up. This price will go up at some point in the future, after the first round of students. Zodiacal Releasing is a time-lord […]

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astrological tips and guides

How to Start a Local Astrology Group

The purpose of this article is to provide some tips for starting and organizing a local astrology group that holds regular meetings. Over the past few years I’ve been involved in forming two separate groups in different locations, so this guide is largely based on my own personal experience in this area. There are also […]

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astrological techniques and concepts

The Importance of Yods in Astrology

A “yod” is an aspect pattern that some astrologers use.  It involves two planets in a close sextile (60°), with a third planet ‘quincunx’ (150°) to both of the planets in sextile.  Click here to view a full-sized diagram of a yod. The truth about yods is that they aren’t terribly important, or at least […]

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history and philosophy of astrology

The Origins of Horary Astrology

I posted a video on the origins of horary astrology today on YouTube, as a response to a video that Kevin Burk recently posted on the subject. The specific point of the video was to counter an assertion made by Burk that horary is one the oldest branches of astrology, when in fact I would […]

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astrological techniques and concepts

Advice for Astrologers: Document Your Lives

One of the best pieces of advice that I could give to people who are just getting into the field of astrology, or to astrologers who are already in the field, is to document your lives.   Document your lives as extensively as possible. Usually this means keeping a journal of some sort in which you […]

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New Astrology Themed Movie, Five Star Day, Premieres

A new astrologically themed movie called Five Star Day premiered yesterday at the Newport Beach Film Festival in California. Unlike the romantic comedy that came out in India last year titled What’s Your Rasshee, Five Star Day is a more serious drama that appears to incorporate astrological concepts into the film’s narrative at more than […]

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NCGR Conference in Cambridge Next Week

The National Council of Geocosmic Research (NCGR) is hosting a large astrological conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts next week. The conference is titled ‘Planetary Revolution: Geocosmic Alchemy II’, as a followup to their previous successful conference in Baltimore  in 2007. The main conference is scheduled to take place from February 25th to February 28th, 2010, with […]

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astrological techniques and concepts

How the Classical Planets Came to Rule Two Signs

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 […]

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Kepler College Cancels Current Term, School Closing

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 community recently when it was announced that they had canceled their current school term, which was supposed to have […]

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Robert Downey Jr Endorses Steven Forrest’s Latest Book

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 he starred in the adaptation of Sherlock Holmes that was just released in theaters a few weeks ago. I noticed […]

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“What’s Your Raashee?”, A Romantic Comedy Based on Astrology

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 What’s Your Raashee?.  ‘Raashee’ is the term used by Indian astrologers to refer to a sign of the zodiac, […]

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Rachel Maddow Talks About Mercury Retrograde on MSNBC

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 26th, and in a brief segment Maddow highlighted some of the wacky Mercury retrograde-esq things that have happened in […]