Whole Sign Houses
The purpose of this article is to give an overview of a form of house division used in western astrology called whole sign houses. Whole sign houses is the oldest form of house division, originating...
View ArticleCalculating the Lot or Part of Fortune
I made a video today on how to calculate the Lot of Fortune, sometimes known as the Part of Fortune, in a natal chart. In modern times the Lots are usually calculated using certain algebraic formulas...
View ArticleThe Astrology of Sect
An important concept in the Hellenistic astrological tradition that did not survive into modern times is the distinction between day and night charts, which is associated with a technical concept known...
View Article10 Tips for Electional Astrology
Someone recently asked me about what sort of things I usually try to pay attention to when using electional astrology in order to elect an auspicious date to begin a venture, and I thought that it...
View ArticleThe 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 of...
View ArticleFive Tips for Birth Chart Rectification
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...
View ArticleThe 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...
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