tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2997698113200454542011-09-05T14:41:27.728+01:00Additional to Sue Ward's web site, the content will include thoughts and musings relating to the Western Predictive Tradition in Astrology. Students of The Traditional Horary Course may find the material here helpful or interesting.Sue Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16249140884996903305noreply@blogger.comBlogger671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299769811320045454.post-54374566044693999152011-09-05T14:16:00.005+01:002011-09-05T14:41:27.749+01:00

Not only is losing something a nuisance, trying to find it is more of a nuisance, but this is nothing compared to trying to find it using horary. Well, that's my experience and generally I don't bother. However, because I was recently asked about this by a Tweeter (thanks to @xpaulk and I know he'll be interested) and because I found the thing immediately, I'm posting the chart here. I haven't

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I've just uploaded the Chronology and Bibliography for Monster of Ingratitude to my web site. The latter is self-explanatory and is formed of the endnotes for the paper. The former is the working document Peter Stockinger and used to keep track of events, particularly in terms of the many publications relating to our investigation. It's interesting in its own right, but clarifies a continuing

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If you've been reading my Facebook posts, you'll know that I've been following the reports that this UK Government is proposing to repeal the anti-fox hunting law. I discovered Brian May's ("Queen" guitarist) excellent web site http://www.save-me.org set up to organise pressure on the Government to maintain the current law. There is a petition on the site, to which I added my name, and advice

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To all those who have already downloaded these two books, thank you very much. It's gratifying to know that so much hard work is appreciated. Both Peter Stockinger and I look forward to hearing from you with your comments.Can I ask everyone not to overlook the DONATE link. It is so very important that we collect as much as we can so that animals' lives may be saved. To those of you who did try,

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I have just uploaded two titles to my web site - http://www.sue-ward.co.uk - under "Books". These are free of charge, but you are asked to show your appreciation by donating £3.00 to animal welfare charities (use link to payments page).The first title is Monster of Ingratitude written by myself and Peter Stockinger, it is a fully referenced investigation into and account of the well-known enmity

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Unfortunately, there is a problem with the server for The Tradition Library and Journal. It is currently being corrected, but it may take a little while. We'll let you know when it's fixed.

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One of the unwritten, but oft-quoted, rules of horary astrology, is that you shouldn't ask the same question twice. I say "unwritten" because a source has never been discovered. I've thought about this over the years and, whilst there is no Traditional source for it, it has continued to play on my mind. In practice, I've found ways around it and have equivocated, but generally avoid asking (or

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I am not going to give details of this event because they seem to be adequately laid out at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Bamber. The author relies heavily upon the court record of Bamber's Appeal of 2002, and these details are available elsewhere. Neither am I entering into the debate about Bamber's guilt or innocence. Furthermore, I should preface my remarks by saying that most of the

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Two new texts have been uploaded to the Library: Lilly's work on the eruption of Mount Etna from his Merlinus Anglicus of 1670, and his rendition of Cardan's work of Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions from Merlinus Anglicus of 1680. Both have been transcribed by Peter Stockinger. We have been continuing this transcription process for two reasons: to raise money for animal welfare and rescue, and to

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The 4th edition of The Tradition journal is now available, just click on the link. It includes articles by Peter Stockinger, Martien Hermes, Christopher Magnus and Sue Ward - just click on the link for more information and to help the animals and buy a copy.As a FREE extra, we are giving away the first copies of The Life of William Lilly student in astrology written by William Lilly and edited by

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I now have a Facebook account which can be accessed via my e-mail of sueward@easynet.co.uk or this link:http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=100001261822229

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Often referred to as the Fall of the Berlin Wall, its 20th anniversary was celebrated this week. It seemed to me that such a momentous event - often associated with the end of Communism - must be connected to the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction. It is this cycle which corresponds to and warns of great changes in mundane affairs. The conjunction pertaining to these events is that of 19th February 1961

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The editorial team and I knew that a central resource for astrologers was not a new idea, but to dedicate it to Traditional astrological texts might be a little more novel. We had intended to bring this project to your attention in the New Year, but the extensive research done by Peter Stockinger and I revealed such a wealth of practical instruction that we couldn't let the moment pass.The

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The third edition of the Tradition journal is now available by following the link to the right. It's packed with first class articles, and new to our contributors is Jerome Libon from Belgium who has submitted a thesis on Francis Bacon. As previously mentioned here is my collaboration with Peter Stockinger, Monster of Ingratitude; a detailed investigation into the notorious relationship of

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Peter Stockinger and I have just completed a paper entitled "Monster of Ingratitude" and which will be published in the forthcoming edition of The Tradition journal (due to be released in September).Scholarship into the history of astrology has improved over the last ten or fifteen years and has brought us a huge amount of information regarding astrology's development from many perspectives.

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The link to my presentation God, the Universe and Everything, has been corrected. You should be able to download the video without problem now.You can find it by going to my web site (link right), and clicking on "Articles" at the top of the home page.

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I've uploaded to my web site another video presentation entitled An Explanation of Horary: How it Works. It is a brief, introductory view of the subject, but I hope that you'll find it helpful.

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I want to present a few thoughts on the nature of Venus, but I don't pretend that they are definitive. These ideas are supplemental to my lecture, God, the Universe and Everything which can be found at my web site as a video presentation.The problem is that the nature of Venus is variously described as cold and moist, and/or hot and moist; Lilly states in Christian Astrology that Venus is both of

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I have now added a transcript of the presentation to the "Articles" page on my web site.

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Having lectured on this subject for some years now and presented a number of variations, I wanted to produce the clearest version for internet users. It takes the form of a 'movie' presentation and is my first attempt to use this technology. The audio was recorded in one 'take' and so there are one or two speech errors, as well as that my ability with graphics is limited, so I hope you'll

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I have only just realised that none of the links on the "Articles" page on my web site were working. I've now put them right and added a new article. All links appear to be working now, but please let me know if you encounter a problem.http://sue-ward.co.uk

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Life and Training of an AstrologerFirmicus Maternus, “Matheosos Libri VIII (The Mathesis)” c.334 AD, trans. Jean Rhys Bram, Noyes Press, New Jersey 1975.1. Now you, whoever you are who try to read these books, since you have received the whole knowledge of this divine science and are now endowed with the secrets of the stars and have learned the first principles of the art, shape yourself in

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I have uploaded an article to my web site – http://www.sue-ward.co.uk – called Beyond the Great Fire: Lilly and Ashmole. It is based on a paper I presented at the A.A. conference a few years ago and I reminded of it when I posted William Lilly's true nativity. You'll find a little more information about that nativity and directions, etc. there and some of the charts involving his friendship with

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The Tradition journal and the Academy of Astrology is now conducting a survey to discover which system of terms is favoured by practitioners. You can participate by following this link: http://www.academyofastrology.org/research/termpoll/Don't forget to download your FREE copy of The Tradition NEWS for updates, the results of the House System Poll and comments on the Vernal Ingress. Follow the

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There would be no harm in emphasising Peter Stockinger's comment below on House Systems where he tells us that the secret to becoming a competent astrologer is hard work. It reminded me of a passage in Astronomica by Marcus Manilius which was written in the 1st century AD and which very eloquently explains the principle.The object of your quest is God: you are seeking to scale the skies and,

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Following the publication of the House Systems' Poll in The Tradition NEWS , Peter Stockinger has made some interesting comments on his web log. I should say straightaway that I agree with him completely and because I think his post is important, I would like to take up his discussion from another perspective.When I read the results of this poll, I was reminded of the situation with house systems

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There is a free download of The Tradition NEWS available now at The Tradition Web Log. It features updates on the forthcoming issue of The Tradition and articles.

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My article regarding William Lilly's true nativity has been translated into Finnish by Petri Laakso and can be found athttp://parsaprojekti.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/william-lillyn-syntymakartta/

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My decision to publish William Lilly's true nativity here was made after much thought.In terms of circulation, the internet is second to none, but it has many drawbacks, too. I wanted the widest possible audience for an astrological fact. Too often astrologers are deluged with opinion and it is time that a few facts were introduced into a daily diet of pre-digested whimsy. William Lilly's

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The article below regarding the true nativity of William Lilly has been translated into Portuguese and can be found by following the link to the right for Primum Mobile. My thanks to Helena Avelar and Luis Ribeiro for translating it.

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For many years, the only extant copy of Lilly's nativity was that provided by John Gadbury in his Collectio Geniturarum of 1662. This version was also used in the Regulus facsimile of Christian Astrology in 1985; since Gadbury hated Lilly, it seems a travesty to have published it in Lilly's greatest work. I know that Olivia Barclay detested the chart, but she wanted the facsimile to be published

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The workshop at Lisbon brought up a number of interesting astrological points relating to physical description, one being the value of "moles, marks and scars". It is a technique used by William Lilly and explained in Christian Astrology and one which I've favoured for many years. However, I have used it mainly for horary work and haven't really taken the opportunity to explore it in nativities.

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http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/The above site is just one source of information on the setting up of the Anzacs, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and their exploits. 'Anzac Day' is held on the 25th April every year to commemorate the Anzac landings at Gallipoli in Turkey on 25th April 1915, an action of some renown, some might say infamy. These annual commemorations are primarily to

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As you might know Helena Avelar, Luis Ribeiro and myself have worked extremely hard to bring you The Tradition journal. But all that hard work is pointless if it misses the mark. We want to know what you think of it in general and specific terms. To this end, we have set up a web log for you to make your comments.http://www.thetraditionjournal.wordpress.comPost your comments and we will try to

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Her neighbour's alarm having been activated, she looked out of her window to see what was going on. She spotted three boys breaking into her neighbour's house, but she had also been spotted by them and one boy shot at her. Like many women, she was a firm supporter of the underwired bra and it was this that saved her life or from serious injury. The bullet was deflected by the underwiring and the

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On Saturday, 6th June at 2pm, I will be leading a half-day workshop in Lisbon, it will be in English. with Portuguese translation We will explore the relationship between the temperament and physical appearance and we'll do that through the nativities of those attending the workshop. But there's a twist - I will judge these from the nativities without knowing to whom they belong and before I

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The public holidays always bring with them their share of tragedies as people do whatever they have to for fun. In this case, a Polish tourist appears to have been having a photo taken by friends. A witness reported that he was on, or very near to the cliff edge and holding on to a tuft of grass for support as the photo was being taken. The grass was uprooted by the tourist's weight and he fell

Sue Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16249140884996903305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299769811320045454.post-80639963832821654222009-04-13T19:05:00.005+01:002009-04-13T22:09:53.634+01:00

Please note that my new Twitter is http://twitter.com/horaryastrologyyou can register there to be kept up to date.

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Unlike my earlier post regarding the dog who fell off a cliff, there was no ledge to break this man's fall of 85 feet (26m). He was rescued by the Coastguard and taken to hospital with two broken legs and a suspected skull fracture.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7957933.stmClearly this chart describes a fall with Saturn in the 1st house and close to the Ascendant, and Mercury, the

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(Thanks to Helena Avelar for the title.)Aside from the jokey title, there is a poignancy to this story that I'm sure you'll understand. A young girl's remains were recovered by archaeologists just outside a church in Kent. Some 700 years earlier, she had been decapitated and her head placed beside the body. It is said that this was done in order to prevent the spirit of the deceased from

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The following chart is set for the time that the Coastguard was alerted after a man asked for help because his dog had fallen over the cliff. The cliff is about 200 feet (60 metres) high, but the dog had fallen just 10 feet onto a ledge. The dog was lifted to safety and reunited with its owner. I've chosen this subject because it gives me the opportunity to explain a little about finding the

Sue Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16249140884996903305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299769811320045454.post-84198329813736172402009-03-09T08:29:00.004Z2009-03-09T08:37:16.975Z

In the current issue of The Tradition journal (link to the right), I've made a fairly detailed study of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in terms of the economy with particular reference to the current crisis. Along with this I discuss our dependence upon fossil fuels, so it seemed apt to follow-through with this chart which refers to a series of aspects that I mention in the article but don't

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The second edition of The Tradition journal is now available by following the link to the right. The following list of contents will give you an good idea of the subject matter in this huge Spring issue. For those who haven't read the first edition, it is still available as a free download, but the second issue is a paltry 5 euros the whole of which will be donated to charity (see The Tradition

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The forthcoming edition of The Tradition, due out in a few days time, publishes my rather long article on Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions. It focuses on the current economic crisis and so my following comments in advance of that form something of a prequel, but because today's news follows on from that article, they are also a sequel.http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7918168.stm Today's news

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(Anyone who remembers Sweet will know what I mean!)The following chart presents the approximate time for the start of the parade which appears to have degenerated into, what the media are calling, a "rampage". The parade is an annual event organised by the Students' Union at the local university to welcome new students. There is some confusion as to what actually changed this from a fun event to

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Women are frequently lampooned for the "disaster" of a broken nail - the fantasy of some men in their efforts to diminish women. However, I was struck by the following news item from America in which the 'broken nail' situation was very real and, in all likelihood, a true disaster. Ms. Lee Redmond had not cut her fingernails since 1979 which, at the time of the report, had been measured at 33

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Because I keep forgetting to update my web site, I'm mentioning this here.For those in the Essex area, tomorrow night, Tuesday 17th February, I'm speaking at the Southend Astrology Group at the Parish Rooms, Rochford (opposite railway station). The subject is: Mundane Astrology: the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunctions - Predicting Change. Doors open at 7.30pm.I rarely speak on the Conjunctions, so this

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There are lots of stories around at the moment relating to the recent and current extreme weather conditions in the UK. One that is of interest to astrologers is the birth of twin girls following a difficult journey to the hospital. The snow was so bad that an ambulance was not the first choice and the air ambulance was called, however the weather deteriorated and the helicopter couldn't take off

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The news this week is that the Sirius Star will be released with its crew for a reported ransom of 3 million dollars. Considering that its cargo of crude oil is said to be worth in the region of 100 million dollars, this might be seen as something of a bargain. I obtained the data for the hijack from the web site of ICC Commercial Crime Services which carries details of all such events, which

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The following is from The Tradition journal web site and announces the start of a new research project. Anyone can contribute if they have any nativities with correct birth times – the more data that can be obtained, the better the results will be.___________________The Academy of Astrology and The Tradition journal invite you to participate in the Animodar Project a global research project of

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If the John Sergeant affair didn't ruffle enough feathers, "The Results Show" or should I say, "The non-Results Show" has ruffled a few more. In truth they could have been the same feathers ruffled twice.The three couples entered the semi-final expecting there to be a dance-off at the end of the show between the lowest scoring two couples. The judges scores had placed two of them in joint first

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On the 16th November I published a prediction here relating to the Jupiter-Saturn trine of the 21st which highlighted Mars in the 10th house. I suggested that some financial scandal might well ensue and on Friday last it was announced that Bernard Madoff was suspected of fraud. The alleged amount is said to be £33bn and today he has been arrested on that charge. One commentator stated "This is

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The following chart shows the approximate time that a fire began on the roof of a Waitrose supermarket in Surrey. Police are investigating the cause of the fire which they are treating as suspicious. They were no injuries, but the building was destroyed.This case caught my eye because the Full Moon of that night was the largest and brightest for 15 years. Once the chart was erected, something

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In the forthcoming issue of The Tradition, as mentioned before, I will present a paper in part regarding the current financial situation, but it's main aim is to encourage the use of the Jupiter-Saturn cycles in Mundane work. I am hoping to demonstrate that the accuracy of the Traditional system by means of Jupiter and Saturn far outweighs any other. This might seem like arrogance of the first

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For those who, like me, didn't know it still existed, you may be interested in the following charts. Today, for the first time in 450 years, the inhabitants of the island of Sark in the Channel Islands will vote for their first democratic government.By following this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/7774140.stm you will find some interesting information about the island and

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There are now many versions of this book which illustrates its continuing importance, but I count myself as fortunate for owning two of the relatively few facsimile copies published by Regulus in 1985. I still cannot use a modern print version, it's just not the same.For those of you who feel the same way, or who have not had the opportunity to see anything other than a modern version, here is a

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As I've been discussing the intuition recently, I want to make a few points from the student's perspective.There is rarely anyone these days taking up a formal course of study in astrology who hasn't had some exposure to it previously. This is not an ideal situation because there are preconceptions and learned information that may be incorrect. Apart from having to undertake an Un-learning

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I had intended to write about this before the shuttle's return to Earth, but missed it, nevertheless the chart shows some interesting descriptions which may be of interest.The chart is set for the moment of lift-off and the Ascendant and its ruler signify the shuttle and its crew. We see the Moon just above the horizon showing the ship rising off the platform and away from Earth. The Ascendant

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I have to admit to being one of the millions of viewers of the hugely popular Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday night. One of the most controversial surviving competitors is the political broadcaster John Sergeant. This is because his dancing is atrocious, but the viewing public appear to love him, so he has been kept in the competition week after week by the public vote. However, it has

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Following the recent fall in the value of the pound, a not altogether unwelcome event according to some commentators, I thought that it was probably time to look at the astrological indicators of what is to come. I will be presenting an article on the effects of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions in the next issue of The Tradition (see link right), so my thoughts here centre only on the forthcoming

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I have no intention of arguing whether this faculty truly is a faculty, I simply accept that it exists and each one of us decides if this is true or not from a subjective point of view. The following brief comments explain, to some degree, my point of view based on my subjective experience. In many ways this opinion can only have relevance for me, but it might be of some assistance to you.

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In a few days time, I'll post some thoughts on the following questions: do we use intuition in astrology? If so, should we use it? How much do we use it? Can we use it on demand? What are we doing when we do use it, i.e. what is the process?In the meantime, if readers find this interesting they might like to consider these questions for themselves and how they might answer them.

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I doubt that there is any point in my trying to name these – they seem to be changing on an annual basis – so for my purposes here I will delineate them as Early (Greeks, etc.), Middle (Arabs, etc.) and Late (Renaissance, etc.), where “etc.” means “any other descriptive term”. It seems reasonable to suggest that all advocates of whatever period agree that a line is drawn at around 1700 AD, at

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"The Information Superhighway", do you remember this epithet? And it's true to a certain extent. The internet is said to be a huge democracy where anyone with a keyboard and a connection can give their opinion. Again, it's true to a certain extent. However, if we put the two ideas together, we might expect it to result in widespread 'informed opinion', but instead often what we find is '

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The Autumn Equinox saw the first issue of The Tradition, a journal of Traditional astrology. It is the brainchild of Helena Avelar and Luis Ribeiro of Lisbon, Portugal, but I am pleased to say that I am also involved, if not in its conception, then in its birth. It is delivered to subscribers as a PDF file, beautifully designed and set by Luis, we are looking for high quality and well-researched

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Since I began my studies in Traditional astrology, many old and ancient works have been translated, or republished, or reprinted. This has been of some help for those interested in the Tradition. However, what has been entirely neglected, so far as I know, is any attempt to place these texts in their historical context (I use this phrase in its broadest sense). It is my opinion that without such

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I am an unlikely web logger and probably not a very good one. I seldom have much to say about astrology unless asked and struggle to find subjects to write about. Even when I do, it seems that it can be said in very few words. The internet has made it possible for everyone with a computer to express an opinion about anything and everything – I won’t find it difficult to restrain myself from

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