Category: Traditional Astrology
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A Horary and a Horse Race
So it’s the first Tuesday in November. Sure I know that it’s a special day in the US, but for those of us here in Australia, it’s Melbourne Cup Day. The Melbourne Cup is literally the race that stops a nation. Even parliament stops at 3pm (Eastern Daylight Savings Time). Is Australia the only country…
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something about an election…
I was referred to this article in the Huffington Post this morning (thanks Stella). Essentially it’s about the US elections and how this election day coincides with Mercury stationing retrograde. The piece is by Eric Francis, and is a great analysis of just what can be expected from this astrological event. Have a read. Just…
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The Kingmaker…
A random conversation on Twitter today reminded me of the concept of dispositorship and, more relevantly, final dispositorship. Thanks AF for the inspiration. Most of us know about Chart Rulers. If you don’t, the Chart Ruler, the planet said to be the big boss of your chart, is the planet that rules the sign on…
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the edge of glory…
I took a deep breath today and started sending query letters out to agents for my manuscript. I’ve sent it off into a couple of free for alls (ie the only days of the week/month that some publishers have for unsolicited manuscripts) where the first 10 pages or so goes off into a great black…
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Horary: Will I Get The Job?
Ok, we haven’t done a horary question on the blog for a while, so non Astro peeps, this is probably your cue to yawn loudly and turn away in boredom… My friend (and yes, I have her ok to use this) is applying for a role that she is pretty sure that she wants. She…
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Many Happy Returns
It’s my birthday tomorrow (yay me!). In astrological terms, it is the date (or thereabouts) when the Sun returns to the exact position of my birth. The “return” we wish people a happy one for, is just that- a Solar Return. Used for predictive purposes, it gives you an idea of the themes of the…
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Simply the Best
The Australian Rugby League yesterday announced that it had handed control of the game across to, wait for it, the Australian Rugby League Commission. This is big news for the game in that Rugby League has been embattled with public relations and financial crises largely as a result of players behaving badly, players behaving badly…
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To be or not to be… and other questions….
We all want to know stuff. Am I right or am I right? Sometimes we want to know stuff before the Universe thinks we are ready to know it. Sometimes we want to know it so we can control it. Sometimes we want to know it because it gives power over someone else. Sometimes we…
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Where is the Server? A Horary Chart
Regular readers will know that I have been doing some facility relocations recently- it is part of my partition job, and actually one of the parts I like the best. During the most recent move a server went missing somewhere between Adelaide and Brisbane. So, where is it? Horary astrology is, to quote the…
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A Different Type of Time Lord- Profections and the Solar Return Chart
Warning: technical astro faffing about is below. Where the last 2 posts are intended for astro peeps/students, this one is even more technical & potentially confusing. You have been warned… I’ll be back to my usual irreverent self tomorrow. Another traditional method of predictive astrology, profections is one of those techniques which is difficult to…