The missing-person case of April Bailey continues to intrigue me, so I thought I would cast a horary astrology chart to see if it reveals anything unusual that wasn't reflected in my previous tarot reading. But I never really got started because I ran into two of what are called "strictures against judgement" that render … Continue reading Where Is April? – A Horary “No-Go”
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Chord Changes
File this one under "How Stuff Works." I'm a firm believer in the assumption that very little that is truly definitive in life happens by sheer coincidence, or in complete isolation; formative impulses and nascent events crowd the background of our personal drama, waiting to be propelled into prominence by invitation (ours or others) or … Continue reading Chord Changes
The “Keys to the Kingdom”
Somewhere in the dim and distant past I encountered the idea that astrology represents the "gold key" to unlocking visions of the future through divination, in that it is objective and rational (that is, based on visible phenomena), while the more subjective and intuitive tarot provides the "silver key." I can no longer find the … Continue reading The “Keys to the Kingdom”
What Happened to George? – A Horary Astrology Perspective
I've been holding off from posting this in hope that more information on the current status and location of George Cross would come to light, but there has been nothing new since my earlier tarot reading. In this horary chart I've taken a few liberties with astrologer John Frawley's methods, but the bottom line continues … Continue reading What Happened to George? – A Horary Astrology Perspective
What Happened to Mike? – A Horary Astrology Perspective
The very first thing that crossed my mind upon waking at 4:26 yesterday morning, before ordering my thoughts and even before answering the usual "call of nature," was that no examination of a "missing anything" is complete until a horary astrology chart has been cast. Although I generally use them to find lost items, I … Continue reading What Happened to Mike? – A Horary Astrology Perspective
An Astro-Tarot Meditation Aid
Aleister Crowley said that the ideal way to become intimately acquainted with the Major Arcana of the tarot as "living beings" is meditation (although divination is the most practical way for the uninitiated). In his book The Druidry Handbook, John Michael Greer observed that the noisy Western mental machinery is not amenable to the Eastern … Continue reading An Astro-Tarot Meditation Aid
Oriental Appearance: A Case Study
(Full Disclosure: For the moment I'm going to drop back from my current fascination with traditional astrology and revert to my previous incarnation as a New Age psychological astrologer.) I seldom use the meticulous techniques that astrologer Marc Edmund Jones presented in Essentials of Astrological Analysis, but I recently came across a classic case of … Continue reading Oriental Appearance: A Case Study
A Question of Style
During my long career as a technical and legal writer, my personal goal was to explain complex matters in comprehensive but still entirely lucid language, since to do otherwise could have led to serious human error and/or regulatory exposure for my company. These objectives would seem to be at odds, since completeness and clarity may … Continue reading A Question of Style
A Horary Slam-Dunk
I recently lost the gemstone out of one of my rings. First, I'll pass on what I know about the situation: I had just finished shaving, had let the water out of the sink and was washing my hands when I noticed that the setting of the ring was empty, although the stone had been … Continue reading A Horary Slam-Dunk
Tools of the Trade
Yesterday I was talking to Maria Kay Simms, whose publishing house, ACS Publications, produces many astrological reference works such as the American Ephemeris series and the American Atlas. I asked her how many people still hand-calculate charts in the computer age, and mentioned that I haven't done so in decades. She replied that those who … Continue reading Tools of the Trade
