Happy 50th Anniversary—first manned Lunar landing, 20 July 1969! If we think about Western Astrology, philosophically, what question or questions are we trying to solve? Who am I? What am I doing? Where am I going? Defined for today’s aspirant: A philosophy is one way to think about the world including one’s experience of self… Continue reading 12. The basis for a philosophy of Western Astrology.

This post is best viewed by desktop—it is not optimized for iPhone or Android. We opened the previous post describing the astrologer’s role as privileged storyteller and reverent detective. In the hands of an experienced astrologer the natal horoscope, with its splay of planets, houses and the aspects formed by their distribution, becomes a storyboard… Continue reading 11. Part 2 of 2. Sacred Degrees–and the early life narrative.

Delineating the horoscope is a process that rewards preparation. A detective’s magnifying glass is instructive–it symbolizes concentration and purposefulness–two requisites for “seeing” a chart for its clues. The astrologer, as reverent detective, prepares mindfully. Delineating the horoscope is a privileged form of storytelling. The arc of a story, including the horoscope, is all about its… Continue reading 10. Part 1 of 2. Siblings, Parents, Enemies–the early life narrative.

Have I mentioned how I was introduced to Astrology? I was a sophomore in college when I became aware my mother was an accomplished astrologer and chiromancer. How did I not know this on a waking level? We are talking about a woman raising a family in the 1950s and 1960s—a woman born in 1928… Continue reading 8. Influences and Los Angeles