We say “astrology” as if it were one unified entity, but of course it is not. How many house systems are there? Do we use asteroids or not? What about Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto? – many traditionalists prefer to ignore them. Meanwhile, Uranian astrologers use hypothetical planets that no one has ever seen – Poseidon, Zeus and so on – and swear by them. I hear they get good results too. As an evolutionary astrologer, much of what I say revolves around the south node of the Moon – but most commercial astrology programs do not even show its position unless you ask them to.
Even more fundamentally, is astrology about the stars or the seasons? To a Vedic astrologer, the sign Aries and the constellation Aries are the same thing – but not to a western “Tropical” astrologer, where Aries starts with the northern Vernal Equinox, which has actually drifted back into Pisces over the centuries.
To put it charitably, astrology is a “big tent.” To put it more pointedly, the many different branches of astrology contradict each other in fundamental ways. Inevitably, this reality leads to the question of which form of astrology is “the right one” – and there begins a slippery slope.
Listen for more about the history behind the book Under One Sky.
The Incredible Importance of Infants' Transits
Making the Most of the Jupiter Uranus Conjunction
MONTY PYTHON AND THE 8TH HOUSE SOUTH NODE
Pluto In Aquarius: My Deepest Understanding Of It
Astrology And The Bible
Blame It On The Sun
Happy Halloween – Or Is It?
The Fall of the Dark Fathers
Astrology And Spirituality
Venusian Mysteries Are Afoot!
The Lunar Nodes Change Signs
Pluto Backs into Capricorn
Live, In Person...
A Belated Thank You
Saturn Enters Pisces
Vesta Joining Neptune in Pisces
COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP IN THE FCEA
Follow the Sun
Mercury Entering Libra
My Progressed Sun Changes Signs - Am I Now an Aries?
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