By Ayrton Senna was a famous Brazilian Formula One driver. He lost his life in a car accident. In this short article I will look at the Solar Return of the year he passed on. Vettius Valens has his own method for Solar revolutions.[1] We consider the recasting of horoscopes to
In cospectu populi cumburantur* – Ana and the fire
Ever since I was a little girl I had been afraid of fire. It had never been a huge problem: I noticed it only when somebody asked me to light a match. Since I didn’t smoke, I had rarely even been aware of this. Until I moved to Italy when
Jean Dominque Bauby, a butterfly in the diving belt. About annual profection, solar revolution and circumambulation through the bounds
Jean Dominique Bauby was the former director in chief of the French fashion magazine Elle. On December 8th, 1995 at the age of 43, Bauby suffered a massive stroke. When he woke up twenty days later, he found himself not only entirely paralysed but also speechless. The only part of
Antiscia- an ancient technique re-discovered
I am exited that my research on the antiscia- an ancient technique re-discovered (already published by the German Meridian and to be issued in the Sept/Oct. issue 2019 of the English AA Journal) has just been republished on the world’s famous astrology platform astrodienst. Please click here to read the
Afflicted Syzygy and Daimon as indicators of violent death according to Valens
Death has always been a controversial subject in religious, philosophical or astrological circles. It was common for astrologers of the past to deal with it and to make precise prognostications about a native’s life and death. Ancient masters mostly believed that there was a precise moment at which a native
The decumbiture – part 1
This article article has previously been published by the German Meridian (2012), the Italian Linguaggio Astrale (2013) and the English AA Journal (2018). The following is part one of two. What is a decumbiture? The word decumbiture derives from the Latin decumbere, which means to lay down. Indeed, a
Male viz. Female – which impact has the sign gender ?
Among the first things we learn in astrology is the existence of male signs (Aries, Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius, Aquarius) and female signs (Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces). We also have male planets (Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, Sun) and female planets (Moon, Venus) while Mercury can be both. We also
Alex Zanardi – stronger than his legs
This article has previously been published by the IAM Infinity Astrological Magazine in 2018. Alex Zanardi is a famous Italian athlete. His bios is an amazing list of success, but far more importantly, at least to me, an example of how to face life challenges without giving up. He is
The burning Paradise – working with a dirty data foundation chart
The Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise on Nov. 8th, 2018. After more than two weeks, the fires are still burning. This is the transit chart for the moment the NYT reports the fire to be started. The fixed sign Scorpio is rising and its ruler, the malefic out
The Genoa bridge collapse in the lense of traditional timing techniques
On August 14th, 2018 at 11.36 a.m. the so called “Morandi bridge”, one of the main highway bridges of the North Italian town Genoa collapsed, killing more than 40 people. In this article I will analyse how this terrible event shows up in the inauguration chart (which I will be
Between swords and nettles – Mars in medicine
This now fully revised and updated article has previously been published in the German Meridian (2013), the Italian Linguaggio astrale (2014) and on www.astro.com (2018). We are used to consider Mars mainly in a negative way, specially those of us who practice traditional astrology. He is associated with war, pestilence,
