Antigonos of Nicaia on Dorphory
My friend and collegue Ashwin Subramanyan has recently published a short article on dorphory, also referred to as spear-bearing. Bells rang as I remembered Stephan Heilen’s translation and Antigonos of[…]
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Spinning top or tumbler? The quest of the precession of the equinoxes.
Most of us are aware of the western concept of the precession of the equinoxes. At the same time, I do believe that the majority is unaware of the fact[…]
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What’s your career? Ptolemy’s use of the helical rising planet
Ptolemy gives clear instructions about how to determine a client’s career. In his technique, the heliacal rising plays a fundamental role.
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Capricorn Ingress 2022
The Capricorn Ingress chart 2022 cast for Rome shows a pretty impressive chart with Mars right on the MC:
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The celestial couple: Venus’ heliacal phases
Hathor and Isis are often represented with horns. These horns do not refer to Venus’ domicile Taurus but represent Venus’ heliacal phases.
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The Decumbiture II: Culpeper’s use of Mooncrisis charts
There are many different techniques regarding decumbitures and their origin goes far back in time. The physicians Hippocrates (460-379 BC) and Galen (129-200 AD) were probably the most prominent representatives,[…]
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Mars OOB, on autopilot at the Bull’s horn
I have posted on this topic on Instagram here and here, but will now look at it from a more astronomical perspective. You will find much more on this in[…]
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The Sumerian five pointed star
The Sumerian five pointed star might represent the Sun during an eclipse.
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Monomoiria according to Paulus of Alexandria
What does Monomoiria mean? Monomoiria is a Greek term that is composed of two words: mono signifies one and moira means a portion or part of a whole and is[…]
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Canopus and Churning of the Ocean of Milk
The Indian myth of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk is one of the best known stories of eastern mythology in the West. The core narrative of the story[…]
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Where is the AC? Jyotish for dummies
[:en]Recently I have started to study Jyotish. I knew, of course, that I would learn many new elements and that perspectives on certain topics might be different but I had[…]
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Funicular: the world’s hottest train
[:en]The inauguration of Naples’ most famous train occurred on June 6, 1880, at 7 p.m. The strange vehicle was called funicolare and was actually a worldwide sensation. The little wagon[…]
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