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Bonatti’s Considerations 5.1-5.4
Bonatti’s Considerations 4.12-4.16
I will be teaching an online class on Considerations the first Sunday of each month. You can sign up for the class by becoming a $5/post Patron on Patreon. Thank you for your support!
Bonatti’s Considerations 4.8-4.11
I will be teaching an online class on Considerations 4.8-4.11 (the notebook pages at left), on Sunday, May 7, 10 AM Pacific Time. You can sign up for the class and pay via the button below, for 10 USD. All those who sign up will receive a recording of the class. After the class, you […]
Bonatti Table of Perfection in Horary Astrology
I created this infographic to help you navigate reception and aspects in horary charts, based on an excerpt from Bonatti’s Book of Astronomy. This is for those of you asking questions like: “Nina, what if the sextile is without reception? WHAT THEN?” You can also visit Skyscript for another chart by Deborah Houlding that presents the […]
Horary Journal: Will I Recover My Password?
A few days ago, I realized I had forgotten my master password, with no recovery mechanism. After a few hours of trying to remember it and failing, I asked the horary question: “Will I recover my password?” This is a photo of my horary journal to explain the situation, my analysis, and the outcome.
Bonatti’s Considerations 1-4.7
I taught an online class on Bonatti’s Considerations 1-4.7, using my art journal as material. You can purchase an mp4 (audio + video) of the course for 10 USD.
Ancient Egyptian Advice on Magic Spells
“As for the one who performs his magical spells, they go into him.” Papyrus Spiegelberg (Petubast), column 11/21-22, in The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice by Robert Kriech Ritner, p. 20. Published by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 1993.
Princess Kiko and the Imperial Heir
[I first posted this article on Blogger in early 2006, and found it again while organizing my files. I reworked it a bit for clarity, but the substance is the same. Enjoy this blast from the past!] Princess Kiko was born into a middle-class Japanese family and married Prince Fumihito, who is second in line […]
2017 Aries Ingress: A Sense of Finality
The 2017 Aries Ingress set for Washington, D.C., reflects the exciting times we are living in. The Aries Ingress is the horoscope for the moment the Sun enters the first minute of the first degree of the first sign. This is the astrological new year and the beginning of Spring. This year, the Aries Ingress […]
Four Unstated Assumptions Plaguing Astrologers
“…there are four great collective sociological presuppositions in the modern world…that man’s aim in life is happiness, that man is naturally good, that history develops in endless progress, and that everything is matter.” –Jacques Ellul, Propaganda (1965) We modern people imbibe these four assumptions with our mother’s milk and they remain with us our entire lives. Part […]