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Lots in Astrology: An Arithmetic of Emanation
What is a Lot? Lots (also sometimes referred to as ‘Arabic Parts’) are a seemingly vestigial component of astrology as we know them today. They are quite easy to describe: abstract points in a natal chart that are found by taking the distance between two points and projecting that distance from a third point. The…
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On Saturn’s Diurnal Domicile
Before we begin, a quick ode to Saturn. The great alighter follows solemn course In distant orbit, treads along by force It takes a while, revealing nature’s truth In heavy time it weighs, forsooth Phainon shows to every mortal Justice pours from heaven’s portal. Now, let us first cast aside any tyrannical notion of “rulership”.…
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Essence of Saturn
A Hymn To truly begin, I ask that the reader indulges me in a hymn to Saturn before we dig into the meat behind it. “Etherial father, mighty Titan, hear, great fire of Gods and men, whom all revere: Endu’d with various council, pure and strong, to whom perfection and decrease belong. Consum’d by thee…
