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GENERAL FAQS

Do You Really Believe in Astrology?

What is Traditional Astrology?
What is Modern Astrology?
What are the differences between Traditional and Modern Astrology?
What is Astrological Magic?

Does Astrology Have Anything to Do With the Devil,
Demons or Evil Spirits?

What Does the Bible Say about Astrology?

Isn't Astrology Irrational and Unscientific?

How Rational and Logical is the Mechanistic Worldview?
Astrology and the Neoplatonic/Hermetic Worldview

How Long have you been a Professional Astrologer?
Can I trust you?

HORARY ASTROLOGY FAQS

What is Horary Astrology?
Don't you need my birth chart for a Horary Question?
Why aren't you using my location & time for the Horary Question?

How accurate are Horary readings?
How do I ask a Horary question? & What kind of questions can and can't be asked using Horary?
How long does a Horary reading last?
Can I ask the same Horary question again?

What does a horary cost? Can I get a discount?
How long does it take to do a Horary reading? Can I get a Horary reading immediately?
I don't understand your astrological terminology or methods, can you explain them to me?

What does it mean if a Horary Chart is radical or not radical
You are using the wrong methods so you should change your answer to a yes
If I ask at a different time would I get a different answer?

ELECTIONAL ASTROLOGY FAQS

What is Electional Astrology?
What kinds of activities or events can I elect?
Can you find me an astrologically lucky day?
What information do you need for an election?

How powerful is an election?
I don't like the time you have chosen for my election or I don't agree with your astrological technique
I don't understand your astrological terminology or methods can you explain for me?

NATAL ASTROLOGY FAQS

What is Natal Astrology?
Can you tell me when will I get married?
I don't know my birth time, can I get a natal reading
Can you rectify my natal chart?

ASTROLOGICAL TALISMAN FAQS

Agrippa says spirit evil?
How Do Astrological Talismans Work?
Why are they so expensive?
are they guaranteed? can I get a refund, return or exchange?
why is astrological timing important?
why do astrological talismans need to be created at a particular time, why can't I just consecrate them?
can you make me a custom talisman
talisman materials?
Choosing talismans [link to page]
Do I Have to Wear Talismans?
What is the Personal Consecration? Do I Have to Do it?
What if I Make a Mistake?
The Importance of Respect






Do You Really Believe in Astrology?

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When I was a child I discovered I could upset adults by asking them to explain their religious or spiritual beliefs. The fact that most people are incapable of this does not mean that religion or the spiritual realm are irrational, rather it is a symptom of the spiritual impoverishment of our age.
What most people understand by belief is credulity or irrational trust. With that definition in mind, I can say that I don't believe in astrology-in other words, I don't have an irrational or credulous faith in it. Having actually studied the subject, experimented with it and obtained consistently reliable results, I can affirm that Renaissance astrology works.
The real questions are, "Is there a spiritual realm?" and "Do spiritual beings exist?" If not, then all of astrology is clearly errant nonsense because then a spiritual science is simply impossible. However, this view also destroys all religion, all spirituality and leads to the despair and meaninglessness of materialism and existential thought.
If, on the other hand, in addition to the material there is also the spiritual, then astrology becomes possible. It must then be carefully examined and experimented with to determine its scope, practice and precision. This website has numerous examples of the use of astrology and the Articles and Examples Page is a good place to start as are the Chart of the Week Archives if you wish to see astrology in actual use.


What is Traditional Astrology?

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Traditional astrology is the the astrology practiced in Europe between 1200 and 1700 A.D. Astrology, which appears to have originated in Babylon and Chaldea, was highly popular in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. With the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century A.D. much of the science of astrology was preserved in the advanced Islamic civilization of the Middle East.
When in the 13th century Europe began to recover from the Dark Ages considerable learning on a variety of philosophical and scientific subjects was translated from Arabic into Latin and made accessible to European scholars. Traditional astrology is therefore quite dependent on Arabic sources.
Traditional astrology consists of four main branches:
  • Natal astrology, which makes predictions based on the birth chart (usually) of a person,

  • Horary astrology, which makes predictions based on the chart of a specific question,

  • Electional astrology, which picks astrologically auspicious times to take action, and

  • Mundane astrology, which makes predictions over a long period of time or for cities, nations and regions. Mundane astrology was also used for weather prediction. Traditional astrology basically stopped being practiced, with a few notable exceptions, around 1700, as the mechanistic philosophy of the Enlightenment meant that astrology was out of fashion. In the 1980's through the efforts of astrologers like Robert Zoller and Olivia Barclay the practice of traditional astrology was revived. The vast majority of astrologers today, however, practice modern astrology.


    What is Modern Astrology?

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    Around 1900 there began to be increasing interest in astrology after two centuries of neglect. Astrologers like Evangeline Adams and Alan Leo began to revive astrology, but with much of technique of traditional astrology either lost or misunderstood. Modern astrology is overwhelmingly natal astrology and the main focus is on birth charts. Even questions having to do with countries are typically answered by looking at the birth chart of the country in question, rather than the techniques used in traditional astrology.
    Modern astrology is also very focused on psychology. The horoscope is seen as a guide to the psyche of the native and many of the theories of the great psychologist Carl Jung have used to aid the interpretation of birth charts.


    What are the Differences between Traditional and Modern Astrology?

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    Traditional astrology is a very complex and involved system that concentrates on making concrete and precise predictions of concrete events.
    • The traditional natal astrologer predicts things like the length of the life of the native (person whose chart is being examined) their wealth or poverty, number of children and husbands or wives.

    • The traditional horary astrologer answers questions like, Will he marry me?, Should I end this relationship?, or even Am I cursed?.

    • The traditional electional astrologer chooses times for activities allowing clients to precisely pick their Time of marriage or Time to start a business.
    • The traditional natal astrologer looks at the client's birth chart and can see a whole variety of life cycles and can predict life long patterns in areas like health, wealth & income, family, children, illness, relationships & marriage, spirituality, career, friends and even secret enemies.
    Modern astrology uses the client's birth chart to assist in giving them psychological counseling. The main focus of modern astrology is inner events and psychological motivation, while traditional astrology is focused on outer events and concrete prediction. Therefore it cannot be said that traditional astrology is better than modern astrology. The real question is better for what?
    In addition to the fundamental question of focus there are also differences in technique between traditional and modern astrology. One of the most significant is the question of sign rulership and the modern planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Uranus was discovered in 1781, Neptune in 1848 and Pluto in 1930. These planets are not visible to the naked eye.
    One of the most important tools of traditional astrology is the system of Essential Dignities. This system assigns the rulership of various portions of the Zodiac to each of the seven traditional planets, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and The Moon. Most modern astrologers are familiar with the fact that planets rule the Signs of the Zodiac and some are even aware of Exaltations, but traditional astrology also uses the Triplicities, the Terms and the Faces as well as detriments and falls.
    Because knowledge of the complex and interconnected system of essential dignities had been lost and only sign rulership remained, it seemed reasonable to modern astrologers to assign the rulership of Scorpio to Pluto, Pisces to Neptune and Aquarius to Uranus. As workable as this may be in modern astrology, it cannot be used in traditional astrology because it disrupts the symmetry of the essential dignity system. Without the essential dignities, the traditional astrology cannot precisely gauge the strength and weakness of a planet and considerable information is lost. There are many other difference in technique between modern and traditional astrology.
    The key factor to keep in mind when choosing between modern and traditional astrology is what sort of information are you seeking? If you want more insight into your psyche and psychological state modern astrology is best. If you would like precise predictions of concrete events, traditional astrology is best.


    What is Astrological Magic?

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    The Renaissance philosophers and astrologers taught the entire Cosmos is one great Being, with everything in Existence tied together with chains of sympathy and correspondence. This explains how astrology works because we can watch the cycles of the Heavens which either cause or reflect events on Earth and thus make predictions.
    With Astrological Magic we can go one step further and use the chains of correspondence and spiritual connections of the Cosmos to cause effects. By using Electional astrology to pick appropriate times we then can construct Astrological talismans for a wide variety of effects including Love Talismans and Prosperity Talismans.
    By creating a talisman when a particular planet or other astrological factor (like the Fixed Stars or Mansions of the Moon) is strong, combining appropriate materials, burning candles and incense and doing an appropriate ritual, we can focus and capture the spiritual energy of the planet in a talisman.



    Does Astrology Have Anything to Do With the Devil,
    Demons or Evil Spirits?

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    There are two basic objections to astrology: first, that it works, but is inherently evil and second, it does not work because it is unscientific. With regard to the first objection and the question of the relationship between the Devil and astrology, to a certain extent the answer depends on your view of the Devil. If you believe that the Devil is active in the world, then astrology can expose his works, just as it shows the works of God. Renaissance philosophers and astrologers were Christians, and generally fairly orthodox in their views. They did not see astrology as dependent on the intervention of the Devil, demons or evil spirits for prediction of future events.
    Albertus Magnus, the great 13th century philosopher says,
      The second great wisdom...is the science of the judgements of the stars, which provides a link between natural philosophy and metaphysics. For if God...should wish to operate through the created things found in these four inferior elements, using the mute and deaf stars, as if they were instruments...what could be more desirable to a thinking man than to have a middle science which might teach us how this and that change in the mundane world is effected by changes in the celestial bodies? And if the inferior motion obeys the superior motion, is this not one of the primary proofs that there is only one God, glorious and sublime in heaven and on earth?

    The Speculum Astronomiae and its Enigmas, Paolo Zambelli (Kluwer, 1992) pp. 219-20.

    To a certain extent astrology has suffered from its associations with magic and other "occult" arts. Occult, in its original meaning which properly applies to astrology, means hidden. Certainly astrology deals with hidden forces, but to fear it on that basis makes no more sense than fear of electricity or X rays, similarly occult forces.

    Nevertheless, astrology can be used in conjunction with magic for purposes of timing magical rituals and even performing astrological magic. So while practicing astrology does not require contact with the Devil, it can certainly be used for the construction of magical talismans and in conjunction with the conjuration or invocation of demons and evil spirits, or angels, guardian angels, archangels and seraphim, for that matter.


    What Does the Bible Say About Astrology?

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    Like many issues we are dealing with dueling quotes. In some passages astrology is condemned, e.g., Deuteronomy xviii, 10-11, "There shall not be found among you any one...that useth divination or an observer of times, or an enchanter or a witch. Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits or a wizard or a necromancer."
    On the other hand, Genesis 1:14 says, "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs; and for seasons and for days and years;"
    We also have the famous incident of the Three Magi, the Wise Men from the East, who saw the Star of Bethlehem, followed it knowing it foretold the birth of the Messiah, found Jesus and worshiped him. Matthew ii, 1-13.
    It is a mistake, I believe, to expect to be able to seek a definitive answer on this question by searching through the Bible as if it were the United States Code. Even the law does not function in this manner, all it gives are general principles and examples which must be thoughtfully applied to the unique situation at hand. This is even more true of Biblical interpretation. If what the Bible says matters to you, I would advise that you read it, meditate on it and decide for yourself. Here are two websites that give opposing views on this question: Astrology: Are You Star Struck? by Pastor Louie Marsh and Is Astrology from the Devil? by astrologer Carole Devine.


    Isn't Astrology Irrational and Unscientific?

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    Now we shift to the other objection, that astrology does not work and it is irrational and unscientific. In my writing and studies, I find myself often returning to the concept of world view or world picture. E.M.W. Tillyard defines it as, "...the most ordinary beliefs about the constitution of the world.." E.M.W. Tillyard, The Elizabethan World Picture (Vintage, undated) p. viii. World views are both conscious and unconscious, encompassing our basic philosophy as well as our unconscious beliefs and assumptions. What we see as objective reality is in actuality our own subjective model of reality. Thus when we change our world view, our reality changes. Nevertheless, this does not mean that all world views are equally valid. We can test different world views by comparing them with our actual experience to see if they are internally consistent.

    How Rational and Logical is the Mechanistic Worldview?



    Currently we are under the sway of the modern materialistic world view, which sees each effect as having an antecedent material cause. Let us analyze this world view more closely. First, it assumes that the material world is all that exists. Energy, whether in kinetic form or appearing as the electromagnetic spectrum, is merely another form of matter and vice versa: E=mc2.
    All effects come from an antecedent material or energetic cause and no effect can take place without some contact, be it physical or energetic, between the mover and the moved. Second, this world view assumes that the cause precedes the effect and that the mechanism that transmits the cause to the effect takes some, though possibly a very small, amount of time.
    If this world view is accepted, then astrology is indeed irrational and unscientific because it depends, at least partially, on non-material and non-energetic connections and causality. Yet how accurate is the mechanistic model when it rejects this type of connection and causality?

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    Recent discoveries in the area of quantum physics have shown that the mechanical world view does not always appear to operate on the sub-atomic level. The physicist Fritjof Capra notes,

      "In subatomic physics local variables are represented by connections between spatially separated events through signals-particles and networks of particles-that respect the usual laws of spatial separation. For example, no signal can be transmitted faster than the speed of light. But beyond these local connections other, nonlocal connections have recently emerged; connections that are instantaneous and cannot be predicted, at present, in a precise mathematical way...Whereas in classical physics the properties and behavior of the parts determine those of the whole, the situation is reversed in quantum physics: it is the whole that determines the behavior of the parts."

    Fritjof Capra, Tao of Physics (NY Bantam 2nd ed. 1983) p. 300.
    We might dismiss the existence of non-local connections in quantum physics as only relevant to the behavior of sub-atomic particles if it were not for the nagging problem of gravity. It is ironic that classical physics, the basis of the material world view, is often known as Newtonian physics. Sir Isaac Newton is generally portrayed as the greatest of scientists, a thinker in the modern mold, yet his absorbing interests in alchemy and theology are ignored or suppressed.
    In exploring the nature of gravity, Newton realized that it could not be caused by a material mechanism because of the lack of resistance or interference. When waves on the surface of a lake cross, they interact and affect each other, causing noticeable interference patterns. When waves reach the shallows they crest due to resistance from the ocean floor. This is also true of sound, magnetic and light waves; when these waves move from their source, if they encounter another wave or a material object resistance and interference results. This is not true of gravity which, like sub-atomic particles, exhibits action at a distance without any resistance or interference.

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    Betty Jo Dobbs, in her biography of Newton says,
      "In the matter of gravity, Newton recognized that no material, mechanical cause would serve and had been forced to make a break with corporeal causality. The evidence he had in hand denied the presence of corporeal ether. Yet gravity acted, and it seemed to act as if it penetrated to the very centers of bodies. Only spirit could penetrate in that way without constituting a frictional drag by acting on the surfaces or bodies and/or on the surfaces of their internal parts...The conceptualization of gravity as active principle, as subsumed by the literal omnipresence of God, as a spiritual force binding all together was to serve Newton for many years."

    Betty Jo Dobbs, Janus Face of Genius (Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1990) pp. 206-7.

    Not only does gravity act at a distance, but its action is instantaneous. It is interesting to see a contemporary physicist struggle with this fact, but insist on rejecting the evidence of science because it violates the mechanical world view:

      "The most amazing thing I was taught as a graduate student of celestial mechanics at Yale in the 1960s was that all gravitational interactions between bodies in all dynamical systems had to be taken as instantaneous. This seemed unacceptable on two counts. In the first place, it seemed to be a form of "action at a distance". Perhaps no one has so elegantly expressed the objection to such a concept better than Sir Isaac Newton: "That one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of any thing else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to the other, is to me so great an absurdity, that I believe no man who has in philosophical matters a competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it." (See Hoffman, 1983.) But mediation requires propagation, and finite bodies should be incapable of propagate at infinite speeds since that would require infinite energy. So instantaneous gravity seemed to have an element of magic to it."

    Tom Van Flandern, The Speed of Gravity - What the Experiments Say, http://ldolphin.org/vanFlandern/gravityspeed.html

    What is interesting about Newton's statement, quoted above, is that while he insisted on a mechanism for gravity, the medium Newton eventually posited was a spiritual ether pervading the Universe. Dobbs says,

      "...the last aether itself is a strange hybrid. Since it is not a dense aether acting mechanically by impact, Newton could hardly have hoped that it would satisfy the mechanical philosophers who objected to his reintroduction of occult principles."

    Janus Face of Genius, p. 228.

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    There are two classic tests of the truth of statements and systems: (1) Is it internally consistent?; (2) Does it correspond to observable phenomena? I submit that the mechanistic world view fails on both counts. Gravity, basis of the mechanical philosophy, is clearly non-mechanistic, both as a matter of theory because of the principle of conservation of momentum and practically, as its ability to act at a distance instantanously is both clearly observable and unexplained by science.

    Astrology and the Neoplatonic/Hermetic Worldview

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    Having examined the mechanistic worldview we now to turn to the Neoplatonic and Hermetic worldviews, which support astrology and are closely connected. We begin with Plotinus, the great 3rd century Neoplatonic philosopher and his Ennead II, treatise 3, "On Whether the Stars are Causes".
    At the outset it should be made clear that Plotinus does hold that astrology is effective at divination and predicting the future, "But if these planets give signs of things to come-as we maintain that many other things do-what might the cause be?" Ennead II, 3, trans. Armstrong (Loeb, 1966) p. 69. The modern editors of the Loeb Enneads seem to find this support of astrology inconvenient and ignore it; the introductory note to this treatise states, "...there is an excellent short account of the basic absurdities of this pseudo-science in [citation omitted]." Ennead II, 3, p. 57. This is an excellent example of the distorting effect of worldview.

    Let's watch this thought process at work syllogistically:

    • Premise One: Plotinus was a great philosopher.
    • Premise Two: Astrology is ridiculous because it violates reality, i.e. the mechanistic world view.
    • Logically, a great philosopher could not violate reality, thus we conclude that Plotinus exposed the fallacies of astrology in Ennead II, 3.
    Perfectly logical given the starting premises, but absolutely opposed to the facts.
    In fact, what Plotinus argues about astrology is that while the stars can foretell the future, they are not the actual causes of the effects they predict. Plotinus argues, for example, that if the stars do not have souls then how do they cause their myriad of effects with merely physical causation and if they do have souls why would they do injury to us? Plotinus argues that because of the sympathy and interconnection of the Cosmos that the stars, and other forms of divination, can predict the future,

      There would be no signifying if particular things did not happen according to some order. Let us suppose that the stars are like characters always being written on the heavens or written once for all and moving as they perform their task, a different one: and let us assume that their significance results from this, just as because of the one principle in a single living being, by studying one member we can learn something about a different one. For instance we can come to conclusions about someone's character and also about the dangers that beset him and the precautions to be taken by looking at his eyes or some other part of his body. Yes they are members and so are we; so we can learn about one from the other. All things are full of signs, and it is a wise man who can learn about one thing from another...Then what is this single linked order? If there is one, our auguries from birds and other living creatures, by which we predict particular events are reasonable. All thing must be joined to one another; not only must there be in each individual part what is called a single united breath of life, but before them all and still more, in the All. One principle must make the universe a single complex living creature...

    Ennead II, 3. p. 70-1.

    We might characterize this worldview, which certainly supports astrology, as being on the more "passive" end of the spectrum. The stars do not cause the effects, but as part of the Cosmos, they are intimately connected with events taking place on Earth and can be used to predict them.

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    A more "active" worldview is held by the famous Renaissance figure Marisilio Ficino. Ficino was president of the Florentine Platonic Academy, commentator and translator of Plato, Plotinus, numerous Neoplatonic works and at the urging of Cosimo de Medici, the Corpus Hermeticum. For Ficino, the heir to the Neoplatonic and, especially the Hermetic traditions, the sympathy and interconnection of all of reality was also paramount. "Most important, the cosmos is itself an animal more unified than any other animal, the most perfect animal..." Marsilio Ficino, Three Books on Life, trans. Kaske & Clarke (MRTS 1989) p. 251. While Ficino does not deny the influence of material connections or the efficacy of what might be termed the "placebo effect", his vision of the sympathy of all reality further embraces the spiritual interlinking of all things in the Universe. Thus the connections seen by Ficino are not just symbolic and material, but also spiritual.
    Just as man has a soul, so the Universe has the Anima Mundi, the Soul of the World, "...she is equally connected with everything, even with those things at a distance from one another, because they are not at a distance from her." Marsilio Ficino, Three Books on Life, p. 243. For Ficino, these connections meant that the stars were causes, and with the Anima Mundi, served as links in the Great Chain of Being,

      I have said elsewhere that down from every single star (so to speak Platonically) there hangs its own series of things down to the lowest...Under the celestial Serpent or the entire constellation of the Serpent-bearer, they place Saturn and sometimes Jupiter, afterwards daemons who often take on serpent's form, in addition men of this kind, serpents (the animals), the snake-weed, the stone draconite which originates in the head of a dragon, and the stone commonly called serpentine...By a similar system they think a chain of beings descends by levels from any star of the firmament through any planet under its dominion. If, therefore, as I said, you combine at the right time all the Solar things through any level of that order, i.e., men of Solar nature or something belonging to such a man, likewise animals, plants, metals, gems and whatever pertains to these, you will drink in unconditionally the power of the Sun and to some extent the natural powers of the Solar daemons.

    Ficino, Three Books on Life, p. 311.

    Thus while there were basically two views regarding astrology, both depended on the sympathy and interconnection of the Cosmos and both accepted the efficacy of astrological prediction. Their disagreement centered around causality. The passive view is in many ways more suited to the astrologer. He reads the patterns of the horoscope and predicts what will happen. The astrological magician or mage, on the other hand, seeks to cause effects, and thus ascribes to the more active worldview. Nevertheless, this views are really not so distinct. Plotinus acknowledges the efficacy of theurgia, i.e. divine magic,

      I think, therefore, that those ancient sages, who sought to secure the presence of divine beings by the erection of shrines and statues, showed insight into the nature of the All; they perceived that, though this Soul is everywhere tractable, its presence will be secured all the more readily when an appropriate receptacle is elaborated, a place especially capable of receiving some portion or phase of it, something reproducing it, or representing it and serving like a mirror to catch an image of it.

    Ennead IV, 3. trans. McKenna ( Penguin, 1991) p. 264. There is really little difference between this passage and the later writings of Ficino on magic.
    In my view the Neoplatonic/Hermetic worldview does not really contradict the mechanistic worldview, except insofar as the mechanistic worldview denies the reality of spirit and the sympathy and spiritual interconnection of all things. Mechanistic causality most certainly exists and science has done an amazing job of describing and understanding it, while modern technology has produced marvels by applying mechanistic causality. Unlike the modern dichotomy of religion and science, the Neoplatonic/Hermetic view provides a way to integrate and understand both the realm of matter/energy and the realm of spirit, which are, in fact, never separate and eternally integrated and connected.



    How Long have you been a Professional Astrologer?

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    I have been a professional traditional astrologer and astrological magician since 1989. I have done thousands of readings for clients. Here is my Biography.

    Can I trust you?

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    This is one of those questions that no matter who you ask, both trustworthy and untrustworthy people will answer, "YES!" This means that you can't rely on a direct answer, you will have to judge indirectly on other factors. Note that I have both college and professional degrees, I list both my phone number on my website and I practice under my own name, not a pseudonym or business name. Take at a look at some of the over 500 pages on the Renaissance Astrology website, which has been around for almost 15 years.

    What is Horary Astrology?

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    Horary astrology is a very accurate and precise type of astrology that uses the chart of the birth of a question, rather than a birth chart, to accurate answer questions. Here is more information about Horary Astrology. I also offer a full Horary Astrology Course. Horary is better than natal astrology for specific questions, like "Will I marry X?" or "Will I get the job at Y corp?" because it is more focused and more precise. Natal astrology is better for broad, general questions like, "What is the best career for me?"

    Don't you need my birth chart for a Horary Question?

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    No, I don't need your birth chart for a horary because horary uses the chart of the question, not a birth chart. This makes it very useful for people that don't know their time of birth.

    Why aren't you using my location & time for the Horary Question?

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    Many clients are confused when I use my time, date and location ("the received time") for the chart of a horary question, rather than using the time, date and place that they asked the question ("the asked time"). Horary uses the birth of a question, rather than the birth of a person, so the issue of when a question is born is key. You have no doubt been thinking about your question for some time, so it would be hard to really pin down when you first thought of it. Our traditional sources and my experience bear out that the question is really born when you ask it of the astrologer and thus when the astrologer receives and understands the question. It is possible to use the asked time and location, but these horary readings are much more subjective and less accurate than using the time and location the astrologer receives the question.
    This confuses a lot of people and you can be sure that I would definitely use the asked time and place rather than endlessly having to explain why I use my time and location except for the fact that my time and location invariably gives a more accurate answer!

    How accurate are Horary readings?

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    While it's difficult to quantify the exact accuracy, from the feedback I have received from clients and my own question, I would estimate the accuracy of horaries on the main question around 80-90%. If you asked "Will I marry X and when?" the main question would be "Will I marry X?" Timing questions like "When will I marry X?" are secondary questions, so are location

    How do I ask a Horary question? & What kind of questions can and can't be asked using Horary?

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    First order a horary question, then Contact me. E-mail is best, but phone is fine as well. Send me your question, phrased as a yes or no question without multiple possible answers. "Will I marry X?" or "Will I get the job at Y corp?" or "Should I move to Boston?" are all good horary questions. "Either or" questions normally are not good for horary. "Should I move to NY, Chicago or LA?", for example, has too many possible answers.
    Remember that both a negative or positive answer are always possible. "When will I be elected President?" assumes a positive answer and needs to be asked as, "Will I be elected president?" "How" questions have the same problem. "How can I become president?" assumes that it is even possible. Generally the more specific the question, the better, though again it is not possible to force an answer by being too specific. Also try to ask the main question. Often people will ask something like, "Will X contact me?" when the main question is "Will I have a committed relationship with X?" Again, Contact me if you need assistance asking your question.

    How long does a Horary reading last?

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    How long the answer to a horary is accurate for depends on the type of question. The easy answer is that the horary remains accurate as long as the situation doesn't change. As a general rule horary readings, without a time range in the question, tend to look out over the next 6-12 months. But, by their nature horary questions are accurate and precise because they are focused. The less focused a question is, the shorter the time range. For example, if you ask about a relationship with a specific person, the horary is often definitive, with the answer to the main question extending beyond 6-12 months. However, timing of specific events, even in this sort of question, tends to usually be indicated just in that 6-12 months range. If you ask a more general question, like "Will I have a relationship?" without a specific person in mind, a horary really can't look accurately beyond that 6-12 months range.
    Of course, it is possible to ask a question with a time limit, for example, "Will I get a job in the next 2 months?" The important thing to remember is that the time limit needs to be natural, not artificially imposed to try to force a particularly answer.

    Can I ask the same Horary question again?

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    In my experience you can ask the same question again so long as you are not asking again just to try to get a different answer. However, what usually happens if you ask the same question a second time is that you get the same answer! If the situation changes, then the answer will change as well, so it can make sense to ask the same question again after a significant amount of time passes. Six to twelve months is often a good rule of thumb for when to ask again.

    What does a horary cost? Can I get a discount?

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    Here is the current cost of a horary reading. At the same link you can also get a discount on three readings by ordering them together.

    How long does it take to do a Horary reading? Can I get a Horary reading immediately?

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    Due to my work schedule, the time it takes to complete a horary reading varies from around 5 to 10 days. I want to take the time necessary for each reading to really focus in and do the best job possible. To be fair to all clients I work on a first come, first serve basis so that the clients who ordered first, get their readings first. I can often do an emergency same day reading for double the cost of a regular reading. Please Contact me to see if I am available for an emergency horary reading.

    I don't understand your astrological terminology or methods, can you explain them to me?

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    The purpose of a horary reading is to give an accurate prediction. The astrological methods are just a means to get that prediction. When I do a horary reading, I do include the astrological factors I considered, and I am happy to discuss the practical implications of the prediction, but beyond the astrological factors given in the reading, I am unable to give complete explanations of the astrological methods used. I wish I could give a quick and simple explanation of the astrology used in the reading, but traditional astrology is too complex and difficult to easily explain. Not understanding the astrology can sometimes be frustrating for clients, but it took me years of study and practice to understand it myself. If I could explain it easily I would and I apologize that I can't. I do have lots of information about traditional astrology on my website and if you are serious about learning horary astrology I recommend taking my full Horary Astrology Course.

    What does it mean if a Horary Chart is radical or not radical

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    Traditionally when doing a horary reading, our sources tell us to look at whether a chart is radical or not. Radicality is an internal check of a chart, looking to see whether certain factors are lined up with each other. It is a bonus to have it, but it does not hurt the accuracy of chart not to be radical. There's no reason to worry if a chart is not radical, it's just a technical step in traditional horary.

    You are using the wrong methods so you should change your answer to a yes

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    I've never had anyone question my reading when I gave them a positive reading. From time to time, however, when clients get negative readings, they try to get me to change the reading. There's several typical ways they do this. First, they use modern, natal astrological methods which are different from horary. Second, they will focus on just the positive factors, even if they are far outweighed by the negative factors. Finally, they will try to go line by line through the reading and insist on a complete justification of each factor considered separately evem though all the astrological factors need to be considered together and weighed simultaneously.
    As I said, I've never had a problem with clients accepting positive readings. It can be difficult to accept a negative reading however, particularly if it is important as readings often are. However, it is very useful to know accurately what is actually likely to happen, even if it is not what we would prefer or hope for. Of course, it is always up to the client whether they wish to accept or act on the reading, that's always their personal decision. However, some clients get upset and attempt to argue me into changing my reading from a negative to a positive one. This is not logical, because if I was initially incorrect that the reading was negative, my switching to a positive view would hardly be very convincing.

    If I ask at a different time wouldn't I get a different answer?

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    This is a very interesting question, after all the answer is determined by the chart of the time of the question. The key to asking a horary question is that you really need to care about the question, it needs to be visceral. The best time to ask a question is when you really want to know the answer. If you ask a serious question, when you want to know the answer, it gives the astrologer a very "juicy" chart that is focused, precise and accurate. Interestingly, enough if you ask the same question again, so long as you are serious about the question and not asking to get a different answer, you almost always get the same answer!

    What is Electional Astrology?

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    Electional astrology is the branch of traditional astrology that is used to pick auspicious times to take action, like get married or start a business. Here is the main Electional Astrology page. Here is a video on getting an Electional reading. I also teach an Electional Astrology Course. Here is a link to order an electional reading.

    What kinds of activities or events can I elect?

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    Many different events or activities can benefit from being elected astrologically. By choosing the best time possible, you can give a boost to any important activity. Choosing the best time for a wedding is very popular. Also very popular is best time to start a business. But also any activity can be elected astrologyically. The key, however, is that you need to have some control over the timing of the event. If you cannot control the timing of an event, you cannot elect it.

    Can you find me an astrologically lucky day?

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    I am occasionally asked to find an astrologically "lucky" day for an event or activity, however, it is impossible to find a whole day that that is astrologically auspicious throughout the entire day. Astrological conditions vary widely over 24 hours and are in constant change. All traditional astrological elections are for a limited time range, often 20 to 45 minutes on a specific day for a specific location.

    What information do you need for an election?

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    For an election I need to know what event you are electing plus:
    1. What is the location (city, state, or city and country) of the wedding?
    2. What date range is available? (next 30 days, next 90 days, etc.)
    3. What days are available? (Monday-Friday, weekends, any day, etc.)
    4. What times are available? (9am-5pm, any time, etc.)


    How powerful is an election?

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    Elections are definitely worthwhile and certainly it makes sense to elect a good time to start so that you have the flow of events going along with you, rather than against you, but even if you get an election, you may not be successful at the activity you elect. An election can help give you an edge, but is not enough by itself to totally change the situation and move things 100% your way. For example, even a very good election will not win the lottery because the odds are too high against you.

    I don't like the time you have chosen for my election or I don't agree with your astrological technique

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    Sometimes clients will look at the election that I have selected for them and they will not like the astrological factors in the chart. There are many possible grounds for confusion. First, traditional astrology is very different from the modern astrology that many people are used to. The techniques and methods are very different and what factors are considered to be important are very different. Just because a certain astrological factor, for example Mercury retrograde or the void of course Moon are considered to be problems in modern astrology does not mean that they are problems in a traditional election.
    Secondly, most people are only familiar with natal or birthchart astrology and even in traditional astrology, electional astrology is different from natal astrology. The most important difference is that in electional astrology we only look at specific parts of the chart, not the whole chart. In a marriage election, for example, our focus is on the 1st and 7th house, so we would not be worried about an astrological factor affecting the 3rd house. Finally, we are always looking at a limited date range, often just the next 30-90 days, and often limited to certain days of the week and certain times. This means that only a limited number of elections are available and therefore it is impossible to ever find a perfect election with no negative factors. The key to electional astrology is limiting the negatives and accentuating the positives.
    If you hire me as an electional astrologer I will do my best to use my over a decade of professional expertise to find you the best possible election. In order to find the best election I need to be free to use my professional judgement to get the most suitable election so I cannot elect using or avoiding specific astrological factors chosen by the client. You will need to trust me and rely on my expertise, so I will not redo or provide new elections if clients are dissatisfied with the astrological factors I have used in an election.
    I don't understand your astrological terminology or methods can you explain for me?




    Astrological magic is a subtle, multifaceted form of art. The effects of bringing its forces into your life will be profound, but not necessarily immediate or obvious. A multitude of factors, such as past and current circumstances, intentions, desires, the common good, and destiny will play into its unfolding. Observe carefully, patiently and with reverence, as this will both reveal and encourage its full manifestation.



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