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Astroart wrote:
Roger of Hereford (XII Cent.) was one of the first astrologers in the West who describes and promotes the sidereal zodiac in his book Liber de arte astronomice iudicandi. See Nicholas ...

Mark wrote:
So if we rename the forum what to rename it? I suggest Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Techniques. I actually, prefer the term ''early modern'' to ''renaissance'' as its more precise fo ...

Mark wrote:
One could of course divide the forums into distinct silos. For example, ancient astrology, Perso-Arabic-Jewish astrology, Latin Medieval, and Early Modern/Renaissance astrology. No one co ...

Mark wrote:
As Deborah Houlding pointed out in her brilliant and pioneering book 'Houses: Temples of The Sky'' there was no connection between the original meaning of the houses and signs in ancient ...

Mark wrote:
If we do involve sidereal charts here I believe the sidereal forum should be closed down or a separate tropical only forum created. The original reason for creating an exclusively siderea ...

Paul wrote:
I think, personally, the reality is that there is no traditional astrology as much as, say, traditional astrologies, so for me these terms are really just big umbrella categories to help ...

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I’ve been thinking that much of the zodiac controversy (different opinions about what subjects and charts should be posted where) has to do with the long time period ( ...

Mark, because Abu Ma'shar's text is being discussed, and in his time both tropical and sidereal tables were being used, I think it's pertinent and timely to illustrate the comparison. (Following up on ...

Whether or not all of Deborah Houlding's The Houses: Temples of the Sky is on-line, this is a book that I think every student and astrologer should have in their library. The book is an excellent intr ...

For western/classical options can one choose sidereal and an ayanamsa? (I know there is the Vedic option with square charts with a choice of ayanamsas.) Also for the Vedic option is there a choice of ...

Recently I learned from Mark that Tom has stepped down as moderator of the Traditional forum. This means that sidereal comments can now be included on the forum.

Astroart wrote:
See for example a ...

Hi Mari,

I was wondering if you would be checking into Skyrscript again! I think since you have a particular interest in monthly solar returns, you will have to buy the book. No doubt Abu Ma’sha ...

Mari wrote:
Ben Dykes recently published a second, complete, translation of Abu Ma’shar’s On the Revolutions of the Years of Nativities...

And here's what caught my attention: "Abu Ma’s ...

Abu Ma’shar and India’s Tajika System

Prompted by Stefan’s insightful comments on India’s Varshaphal for “Komilla” on the “Solar Returns and Profections” sidereal topic, I have re-v ...

I haven't studied Renaissance astrology and later in any depth, but it seems that after Abu Ma'shar's time the sidereal zodiac disappeared in the west. Al Biruni (973-1049 CE) seems to have no knowled ...