Very briefly popping in as this is the only place I can think of where someone may be able to help me. I'm ghosting a novel at the moment and it needs some astrology in it. And it has to be historically accurate.

Does anyone know of any astrological predictions for the start of the French Revolution?

I have Sibley's 1784 prediction and Don Diego de Torres Villarroel's of 1756. (I'd prefer to ignore Nostradamus at this moment.) Non English sources fine, in fact preferable. If someone knows of a French or Spanish prediction, I'd be extremely happy.

Anyone have any thoughts? I'm on a very tight deadline here so not enough time to blitz libraries as throughly as I'd like.

Kim

Pierre d'Ailly in De concordia astronomiae cum theologia

Pierre d'Ailly in De concordia astronomiae cum theologia

Thank you.

And thanks to Garry Phillipson who pointed me towards the Mirabilis Liber.

Kim

See my reply to Joan Griffith in History of Astronomy Discussion Group (14 Dec 2001)
http://listserv.wvu.edu/archives/hastro ... -l.ind0112

=> Saturn has entered Aries in 1789 (Alfonsine T.)-1790 (modern) after a cycle of 10 revolutions. After Alliacus (but also Abu Ma'shar), Pierre Turrel gives 1789 in "Le periode c'est-a-dire la fin du monde" [1531], but Richard Roussat gives 1791 in the "Livre de l'estat et mutation des temps" (Lyon, 1550), and Michel de Nostredame gives 1792, not 1789, in his "Letter to Henry II".

Note that Alliacus (Pierre d'Ailly) famous prediction doesn't stand for "the start of the French Revolution" but for the advent of Antichrist in the year 1789 ! See Smoller's book, and it's review here : http://cura.free.fr/books.html#2

Now, for those who read French, you can go there :
Antoine Couillard et la fin des temps annonc?e par les astrologues
http://cura.free.fr/dico6advpl/702C-c60.html

Patrice

=> Saturn has entered Aries in 1789 (Alfonsine T.)-1790 (modern) after a cycle of 10 revolutions. After Alliacus (but also Abu Ma'shar), Pierre Turrel gives 1789 in "Le periode c'est-a-dire la fin du monde" [1531], but Richard Roussat gives 1791 in the "Livre de l'estat et mutation des temps" (Lyon, 1550), and Michel de Nostredame gives 1792, not 1789, in his "Letter to Henry II".

Thank you. This is perfect.

Best,

Kim