Newbie Questions

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Hello - I've approached astrology from time to time but it has always

been to a tropicalist and the answers I received soon put me off. It

turns out that what I was seeking was Sidereal Astrology. I just

didn't know it. Recently I discovered its existence, thanks to the

Internet. I'm really excited about it.

 

I know that Tropicalists divide the circle of signs into twelve equal

portions of 30 degrees each. The constellations are not of equal

width. Do Siderealists make the same equal division or do they deal

with the width differences?

 

I'm trying to select some software that would be helpful. Kepler

claims to be Sidereal-compatible. Is it the best? Are there other

recommendations?

 

I've just ordered Fagan's " Primer of Sidereal Astrology " but would

very much appreciate other book recommendations. Something that isn't

out of print would be good.

 

Thank you so much for your assistance. Thanks also for having a

group.

 

Liath Macha

[Guest guest]

At 08:46 PM 3/30/06 -0000, Liath wrote:

>Hello - I've approached astrology from time to time but it has always

>been to a tropicalist and the answers I received soon put me off. It

>turns out that what I was seeking was Sidereal Astrology. I just

>didn't know it. Recently I discovered its existence, thanks to the

>Internet. I'm really excited about it...

 

Hello Liath,

 

Welcome to the sidereal forum! At one time this forum had discussions

only on the western Fagan-Bradley school, but now we have members who

pratice Jyotish (Vedic astrology). Both use the sidereal zodiac,

however.

 

You'll find divergent opinions here, but don't let that put you off.

We're all right some of the time, and we're all wrong some of the

time. Each person has to finally make up his/her own mind.

 

For a grounding in how I see the sidereal zodiac, please check out

this web site: http://users.snowcrest.net/sunrise/LostZodiac.htm

 

You'll find members of this forum who have different approaches to

the sidereal zodiac. However, we all agree on sign rulerhsips: Mars

is lord of Aries and Scorpio, Venus is lord of Taurus and Libra...and

so forth. We all agree on the exaltations: Sun is exalted in Aries,

the Moon is exalted in Taurus, and so on.

 

The sidereal signs are all 30 degrees in length. They align only

roughly with the constellations of the same name. Although some

siderealists call the sidereal signs 'constellations,' this term is

confusing since (as you noted), the constellations are of different

lengths.

 

Regarding software, I can only speak from experinece. Solar Fire is

an excellent program. I also have the Vedic Parashara's Light, but

that program won't handle all the western sidereal techniques. I hope

others on this list will have recommendations for you.

 

Rupert Gleadow's YOUR CHARACTER IN THE ZODIAC (also with a slightly

different title) is available used on Amazon.com It's difficult to

find western sidereal books since most of them are out of print.

There is a sidereal.zip file on this site with some of the older

writings by Fagan and others. (Take articles in this file, and all

writing, with a grain of salt. We still have much to learn.)

 

Please feel free to ask additional questions or to voice your opinion

either pro or con in the discussions.

 

Therese

Acting Moderator

 

>

>I know that Tropicalists divide the circle of signs into twelve equal

>portions of 30 degrees each. The constellations are not of equal

>width. Do Siderealists make the same equal division or do they deal

>with the width differences?

>

>I'm trying to select some software that would be helpful. Kepler

>claims to be Sidereal-compatible. Is it the best? Are there other

>recommendations?

>

>I've just ordered Fagan's " Primer of Sidereal Astrology " but would

>very much appreciate other book recommendations. Something that

isn't

>out of print would be good.

>

>Thank you so much for your assistance. Thanks also for having a

 

>group.

>

>Liath Macha