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I must say that I like this site very much. I printed out a couple of

articles, " A Brief Look at the Sidereal Zodiac "

http://www.solunars.net/viewtopic.php?f=2 & t=2 & p=2#p2 , which cointains

information about the basic premises of the site (why " signs " versus

" constellations " , for example) and a history about Fagan/Bradley ayanamsa;

and then " There Really is a Zodiac! Part 1 "

http://www.solunars.net/viewtopic.php?f=2 & t=60 that contains a fascinating

story of how the Gauquelins finally made some sidereal study and what the

results where. I also read Garth Allen's notes about signs

http://www.solunars.net/viewtopic.php?f=16 & t=34 , and as a Gemini rising

person I can say that at least Gemini was right on IMO.

 

I'll continue to search gems on this site. I don't think that we should hold

" leaking theory " too tight. If that worked perfectly, there would never have

been any reasons at least for me to get interested in the sidereal zodiac. I

personally do believe that elements and modes as well as rulesrships and

dignities work sidereally well. Many of the early medieval Arabic

astrologers used a sidereal zodiac and they were familiar with elements and

modes. Vettius Valens incorporated them and he was apparently a siderealist

(because he defined signs according to fixed stars).

 

As late as in the 12th century there was an astrologer in the West, who

firmly held the opinion that the tropical zodiac is for astronomical

measuring, but the zodiac used for interpretation of horoscopes is sidereal,

he was Roger of Hereford. This is how Nicholas Whyte writes about how Roger

interpreted signs:

" The first few attributes of each sign are taken directly from AM

[introductorium in astronomiam Albumasaris abalachi , tr. Hermannus Dalmata

(pr. Augsburg, 1489 & Venice, 1506)]. Most are from classical astrology

including the elemental attributes (igneus - terreus - aereus - aquaticis)

and the cardinal points (orientalis - meridianus - occidentalis -

septentrionalis). "

You can find the whole article about Roger in

http://www.nicholaswhyte.info/roger.htm .

 

Best, Sari