The Horary Difference

Horary astrology is different, and its distinction - as well as its charm - lies in its economy of expression. As a psychological astrologer doing natal horoscopes back in the '70s, I prided myself on the thoroughness of my chart delineation. I didn't have a computer early on and it was not unusual for a …

A Question of Houses

AUTHOR'S NOTE: There is apparently an ongoing controversy among the upper echelon of professional astrologers regarding which system of house division came first, the "quadrant" system later popularized by Placidus de Titis or the Whole Sign system. In the time-based method of Placidus, the Ascendant is coincident with the 1st House cusp and the intermediary …

A 2022 U.S. Congressional Election “Majority” Forecast, Part 1

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Although this horary forecast is scheduled to appear in a future issue of the online AstroLogic magazine, I wanted to present it here first since I'm working on Part 2 and didn't want to wind up in a "cart > horse" situation when I publish it. The success of my Sarah Palin prediction …

A Horary Success – Sarah Palin’s Failed Political Initiative

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This essay was first published in the September 2022 issue of the online AstroLogic magazine. It was written in early August, at which time the Alaskan special-election outcome was undecided. As we now know, Palin was unsuccessful in her bid. Sarah Palin's Political Reboot: A Horary Perspective The mainstream media has recently been …

Rectification: Adjusting an Unknown Birth Time for a Natal Horoscope

I occasionally see people asking online how they can come up with a reliable birth chart when they have no time of birth, precise or otherwise. A legitimate time is crucial to establishing the astrological "framework" (house divisions and associated planetary placements) for the horoscope. While it is often possible to obtain an officially "timed" …

Updated Transits for the Disappearance of Harmony Montgomery

Authorities have now updated the most likely period for the disappearance of Harmony Montgomery of Manchester, NH to between November 28 and December 10, 2019. Since she was officially in the custody of her father at that time even though her biological mother lived in Haverhill, MA, the event probably occurred in Manchester. Given the …

Mercury Retrograde: Mystics and Statistics

Warren Zevon knew a thing or two about "mystics and statistics" (look it up). One of my favorite metaphysical whipping-boys is the almost universally-held opinion that the periodic transit of retrograde Mercury is unquestionably significant in our daily lives - all of us at the same time. As an astrologer of fifty years' standing, I …

Harmony Montgomery Missing-Person Case: A Natal Horoscope Rectification Attempt

I don't have a valid birth time and exact birthplace for Harmony, so rectification of her horoscope based on limited historical information is the only way forward in examining any transits and progressions of interest in the case. The method of rectification I use involves looking at the unrectified (usually noon) birth chart for personal …

What Happened to Harmony? – A Horary Perspective

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm running my study of the Harmony Montgomery missing-person case on a parallel track to my normal daily posts, so - at the risk of overloading my readers - here is the latest effort, a bit ahead of schedule. Because the accuracy of horary astrology relies on the instant the astrologer understands the …

The Astropsychology of the Tree of Life

AUTHOR'S NOTE: It's going to be another "two-fer" day for my readers since I decided to sneak this one into my usual "tarot brain-dump." It's not so much writing as thinking (way) outside the box. This is a liberal adaptation of the "standard" Hermetic (Kircher) Tree of Life that appears in most modern esoteric books. …