What does it actually mean when a planet is strong? And how do we avoid confusing planetary strength with human goodness?
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Not everything fits.
Why does a powerful Jupiter appear in the horoscope of a notorious murderer? What happens when respected astrologers disagree? Can a prediction withstand scrutiny against the historical record?
These are the questions I pursue.
Here you'll find investigations of unusual lives, disputed doctrines, remarkable predictions, and the methods astrologers have used to interpret the heavens.
I return to the original sources, examine the charts, weigh the evidence, and follow the argument wherever it leads.
Sometimes the old masters were right. Sometimes they overlooked something. And sometimes the chart leaves us with a better question than the one we began with.
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Keep the question open.
There is always another chart to examine, another claim to test, another strange thing worth pursuing.
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