All western astrology shares the round horoscopic wheel as its main tool. Yet how much of the celestial reality do our chart wheels portray? The truth is, not very much at all. This lecture first introduces the key “missing ingredients” of the living sky — Earth proximity, visual appearances, planetary brightness, declination, latitude and speed, using several sky softwares to visually demonstrate them. We then learn how to include these missing factors into our chart work with ease, once we understand just enough of the astronomy. We culminate with a special look at eclipses and occultations as wonderful examples of just why all conjunctions are plainly not created equal.
Astrologers often seek to put a positive spin on our interpretations in order to help our clients feel better about themselves. But as we all know, everything in the birth chart also has its shadow side, and how willing we are to face and transmute the shadow will often determine what the ultimat...
Ixion and Pluto both orbit at an angle to the ecliptic in relation to all the other planets, spending half their time in the underworld. And the myth of Ixion tells us that this new dwarf planet energy in our chart knows no boundaries and is passionately focused on his own lawless goals. Why we n...
The key significators that suggest a person may be successful in life, what field they may be attracted to, and when it may be triggered. The astrology of success is another field of interest that derives from this. Noel draws upon the charts of successful business people, sports people, religiou...
