Year: 2016

  • Traditional meaning of the Ascendant (video)

    In this video, part of the Academy’s Ascendant series, Marcos talks about the traditional meaning of the Ascendant. Find out which signs are traditionally described as loud of voice, which signs strongly desire things, which are angry and which are generous of soul. Learn more about the Ascendant and the Descendant The Ascendant The meaning…

  • The meaning of the Ascendant (video)

    In this video, Sue talks about the meaning of the Ascendant – the rising sign. Together with the Sun and the Moon, the Ascendant is the most important part of the chart.  It’s the first impression you give to others, it’s what comes naturally to you as you put yourself out there in the world.…

  • What is astrology?

    What is astrology?

    Any astrologer will tell you that a horoscope can be drawn up for absolutely anything, births, deaths, weddings, funerals, natural disasters, the founding of a new company, the time the polls opened on the day of a general election, even the opening of a packet of crisps. Each of these horoscopes will have something useful…

  • The four elements

    The four elements

    I recently watched a documentary about the history and development of chemistry. The content and presentation of this documentary was fascinating, and it included looking at alchemy and the efforts of the alchemists – these early ‘scientists’ – who were experimenting with all kinds of different substances to see what activities and combinations of substances…