Category: Fixed Stars
In Part I, two charts for creation were introduced, and also the chart for B'nai B'rith. In this part, we will look at charts for the World Zionist Organization [WZO] and the symbolic chart for the State of Israel, and see how they fit within the historic thread of Jewish horoscopy. Subscriber Content Timing is … Continue reading Ed Kohout and the Third Rail of Astro-Politics: Zionism and Astrology, Part II
Dear friends, family, colleagues, admirers, haters, ex-girlfriends, and e-stragglers: Apologies for not posting new content for the last few months. In October, I finally was able to secure a new pad, with the help of some family members. This will be a place where I can get some serious work done, amidst some peace a … Continue reading Ed Kohout and the Third Rail of Astro-Politics: Zionism and Astrology, Part I
Every visible planet, from our earthly vantage point, spends some time so close to the Sun that it cannot be seen. The Sun's aura extends some 17° away from the center of the Sun due to atmospheric refraction. That aura weakens the further away from the center, as can be seen if one watches the … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 4.6 – Venus and the Star of Bethlehem
This article was published online in 2003 as a three-part series by Ed Kohout, based on discussions with historians Rab Wilkie and Jeff Nisbet. I am indebted to both for their knowledge and patience. Apologies for the low quality graphics and obsolete links. Rosslyn Facts and Lore The vaulted ceiling of Rosslyn Chapel. The westernmost … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 4.2 – Rosslyn Chapel and the Masonic Legacy (2003)
The enigmatic Rosslyn Chapel in Edinburgh, Scotland, has attracted untold hordes of alternative history sleuths over the years, searching for treasure and the Holy Grail. This small, family chapel from the 15th Century is suspected of holding clues to a wealth of secrets that connect the Knights Templars to secret societies that are collectively known … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 4.1 – Celestial coding in Rosslyn Chapel
Having established in the first chapter that the Vatican may be observant of a special astronomical alignment that connects stars in Capricorn/Aquarius and Cygnus, it's time to take a closer look at the constellation that zeniths over the northern Mediterranean regions. It is not enough to simply notice that a constellation exists, and what shape … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 2.1 – Swan Diving and Cross-Planting
Thus far, this book has established that Mars's exaltation was marked in the zodiac in ancient times by two fixed stars: Deneb Algedi in Capricorn, and Sadalsuud in Aquarius. Although these stars are in two different constellations, they are "conjunct" in ecliptic latitude, presenting a unique situation in the zodiac where two constellations overlap by … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 2.2 – The 15 Behenian Stars of Alchemy
On October 13 of 2015, the world changed. Well, the world of astronomy, at least. This was the day that the Atlantic magazine published a story entitled “The Most Mysterious Star in Our Galaxy.” The Atlantic broke the news to the general public that a major "citizen scientist" discovery was made concerning a nearby star … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 3.1 – Tabby’s Star
In Emersion's last entry on Shakespeare, the astrological sign Taurus was found at the center of our Oxfordian thesis for the true identity of this obvious pseudonym, "Shak-Speare". This is a continuation of that effort. Subscriber Content The Oxfordian thesis also claims that the 17th Earl of Oxford was the person using the pen name … Continue reading De Vere, Shakespeare, and Taurus – Encoded Within the First Folio?
... this is one from 20 years ago that attempts to connect Freemasonic symbolism and the Gateway Arch, via what I call "ritual" and/or "Masonic" astrology. The graphics are primitive, and some of the links are bad, but the gist of the work is still relevant, maybe. Photo courtesy of and © Robert F. Arteaga, … Continue reading Masonic Astronomy and the Saint Louis Gateway Arch
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