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On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 7.2 – Opus Dei and the Knights – Part II

In Part I, I explored the parameters of Opus Dei's central symbol. I did so not for abstract means, but because it is the best place to start in a very serious unpacking of the astrological efforts of the Vatican and Opus Dei. Yes, they were doing astrology, and the following delineation will show this … Continue reading On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 7.2 – Opus Dei and the Knights – Part II →

On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 7.1 – Opus Dei and the Knights – Part I

Thanks again go to the matriarch of mundane astrology, Judith Cowell, who prodded me into looking at the now-infamous Opus Dei "lay and clerical organization." As it happens, the temporal signatures of the group swan-dive (pun intended) nicely into my thesis in On The Exaltation of Mars. Some very juicy astrology awaits us, but first, … Continue reading On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 7.1 – Opus Dei and the Knights – Part I →

Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part V

Editorial note: The non-Rider-Waite tarot card images in this blog are sourced from the online collection of the British Museum, unless noted otherwise. The Marseilles images and Rider-Waite images are from scans I did at home. In part five of this three-part series, the astrological connections to all the major arcana will be arranged. To … Continue reading Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part V →

On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 9 – The “Sibly Chart” Decoded

For so many decades, USA astrologers have rallied around one radix for the beginning of the "United States of America," known as the Sibly Chart (often misspelled as the Sibley Chart). Much has been conjured up about this particular radix - so much so that it has taken on a life of its own, used … Continue reading On The Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 9 – The “Sibly Chart” Decoded →