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by James Strom
Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:01 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Asteroids in the Zodiac
Replies: 6
Views: 2976

Re: Asteroids in the Zodiac

Just in time for the new moon and equinox Ceres retrogrades into Virgo on the 21st of March, only a few hours after its opposition with the sun. There she'll be all spring* until the start of summer* around the 22nd of June. Juno also hangs out in Virgo for quite some time beginning October 18th. Sh...
by James Strom
Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:23 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Asteroids in the Zodiac
Replies: 6
Views: 2976

Re: Asteroids in the Zodiac

Thank you so much for the reply. I thought no one was interested. I've got a lot more, such as the metals associated with them and so on.
by James Strom
Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:45 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Great and Grand Conjunctions
Replies: 9
Views: 7709

Re: Great and Grand Conjunctions

What do you mean by the astronomical calendar?

Here's a chart I made of every great conjunction from the one in 2020 to the year 2200. All but once do they take place in an air sign.

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by James Strom
Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:52 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Asteroids in the Zodiac
Replies: 6
Views: 2976

Re: Asteroids in the Zodiac

The addition of asteroids gives a balanced sex ratio to the gods. Here is a list of the Olympian gods paired with their spouses (or lovers) according to the lectisternium of the Twelve Great gods in 217 BC by the Augustan historian Livy. Jupiter–Juno Neptune–Minerva Mars–Venus Phoebus–Diana Vulcan–V...
by James Strom
Sat Mar 05, 2022 7:09 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Asteroids in the Zodiac
Replies: 6
Views: 2976

Asteroids in the Zodiac

For most of history there were only seven planets in the zodiac. Five of them appear twice; on the solar side for day rulerships and on the lunar for night. https://i.imgur.com/YDPfVGK.png With the discovery of Uranus and Neptune this redundancy was reduced somewhat. https://i.imgur.com/5Gs32QV.png ...
by James Strom
Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:58 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Venus transits and exploration
Replies: 4
Views: 4533

Re: Venus transits and exploration

I'll bet that not only did Captain Cook know about the transit of Venus, being that it was the ostensible reason for his mission, but that Venus would eclipse something else besides the Sun. One planet transiting or occulting another is a very rare event. The last time that has happened the year was...
by James Strom
Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:37 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: You can name a planet!
Replies: 4
Views: 4224

Re: You can name a planet!

'Snow White' is going to have a some close shaves in a few years. Here's what Stellarium shows.
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by James Strom
Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:26 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Venus transits and exploration
Replies: 4
Views: 4533

Re: Venus transits and exploration

I almost forgot to mention that not only is the 250th anniversary of Cook's discovery approaching, but the 500th of the start Magellan's voyage in September 2019!

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by James Strom
Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:20 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Venus transits and exploration
Replies: 4
Views: 4533

Re: Venus transits and exploration

I would think that its being opposite Aries is right. As a side note, yet another spacecraft to visit Venus was called Pioneer 12 or Pioneer Venus 1. Hmmmm. Pioneer_Venus_orbiter.jpg There are other ones as well. Henry Morton Stanley was the most famous explorer in the nineteenth century. He was not...
by James Strom
Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:47 am
Forum: Recent Ideas In the Ancient Arts
Topic: Venus transits and exploration
Replies: 4
Views: 4533

Venus transits and exploration

The transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs every 120 years or so. I bring this up because it has recently been the 250th anniversary of the most famous one of all. Have you ever noticed that there is a correlation between the transits and great events in exploration? vts_1518_geo.gif Magel...