At the Lodge - 16th April 2007

Lodge Lecture |Charts Discussion

Lodge Lecture

It was great to welcome an old friend to the Lodge this evening. Mike Edwards opened the term in fine style with a requested talk on Planetary Periods. These are used all the time in Indian Astrology but would appear to be very different from Western Astrology where it is hardly used at all. However it all seems to make sense, in Mike's case particulars, as he worked out he is in his Jupiter period and life is expanding all the time. His work is taking him all over the world and he is in great demand. The periods are:

Moon - Growth - period 4 yrs - Ages 1 - 4 representing - Baby
Mercury - Education - 10 yrs - Ages 5 - 14 - Scholar
Venus - Emotion - 8 years - Ages 15-22 - Lover
Sun - Virility - 19 years - Ages 23-42 - Citizen
Mars - Ambition - 15 years - Ages 43-57 - Soldier
Jupiter - Reflection - 12 yrs - Ages 58-69 - Judge
Saturn - resignation - 30 years - Ages 70 - 99 - Slippers

Obviously you have to check the condition of these planets in the Nativity and their promise, also the power and debility. Saturn and Venus are not good in the early years. He demonstrated how to turn the chart to red it from each planets perspective on the ascendant. Great stuff. Than you Mike.

Class

The class this week was a first of three from Paul Charlesworth giving us an insight into Chinese Astrology. This week he explained the Four Pillars, stems and branches.

Resources
Books etc
1. Classical Five Element Chinese Astrology Made Easy - David Twicken. Writers Club Press. Focus is on five elements but includes tables to calculate Four Pillar Chart. (Uses solar year for year stems & branches though).
2. The Chinese Astrology Kit. Derek Walters & Helen Jones. Connections Book Publishing. One booklet on how to calculate the Four Pillar Chart, one booklet on interpretation and set of "horoscope cards.
3. The Secrets of Chinese Astrology: How to Interpret the Signs and Cast Your Own Horoscope. Derek Walters. Difficult to get hold of. Amazon web site has "Search Inside" feature allowing first sections to be read on line.
4. Collins gem Chinese Astrology. Good on sign meanings and relationships.
5. The Complete Guide to Chinese Astrology. Derek Walters. Excellent on history covering much more than Four Pillars. However not really a "how to apply" book.

On-line Calculation
1. fourpillars
2.astro-fengshui

To read full details of Pillar and Stems click here

Charts Discussion

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