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Musings on the left and right brain of astrologers

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Astrology requires both a left and right brain. The left brain is required to learn the symbols and their meanings, and the basic techniques to delineate (interpret) a chart. The right brain is necessary for the synthesis of energies and chart factors that are at odds with each other and to devise a theme or set of themes that will be useful to the client.

I had my first astrology reading around 1970 and fell in love with it but it was very difficult to learn astrology in those […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-02-14T08:41:56-05:00February 14th, 2023|Astrology|5 Comments

The problem with ancient astrology in a modern world

There is currently a bit of a battle in the astrological community between astrologers studying the techniques of ancient astrological sources and “modern” astrologers, those who use psychological techniques and concepts that are somewhat Eastern in origin, such as past lives and person evolution rather than a defined set of predictive techniques. I first wrote about this debate back in 2007 and you can read more here if you like. It seems to me that astrologers have enough of a battle fighting against those who denigrate the divine […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2018-09-20T17:42:22-04:00September 20th, 2018|Astrology|8 Comments

Tribute to fellow astrologer Jeff Jawer

Many of my readers will know Jeff Jawer from his writings which have appeared all over the Internet for the past fifteen years and more. When I started this blog and was trying to shop my articles, Jeff’s site with Rick Levine, StarIQ, was the first one I contacted since their site had the kind of articles I myself wanted to write – newsy pieces that connected astrology to the world in a way that everyone could understand. Later when my blog was picked up by BeliefNet I received a […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2020-11-03T13:31:29-05:00February 12th, 2015|Astrology|4 Comments

How to be an astrologer: Chris Brennan’s Top Ten Tips

A few years ago Chris Brennan wrote a comprehensive list of what is actually involved in becoming an astrologer which is well worth visiting . Back in the old days when we had to learn logarithms and buy mountains of ephemerides and atlases in order to cast a chart it was much more difficult to become an astrologer. Nowadays all you need is a computer, but the craft is still a complex one that deserves comprehensive study and respect before hanging out one’s shingle.

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By Lynn Hayes|2018-08-04T08:44:12-04:00August 30th, 2013|Astrology|6 Comments

Two noted astrologers teach in China

Our friends Steven Forrest and Jeff Jawer along with Noel Tyl have been teaching workshops in China as part of an effort to bring western astrology to that country which has its own brand of astrology that is over 5,000 years old. I discovered this from this People’s Daily article giving the workshops some good press. However, it does illustrate some confusion over the type of astrology practiced by western astrologers such as Steven and Jeff and this:

PeiEn is a full-time astrologer who is also familiar with the teachings of Forrest, havingheard him lecture when he came to China in 2010. Most of her clients come to her after finding out about her online or through word-of-mouth feedback from satisfied customers. Their needs include requiring a reading ofthe future, finding out more about themselves or seeking help to overcome personalanguish. Pei then reads their future using an astrolabe, the predecessor of the sextant used to find the altitude of stars, and offers her advice.

Astrolabes are amazing instruments, but I don’t […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2018-08-04T08:44:28-04:00October 19th, 2012|Astrology in the news|6 Comments

Astrologers predict the outcome of the 2012 election: Part II

This is part II of a series, you can catch up on part I here.

There are many different astrological techniques for prediction. Some are classical, and others are more creative. When I am looking at relationship charts I will nearly always compare the progressed charts of the two individuals to see what is happening in the relationship at that time. In an election, a people chooses its governing body and the relationship between them is quite important.

Some of this post may seem excessively geeky […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-11-10T19:21:19-05:00July 2nd, 2012|Politics, Predictions|3 Comments

Forbes Magazine interviews financial astrologers

financial astrology When the economic collapse occurred in 2008, astrologers were not surprised. We had been watching and waiting for the arrival of Pluto’s entry into Capricorn as a time when the explosive growth of the Pluto in Sagittarius period would contract and the reality check of Capricorn’s serious need for discipline would arrive. The economic collapse also demonstrated quite clearly that financial experts lacked adequate tools to understand the fluctuations of the stock market. The Astrology News Service posted a link to a couple of Forbes articles about financial astrology that […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2018-08-04T08:45:33-04:00February 27th, 2012|Money and markets|0 Comments

An astrologer looks at 50

Art borrowed from the New Moon Journal. It’s good to see Huffington Post carrying some serious astrology articles like this one (not that our friend Michael Lutin, HuffPo’s usual astrological source, isn’t serious although he is quite entertaining).

Astrologer Virginia Bell has a good article on the Chiron Return as the turning point at age 50 (technically the Chiron Return occurs at age 51, but let’s not quibble). I particularly love this paragraph:

At our Chiron Return we have the power to […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2021-10-08T08:08:39-04:00October 12th, 2011|Planetary cycles, Saturn Return|13 Comments

The Astrologer’s Journey, From the Inside Out

One of the phenomena of the Internet Age is that anyone can be an expert. Unlike the dark ages of the 20th century when you had to publish a book to gain recognition and renown, now all you have to do is open a free Blogger or Word Press account, write stuff that is relatively fascinating, and soon you have a following. This phenomenon has of course benefited me greatly, because here I am. But many of the younger people that are learning about astrology on the internet are missing the opportunity to […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-06-12T17:19:15-04:00December 4th, 2009|Astrology|Comments Off

Ponzi Schemes and Astrologer

I have always felt that if the Universe wanted us to be able to predict the future, It wouldn’t have given us a life of mystery. The unfolding of the mystery and the ability to make choices every moment that affect the rest of our lives is a key part of our journey here.

An awareness of planetary cycles give us the ability to work with the planetary gods in order to maximize the potential of each cycle of change, but it doesn’t give us the ability to […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2018-08-04T08:46:20-04:00November 10th, 2009|Money and markets|Comments Off