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Fate vs free will in astrology: Part I, a history involving Pluto

Even though Pluto was not discovered until 1930, its influence is evident in the evolution of modern astrology. The renaissance of astrology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries began with Alan Leo and the birth of the publication “Modern Astrology” in 1895 when Pluto was in the information gathering sign of Gemini. Gemini is more concerned with the sharing of information than finding any kind of ultimate truth, and Alan Leo, who was a Theosophist, was primarily concerned with spreading the language of astrology to the masses via what […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-11-10T19:20:13-05:00January 11th, 2018|Astrology, Fate|2 Comments

The music of Dane Rudhyar

Many of my readers will recognize the name Dane Rudhyar as the father of twentieth century”humanistic astrology” that led to the psychological astrology many of us practice today. Rudhyar was the author of many astrology books and a noted Theosophist, but he was also an acclaimed painter, musician and composer.

Rudhyar’s musical talents are largely forgotten, but an event this week in California includes performances by pianist Sarah Cahill of some of Rudhyar’s compositions. Cahill quoted Rudhyar: “The inspiration for the music stems […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-11-10T19:20:01-05:00September 28th, 2010|Astrology in the news|Comments Off

Traditional vs. “Modern” Astrology

This article was originally posted in July of 2007.

Somewhere along the line astrologers split into two camps as some moved forward into humanistic or psychological astrology (leading into evolutionary and transformational astrology) and some moved backwards towards traditional or medieval astrology. Rob Hand was one of my favorite authors, and his book Planets in Transit is still one of the very best resources available on that subject. In 1992, just as Uranus and Neptune conjoined in Capricorn where the flood of new ideas (Uranus) confused and befuddled (Neptune) established conventions (Capricorn), […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-11-10T19:20:01-05:00May 28th, 2009|Astrology|Comments Off

The Chiron/Neptune Conjunction of 2009-2010

One of the big astrological events for 2009 is the triple conjunction of Chiron and Neptune with Jupiter that will culminate at the end of May when all three planets are within 1 degree of each other in Aquarius. Although the exact conjunction won’t occur until February 17, 2010, Chiron and Neptune are within a degree of a conjunction now, so this planetary event is definitely well underway.

So what will this mean for us? Chiron teaches us to face the old wounds of our past and allow ourselves to […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2023-11-27T14:55:29-05:00April 6th, 2009|Planetary cycles|Comments Off

Pondering the question of Fate

The latest issue of The Mountain Astrologer has an article by Brad Kochunas which kind of bothered me. The article is called “In Praise of Melancholy,” so I expected to love it in light of my recent article “The Joy of Sadness.” Kochunas writes:

Our psychological orientation via the humanistic transpersonal perspective is that we should spend our lives enthusiastically committed to seeking personal growth, self-actualization, peak experiences, liberation (i.e., expanded perspective)

so far so good…but here’s where he loses me:

and – with the recent emphasis on positive psychology – happiness. This […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-11-10T19:20:01-05:00January 27th, 2009|Fate|Comments Off

Traditional vs. “modern” astrology

Somewhere along the line astrologers split into two camps as some moved forward into humanistic or psychological astrology (leading into evolutionary and transformational astrology) and some moved backwards towards traditional or medieval astrology. Rob Hand was one of my favorite authors, and his book Planets in Transit is still one of the very best resources available on that subject. In 1992, just as Uranus and Neptune conjoined in Capricorn where the flood of new ideas (Uranus) confused and befuddled (Neptune) established conventions (Capricorn), Rob began a study and collection of ancient astrological texts called Project […]

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By Lynn Hayes|2019-11-10T19:20:01-05:00July 16th, 2007|Astrology|Comments Off