In episode 398 professor Ian Moyer joins the show to talk about the history and practice of astrology in ancient Egypt, and discuss some of the notable Egyptian contributions to the astrological tradition. Ian is the author of the book Egypt and the Limits of Hellenism, which explores the ancient history and modern historiography of cultural and intellectual encounters between ancient Greeks and Egyptians. At the beginning of the episode we talk about the early Egyptian use of the 36 fixed star ...
Apr 22, 2023•5 hr 22 min
Episode 397 is a discussion about the astrology of comedy and comedians with Stevie Goldstein, Julia Loken, and Lisa Chanoux from the What's Your Sign? astrology podcast. During the course of the episode we talk about how a person's birth chart can reflect distinct ways in which they express themselves through comedy. We also look at the birth charts of a number of different comedians, and discuss the ways in which the planetary alignments reflect their unique style and brand of comedy. You can ...
Apr 14, 2023•2 hr 46 min
In episode 396 astrologers Catherine Urban and Patrick Watson join the podcast to discuss calculating astrological charts by hand, without the use of a computer. In the episode we discuss how this is the first generation of astrologers in history who don't need to know how to calculate charts in order to practice astrology, what some of the advantages are of learning how to do it manually, and some related digressions about astrological certification. This isn't a full tutorial on how to calcula...
Apr 05, 2023•2 hr 19 min
In episode 395 we look ahead at the astrological forecast for April of 2023, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Robert Weinstein. In April there will be a solar eclipse in the sign of Aries, which happens right about the same time that Mercury stations retrograde in Taurus conjunct Uranus. At the beginning of the episode we discuss some recent events in the news and what they correlated with astrologically, such as the explosion in popularity of AI, the banking crisis, and the A...
Mar 26, 2023•2 hr 36 min
In episode 394 astrologers Chris Brennan, Patrick Watson, and Nick Dagan Best discuss the recent release of Hillary Clinton's birth certificate, and whether it finally lays to rest a longstanding controversy in the astrological community over her true birth time. Hillary Clinton's birth time has been the subject of interest among astrologers since at least the 1990s when she became First Lady of the United States, after her husband Bill Clinton was elected President in 1992. The topic has long h...
Mar 22, 2023•2 hr 8 min
In episode 393 astrologers Austin Coppock and Chris Brennan discuss the meaning of the zodiac sign Pisces in astrology, and explain the traits and characteristics associated with people who were born under that sign. Pisces is the twelfth sign of the zodiac, and it is a feminine or nocturnal sign, mutable, watery, and ruled by the planet Jupiter. This is the final entry in our series of episodes where we do a deep dive into each of the signs of the zodiac, to help listeners develop a more detail...
Mar 17, 2023•3 hr 25 min
In episode 392 astrologers Adam Elenbaas and Chris Brennan discuss the relationship between fate and astrology, and how astrology can be used as a tool to study fate. This episode was originally recorded as a Q&A for Adam's YouTube channel, where we answered some questions that were sent in my his fans about fate, free-will, and ancient astrology. During the course of the episode we talk about how ancient astrologers viewed fate, and used astrology as a tool for understanding and negotiating...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 52 min
In episode 391 we look ahead at the astrological forecast for March of 2023, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Leisa Schaim. March is one of the most notable months of 2023 because it contains a number of planetary ingresses, such as Saturn moving into Pisces, Pluto moving into Aquarius, and Mars finally departing Gemini for Cancer. At the beginning of the episode we talk about some recent stories in the news and how the astrology played out over the past month, and then in the...
Feb 23, 2023•2 hr 10 min
In episode 390 astrologers Aerin Fogel, Bear Ryver, and Chris Brennan discuss the meaning of the zodiac sign Aquarius in astrology, and explain the traits and characteristics associated with people who were born under that sign. Aquarius is the eleventh sign of the zodiac, and it is a masculine or diurnal sign, fixed, airy, and ruled by the planet Saturn. This is the eleventh entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed breakdown of each of the signs of the zodiac, one per episode, in ...
Feb 15, 2023•4 hr 4 min
Episode 389 features an interview with esteemed astrologer Robert Hand where he responds to Deborah Houlding’s recent claims about the history of house division, including some mischaracterizations that were about him personally, and sets the record straight about the recent history of the recovery of ancient astrology. Rob was one of the three main founders of Project Hindsight, which was a translation project for ancient astrological texts in the 1990s. In the interview we discuss the clear ev...
Feb 12, 2023•2 hr 7 min
Episode 388 is a recording of an hour long webinar hosted by Chris Brennan and Jenn Zahrt where we celebrated the life and work of the 2nd century astrologer Vettius Valens last Wednesday, to mark the occasion of his 1903rd birthday. The webinar was hosted by Jenn Zahrt of the CAELi Institute, which is an astrological research library that is available to the public in Olympia, Washington. Last year Jenn helped me to publish a print translation of Valens by Mark Riley, and this was the first tim...
Feb 11, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Episode 387 features an interview with Demetra George where she shares her recollections of her time at Project Hindsight and sets the record straight about the recent history of the revival of ancient astrology. This is a followup to episode 386, titled Deborah Houlding and Whole Sign House Denialism. This episode available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbiun5V...
Feb 10, 2023•2 hr 9 min
In episode 386 Chris Brennan addresses a controversial lecture that was recently given by Deborah Holding where she denied the historical existence of the whole sign house system in ancient astrology. Holding claims that whole sign houses did not exist in ancient astrology, and that the concept was only invented in the 1990s by Robert Hand and Robert Schmidt of Project Hindsight. Chris sets out to present evidence that contradicts Holding's claims, demonstrating that there is ample evidence for ...
Feb 10, 2023•6 hr 42 min
In episode 385 we look at the astrological forecast for February of 2023, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Bear Ryver. February is the final month of Saturn transiting through Aquarius and Mars through Gemini, and so it is a month of bringing things to completion and reflecting on how far you've come since those two transits started. At the top of the episode we talk about the astrology of some recent events in the news, such as the release of Avatar 2 under the Jupiter-Neptun...
Jan 31, 2023•2 hr 39 min
In episode 384 astrologer Bruce Scofield joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Nature of Astrology: History, Philosophy, and the Science of Self-Organizing Systems. The book covers topics such as possible causal mechanisms underlying astrology, the historical reasons why astrology declined during the Scientific Revolution, and how astrology can regain intellectual credibility in society again in the future. Bruce holds a doctorate in geosciences from the University of Massachusetts, and ...
Jan 30, 2023•3 hr 20 min
Episode 383 features an interview between astrologer Chris Brennan and science journalist Abi Millar, where Abi asks some questions about astrology from the perspective of someone who is skeptical but open-minded about the subject. Abi is in the process of writing a book titled The Spirituality Gap, which will explore a range of spiritual practices and examine how people make sense of life in the modern world, and how this can be understood within the context of a scientific mindset. As a scienc...
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 48 min
In episode 382 astrologers Diana Rose Harper, Madeline DeCotes, and Chris Brennan discuss the meaning of the zodiac sign Capricorn in astrology, and explain the traits and characteristics associated with people who were born under this sign. Capricorn is the tenth sign of the zodiac, and it is a feminine or nocturnal sign, cardinal, earthy, and ruled by the planet Saturn. This is the tenth entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed treatment of each of the signs of the zodiac, one pe...
Jan 13, 2023•3 hr 28 min
In episode 381 we present our year ahead astrology forecast for 2023, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, Leisa Schaim, and Diana Rose Harper. At the beginning of the episode we give a big picture view of some of the major transits happening next year, such as Mars finishing its retrograde in Gemini, Saturn moving into Pisces, Pluto moving into Aquarius, a Venus retrograde in Leo, and eclipses moving from the Taurus-Scorpio axis to the Aries-Libra axis. Some of the themes we talked a...
Dec 23, 2022•4 hr 36 min
In episode 380 astrologer Chris Brennan presents a set of year ahead horoscopes and astrology forecasts for all twelve signs of the zodiac for the entire year of 2023. This is meant to take some of the general transits that we will talk about in our big year ahead forecast and personalize them, by discussing them within the context of each of the zodiac signs. I would recommend listening to the zodiac sign that matches your rising sign and Ascendant, although you can also listen to the your Sun ...
Dec 19, 2022•4 hr 3 min
In episode 379 astrologers Ashley Paris, Rob Bailey, and Chris Brennan do a deep dive into the meaning of the zodiac sign Sagittarius in astrology, and explain some of the traits and characteristics associated with people who were born under this sign. Sagittarius is the ninth sign of the zodiac, and it is a masculine or diurnal sign, mutable, fiery, and ruled by Jupiter. This is the ninth entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed treatment of each of the signs of the zodiac, one pe...
Dec 12, 2022•3 hr 9 min
In episode 378 we look ahead at the astrological forecast for December 2022, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Aerin Fogel. The astrology of December features the second half of the Mars retrograde in Gemini commencing, Jupiter departing from Pisces and moving into Aries, and Mercury stationing retrograde conjunct Venus and Pluto in Capricorn. At the top of the show we talk about the astrology of some recent events in the news, such as the chaos surrounding Twitter that coincid...
Nov 30, 2022•2 hr 18 min
In episode 377 astrologer Aerin Fogel joins the podcast to discuss using astrology as a tool for healing intergenerational traumas. We dealt with some kind of heavy topics in this episode, since the focus was talking about healing trauma, but it ended up being an extremely fascinating and wide ranging discussion. Much of our focus was on the emerging field of epigenetics, and the notion that major traumas can be passed down through generations, and how this might have parallels with astrology th...
Nov 25, 2022•2 hr 53 min
In episode 376 astrologer Nick Dagan Best joins the show to talk about the Uranus returns of the United states, discussing how the transit of Uranus in Gemini has worked out for the country in three distinct periods in American history, and what it may mean for the future. The planet Uranus spends about 7 years in each sign of the zodiac, and it takes about 84 years to make a complete cycle and return to where it started. Astrologers have long noted that Uranus was transiting through Gemini duri...
Nov 19, 2022•4 hr 19 min
In episode 375 astrologers Samuel F. Reynolds, Kirah Tabourn, and Chris Brennan do the deepest of deep dives into the meaning of the zodiac sign Scorpio in astrology, and discuss some of the traits and characteristics associated with people who were born under this sign. Scorpio is the eighth sign of the zodiac, and it is a feminine or nocturnal sign, fixed, watery, and traditionally ruled by Mars. This is the eighth entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed treatment of each of the...
Nov 13, 2022•2 hr 58 min
In episode 374 of the podcast we look ahead at the astrology of November 2022, with astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Patrick Watson. The astrological forecast for November features a lunar eclipse in Taurus conjunct Uranus, planets moving through Scorpio in the first half of the month activating the Saturn-Uranus square, and then planets moving through Sagittarius later in the month opposing Mars. The month opens with Mars recently having stationed retrograde in Gemini, Jupiter ret...
Oct 30, 2022•2 hr 31 min
In episode 373 astrologers Catherine Urban, Randon Rosenbohm, and Chris Brennan do a deep dive into the meaning of the zodiac sign Libra in astrology, and discuss some of the traits and characteristics associated with people who are born with that sign prominent in their birth chart. Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac, and it is a masculine or diurnal sign, cardinal, airy, and ruled by Venus. This is the seventh entry in our series of episodes where we do a detailed treatment of each of the...
Oct 22, 2022•2 hr 25 min
In episode 372 astrologers Chris Brennan and Jenn Zahrt talk about the life and work of the second century astrologer Vettius Valens, and a new translation of his Anthology that they just published. Valens is one of our most important sources for understanding the practice of ancient astrology, because he wrote one of the longest texts on Hellenistic astrology that survives, and he included more than 100 example charts to demonstrate how the techniques work in practice. In 2010 a classics schola...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 40 min
In episode 371 astrologer Arielle Guttman joins the podcast to talk about the Venus star point cycle in astrology, and how the upcoming Venus cazimi signals a shift in history. We begin the episode by talking about the Venus synodic cycle as a concept, the upcoming Venus cazimi shift from Scorpio into Libra that will occur in late October, and how to determine your Venus star point. We then move into talking about how these different phases of the Venus synodic cycle play a role in personal and ...
Oct 13, 2022•2 hr 21 min
In episode 370 astrologers Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, and Diana Rose Harper look ahead at the astrology of October 2022! The forecast for the astrology of October starts off pretty tame, with the end of a Mercury retrograde in Virgo, and planets transiting through Libra for the first half of the month. Later in October there is a shift in tone, and we get a solar eclipse in Scorpio, Mars stations retrograde in Gemini, Saturn stations direct in Aquarius, and Jupiter retrogrades back into Pisc...
Sep 24, 2022•2 hr 15 min
In episode 369 astrologers Tony Howard, Rosalie, and Chris Brennan do a deep dive into the meaning of the zodiac sign Virgo in astrology, and discuss some of the traits and characteristics associated with people who are born with that sign prominent in their birth chart. Virgo is the sixth sign of the zodiac, and it is a feminine or nocturnal sign, mutable, earthy, and ruled by Mercury. This is the sixth entry in a series of episodes where we do a deep dive into each of the signs of the zodiac, ...
Sep 20, 2022•2 hr 20 min
