Astro Journal · Current Transits

Outer Planets Triangle 2024–28 and the Crisis of Modernity

Last time we explored the history of the transiting Neptune midpoints that led up to the current mini triangle between Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Neptune midpoints happen only once every 500 years and they represent huge shifts in our understanding of ourselves and how we organise society as a result. We’ve now reached another turning… Continue reading Outer Planets Triangle 2024–28 and the Crisis of Modernity

Mysticism

Fludd and the Alchemical Process of Creation

Last time we introduced the work of Robert Fludd and his illustrations of the harmony of the spheres, and explored the reasons for his public spat with Kepler. Fludd believed in the Hermetic view of the macrocosm and the microcosm, and used Pythagorean principles of mathematics and musical harmony to explain how the cosmos was… Continue reading Fludd and the Alchemical Process of Creation

Astrology · Mysticism

Fludd and the Harmony of the Spheres

Last time we explored the divine human form in Agrippa’s Occult Philosophy books and introduced another astrologer, Robert Fludd. Fludd was a 17th century English scientist, doctor, alchemist and Rosicrucian who wrote vast books filled with beautiful illustrations to explain his Neoplatonist and Hermetic knowledge of the cosmos. He also helped to translate the King… Continue reading Fludd and the Harmony of the Spheres

Astrology

Agrippa and the Divine Human Form

Last time we explored the cycle of Venus and how it encodes the Golden Ratio of Phi, the mathematical principle that underlies the whole of nature. That includes the human form as illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci in his famous Vitruvian Man drawing. But he wasn’t the only person trying to square the circle. Similar… Continue reading Agrippa and the Divine Human Form