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The use of fixed stars in predictive astrology + example

AmonRa666

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This is a very interesting chapter from the book "Predictive Astrology" by Juan Estadella

check out the book, it's free!

http://juanestadella.com/Predictive-Astrology-Juan-Estadella.pdf

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Fixed stars have awakened astrologers’ interest since distant times.
The large majority of studies on Fixed Stars are focused on
interpretation, which have resulted in numerous articles, presentations
and books. Fixed Stars also have considerable weight on a predictive
level, not only in natal horoscopes, but also in horoscopes of cities and
countries.
Fixed stars in predictive astrology
In this chapter, I will delve into an aspect of fixed stars that is not very
well known. We will be specifically looking at ecliptic conjunctions
that stars can form in their apparent movement with different radical
factors. Here, I will be showing only the conjunctions that form on the
ecliptic plane, which are the best-known among astrologers due to
their effectiveness. However, there are other conjunctions that the
stars can form on the mundane plane that are also very important, for
example, as measured in Right Ascension.
Astrologers like Adolfo Weiss, Alexander Marr and Anne Wright
have studied this type of conjunction of stars with radical factors,
confirming its predictive value.
There are other prediction possibilities, for example primary
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directions of radical factors directed towards the different stars or of
planets progressed towards the stars. They will not be discussed here,
however.
Principles and applications as a predictive technique
Fixed stars, contrary to the planets, stay practically immobile in the
firmament. They move at a velocity of approximately 50.25 seconds
of arc per year. This means approximately 1 degree of arc every 72
years. However, beyond this insignificant movement, which is an
effect of the Precession of the Equinoxes, the stars appear to move
slowly through the horoscope.
To apply this technique to predictions, it is important to consider the
following:
-The only valid aspect or angle is the conjunction (0º) on the ecliptic
plane.
-The orb should be limited to approximately 1º of arc, although the
orb is often minimal.
Calculation
The calculation to find possible ecliptic conjunctions of stars with
radical factors is in itself very simple. This calculation must be carried
out with the main stars.
Look at the following example:
John Lennon:
October 9, 1940. 17:24:13 (UT).
53N24 - 2W59.
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Event: Death of his mother (July 15, 1958).
In this case, I will make the calculation with the star Algol, which
made an ecliptic conjunction with his natal Uranus for the date of the
event.
1. Ecliptic position of natal Algol: 25º 20’ of Taurus
2. Precession for 18 years of age (July 15, 1958): + 15’
(See the table in figure 38)

Sum: 25º 35’ of Taurus
In other words, Algol will reach an ecliptic longitude of 25º 35’ for
the date of the event.
Now, it is important to verify if it makes any conjunction with a
radical factor.
In this case, it superimposes radical Uranus:
Algol (at July 15, 1958): 25º 35’ of Taurus
Natal Uranus: 25º 33’ of Taurus
Orb: 0º 02’
We can make the calculation with greater exactitude by using the
seconds of arc with interpolation for the exact dates of the event.
However, it is important to say that in most cases, such precision is
not necessary since the orb allowed in this kind of conjunction is
approximately 1º of arc.
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Reversed calculation and prediction
Specific natal aspects, which will enter into orb in the years following
the birth of the person, can produce relevant events if important
combinations take place. This can be predicted according to the
maturation date of the aspect, which will signal the theoretical date in
which a possible event could happen.
In this case:
Radical Uranus: 25° 33' 06'' of Taurus
Algol (natal, in the Radix of J. Lennon): 25° 20' 31'' of Taurus
Difference: 00° 12' 35'' of arc
If we look at figure 38, we can observe that 12' 35'' of arc are
equivalent to 15 years of life.
We can also calculate it directly, converting the arc to be travelled to
seconds: 12' 35'' are equivalent to 755'', which divided by 50'' (the
stars’ annual trip around the solar system) is approximately 15 years.
Fixed Stars and prediction in practice
An aspect or conjunction of an important star with a point in the Radix
(house, planet, node or Arabic part) is the preferred predictive
combination. If it is in orb, it can become more important than any
direction or transit. On occasion, it is a determining predictive factor
that can change the course of existence of the person who experiences
the aspect or conjunction, for better or for worse.
This technique is based on a very simple principle. When a star enters
into orb with a planet, angle or house cusp, the star unloads its nature
and characteristics on the radical factor in question, whether
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beneficial, neutral or harmful. It is a simple combination of principles
and meanings, where the radical factors receive a powerful external
influence that produces something good or bad, depending on the
meaning of the radical house or the pure symbolism of the planet.
Real examples
One of the examples I will be giving is the case of the well-known
actor John Travolta. In December, 1977, Saturday Night Fever
premiered. In just a few weeks, he went from being an unknown actor
to becoming a Hollywood star.
Figure 35.
Radix of John Travolta.
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As we can see, the position of the star Rigel in December, 1977, is
exactly 16º 32’ of Gemini, reaching an exact conjunction with the
planet Jupiter in the horoscope of John Travolta (hour not rectified).
The combination between Rigel and Jupiter owes to success, the same
as Algol and Mars owe to unfortunate events.
In other cases, the precession or apparent movement of the star makes
some natal conjunctions exact. In other words, as in the case of the
well-known Spanish architect Antonio Gaudí (rectified by Isaac
Starkman), the conjunction of a star with an angle, intermediate house
cusp or another radical factor that was not in orb at the moment of
birth, progresses until entering into orb at a determined period of time
in a person’s life, activating its effect at that time. Still being in orb at
birth, it is also possible that, by approximating the exact conjunction,
the expected event takes place.
When we analyze Gaudi’s chart we indirectly find a good example of
the confirmation of a rectified time by using fixed stars; the star
moves forward until it reaches a specific degree and minute of arc
where the angle or house cusp is found, producing an event with the
characteristic of the star with the meaning of the house itself. Note
that the planets are not helpful in confirming or rectifying the birth
time.
As in this example, sometimes the exactitude of some angles and
house cusps or a specific birth time is confirmed. Other times, when
the event takes place, the star is found at a specific degree and minute
from the angle or house apparently related to the event. Therefore, we
can deduce that by moving the birth time backward or forward and
making the star and house coincide in perfect superimposition, we will
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find the true birth time.
Figure 36.
Radix of Antonio Gaudí.
At Gaudi’s birth, Algol, the most harmful star in the sky, is at 65’ of
arc from the Midheaven. In itself, it is a natal conjunction practically
in orb (not much more than 1 degree), which is a latent configuration
that will foreseeably explode when, through the precession, Algol
reaches the Midheaven with an orb close to the exact aspect. This is
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precisely when this universal architect died as a result of injuries
produced from being run over by a streetcar, on June 10, 1926. Algol
found at 25º 08' of Taurus, only 3' of arc from the radical position of
the Midheaven at that moment. This violent death is related with this
birth combination, extremely dangerous in itself.
On a predictive level, these examples clearly show how powerful the
conjunctions of stars are with sensitive points in the horoscope. In the
case of Algol, whose notorious harmful load we can see in the case of
the violent death of Gaudi, the combination of this harmful, violent
and destructive star with an angle or planet that is also violent, like
Mars, produces a predictable effect according to the pure symbolism
of the star, the planet and the meaning of the house.
The field of Fixed Stars, which has great potential, is still largely to be
discovered.
The following figures include a list of the most important Fixed Stars
as well as a Precession Table:
List of the most important Fixed Stars
Name Characteristic Position in 1950 (ecliptic longitude)
Difda (H) 1º 52’ 44’’ Aries
Alpheratz (B) 13º 36’ 44’’ Aries
Baten Kaitos (H) 21º 14’ 57’’ Aries
Mirach (B) 29º 42’ 27’’ Aries
Sharatan (H) 3º 16’ 17’’ Taurus
Hamal (H) 6º 57’ 47’’ Taurus
Almach (B) 13º 31’ 44’’ Taurus
Algol (H) 25º 28’ 14’’ Taurus
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Alcyone (H) 29º 17’ 38’’ Taurus
Prima Hyadum (H) 5º 06’ 21’’ Gemini
Aldebarán (N) 9º 05’ 24’’ Gemini
Rigel (B) 16º 07’ 50’’ Gemini
Bellatrix (N) 20º 14’ 53’’ Gemini
Capella (N) 21º 09’ 33’’ Gemini
El Nath (H) 21º 52’ 35’’ Gemini
Alnilam (N) 22º 45’ 54’’ Gemini
Betelgeuze (N) 28º 03’ 21’’ Gemini
Menkalinan (N) 29º 12’ 46’’ Gemini
Dirah (B) 4º 36’ 10’’ Cancer
Alhena (B) 8º 24’ 21’’ Cancer
Sirius (B) 13º 23’ 33’’ Cancer
Canopus (N) 14º 16’ 12’’ Cancer
Castor (N) 19º 32’ 38’’ Cancer
Pollux (H) 22º 31’ 31’’ Cancer
Procyon (N) 25º 05’ 44’’ Cancer
N. Asellus (H) 6º 50’ 29’’ Leo
S. Asellus (H) 8º 01’ 23’’ Leo
Alphard (N) 26º 35’ 01’’ Leo
Regulus (N) 29º 08’ 03’’ Leo
Zosma (B) 10º 36’ 50’’ Virgo
Denebola (H) 20º 55’ 24’ Virgo
Vindematrix (H) 9º 14’ 37’’ Libra
Spica (B) 23º 08’ 36’’ Libra
Arcturus (B) 23º 32’ 08’’ Libra
Acrux (B) 11º 10’ 42’’ Scorpio
N. Scale (N) 18º 40’ 26’’ Scorpio
Agena (B) 23º 05’ 50’’ Scorpio
Bungula (B) 28º 51’ 04’’ Scorpio
Graffias (H) 2º 29’ 29’’ Sagittarius
Antares (H) 9º 03’ 51’’ Sagittarius
Rasalhague (N) 21º 44’ 51’’ Sagittarius
Pelagus (B) 11º 41’ 12’’ Capricorn
Wega (B) 14º 36’ 53’’ Capricorn
Altair (N) 1º 04’ 13’’ Aquarius
Nashira (B) 21º 05’ 23’’ Aquarius
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Sadalsund (N) 22º 41’ 49’’ Aquarius
Fomalhaut (B) 3º 09’ 21’’ Pisces
Deneb Agide (N) 4º 38’ 27’’ Pisces
Achernar (B) 14º 36’ 04’’ Pisces
Markab (N) 22º 47’ 20’’ Pisces
Figure 37.
The most important stars are in bold.
(B): beneficial
(H): harmful
(N): neutral
Precession Table (1)
1= 1’ 26= 22’ 51= 43’ 76= 1º 03’
2= 2’ 27= 23’ 52= 43’ 77= 1º 04’
3= 3’ 28= 23’ 53= 44’ 78= 1º 05’
4= 4’ 29= 24’ 54= 45’ 79= 1º 06’
5= 4’ 30= 25’ 55= 46’ 80= 1º 07’
6= 5’ 31= 26’ 56= 47’ 81= 1º 08’
7= 6’ 32= 27’ 57= 48’ 82= 1º 08’
8= 7’ 33= 28’ 58= 48’ 83= 1º 09’
9= 8’ 34= 28’ 59= 49’ 84= 1º 10’
10= 9’ 35= 29’ 60= 50’ 85= 1º 11’
11= 9’ 36= 30’ 61= 51’ 86= 1º 12’
12= 10’ 37= 31’ 62= 52’ 87= 1º 13’
13= 11’ 38= 32’ 63= 53’ 88= 1º 13’
14= 12’ 39= 33’ 64= 53’ 89= 1º 14’
15= 13’ 40= 33’ 65= 54’ 90= 1º 15’
16= 13’ 41= 34’ 66= 54’ 91= 1º 16’
17= 14’ 42= 35’ 67= 56’ 92= 1º 17’
18= 15’ 43= 36’ 68= 57’ 93= 1º 18’
19= 16’ 44= 37’ 69= 58’ 94= 1º 18’
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20= 17’ 45= 38’ 70= 58’ 95= 1º 19’
21= 18’ 46= 38’ 71= 59’ 96= 1º 20’
22= 18’ 47= 39’ 72= 1º 00’ 97= 1º 21’
23= 19’ 48= 40’ 73= 1º 01’ 98= 1º 22’
24= 20’ 49= 41’ 74= 1º 02’ 99= 1º 23’
25= 21’ 50= 42’ 75= 1º 03’ 100= 1º 24’

Figure 38.
(1) Equivalence between years and degrees, minutes and seconds of arc.
For example: 64 years of life corresponds to a precession of 53 minutes of arc.
This table has a maximum margin of error of 1 minute of arc.
 

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