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Your tutor is Peter Burns, who has been practicing Astrology and Palmistry since 1984, teaching and lecturing since the late 1980’s, has a Diploma of Astrology (FAA) and has been awarded a Horary Craftsman Certificate by John Frawley.
Peter has been the Vice-President of the Federation of Australian Astrologers 2006-2009, was the president of the Victorian Astrologers Association 2006-2008, and has been the Editor of the national FAA Journal since 2000.

Readings: I no longer doing  personal readings as I need to devote all my time to my students,  writing and teaching. If you need a referral please contact me.

One of the major benefits of studying horary astrology is the understanding it brings to ‘first principles’. Included among these first principles are the concepts of dignity and reception.

The assessment of essential dignities underpins many judgements in horary astrology, and is invaluable in natal astrology. Unfortunately essential dignities are often overlooked by many modern astrologers. However when the essential dignities are applied to the assessment of relationships in the natal chart our understanding of the relationship dynamics is deepened. This is especially true when the receptions between planets are included in the assessment of relationships.

The natal chart is populated by planets which represent people in the life of the person represented by the horoscope. When these interplanetary relationships are examined with the insights of dignity and reception, the network of relationships, likes and dislikes, are revealed.

However these relationship insights are not available to those who have not studied the dignities of the planets, and the receptions between planets. Many astrologers know about the aspects between planets. This understanding can be further informed and deepened by an understanding of dignity and reception.

In regard to financial astrology, a number of financial astrologers were predicting a very fortunate time for big business and the economy in late 2007 as Jupiter was about to ingress into Capricorn. They clearly had no knowledge of essential dignities! Jupiter went into the sign of its fall when it ingressed into Capricorn, which coincided with the fall of the stock market.

If you are beginning your astrological studies, I would encourage you to first study horary astrology as it provides a solid foundation for all further astrological inquiry. If you are an experienced astrologer, I would also encourage you to study horary astrology. It will add immeasurably to your astrological understanding as well as your capacity to assist clients in natal work. Your insights will be deepened and your wits will be sharpened.

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In  my post on March 13 for the Aries ingress in Australia, under the sub-heading of Neptune’s Fury I mentioned the possibility of flooding.

Wikipaedia reported: “The 2010 Western Australian storms were a series of storms that travelled over south-western Western Australia on 21 and 22 March 2010. One of the more intense storm cells passed directly over the capital city of Perth between 3:30pm and 5:00pm on Monday 22 March 2010.
The storms brought extensive hail, strong winds and heavy rain, causing extensive damage to vehicles, property and trees, and flash flooding, as well as the first significant rainfall in Perth since 20 November 2009. The hail stones, believed to be the largest ever to have occurred in Perth, were around 3 cm (1.2 in) – 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter,[2] which caused extensive damage to property across the city, including schools, hospitals, universities and power infrastructure. Wind gusts were recorded at around 120 km/h (75 mph).  At the peak, around 158,000 homes in Perth, Mandurah and Bunbury lost electric power. Telephone lines were cut to thousands of homes until the next day, and the storms led to an estimated AU$200 million worth of insurance claims within three days, with $70 million within the first 24 hours.  It was identified as the most expensive natural disaster in Western Australia’s history, and was declared a natural disaster by the Premier, Colin Barnett, allowing federal and state funds to be appropriated for disaster relief.
The storm brought an end to a lengthy dry spell in Perth….”

On March 22, 2010 The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain and flooding in many parts of central Queensland.
In March 2010 an inland sea formed in central Australia after flooding of the main river systems. This extraordinary event is a rare occurrence. Lake Eyre, which has only completely filled three times in recorded white history – the last time occurred in 1974-75, was also filled.

The horary astrology course is focused on how to make accurate predictions about anything without the aid of a natal chart. Instead a chart for the time when the question is asked is used.
There is a strong cosmic resonance with the serious intent of the person asking the question and the chart for the time when it is asked, and this resonance is shown in the horary chart as the past and the future in relation to the matter asked about.
Modern natal astrology has a number of serious disadvantages compared to horary astrology. The most obvious is that few birth times are accurate. So many people give their birth time as being 6 pm or on the hour, which seems to defy the laws of probability. Many astrologers spend hours trying to rectify charts but there can never be any certainty that these charts are accurate.
In contrast the horary chart is accurately timed for when the astrologer receives the question.
Neither does the horary chart require us to wade through the details of solar return charts, progressed charts, or harmonic charts. All that is needed is contained within the one chart.
Perhaps the major advantage of the horary astrology is that the chart has only a singular focus: the question asked. In comparison the astrological symbolism contained in the natal chart can be interpreted on many different levels for different time periods.
Most clients come with one or two major concerns and seek a practical and accurate answers to their questions. Horary astrology provides accurate and clear answers to common questions. The questions can include relationships, money, work, health, etc..
Modern astrologers have the opportunity to dramatically increase their effectiveness and value to clients by using horary astrology. Horary offers a huge time saving as well as increased accuracy.
The other interesting point is that horary has retained the ancient predictive techniques that were discarded by Alan Leo at the beginning of the last century. These techniques were ditched so that he could avoid being seen as a predictive astrologer (he was being prosecuted for making public predictions and wanted to stay out of jail). It is ironic that many of these techniques we known to W.D. Gann and would be so useful for predicting the stock markets using financial astrology.
Horary astrology has retained the ancient predictive techniques and in the Horary Astrology Diploma Course I explain clearly how these techniques are used. This is an online correspondence course (distance education).

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Jane is concerned about her relationship and asks if she will be happy if she breaks up with her boyfriend, Tarzan.
Now happiness is can be a very transient state at the best of times, because even when one desire is sated there emerges another desire which screams for satisfaction. Perhaps, as the Buddhists suggest, we can only ever be truly happy when we stop wanting and desiring.
While there are various astrological indicators that suggest whether a person may be happy or content, one of the strongest indicators in horary astrology is dignity.
At a basic level, to establish whether the client will be happy with a change that is proposed for the future, we consider the condition of their significator at the time the question was asked, and compare this to its condition as it moves through the zodiac in the short term future.
In this example let us say that Jane’s significator is Mercury in the last degrees of Aquarius and it is about to ingress into Pisces. In the sign of Aquarius Mercury is not in any of the major dignities. Here at this basic level we are only considering the major dignities: dignity, exaltation, detriment and fall. When a planet has no dignity it indicates that the person it represents is not particularly happy.
However when Mercury moves into Pisces it is in its detriment and fall, showing that Jane will be most unhappy and will probably seriously regret breaking up with Tarzan.
Let’s look at a different example: Jane’s significator is Mars in Libra about to ingress into Scorpio. In the sign of Libra Mars is in its detriment indicating that Jane is not happy. In the zodiac sign of Scorpio Mars is in its dignity indicating that Jane will be very glad that she broke up with Tarzan.
While this method of using the major dignities to describe happiness is simplistic, it is an excellent way to show the value of the major dignities and how they can be used to evaluate situations in the horary chart.
In reality the horary astrologer would also consider the other dignities, such as triplicity, term, and face, and also consider the various accidental dignities, fixed stars, antiscia and planetary aspects for a full evaluation.
In the Horary Astrology Diploma online correspondence course I go through each of these factors, step-by-step, building on each in a cumulative manner, so that answers to questions posed by clients can be answered clearly and accurately.

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Horary astrology uses the language of the planets and stars to interpret the Cosmic or Divine Mind (or the Will of God depending on your belief system). In ancient times a horary question was regarded as being similar to a prayer and the astrologer’s job was to interpret the answer using the horoscope for the time when the question was asked.
It is important that the question is asked with intent, in the sense that the person asking the question has a strong desire to know the answer. When the desire and motivation is strong the horoscope usually resonates and provides a clear answer.
When trivial or contrived questions are put to the astrologer, often with a desire to test or trick, the resulting horoscope will reflect these intentions. The cosmos provides a true reflection of all life on Earth.
Some astrologers pay extraordinary attention to what are called ‘considerations before judgement’ and will declare some horoscopes as invalid and therefore incapable of being interpreted.
I believe that this practice overlooks the basic truth that the cosmos never ‘goes to sleep’. The basic principles of astrological interpretation do not suddenly switch off because someone has asked an inappropriate question. It is much more likely that the horoscope will reveal ‘the question behind the question’ and reveal deeper underlying and unstated issues.
The ‘considerations before judgement’ can always be used as a convenient tool to avoid interpreting a chart, but the bigger picture is that the horoscope will reveal the deeper truth to those astrologers who have the determination to apply sound astrological principles and the discretion to communicate appropriately to the client, always ensuring that the client’s best interests are kept as a top priority.

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There is a perception that horary astrology is a different form of astrology, somehow separate from other forms of astrology such as natal astrology, a unique branch. This is incorrect.
Horary is the very heart of astrology. It contains the foundation principles for all other forms of astrology. It has an internal congruency and integrity that sets it apart from modern forms. It retains an essential purity in its reliance upon first principles which are as valid today as they were in ancient times.
The study of horary astrology offers the modern astrologer clarity and discernment about which features to focus upon. It provides a method of extracting important and relevant meaning from the horoscope.
Horary astrology offers the modern astrologer deep meaning and extraordinary insight into the web of links between planets in the horoscope. The perception that horary is only about finding lost objects is misinformed and overlooks its profound depth and subtlety.
Since I took up the study of horary astrology the way I look at a horoscope has been transformed. I recommend the study to beginning and experienced astrologers who have a sincere desire to comprehend the meaning provided by the cosmos.

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This post is developed from my notes for my lecture presentation on Financial Astrology in January 2010 at the FAA International Astrology Conference in Brisbane.

Lecture to be published in separate posts
Because the intent of the lecture was to introduce different methods for making astrological correlations with the stock market, I will present these different topics from my lecture in separate posts, and add further information.

Jupiter and Saturn – the ancient markers of time
The planets Jupiter and Saturn have been known since ancient times as ‘the Great Chronocrators’. The term means ‘markers of time’.
Before the 1700’s the outermost planets known to astronomers and astrologers were Jupiter and Saturn. They had been used for centuries to mark the passage of time. The orbit of Jupiter is 12 years and the orbit of Saturn is 29 years. At regular twenty year intervals Jupiter caught up with and conjoined Saturn, marking the longest cycle known to the ancient astrologers.
The conjunction point between the two planets advanced approximately 243° at each conjunction, thus staying within the same triplicity (element). These conjunctions occurr successively in the same triplicity for about two hundred years. The 20 year Jupiter-Saturn cycles belong to a larger series which comprises approx ten conjunctions in one triplicity (element), lasting approximately 200 years each. After the cycle has moved through one triplicity it moves to the next triplicity, in the order of fire, earth, air, and water. Approximately every 800 years the conjunction returns to the same zodiac sign in what was called the Grand conjunction.
This great conjunction marks historical eras in our history, and has been associated with upheavals in civilisation, and is also associated with economic cycles of expansion and contraction.

In regards to financial astrological correlations to the stock market we are primarily concerned with the present Jupiter-Saturn cycle that began in May 2000 at 22 Taurus. Keywords associated with the planets Jupiter and Saturn are shown in the above diagram.

In traditional astrology Jupiter rules the 2nd house of income, and it is the natural ruler of prosperity. Saturn rules the 8th house of death and loss and is the natural ruler of poverty.

The adjacent graphic shows the expansion and contraction of the Jupiter-Saturn cycle.

Now reaching the critical halfway point in the cycle
In 2010 we are reaching the half way point, the opposition. The opposition represents the middle of the present cycle which began in 2000. Jupiter and Saturn make three oppositions in two pairs of signs.
The three 2010-2011 Jupiter-Saturn oppositions are:
1: 23 May 2010 at 28 Pisces-Virgo,
2: 16 Aug 2010 at 2 Aries-Libra; and
3: 28 Mar 2011 at 14 Aries-Libra.

These three oppositions represent critical points in the 20 year Jupiter-Saturn cycle from 2000 – 2020. If you are involved with the stock market I suggest you note these dates as there is a possibility that they may coincide with market reversals. They represent a type of ‘tipping point’ around which the global economy may turn.
The first of these three oppositions is dominated by Jupiter which is its dignity in Pisces. What is fascinating about the horoscope for this day is that volatile and explosive Mars is making an exact square with the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction which marked the beginning of this cycle in 2000 at 22 Taurus.

Less than a month before this May 23rd 2010 opposition, on the 27th April 2010 Saturn opposes Uranus in the last of the 5 oppositions that have correlated with the Great Financial Crisis. Historically this opposition is associated with unrest and revolution, the old versus the new, and unexpected changes to the status quo.
The horoscope for the Jupiter-Saturn opposition on 23rd May 2010 is a fascinating chart. The Moon Venus and Pluto all form an intense T-square, which represents a time of tension.
Saturn in this Jupiter-Saturn opposition horoscope makes an antiscia conjunction with the Moon. Antiscia (planetary shadows) are discussed in my post on shadow planets.
This shadow conjunction of Saturn and the Moon links the tension of the T-square to the Jupiter-Saturn opposition, suggesting that this is a very significant time.
And Jupiter is following so close to Uranus, the planet of revolution and upheaval. They conjoin together in the following sign of Aries on the 9th June 2010. This is a very explosive combination.

I would suggest the the period from April through to June 2010 may be very volatile in terms of political and social tension, and that this volatility may well be reflected in the markets.
I plan to analyse the horoscopes for each of the above Jupiter-Saturn oppositions in terms of possible consequences for America and Australia in future posts.

Become familiar with basic astrological tools if you correlate astrology with market directions
In order to understand the Jupiter-Saturn cycles it is very important to have a working knowledge of the essential dignities of these two planets and also of the receptions between them.
I cover essential dignities and receptions in my online predictive astrology course (horary astrology). Detailed instructions on essential dignities are provided in Lesson 8 of the HORARY ASTROLOGY Diploma course which I conduct by distance education. Receptions are covered in Lesson 10. If you are using astrology to trade or invest in the markets you are working blind unless you are familiar with these basic astrological tools.

Jupiter-Saturn cycle expansion-contraction hypothesis
At my lecture in January 2010 at the FAA International Astrology Conference in Brisbane, I analysed depressed economic activity for the 140 period from 1860 until 2000. This analysis focused on the seven twenty year periods from 1860 to 2000. It was noted that five out of the seven 20 year periods clearly showed that the first ten years had a lower measure of depressed activity than the second ten years. The expansion and contraction phases of the Jupiter-Saturn cycle appear to be validated. The remaining two periods were indeterminate and neither contradicted nor validated the hypothesis.
If the hypothesis that the Jupiter-Saturn cycle represents an expansion of economic activity in the opening phase of the cycle and that a contraction of economic activity during the closing phase of the cycle is valid, then there is a strong probability that we are entering a ten year period of economic contraction. While no single cycle can be considered as being decisive in our ability to predict the future, the Jupiter-Saturn cycle appears to have produced consistent results since 1860, with the possible exception of two twenty year periods. It is however important to consider other long term cycles and to integrate these within the context of our current economic cultural and political situation.
In the coming posts I plan to analyse other long term astrological cycles in relation to market directions.
In order to use astrology to predict stock market directions it is essential to be familiar with basic astrological concepts. These are offered in my predictive astrology course (horary astrology), such as house rulerships (which includes commodity rulers), triplicity rulers, receptions and the correct way to use aspects.
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