Very informative and clear talk, with concise historical context. This is a very important and fundamental theme for Astrology that deserves more attention and study, preferably with some supporting evidence. This applies to all formats of Astrology. Thank you for your presentation.
.A very clear and carefully done discussion on the astronomical foundations that differentiate Sidereal vs. Tropical Astrology. An excellent orientation for those not only new to astrology but also a refresher for those long immersed in this perennial tradition ... Nicely done. Thank you.
Brilliant presentation. Highly recommended! I am a convert and have been since first reading your excellent book “An Introduction to Western Sidereal Astrology” several years ago, after 15 years as a tropicalist. Your recent workbook was incredibly insightful and I look forward to your next book with great eagerness.
Crystal clear and superbly informative as always Ken, I know I will refer back to this again and again. I will also recommend anyone confused by the differences between the two approaches. The historical,context is invaluable.
@@miamobeachgoddess the sun travels Northward and Southward i.e. innward and outward.. the latitude i.e. Location during it's travel PLUS the direction of travel is how we get the so-called signs "Zodiac" directions AND latitude (location) are the 2 factors that gives people their "energies" which we call Zodiacs.
Very Convincing Explaination. Does Ophiuchus fit in between Scorpius & Sagittarius or is this Superfluous ? Is it diplomatic to circumvent the issue by including adjacent adjacent zodiac signs as a hybrid embracing characteristics of both...
I don't consider Ophiuchus as a sign because almost all of it is very far north of the ecliptic, that is to say, far outside the bounds of the zodiac The southernmost part of it does graze the ecliptic but covers almost entirely the same territory as Scorpio in right ascension. The argument has sometimes been advanced that most of Scorpio is south of the ecliptic, which the proponents of Ophiuchus contend contravenes the north-south argument; but most of Scorpio is much closer to the ecliptic - though south of it - than Ophiuchus, which is radically north of it. Scorpio has the brighter stars as well, among the stars nearest the ecliptic, which easily trumps Ophiuchus . One of the stars in Ophiuchus (the theta star in Ophiuchus, called Garafsa rendered as 26° Scorpio 40' in terms of SZ reckoning) was part of the Babylonian pantheon because it's close to the ecliptic with only 1° S 50' 38" of south celestial latitude, but it was not accorded sign status. When the Babylonians were laying out the zodiac toward the end of the 2nd millennium BCE, constellations that were more equatorial than elliptical were dropped as astronomical/astrological emphasis shifted from the equator to the ecliptic, which, until the Babylonians, nobody had really mapped out or worked out.
Very informative and clear talk, with concise historical context. This is a very important and fundamental theme for Astrology that deserves more attention and study, preferably with some supporting evidence. This applies to all formats of Astrology. Thank you for your presentation.
.A very clear and carefully done discussion on the astronomical foundations that differentiate Sidereal vs. Tropical Astrology. An excellent orientation for those not only new to astrology but also a refresher for those long immersed in this perennial tradition ... Nicely done. Thank you.
I've been curious about sidereal astrology for a long time. This video gave me just the kind of overview I'd hoped for; I'm eager to learn more!
Brilliant presentation. Highly recommended! I am a convert and have been since first reading your excellent book “An Introduction to Western Sidereal Astrology” several years ago, after 15 years as a tropicalist. Your recent workbook was incredibly insightful and I look forward to your next book with great eagerness.
Crystal clear and superbly informative as always Ken, I know I will refer back to this again and again. I will also recommend anyone confused by the differences between the two approaches. The historical,context is invaluable.
2 words that no one else seems to innerstand when comes to tropical and those 2 words are: Latitude and Direction
I'll end it there!
Please post a link to explain or explain for me 🙏🏽✨
@@miamobeachgoddess the sun travels Northward and Southward i.e. innward and outward.. the latitude i.e. Location during it's travel PLUS the direction of travel is how we get the so-called signs "Zodiac" directions AND latitude (location) are the 2 factors that gives people their "energies" which we call Zodiacs.
Excellent video!! :) Thank you!!
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Excellent elucidation
Very Convincing Explaination. Does Ophiuchus fit in between Scorpius & Sagittarius or is this Superfluous ?
Is it diplomatic to circumvent the issue by including adjacent adjacent zodiac signs as a hybrid embracing characteristics of both...
I don't consider Ophiuchus as a sign because almost all of it is very far north of the ecliptic, that is to say, far outside the bounds of the zodiac The southernmost part of it does graze the ecliptic but covers almost entirely the same territory as Scorpio in right ascension. The argument has sometimes been advanced that most of Scorpio is south of the ecliptic, which the proponents of Ophiuchus contend contravenes the north-south argument; but most of Scorpio is much closer to the ecliptic - though south of it - than Ophiuchus, which is radically north of it. Scorpio has the brighter stars as well, among the stars nearest the ecliptic, which easily trumps Ophiuchus . One of the stars in Ophiuchus (the theta star in Ophiuchus, called Garafsa rendered as 26° Scorpio 40' in terms of SZ reckoning) was part of the Babylonian pantheon because it's close to the ecliptic with only 1° S 50' 38" of south celestial latitude, but it was not accorded sign status. When the Babylonians were laying out the zodiac toward the end of the 2nd millennium BCE, constellations that were more equatorial than elliptical were dropped as astronomical/astrological emphasis shifted from the equator to the ecliptic, which, until the Babylonians, nobody had really mapped out or worked out.