tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.comments2024-02-22T14:58:42.569-06:00Renaissance AstrologyChristopher Warnock, Esqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-82528862211138904342017-02-25T14:02:02.675-06:002017-02-25T14:02:02.675-06:00These various astronomical devices do not instantl...These various astronomical devices do not instantly produce a chart, like a computer. You still have to figure out house cusps and the placement of the planets. Christopher Warnock, Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-62364476467173823042017-02-25T12:21:51.466-06:002017-02-25T12:21:51.466-06:00Do you suppose that they used an astrolabe, or a v...Do you suppose that they used an astrolabe, or a volvelle, or some similar type of round slide-rule/computing device? I'm not particularly skilled at using one, but I have <i> made</i> one for my location. You'd be able to set it fairly easily to dawn at the ingress of the Sun to a particular sign, and then by addition make estimates on where the various planets would be based off of that. With practice, the astronomer would gradually develop the hand-feel of x number of days equals y-amount of movement of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, etc. and they'd be able to LOOK at the astrolabe and say, "nope, not gonna cut it" before refining their calculations too deeply. It's just a thought, but I'm a great believer in the idea that "What the hand does, the mind knows" as being a unwritten principle of a great deal of ancient lore, and the astrolabe, the volvelle, and similar round slide-rules show up often enough to make me think that we REALLY don't understand how important they were as memory aids and 'back-of-the-envelope' calculators, as well as being more precision instruments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-83702643467394544342017-02-04T10:44:04.248-06:002017-02-04T10:44:04.248-06:00There is a typo in the chart data, it is July 19 n...There is a typo in the chart data, it is July 19 not July 10.<br /><br />Thanks! Christopher Warnock, Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-12278470692829713492017-02-04T08:27:46.112-06:002017-02-04T08:27:46.112-06:00Hi Christopher,
Thank you for posting this analysi...Hi Christopher,<br />Thank you for posting this analysis. Informative for me as I'm new to astrology and learning. <br />I tried to create a chart with the time you gave here. The Moon is in 4 Lib, house 12 in the chart I got. I'm using What watch software. Am I doing something incorrect? Appreciate your response.Sudheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652770387394465425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-36030301317902648582016-07-23T16:12:09.395-05:002016-07-23T16:12:09.395-05:00We are transitioning to private sales only by subs...We are transitioning to private sales only by subscription of talismans. More information later as things develop.Christopher Warnock, Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-37786853645569474832016-07-23T16:10:05.059-05:002016-07-23T16:10:05.059-05:00thanks for the post! On an unrelated matter, What ...thanks for the post! On an unrelated matter, What happened to all the talismans you had for sale? Did someone buy them all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-17981513061493982452016-06-14T08:51:14.066-05:002016-06-14T08:51:14.066-05:00The possible lack of accuracy of natal birth times...The possible lack of accuracy of natal birth times is a problem for all natal astrologers. It's one of the reasons I like horary! The degree of the prenatal syzygy (ie New or Full Moon previous to birth) is straightforward because this is the degree when the conjunction (New Moon) or opposition (Full Moon) was exact. This is something that an astrologer can determine. <br /><br />Obviously this is not the only method. Speaking directly to your guardian angel, if you can, is clearly an excellent method as well and I am sure that there are others. Christopher Warnock, Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-41547265882905023942016-06-14T03:33:06.747-05:002016-06-14T03:33:06.747-05:00I have two problems with this method:
1. Given th...I have two problems with this method:<br /><br />1. Given that Ascendant moves by a degree every 4 minutes (and Point of Fortune even faster), and very few people can say they know their time of birth down to 4 minutes or less. So results are going to be wildly inaccurate for most people. <br /><br />2. How do you pick the degree for the most recent full/new moon before your birth? Again, moon moves rather fast, so it stays full or new for many degrees. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14656478268651463552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-41330974219101272532016-04-14T13:07:02.915-05:002016-04-14T13:07:02.915-05:00The real "superstition", in the strictly...The real "superstition", in the strictly etymological sense (quod superstar) is what outlives itself, that is, in a word, the "dead letter", while it has lost its raison d'etre. This is the true definition.<br />It must have a reason for belief in Confucianism that breaking a mirror, bringing seven years of bad luck, but having lost is thought that the ancient Chinese believed in chimeras because they were ignorant, when the ignorant are modern unaware of the rationale for what has come to them as a survival.geomantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088427432763034165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-49062207584117646272016-02-24T12:29:11.809-06:002016-02-24T12:29:11.809-06:00I do think it is good for everybody to cast a few ...I do think it is good for everybody to cast a few charts by hand; I know that it helped me better understand the influence of latitude, rising times, and daily planetary motion. Plus when I was first teaching myself astrology as a young teenager it helped me cultivate a bit of patience - instead of jumping right in I had to slowly put down each piece of the chart at a time and watch the picture unfold. Granted, even though this was the dawn of the 21st century my family didn't have a proper computer yet, so my hands were tied either way!<br /><br />That being said, the key phrase is "a few" charts. Once a person knows how to do it and why they do each step, I don't know if there's much more to gain from doing the practice every single time - especially for a horary chart which will only be looked at once! I can imagine there are some astrologers who find calculating the chart helps them better understand it, and perhaps for them it's almost a meditative act to do it by hand. Personally I'd rather spend the time I save using computers reading Lilly or Masha'allah!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175785397319800053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-3346017946590204842016-02-13T05:34:21.653-06:002016-02-13T05:34:21.653-06:00Thank you Christopher for the valuable information...Thank you Christopher for the valuable information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216771762044579137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-80865766287217126612016-01-21T08:49:53.819-06:002016-01-21T08:49:53.819-06:00Very interesting! I was initiated as a darvish in...Very interesting! I was initiated as a darvish in the Nimatullahi tariqah, though I am not actively practicing as a Sufi currently. Certainly the Harranian Sabians had a key influence on Islamic esotericism, particularly through the Ikhwan al-Safi. Of course ritual purity is common throughout many world traditions. Christopher Warnock, Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-17403755072731876742016-01-21T05:49:49.342-06:002016-01-21T05:49:49.342-06:00Your comment about the bathing is synchronistic. I...Your comment about the bathing is synchronistic. I have been starting my morning devotions with a ritual washing of the hands, face and feet drawn from a Sufi tradition, with rosewater. I wonder if there is a thread there somewhere in the distant past connecting it to the Harranian practice, considering the astrological/alchemical currents within Sufism. At any rate I wanted to leave a comment to let you know I am still reading and enjoying.Balthazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082560653346684284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-64182802538405923862016-01-15T16:27:11.160-06:002016-01-15T16:27:11.160-06:00I'm sure this will be useful. Thank you very m...I'm sure this will be useful. Thank you very much!SKuohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493742496403566134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-21586032243753959142016-01-15T15:33:40.232-06:002016-01-15T15:33:40.232-06:00You can see an example of one of my astrological a...You can see an example of one of my astrological altars here<br />http://www.renaissanceastrology.com/altarexample.html<br /><br />I am thinking of having altar kits! Christopher Warnock, Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-38162375368223866372016-01-15T15:31:43.004-06:002016-01-15T15:31:43.004-06:00I'm with you on this one. I'm also gravita...I'm with you on this one. I'm also gravitating towards the more devotional practise concerning the spirits. I don't have an altar at the moment, but I'm thinking of setting up one. Any tips for that? I know altars usually are highly personal matters, but what would you recommend for especially working with celestial/planetary spirits?SKuohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493742496403566134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-87859214221439537572016-01-09T07:31:56.657-06:002016-01-09T07:31:56.657-06:00I've bought about 5-6 Talismans from you over ...I've bought about 5-6 Talismans from you over the past 2 years. They have proven to be indispensable tools and incredibly powerful meditative devices.<br /><br />When I bought my first one, 2nd pentacle of Jupiter, I was working in fast food at age 26 and was struggling to make enough to pay rent. Almost instantly my luck began to change.. fast forward 2 years later.. I have my own house, car, a job where I'm making way more money than I've ever made in my entire life, found favor with people I never thought I would and am generally blessed. <br /><br />I've experienced countless anomalies that seem to defy the laws of nature. These talismans seem to envelope me in some kind of magnetic field. I've experienced countless electronic disturbances, and as recently as last week I was working with electric and accidentally grabbed a live 240 volt wire and absolutely nothing happened (was wearing my Moon talisman), I've had pictures jump off walls when I approach them. People look at and treat me with incredible respect, and I seem to have been endowed with king-like attributes. This is all coming from a poor kid that came from actually living on the streets.<br /><br />You have provided such a great service for the magician that doesn't have the time and resources to produce Talismans, and I'm sorry to hear that production has ceased.. so once again I will give you an emphatic THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />-Aaron W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-70391996168530024182015-12-24T14:33:46.785-06:002015-12-24T14:33:46.785-06:00I´m not a newbie on talismans, I´ve been with them...I´m not a newbie on talismans, I´ve been with them for awhile now. I pretty much know about them, and what´s matter is ourselves, manifestation is the secret, we have to go to the battle field shield with talismans.vthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902131658019549183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-47372835515492568742015-12-14T16:47:27.887-06:002015-12-14T16:47:27.887-06:00I appreciate your approach, Christopher! As a lea...I appreciate your approach, Christopher! As a leader of a moon circle which is beginning to embrace the use of the Mansions to "fine tune" the energies we work with, I have just been getting into all of this, but agree very much and like what you said about getting to know the "benefic beings", the ruling spirits of the Mansions. As an eclectic Pagan and Taoist, I respect and honor the gods and goddesses and all beings of all realms as Manifestations of Tao and so seek to work with their specific energies and emanations as best as I can. I welcome any insights you may have in your own workings as to the nature of these beings, and perhaps one day I may share with you the same. Peacewindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266316381500178831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-75590156025983907892015-09-08T13:28:46.635-05:002015-09-08T13:28:46.635-05:00Either way is reasonable, I've been using day ...Either way is reasonable, I've been using day ruler by day and night ruler by night onlyChristopher Warnock, Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-23018609827922230602015-09-08T11:32:08.373-05:002015-09-08T11:32:08.373-05:00Do you add 3 points for the cooperating triplicity...Do you add 3 points for the cooperating triplicity? i.e. Saturn in Fire signs? I've seen some people say to add points for all 3 triplicities, but you go by sect? Thanks!Catdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750555176906737955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-68543188875807983912015-07-22T00:13:42.959-05:002015-07-22T00:13:42.959-05:00The most interesting thing about this arrangement ...The most interesting thing about this arrangement that I could see from first sight is that each of the planetary pairs happens to be the primary lords of each of the triplicities. Venus in the middle has the unique distinction of being triplicity lord over 2 elements. Mercury and Saturn share air signs. Mars and Venus share water signs (or just Mars acc. to Lilly). Venus and the Moon share earth signs. Finally Jupiter and the Sun share fire signs. It compliments a theory on the origin of the triplicities that Chris Brennan once shared. www.hellenisticastrology.com/the-planetary-joys.pdfKoramihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550664788667215484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-31961441355550798052015-05-28T16:54:28.784-05:002015-05-28T16:54:28.784-05:00I know absolutely nothing, nada, zilch about Hebre...I know absolutely nothing, nada, zilch about Hebrew. But then clients really, really want to know the Hebrew, so I get in this sort of twist. I suppose I should stand on my principles and refuse to do anything except in English, but then I'd be getting questions about why I wasn't doing Hebrew. [Heavy sigh] Christopher Warnock, Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094986897516229481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-327908080961694042015-05-28T16:50:37.364-05:002015-05-28T16:50:37.364-05:00How is it you assigned the vowels to the letters t...How is it you assigned the vowels to the letters that way? Hebrew has no written vowels?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327234817474201166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208717552072971880.post-4851824224074796692015-04-07T10:16:49.040-05:002015-04-07T10:16:49.040-05:00My experience in making planetary talismans agrees...My experience in making planetary talismans agrees 100% with what Christopher Warnock is saying here. It was only when I started applying elections that the power of my talismans boosted immensely. A talisman is defined by the fact that it carries the celestial “imprint” of the election. <br /><br />- Thomas TomorrowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583820861715700238noreply@blogger.com