Mundane Astrology, Predictive Astrology, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the January 1983 issue (36th Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Featured articles in this issue include Jan Popelka’s analysis of the Vertex/Anti-Vertex axis, Part III of Bil Tierney’s “Catch-30 Passage” life cycle study, Ted George’s examination of the Moon Void of Course through the zodiac signs, Manik Chand Jain’s continuation on Marcia Moore’s chart and death, Jeff Jawer’s case study of the July 1982 New Orleans air crash, and Sophia Mason’s methodology for predicting sports game winners. Additional contributions cover Alan Richter’s study on the role of lunar nodes in world events, Virginia Miller’s mundane analysis of global nuclear threats, Judith Gee’s chart analysis for the birth of Prince William and the Buckingham Palace intrusion, and Frank Jakubowsky’s profile of Jesus Christ. The issue also documents reader discussions regarding early astrological software and hardware, AstroCartoGraphy applications by Jim Lewis and Eva McCabe, forensic chart analyses of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and Bruno Hauptmann, the 1st National Conference of the Fraternity for Canadian Astrologers, and mathematical formulas for calculating the Part of Fortune
ssue Highlights
Articles
The Vertex – Jan Popelka
Student’s Section: A Visit to Astrologers in the U.S.A. – Ann Stevens-Patacchiola
The Catch-30 Passage: [28-32], Part III – Bil Tierney [life stages]
[Uranus age cycle] Part II – Dale Huckeby
Mysterious Neptune, Part II [Continuing of delineation of Marcia Moore’s chart and death]
– Manik Chand Jain
Moon Void of Course in the Signs, Part I – Ted George
Is Nuclear War in Our Future? [An Astrological Call to Action] – Virginia Miller
The Pshaw Report – Jayj Jacobs [humor]
The Role of the Moon’s Nodes in World Events – Alan Richter
The New Orleans Air Crash of July 1982 – Jeff Jawer
The Effects of Saturn Transits in the Lives of the Pacific Club Members – Dona Shaw
A Royal Baby – Judith Gee [Prince William]
Determining the Winner of a Game – Sophia Mason
The Psychological Patterns of Jesus Christ [book excerpt] – Frank Jakubowsky
Discussions
Astro*Carto*Graphy/Geodetic Equivalent system/mundane predictions [Jim Lewis/Eva McCabe]
Chart of Israel
Astrology hardware and software (report on Osborne and Astro Star)
Sunspot activity & the stock market
Gauquelin studies and statistics
Chart of Vincent Van Gogh
Lindbergh baby kidnapping
Calculation of the Part of Fortune
Fraternity for Canadian Astrologers 1st National Conference [list of awards]
Heliocentric planetary nodes
Parallax
Intruder in the Queen’s Bedroom [Elizabeth II]
Horoscope of Jesus
Chart data (some incomplete or in question)
August Belmont
David Crosby
Richard Dreyfuss
Michael Fagan
Andy Gibb
Bruno Hauptmann
Charley Pride
Victoria Principal
Ronald Reagan
Michael Trestrail
Israel (& Partition)
United Kingdom
Intruder in Queen’s Bedroom
[Elizabeth II]
Invasion of Falkland Islands
Lindberg Baby kidnapping
Notable contributors
Jim Lewis (chart of Ronald Reagan; Astro*Carto*Graphy)
Jeff Jawer (First Canadian National Conference)
Barbara Watters (Grand trines; her book Sex and the Outer Planets)
Tracy Marks (financial compensation for astrologers)
Kay Taylor (astrology of poltergeist activity)
Zane Stein (Chiron)
Erin Sullivan (astrology of sexuality, hetero- vs. homo-)
