Astrological Techniques

Astrological Techniques

Astrological Techniques refers to the specialized computational methods, interpretive rules, and technical procedures used to calculate, analyze, and synthesize astrological data. Spanning both traditional and modern frameworks, this domain encompasses core diagnostic tools such as secondary progressions, solar returns, profections, primary directions, transit analysis, and harmonic charts. Within library and archival classification systems, this category organizes technical manuals, procedural guides, historical texts, and instructional literature detailing how astrologers manipulate astronomical calculations to map personal dynamics and temporal cycles.

Mercury Hour Magazine – 4th Edition January 1975

  • 4
  • 1975

House Systems, Mundane Astrology, and Astrological Techniques. This archival document is the 4th Edition of Mercury Hour (January 1975), an open-forum astrological journal edited and published by Edith Custer. The issue brings together prominent mid-20th-century astrologers to debate chart construction techniques, planetary rulerships, sensitive mathematical points, and practical counseling philosophies. Key technical contributions include Michael Munkasey’s classification of 23 house systems and introduction of the Arcturan system, Dr. James T. Hayes’s critique of cause-and-effect determinism and traditional dignities, Ivy M. G. Jacobson’s guide to L. Edward Johndro’s Birth Locality Charts, Inge Aach’s demonstration of 90-degree dial midpoint analysis using Henry Kissinger’s chart, and Ruth Dewey’s research on the Vertex. Additional discussions cover Carl Payne Tobey’s Astrology of Inner Space, Stephen Arroyo on Mars in Scorpio medical correlations, Zip Dobyns’s announcement of International Astrological Abstracts, and Isabel Hickey’s biographical account of her spiritual astrological practice.

Issue Highlights

Articles:

House Systems – Michael Munkasey

Four Questionable Practices of Astrologers – Dr. James T. Hayes

Excerpt from Foundation of the Astrological Chart – Ivy Jacobson (Johndro Locality Charts)

The Cosmic Structure – Inge Aach (continuation of the Cosmobiology Series)

The Vertex (series continuation) – Ruth Dewey

Discussion:

Carl Payne Tobey’s Astrology of Inner Space (various contributors)

Chart data:

(some in question or incomplete)

Gerald Ford
Muhammed Ali
James Dean
Marlon Brando
Clark Gable
Henry Kissinger

Notable contributors:

Stephen Arroyo (Mars in Scorpio; Polarity Therapy)

Zip Dobyns (formation of International Astrological Abstracts – IAA)

Isabel Hickey (short bio & involvement in astrology)

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DIE AUSDRUCKSEBENEN DES SEXUELLEN POTENTIAL IM HOROSKOP

Sexual Potential in the Horoscope

Sex Astrology, Astrological Techniques, and Archetypal Astrology. This archival document is a German-language lecture transcript titled “DIE AUSDRUCKSEBENEN DES SEXUELLEN POTENTIAL IM HOROSKOP” (The Levels of Expression of Sexual Potential in the Horoscope) by Marion D. March. March analyzes the multi-faceted role of sexuality within natal horoscopes, emphasizing that sexual indicators cannot be isolated from the total personality structure. She breaks down technical astrological markers (including the 5th and 8th houses, planetary rulers, aspects, and sign archetypes) while drawing on classical mythology (Aphrodite/Venus, Ares/Mars, and Hades/Pluto) to unpack psychological motivations. The lecture features case studies with accompanying birth charts for Marilyn Monroe, Xaviera Hollander, David Bowie, Richard Pryor, Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Tennessee Williams, and Gertrude Stein. Additionally, March critiques simplistic signatures for homosexuality/bisexuality and examines a 4-planet scoring test developed by Dr. G.G. Stoctay.

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Astrology in America Today (1994)

  • 1998
  • US Astrology, Astrological Techniques, Mundane Astrology,

US Astrology, Astrological Techniques, and Mundane Astrology. This archival document is a lecture transcript titled “Astrology in America Today” delivered by Marion D. March in April 1994. March analyzes the state of American astrology through the lens of the U.S. Gemini Ascendant national horoscope. She explores how the diverse, eclectic American mindset fosters innovation in techniques—ranging from midpoints, local space, heliocentric astrology, and Horary revival to computerized databases (IDEA, Steinbrecher), financial astrology, and historical translations (Project Hindsight). Additionally, she details the impact of technology, 900-numbers, experiential astrology, conference models (UAC), and systemic industry challenges, including lack of standardized certification, resistance to licensing, legal restrictions across local jurisdictions, and practitioner “poverty consciousness.”

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ASPECTS Vol. 6 No. 1 Winter 1980-1 Part 1/2

  • Vol 6, No. 1
  • ASPECTS Magazine

Lots, Arabic Parts, Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is Part 1 of the Winter 1980-81 issue (Vol. 6, No. 1) of Aspects, a quarterly magazine published by Aquarius Workshops, Inc. in Encino, California. Featured articles include Robert ‘Buz’ Myers’s comprehensive mathematical guide to calculating and delineating ten Arabic Parts through the houses and signs, and Judy Johns’s mundane analysis of the December 1980 Capricorn Ingress highlighting the Great Mutation Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Libra. Additional contents include reviews and announcements of major astrological conferences (SWAC 1980, Astrology World-Congress 1981), Joan McEvers’s educational guide to the fifth house, and Nancy Cassidy’s introduction to sextile aspects.

ARTICLE INDEX:

Angel Thompson – Keeping Still (Poem)

Guy de Penguern – Letters to the Editor

Lee Amato – Letters to the Editor

Morean Henshaw – Letters to the Editor

Cindy Andrews Trudell – Letters to the Editor

Roberta R. Fueyo – President’s Message

Karma Welch – SWAC 1980

Philip Sedgwick – SWAC 1980

Marion D. March – SWAC 1980

Barbara Arnello – SWAC 1980

Marion D. March – Astrology World-Congress 1981

Louise Huber – Astrology World-Congress 1981

Zipporah P. Dobyns – 16-Day Astrology Intensive

Marguerite dar Boggia – ISAR Conference

Beverlee McLaughlin – First Metaphysical Congress

Diane Kent – House of Rom

Angel Thompson – Sun Sign Bookstore

Judy Johns – Capricorn Ingress Chart: December 21, 1980

Robert ‘Buz’ Myers – How To Calculate Your Arabic Parts

Joan McEvers – Keys to Learning: Fifth House

Nancy Cassidy – Beginner’s Building Blocks: Sextiles

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ASPECTS Vol. 3 No 2. Feb 1978

  • Vol 3, Issue 2
  • ASPECTS Magazine
  • 1978

Predictive Astrology, Astrological Techniques, and Graphology. This archival item is the February 1978 issue (Vol. 3, No. 2) of Aspects, a quarterly newsletter published by Aquarius Workshops, Inc. in Canoga Park, California. Featured articles include Guy de Penguern’s introduction to “Humano-Cosmic Time,” an astronomical process for previewing events using a 11-minute, 12-second per year formula; Constance Mayer’s comparative study of Uranus and Neptune; and Robert Carl Jansky’s analysis of the October 12, 1977 total solar eclipse. Additional contents include a review of Joan McEvers’s lecture on using cardinal ingress charts for personal forecasting, an interview with Constance Mayer on teaching and delineation ethics, Sue Johnson’s column on graphoanalysis and handwriting slant, Joan McEvers’s columns on astro-numerology and chart signatures, Nancy Cassidy’s beginner guide to Leo and the fifth house, Jean Graves’s technique for derivative house rulerships (“turning the chart”), book reviews, and a visual Phase Wheel reference chart.

ARTICLE INDEX:

Marion D. March – President’s Message
Cornelia Hansen – Review of McEvers Lecture (Personal Forecasting via Ingress Charts)
Constance Mayer – Friends or Foes (Uranus vs. Neptune)
Guy de Penguern – Humano-Cosmic Time: A New System of Previewing Events
Linda Green – Book Reviews (Interpreting the Eclipses, Astrology and the Feminist Movement, Moon Signs, Planets in Youth)
Marianne Dunn – Viewpoint: The Client-Astrologer Relationship
Robert Carl Jansky – How Has the October 12th Eclipse Affected You?
Joan McEvers – Astro-Numerology (Part 1: Birthpath & Outer Self)
Marion D. March – Profiles (Betty Van Derbeken & Cindy Dignan)
Marion D. March & Constance Mayer – Interview with Connie Mayer
Nancy Cassidy – Beginner’s Building Blocks: Leo, 5th House, Sun
Joan McEvers – Keys to Learning: The Signature
Sue Johnson – Graphoanalysis (Handwriting Slant & Emotional Responsiveness)
Jean Graves – “Where is Cousin Melvin?” or Every House is a First House
Anonymous / Staff – Astro-Logic: Dear Aunt Asty
Cornelia Hansen – Given Your Choice, Where Would You Live? (Poem)
Anonymous / Reference – The Phase Wheel
Karen McCauley – Annual Business Meeting and Dinner Report

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ASPECTS Vol 7 No 4 Fall 1982

  • Vol 7, Issue 4
  • ASPECTS Magazine
  • 1981

Astrological Techniques, Pluto, and Predictive Astrology. This archival item is the Fall 1982 issue (Vol. 7, No. 4) of Aspects, a quarterly magazine published by Aquarius Workshops, Inc. in Encino, California. Featured articles include Jeff Jawer’s exploration of Scorpio, Pluto, and the eighth house as principles of transformation and collective change, Sophia Mason’s guide to electional timing and financial forecasting using diurnal charts, Angel Thompson’s framework for delineating transits, and Marwayne Leipzig’s study on incorporating lunations into predictive work. Additional contents include Judy Johns Tonyan’s Libra Ingress mundane analysis, Marion March’s overview of Prince William’s natal chart, Lois Rodden’s data column indexing Motion Picture Academy Award winners, educational columns by Joan McEvers and Nancy Cassidy, and book reviews.

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Arabic Parts – Address to the Astrology Buff Club (1973)

  • Astrology Buff Club
  • 1973

Arabic Parts, Lunar Nodes, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item contains an address to the Astrology Buff Club (1973) and an accompanying article by Marion March detailing the deeper, subconscious, and spiritual dimensions of natal horoscopes. March outlines the significance of the Lunar Nodes, explaining the South Node as a point of established past habits and the North Node as a point of growth, challenge, and spiritual fulfillment. She also reinterprets key Arabic Parts using mathematical logic: contrasting the Part of Fortune (Ascendant + Moon – Sun) as one’s personal past with the Part of Spirit (Ascendant + Sun – Moon) as the highest spiritual potential to strive toward. Additionally, March introduces “The Web” (Ascendant + Neptune – Sun), an Arabic Part taught to her by Irma Norman that highlights specific areas where an individual is subconsciously trapped or constrained.

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Mercury Hour 47th Edition October 1985

  • 47
  • Mercury Hour Magazine
  • 1982

Astrological Techniques, Astrology History, and Mundane Astrology. This archival item is the October 1985 issue (47th Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly magazine edited by Edith Custer and Jewell Fahey in Lynchburg, Virginia. Key contents include technical articles such as John F. Gay, III’s guide to calculating house cusps and astronomical coordinates using scientific calculators, Joan McEvers’s second installment on interpreting Lunar Returns, and Dorothy Willis’s foundational rules for astro-meteorology. Mundane and historical pieces feature Marc Penfield’s chart rectifications for Russia’s 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and the “Chart Mart” data collection, Fran Rosen’s explorations of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and Tarot symbolism, and Gilbert Navarro’s definition of horary astrology. Additional contributions include reviews by Marion March, reports on the 7 Hills Astrological Conference, an analysis of the 1985 Bradford football stadium fire by Olivia Barclay, and reader discussions surrounding topics such as ethics, licensing, house systems, and birth data for figures like Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Mary Baker Eddy.

Issue Highlights

Book Reviews

By Marion March:

Celestial Psychology: An Astrological Guide to Growth and Transformation by Doris A. Hebel

Astrochemistry: A Study of Metal-Planet Affinities by Nick Kellerstrom

Instant Astrology by Mary Orser, Rick and Glory Brightfield

The Astrology of Deep Space by Philip Sedgwick

Spiritual Astrology: A Layperson’s Guide to Self-Unfoldment by Jan Spiller

The Practice and Profession of Astrology by Stephen Arroyo

Birth Pattern Psychology by Tamise Van Pelt

The Astrological Prayer Book by Alda Marian Jangl
***
Your Key to Astrology [book plus] Astrological Key Cards: Planets, Signs, Houses, Aspects by Bill Hansen – Edith Custer

Articles

Astrology and the Weather – Dorothy Willis

Lunar Return Notes, Part II – Joan McEvers

Calculation Without Tables of the Julian Day & Century, Obliquity of the Ecliptic, MC, ASC, and Houses, Part I – John F. Gay, III

The Tree of Life: An Overview – Fran Rosen

Astrological Hall of Fame Awards – Fraternity for Canadian Astrologers [2nd National Conference]

Along the Tarot Path – Fran Rosen

How I Survived my Pluto Square Pluto and Other Transits – Carol Hemingway

The Luscher Color Test, A Symbolic Testing Model – Zan Key

Observations on Astrology, Original & Borrowed – John F. Gay, III

I’m Mad at You!!!! – Mary Ellen Glass

The Horoscope of Russia – Marc Penfield

Chart Mart – Marc Penfield

A Trip Round the Hawaiian Zodiac, Part II – Cheryl Niggle

Astrology and the Weather: Forecasting the Weather, Part I – Dorothy Willis

Horary Astrology: A Definition – Gilbert Navarro

The Business Cycle, Part II – Bill Hansen

Neptune, The Collective Fantasy, and Popular Music – Amy Franco

The Mystery of the Chinese Zodiac, Now Revealed for the First Time – Frank Hampton

The Qualities of Time, Part I – Tundra Wind

Discussions

Astrology, licensure, & ethics

Quadrant house systems vs. Equal Houses

Radix-based Tarot technique

Natal location in Return chart

Birth time of Ronald Reagan

Seven Hill Astrological Conference [reports]

Mercury retrograde

Chart data

(some incomplete or in question)

(see next page for Marc Penfield’s Chart Mart charts)

Anderson, Loni
Benetar, Haley (daughter of Pat Benetar)
Bowie, David
Eddy, Mary Baker
Eisenhower, Melanie (daughter of Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower)
Gorbachev, Mikhail
Jagger, Elizabeth (daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerri Hall)
Kennedy III Robert F.
Morgan, Vicki
Neves, Tancredo
Pace, Canio and Thomas (cross-year twins)
Reagan, Ronald
Schwab, Loluis and Leona (cross-year twins)
Spielberg, Max (son of Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving)Vaughn, Sarah

Frustaci sextuplets
Czar Nicholas II
Prince Henry

Air India 747 jetliner crash
Christian Science Church
Formation of the Soviet Union
Founding of Tel Aviv
Halley’s Comet return
Live Aid Concert 1985

Notable contributors

Joylyn Hill (Chart of Israel, chart of Robert E. Lee, the nature of Venus)

Olivia Barclay (astrological signature of fires and explosions)

Misty Kuceris (7 Hills Conference)

Robert Pelletier (7 Hills Conference)

Zane Stein (Solstice points, Sabian symbols)

Erin Sullivan (Mercury retrograde)

Michael and Margaret Erlewine (Matrix Heart Center)

Eleanor Bach (Marc Edmond Jones Award)

Lee Lehman (Kundalini and asteroid Sappho)

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Mercury Hour – 103rd Edition – January 2000

  • 103
  • Mercury Hour Magazine
  • 2000

Mundane Astrology, Medical Astrology, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the January 2000 issue (103rd Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Key contents include Lorraine Welsh’s article addressing a psychiatric clinic checklist that categorized using astrology alongside mental health pathologies, Virginia Reyer’s examination of the Nodal Barrier trapped configuration across various birth charts, and Rowena Wall’s guide to relocation astrology featuring city charts for Las Vegas and Toronto. The issue features Mary Downing’s eclipse watch report on the January 20 lunar eclipse and February 5 solar eclipse, Arlene Marcia Nimark’s “Tidbits and Obits” column detailing charts for public figures including Placido Domingo, Catfish Hunter, and Lance Armstrong, and Guy de Penguern’s medical astrology study on Chiron keywords and planetary sendings. Additional contributions include reviews of books by Terry Lamb and Bil Tierney, alongside reader discussions on Y2K, solar flares, Chaos Theory, the Bible Code, and chart data for figures such as John F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

Issue Highlights
Book Reviews
By Lorraine Welsh:
Born to be Together: Love, Relationships, Astrology, and the Soul by Terry Lamb
Daily Planetary Guide 2000 by Llewellyn Publications
***
Alive and Well with Uranus by Bil Tierney – Edith Custer
Articles
Fear Abandonment, Use Astrology, Cut Wrist: The faces of prejudice
– Lorraine Welsh
Passport to Good Visiting – Rowena Wall
Trapped Configuration, also called the Nodal Barrier – Virgina Reyer
Tidbits and Obits – Marcia Nimark
Eclipse Watch [Jan 20 and Feb 5, 2000] – Mary Downing
Discussions
August 1999 Eclipse
Chart of Jack Kevorkian
Chaos Theory
War of 1812
Black Moon Lilith
Chart data
(some incomplete or in question)
Armstrong, Lance
Bessete, Carolyn
Bradley, Bill
Cullberg, Birgit
Domingo, Placido
Exner, Judith Campbell
Gore Jr., Al

Hardin, Louis “Moondog”
Hunter, Catfish
Kevorkian, Jack
McCain, John
Mraz, Charles
Mussolini, Benito
Parker Bowles, Camilla

Rimes, LeeAnn
Sarraute, Nathalie
Schoen, Leonard S.
Starr, Ringo
Weill, Kurt

New York City Subway opening
Saturday Night Live (debut)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Notable contributors
Bil Tierney (new books in his Alive and Well trilogy)
Marion March (birth data; books on Progressions)

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Mercury Hour 78th Edition October 1993

  • 78
  • 73 pages
  • Lynchburg, VA, USA
  • 1993

Mundane Astrology, Predictive Astrology, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the October 1993 issue (78th Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Key contents include Ann E. Parker’s seismic analysis and prediction of Japan’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake, Robert Zoller’s medieval astrological prediction of the 1991 New York City building strike, Ted George’s examination of Russia through the 12-year cycle of Jupiter, and Part 4 of Bil Tierney’s astrological review of Gail Sheehy’s Passages. The issue also features Kaye Shinker’s practical guide to heliocentric astrology, Olivia Barclay’s horary analysis of a 1562 Nostradamus chart concerning stolen church silver, Annibale F. Verzumo’s study of cardinal signs and the Uranus-Neptune conjunction, and Marc Penfield’s reference tables for American city founding dates alongside public figure chart data. Additional contributions include Dorothy S. Willis’s astro-meteorological forecasts for the 1993 Autumn Equinox, book reviews by J. Lee Lehman and Edith Custer, and reader discussions on horary rules, death predictions, and chart data for figures such as Bill Clinton, Rush Limbaugh, and J. Edgar Hoover.

Issue Highlights

Book Reviews

Nuts & Bolts of Running an Astrology Practice by Wendy Hawks – Edith Custer

A Confusion of Prophets by Patrick Curry – J. Lee Lehman

Bon Voyage – An Astrological Study of Relocation by Marc Penfield

– Edith Custer

Articles

Russia and the Twelve-Year Cycle of Jupiter – Ted George

An Astrological Review of “Passages”, Part 4 of 6: The Rooting and Extending

Passage [32-35] – Bil Tierney

Student’s Corner, Part 1 of 2 [Cardinal signs and houses] – Annibale F. Verzumo

Founding Dates [American cities], Part 2 of 3 [table] – Marc Penfield

XX Century: The New Arrival of the Christ – Ruben Jungbluth & Nora Portal

Helio for Rookies – Kaye Shinker

Predicted! Japan’s 7.8 Quake – Ann E Parker

Horary Astrology – Olivia Barclay

Birth Chart: City of Jacksonville, FL – Ted George

Autumn Equinox 1993 – Dorothy S. Willis

Introduction to M-13: Spiritual Theory, Part One – Defiance Gregg

Pluto as Power Indicator, Pluto as Generational Guide – Louise Jenkins

A Correct Prediction: The NYC Building Strike of 1991 – Robert Zoller

XXI Century: The Birth of a New Mankind – Ruben Jungbluth

[Uranus-Neptune], Part 2 of 2 – Annibale F. Verzumo

The Transpluto Awakening – Michael & Jeanne Baruch

People in the News – Marc Penfield

Discussions

Natal ascendant of Rush Limbaugh

CapSolar (Sidereal technique) and Pluto/Moon aspects of violence

Bill Clinton birth time

Chart of Israel

Sideral calculations for Solar Returns

Chart data

(some incomplete or in question)

Hoover, J. Edgar

Jackson, Michael

Malcolm X (Little)

Nureyev, Rudolph

Japan earthquake July 1993

Notable contributors

Lee Lehman (Void of Course Moon; prediction of death)

Carol Lavoie (Nostradamus computer program)

Lois Rodden (time of death charts)

Karen Christino (prediction of death)

Marion March (prediction of death)

Dorothy Kovach (20-year Presidential Curse & the Great Mutation)

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