Mundane Astrology, Astrology History, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the April 1992 issue (72nd Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Key contents include Donald E. Byrne’s exploration of orbital velocities in “Where is Vulcan & Nemesis?” and “Precession of the Equinox”, Dianne Lawson’s synastry comparisons of John Lennon with Paul McCartney, Richard Nixon, and Yoko Ono, and the conclusion of M. J. Makransky’s critique of the Koch House System alongside his analysis of astrolocality mapping variants. The issue features Adze Mixxe’s concluding advice on commercial astrology practice, Dorothy S. Willis’s weather forecasts for the 1992 Vernal Equinox and Pre-Solstice Full Moon Eclipse, Nicholas Campion’s historical data corrections for The Book of World Horoscopes, and Annibale F. Verzumo’s final installment on the astrology of Russia. Additional contributions include reviews of books by Patricia Foreman, Karen Hammaker-Zondag, Pat Morimando, and Meriam Perego, tributes to the late Nancy Anne Hastings, and community debates surrounding CSICOP, humanism, declinations, and political candidate horoscopes for the 1992 elections.

Issue Highlights

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Arlene Marcia Nimark:

Computers & Astrology by Patricia Foreman

The Houses and Personality Development by Karen Hammaker-Zondag

The Neptune Effect by Pat Morimando

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Predicting With Planetary Stations by Meriam Perego – Edward L. Dearborn

Articles

Where is Vulcan & Nemesis? Part I – Donald E. Byrne

John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Richard Nixon, and Yoko Ono – Dianne Lawson

The Last Word on the Koch House System and Further Critique of the Koch House System, Part II, Conclusion– M. J. Makransky

Precession of the Equinox – Donald E. Byrne

How to Make Astrology Pay From A-Z, Part II, Conclusion – Adze Mixxe

Variant Forms of Astrolocality Mapping, Part I – M. J. Makransky

[Russia] Part III, Conclusion – Annibale F. Verzumo

Vernal Equinox March 20, 1992 – Dorothy S. Willis

Corrections: The Book of World Horoscopes – Nicholas Campion

I Ching: The Trigrams-Fu Hai Arrangement – Dorothy J. Sarka

Discussions

Transpluto/Pluto Square 1991 – 1993 [table]

December 21, 1991 lunar eclipse

Secondary progressions

CSICOP

Humanism/Humanistic astrology

Antichrist/Judgement Day/new dispensation

Gulf War chart

Horary of missing articles

Charts of the USSR

Astrology of twins

Naibod MC

Synastry of famous couples

Chart data

(some incomplete or in question)

Clinton, Bill
Keating, Paul
Lennon, John
McCartney, Paul
Nixon, Richard
Ono, Yoko
Tsongas, Paul

USSR Constitution

Notable contributors

Marion March (problematic astrological terminology)

Gilbert Navarro (declination)

Lee Lehman (humanism; CSICOP; tribute to Nancy Anne Hastings)

Diana Rosenberg (Jeffrey Dahmer)

Edith Custer (defending Astrology)

Mundane Astrology, Astrological History, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the July 1984 issue (42nd Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Key contents include legal and advocacy discussions surrounding the municipal “fortune telling” arrests of astrologers in San Jose and Los Angeles, alongside the organizational development of the Astrological Network (AFAN) and its relationship with the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA). The issue features articles such as Danni Herman’s “An Astrological Anatomy of Behavior,” Ted George’s exploration of “Paragon” (a proposed satellite of Mercury), Jack Fertig’s compilation of AIDS case data, and Marc Penfield’s “Chart Mart” containing extensive birth data for public figures and speculative horoscopes for historical events. Additional contributions cover reviews of books by Linda Carbone, Liz Greene, Stephen Arroyo, and Barry Lynes, as well as reader discussions on karma, heliocentric planetary applications, and chart data for figures such as Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Jesse Jackson.

Issue Highlights 

Book Reviews

Interpreting Your Retrograde Planets by Linda Carbone – Marion March

The Jupiter/Saturn Conference Lectures by Liz Greene and Stephen Arroyo – Marion March

Astroeconomics: The Union of Astrology and Economics by Barry Lynes – Marguerite Dar Boggia

The Astrology of Choice by Roy Alexander – Carolyn Dodson

The Cosmic Informer by Robert Pelletier and Leonard Cataldo – Edith Custer

Articles

An Astrological Anatomy of Behavior, Part IIB – Danni Herman

Paragon, the Twin of Mercury – Ted George

IAO Research Center News – Robin Armstrong (President)

Houses – Marc Penfield

Uranian Astrology – Penny Bertucelli

Neptune – Terri Kerins

AIDS Data – Jack Fertig

Creativity – Defiance Gregg

AFA/AFAN – Jeff Jawer

Astrology and the Law – Angel Thompson

Magic, Madness, and a Cancer Stellium – Amy M. Franco

Astrology and its Implications for Education of the Gifted – Lynette Nygaard

Astrology Now – Bonnie Parker [Humanistic Astrology]

Discussions

Karma and reincarnation

Charts of Ronald Reagan and George Bush

1984 Korean airliner shooting

Chart of Kansas City

San Jose, CA and Los Angeles, CA “Fortune Telling” legal cases

Chiron

Charts of USA and American Civil War

Taurus degrees

Chart data

(some incomplete or in question)           

(Marc Penfield’s Chart Mart appended)

Andropov, Yuri
Diamond, Neil
Glenn, John
Jackson, Jesse
Olivier, Lawrence
Westmoreland, William
Williams, Tennessee

Foundation of Russia

Notable contributors

Al H. Morrison
Marion March

Additional Chart Data 

From Chart Mart – Marc Penfield

“Some more from Gauquelin’s new book on American birthdata:”

Annenberg, Walter
Banks, Ernie
Black, Karen
Browning, John
Cage, John
Davis, Miles
Chandler, Otis
Felker, Clay
Fleischer, Leon
Gibson, Althea
Greene, Joe
Grier, Roosevelt
Hirsch, Elroy
Hutton, Lauren
Janov, Arthur
Jones, Jack
Jurgensen, Sonny
Kahn, Madeline
Lawrence, Carol
Lopez, Nancy
McCambridge, Mercedes
Maris, Roger
Martin, Billy
Masters, Wm. H.
Moore, Terry
Naber, John
Patchen, Kenneth
Patterson, Floyd
Poston, Tom
Rigby, Cathy
Salinger, Pierre
Schorer, Mark
Simon, William
Simone, Nina
Summer, Donna
Valenti, Jack
Warwick, Dionne
Williams, Cindy
Williams, Ted

Additional charts from Penfield:

Cruise, Tom
Daltry, Roger
Fairchild, Morgan
Hepburn, Audrey
Holmes, John
Keynes, John Maynard
Koestler, Arthur
Lupino, Ida
Mandrell, Barbara
Moore, Dudley
Newton-John, Olivia
Roberts, Xavier
Sanders, Col. Harlan
Savalas, Telly
Stewart, Rod
Updike, John

Mehmet Ali Agca
(speculative chart) 

Vancouver, BC

Mundane Astrology, Astrology History, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the April 1985 issue (14th Extra Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Featured articles include Raul Davila’s comparative study of published birth times for Ronald Reagan, Judy Goodwin’s research on name etymology in “The Astro-Punology of Names,” Marc Penfield’s chart analysis of the State of Israel, and T. Patrick Davis’s survey of geocentric and heliocentric Mars-to-Moon aspects alongside historical charts of the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. Additional contributions cover Mary Mackenzie’s application of John H. Nelson’s heliocentric radio propagation forecasting methods, Judith Gee’s analysis of the 1939 Hitler-Stalin Pact, Marion March’s commentary on planetary configurations, and Joylyn Hill’s reflections on Atlantis. The issue also preserves community discussions regarding Gauquelin’s “Mars Effect,” astrological triggers for agoraphobia, forensic chart analyses of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, and legal regulations surrounding professional astrology.

Issue Highlights

Book Review:

Relationships & Life Cycles, Modern Dimensions of Astrology by Stephen Arroyo – Rochelle Gordon

Articles:

Saturn Through the Signs – Bil Tierney

Crisis in the Near East – Gregg Castellucci

Chiron and Group Fusion – Tom McNamara

The Discovery of the Asteroids – Joylyn Hill

In the Winter of our Discontent – Marc Robertson (Jupiter-Saturn cycles)

Pluto (Part III) – R.C. Davison

Discussions:

AFA Conventions

Void of Course Moon

Ted Bundy

Inherited family traits

Chart data:

Ali, Mohammad
Anderson, John B.
Bergen, Candice
Crawford, Joan
Jones, Jim

Israel

Notable contributors:

Marion March (Fiji conference)

Lois Rodden (notes on chart data)

Jim Lewis (notes on A*C*G* maps of US Presidential candidates)

Lee Lehman (research on astrology & homosexuality)

Mundane Astrology, Astrology History, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the April 1985 issue (14th Extra Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Featured articles include Raul Davila’s comparative study of published birth times for Ronald Reagan, Judy Goodwin’s research on name etymology in “The Astro-Punology of Names,” Marc Penfield’s chart analysis of the State of Israel, and T. Patrick Davis’s survey of geocentric and heliocentric Mars-to-Moon aspects alongside historical charts of the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. Additional contributions cover Mary Mackenzie’s application of John H. Nelson’s heliocentric radio propagation forecasting methods, Judith Gee’s analysis of the 1939 Hitler-Stalin Pact, Marion March’s commentary on planetary configurations, and Joylyn Hill’s reflections on Atlantis. The issue also preserves community discussions regarding Gauquelin’s “Mars Effect,” astrological triggers for agoraphobia, forensic chart analyses of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, and legal regulations surrounding professional astrology.

Issue Highlights

Articles

Published Birthtimes for Ronald Reagan – Raul Davila

Sampling of the Research from the Astro-Punology of Names – Judy Goodwin

The State of Israel – Marc Penfield

Geo & Helio Mars-to-Moon Aspects in 150 Charts – T. Patrick Davis

Excerpts From Letters to Michael Erlewine – John McCormick

The Basic Meaning of Configurations – Marion March

Atlantis and Astrology – Joylyn Hill

Discussions

Gauquelin’s “Mars effect”

Astrological triggers for agoraphobia

Commentary on Marion March’s “The Many Faces of Pluto”

John H. Nelson’s heliocentric planetary aspects & ham radio operation

Pearl Harbor attack

Birth of Astrology

Chart data

(some incomplete or in question)

Cuomo, Mario
Duncan, Isadora
Gacy, John Wayne
Liddell, Alice (daughter of Lewis Carroll)
Mondale, Walter
Sepeda, Loren Faith (abducted child & related charts) Spungen, Nancy

AFA (Sideral/Lavagnini Houses)

Pact between Hitler and Stalin, Aug 1939

Pearl Harbor attack, Dec 1941

State of Israel

Weizman-Peres Agreement, Tel Aviv, Aug 1984

Notable contributors

Mark Melton (scientific method in astrological research)

Marc Penfield (birthtime/rectification of chart of Ronald Reagan; numerological axioms of the American Presidents)

Al H. Morrison (house systems; natal Moon void-of course; astrology and the federal Dictionary of Occupational Terms)

Ivy Goldstein-Jacobs (brief non-astrological piece on the escalation of medication)

Zane Stein (Halley’s Comet; Chiron; beginning of the Aquarian Age; rulership of body parts)

Mundane Astrology, Astrology History, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the April 2000 issue (104th Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Key highlights include Ken Negus’s translation and commentary on Johannes Kepler’s 1608 chart interpretation for Generalissimo Albrecht Wallenstein, Rowena Wall’s astrological profile of media mogul Ted Turner following the Time Warner/AOL merger and his marital separation from Jane Fonda, and Virginia Reyer’s rectified natal and event analysis of Theodore Kaczynski (the Unabomber). The issue also features Susan Manuel’s geo/helio analysis of the Mars Polar Lander mission, Pat Geisler’s essay on professional ethics for practicing astrologers, Joan Titsworth’s overview of esoteric ray astrology, and Mary Downing’s historical reference table of Democratic National Conventions and nominees. Additional contributions document Walt Masters’ mathematical formulas for twelve “House Parts” (Arabic Parts), the 1999 Texas A&M bonfire collapse, out-of-bounds declinations, and chart analyses for prominent political figures including Vladimir Putin, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Bill Bradley, and John McCain.

Issue Highlights 

Articles

“Mouth of the South” Does it Again! [Ted Turner] – Rowena Wall

Kepler as Practicing Astrologer, Translation and Commentary – Ken Negus

Helio Planets: Mars Polar Lander – Susan Manuel

Esoteric Astrology in the World Today – Joan Titsworth

The Aquarian Eclipses of 2000 – Carol Willis

Ted Kaczynski – Virginia Reyer

Democratic National Conventions and Presidential Nominees [table]– Mary Downing

The Ethics of Astrology – Pat Geisler

Tidbits from the Tabloids – Arlene Marcia Nimark

Discussions

The 12 Arabic Parts

Bonfire collapse at Texas A&M (1999)

Declinations/Out-of-Bounds planets

Chart of Camilla Parker-Bowles

The Vertex

Chart data

(some incomplete or in question)

Bradley, Bill

Bush, George H.W.

Gore, Al

Kaczynski, Ted

McCain, John

Putin, Vladimir

Canada

Battle of Toronto (War of 1812)

Bonfire collapse at Texas A&M (1999)

Notable contributors

Marion March (avoiding generalizing in Astrology)

Mundane Astrology, Astrology History, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the October 1990 issue (66th Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Featured articles in this issue include Marc Penfield’s solar chart analysis of Donald Trump and natal study of Greta Garbo, Part I of M.J. Makransky’s series correlating zodiacal degrees with geographical locations and political shifts in Guatemala, Robert Baumgartner’s examination of a Demotic astrological text regarding the Egyptian star Sothis, Joseph S. DeMello’s instructional guide on diurnal charts, Paul Hewitt’s analysis of the 1989 Eastern European revolutions, and T. Pat Davis’s geo-helio study of the 1901 Texas oil discovery at Spindletop. Additional contents include reviews of Alan Oken’s Soul-Centered Astrology and Margaret Millard’s The Genetics of Astrology, weather forecasts by Dot Willis, and historical discussions regarding Tycho Brahe’s birth chart, the Society for the Advancement of Astrology, the 1992 Philippine presidential election, and birth data for figures including Saddam Hussein and Kenneth Branagh.

Issue Highlights

Book Reviews

Soul-Centered Astrology: A key to the expanding Self by Alan Oken – Marguerite dar Boggia

The Genetics of Astrology by Margaret Millard – Teresa Hamilton

Articles

The Great Garbo: Sphinx or Siren? – Marc Penfield

Guatemala, Part I – M.J. Makransky

The Egyptian Sothis in Gemini – A Demotic Astrological Text, Part I – Robert Baumgartner

Saturn, Our Night-Light, Part I – Ann Foley

Living the Hero’s Journey, Part I – Carol Voeth-Lavoie

Diurnal Charts – Joseph D. DeMello

Next Philippine President – Serafin Lanot

Autumn Ingress, September 23, 1990 – Dot Willis

Students Corner: Aspects – Anne Toth

[Essential charts of Chicago], Part I – Sonja Foxe

Saturn Anxiety, Part I – Carole Devine

Donald Trump: His Solar Chart – Marc Penfield

Eastern Europe – The Revolution of 1989, Part I – Paul Hewitt

Texans Discover Oil – T. Pat Davis

Discussions

Ethics of predicting death

Chart of Tycho Brahe

History of the Society for the Advancement of Astrology

Sun sign columns

Polio vaccine/SV-40 virus/AIDS

Warren and Florence Harding

Neptune transit of Capricorn

Chart of San Francisco Astrolocality Page 2 of 2

Chart data
(some incomplete or in question)

Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
San Francisco, CA
Common Market/EEC

Brahe, Tycho
Branagh, Kenneth
Griffith, Melanie
Hussein, Saddam
Linares, Enrico
Quayle, Dan
Stuart, Matthew & related charts

Notable contributors

Joe DeMello (the semi-sextile aspect)
Marion March (Joan Quigley’s involvement with the Reagans)
Kay Shinker (solar returns)
Lois Rodden (chart data)
Frances McEvoy (Matthew Stuart/Boston murder case)