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)