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)