Mundane Astrology, Astrology History, and Astrological Techniques. This archival item is the April 1982 issue (33rd Edition) of Mercury Hour, a quarterly astrological magazine edited and published by Edith Custer in Lynchburg, Virginia. Featured contributions include Gregg Castellucci’s mundane analysis of the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Manik Chand Jain’s astrological assessment of Ayatollah Khomeini’s regime, Barbara May’s study of midpoints in the Tanque Verde Falls flash flood disaster, and Part I of Erin Sullivan’s series on Mercury’s dual functions in Gemini and Virgo. Additional articles cover Bil Tierney’s astrological review of Gail Sheehy’s Passages, Stanley Kustesky’s essay on astrology versus psychology, and Marc Penfield’s “Chart Mart” data collection spanning notable public figures and event horoscopes. The issue also documents reader discussions on Astro*Carto*Graphy applications by Jim Lewis, heliocentric astrology methodologies by Michael Erlewine, research on incest and homosexuality, and ongoing debates regarding birth chart data for figures such as Ronald Reagan, John Wayne Gacy, and Pope John Paul II.
Articles
Chart Mart – Marc Penfield (charts included in “Chart data”, below)
Tragedy at Tanque Verde Falls: A Case for Midpoints – Barbara May
Khomeini’s Days Are Numbered – Manik Chand Jain
Mercury – Erin Sullivan
An Astrological Review of Passages (by Gail Sheedy) – Bil Tierney
Astrology vs. Psychology: A Minor Dilemma for the 80’s – Stanley Kustesky
Discussions
Astrological research on incest
Astrological birth control (human and equine)
Ayatollah Khomeini
Pluto transits
Heliocentric astrology
Charts of Israel
Chart of Ronald Reagan
Astro*Carto*Graphy
Crash of AirFlorida Jet, Jan 13, 1982
Chart data (some incomplete or in question)
Lucille Ball
Tallulah Bankhead
Constance Bennett
Rosa Bonheur
John Browning
Horst Bucholz
Bernard Buffet
James Caan
James Callaghan
Julie Christie
Van Cliburn
Joan Crawford
Bing Crosby
Arlene Dahl
Bobby Darin
Bette Davis
Deanna Durbin
Jane Fonda
Peggy Ann Garner
Robert Guillaume
Marilyn Horne
Carole King
Hedy Lamarr
John Lennon
George Lucas
Jeanette MacDonald
Archbishop Makarios
Penny Marshall
Bette Midler
Harvey Milk
George Moscone
Alla Nazimova
Mabel Normand
Elvis Presley
Louise Rainer
Ruth St. Denis
Ann Sheridan
Beverly Sills
Edith Sitwell
Elke Sommer
Cat Stevens
Susan Strasberg
Margaret Sullavan
Constance Talmadge
Renata Tebaldi
Dame Sybil Thorndike
Dorothy Tutin
Lupe Velez
Betty White
Dan White
Mary Wilson
Leigh Taylor Young
Pope John Paul II
Kansas City, MO
Lebanon
Poland
First US test tube baby
Notable contributors
Zane Stein (eclipses, quincunxes, Association for Studying Chiron (ASC)
Michael Erlewine (Heliocentric astrology)
Al H. Morrison (Void-of-Course Moon in the birth chart)
Erin Sullivan (various topics)
