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)
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