Ana Cristina (Astrologicamente) died

In 2008, in September,  I went to Lisbon. There was a workshop 'Vocations' with Noel Tyl, very well organized by  Ana Cristina Corrêa Mendes.  She published an interview with Noel Tyl in June 2008: http://espelhodevida.blogspot.nl/2008/06/noel-tyl-interview.html, she took care of the bookings and in the evening she took us, the participants, to a real Portugese restaurant for a local dinner. I wrote about the workshop and the splendid job that she did at the time and said:'Obrigada!'

Ana Cristina had a blog (Astrologicamente) and the last entry was in August 2013. Now I hear that she died last March, after a period of severe illness. One of the workshop participants was Antonio Rosa, author of the blog Cova do Urso. He (born 1949) died in December of 2014.

On his site Nova Lis there is a text written by Ana Cristina where she says that astrology is helping people  by using the horoscope as a fantastic mirror,  as the individual road map that you can go.
Ana Cristina has gone, too soon, just like Antonio Rosa. I met them in September 2008 and now they have died. They will be missed.

LINK
About the workshop with Noel Tyl :
http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2008/06/noel-tyl-meeting-portugal.html
http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2008/09/back.html


About Antonio Rosa: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2014/12/antonio-rosa-cova-do-urso-died.html




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The Taurus astrologer in the chart of John Frawley

The combination of the helicopter view is Jupiter-Uranus. Jupiter-Uranus combinations are frequent in the charts of astronauts, modern popes and …astrologers. The chart of British astrologer John Frawley is such a good example! Here it is:

Jupiter conjunct Uranus,

Sun sextile Uranus,

Jupiter sextile Sun

Also, Jupiter and Uranus are in a wider trine with Midheaven in Scorpio.

Jupiter and Uranus are in hard aspect with Venus, too.

That is a lot of Jupiter/Uranus, and it is all connected to Pallas, the symbol of patterns.

Here is his chart, with transits and progressions, the Porphyry way.

Need one know more? Well, John Frawley is a classical astrologer. 

SATURN FOR CLASSICS

He teaches traditional and horary astrology and wrote ‘The Real Astrology’ (a satirical approach of modern astrology).

Saturn doesn’t make major aspects in sign or orb 5 degrees. His Saturn is on Midheaven. That is why Saturn is the most prominent planet in the chart. Saturn is the symbol of ‘classical’… and in this chart Saturn is ‘calling’!

John Frawley is a famous astrologer.

JUPITER PLUTO MC FOR SUCCESS 

Jupiter and Pluto are in aspect with the MC, promising public success.

There is also a Jupiter-Neptune aspect, connected with the Sun, that explains the dedicated audience/students and the number of fans that he has.

TAURUS WAY

Now how does the sun sign Taurus mirror his life style? It may be in the price of a consultation  Well, isn't Taurus supposed to like making money?:) But there are more ways to demonstrate that you are a Taurus. Earlier I wrote about the correspondence between Taurus astrologers Deborah Houlding and William Lilly:

Because now I have to find out what William Lilly and Deborah Houlding share. I found this site (http://www.skyscript.co.uk/pdf/CA_preface.pdf ) with Lilly's 'Christian Astrology' retyped and with comments of Deborah Houlding. Perhaps that it is the continuity of working on that basic material that demonstrates the fixed and earth side of Taurus?

 Now I can add John Frawley (also recommending Lilly's Christian Astrology): Taurus and continuity of working on basic material.

PS 

It is his 60st birthday today and there are a 3 transits of Pluto with his natal and progressed chart. 

1. Pluto is conjunct Progressed Midheaven, 

2. Pluto is inconjunct natal Mercury and 

3. Pluto is conjunct natal Ascendant. 

Transits of Pluto might be more disturbing if you are not a traditional astrologer, but what if there are 3 of them? This usually means: challenges and stress. 

Perhaps that was (only) because of the failing website? On April 21, 2015 he wrote:'My website's come  back to life'. Interesting that Pluto is the symbol of come backs, crisis and matters of life and death...:)

RELEVANT LINKS

On my site Astromarkt:

http://www.astromarkt.nl/astrology_to_study-html/jupiter-in-aspect-with-uranus-html/

http://www.astromarkt.net/astrology_to_study-html/jupiter-in-aspect-with-neptune-html/

Here on Astropost:

http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2008/03/taurus-all-about-sun-moon-ascendant-mc.html

http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2009/01/when-saturn-is-calling-planet.html 

http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2011/02/transits-of-pluto-with-sun.html

http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2011/02/transits-of-pluto-with-progressed.html

ABOUT TAURUS ASTROLOGERS

http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2014/04/astrology-chart-of-taurus-astrologers.html

About the charts of Deborah Houlding and William Lilly

EXTERNAL LINKS: JOHN FRAWLEY

http://www.johnfrawley.com

https://www.facebook.com/johnfrawleyfanpage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frawley_(astrologer)

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Pisces astrologer Susan Miller

Pisces Susan Miller is a very popular contemporary (sun sign) astrologer with a crowd of dedicated and sometimes depending followers. What in her chart helped her to become an astrologer and a famous one, too? And what in her chart tells us about the lack of sleep to do all that she does (daily horoscopes, celebrity horoscopes, consultations, interviews, hosting Astrology zone etc.et.)

Let’s see. 

I’ll use my usual method to read charts (also see: http://www.astromarkt.net/chart-analysis.html

1.     Astro ID
Uranus conjunct Ascendant and Pallas (symbol of seeing patterns) on the MC. Jupiter doesn’t make aspects in sign or orb 5 degrees. Now we have a prominence of Uranus (angular) and Jupiter (calling!). Jupiter-Uranus is the combination that is linked to (many if not most of the) astrologers, mirroring a helicopter view (‘from above’). For more examples, see Astropost (http://astropost.blogspot.nl/search/label/astrologers for more charts of astrologers)

Mars is also ‘calling’ (no aspects in sign or orb 5 degrees) AND Mars is rising before the Sun on her day of birth. That points at the importance of the planet of energy twice and mirrors the active workaholic, someone who is very productive. An entrepreneur pur sang.

Now we have the Astro ID that could fit on an astrologer or an astronautJ

2.    Character
50% in mutable signs, Sun Pisces, Virgo Moon*) and a Gemini Ascendant, Sun/Moon midpoint in Sagittarius, square Mercury
Mutable =movableJ Sensitivity and mediagenic Pisces with ‘at your service’ Moon and communicative (forever young) Gemini Ascendant.
The midpoint Sun/Moon in Sagittarius square Mercury combination will be motivated by doing it her own way, by ideas and success and because of Mercury this involves communications.

Sun in a narrow square with Uranus and Uranus quatronovile (160d) Jupiter connect the important Uranus and Jupiter (see 1. Astro ID) and repeat the combination of the helicopter view that I found in the charts of (some modern) popes, astronauts and astrologers.

There is Mars inconjunct Saturn as a warning for working too hard!

A dedicated communicator with a helicopter view, motivated by successful communications and: with a tendency to work too hard!

3.    Patterns and points, specials

There is an OOB Pluto biquintile the Sun. Biquintiles are double quintiles and quintiles are the symbols of creativity. A creative way to be a master? Strong willed creativity? You name it.

Aquarius is the sign on cusp X (Midheaven) and Uranus is prominent (angular) in Pisces, so we have independence and originality coming out. 

Successful combinations in astrology are of course those with Jupiter involved. Jupiter-Uranus combinations help you to look far ahead (your helicopoter view) and see what is needed (like in case of astrology) and that is a help. Jupiter-Pluto combinations intensify confidence and so: success (Jupiter in Scorpio – ruled by Pluto – is ‘calling’). A lot of followers and fans will be shown by Jupiter-Neptune (her Jupiter/Neptune midpoint is semi square her Sun/Moon midpoint). Mercury-Jupiter helps to spread the word (and she has the Moon conjunct Mercury/Jupiter midpoint).

Venus opposition Saturn in 3-9 is very tight, but not part of this article that concentrates on the astrologer in the chart. And on how the sun sign manifests itself. She said that Sun Pisces = philosophical and that led her to astrology. With the Pisces Sun biquintile Pluto we get a spiritual compound in her chart.

Of course, with her chart she didn't HAVE to be an astrologer. Circumstances, situations, culture: it all contributed to her chosen career. 

LINKS

*) Universal Tao says of this combination: a compulsive purist http://universal-tao-eproducts.com/mp/files/sun-moon_pisces-virgo.pdf

My Sun-Moon combination is that of a pathfinderJ

http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Miller,_Susan

http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2014/02/pisces-astrologer-alfred-witte.html The astrologer in Alfred Witte's chart

http://www.bobmarksastrologer.com/Pallas21.2.html On Pallas in sign/houses and recoginizing patterns. 

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Aquarius astrologer Carroll Righter

On Astropost you find charts of astrologers for almost every sun sign. They tell us about the indications for interest in astrology (or better: for a helicopter view) and they tell us in what way the sun sign of the astrologer is in line with the way that he or she practiced it. Carroll Righter's sun sign was Aquarius. He was an astrologer in the days that astrology was booming and 'The age of Aquarius' was a hit.

What he did was not new. Astrologers have been advising politicians and kings for ages and in some nations, they still do. It is an enormous responsibility and it requires some notion of politics and strategy. I remember a sad case of some years ago of an astrologer /clairvoyabt whose advices left him so poor that one of his famous clients bought him a carpet because he couldn't afford one. Some astrologers give million dollar advices for 100 box! So,  amazing how wealthy Carroll Righter was! (Maybe his Venus ruler 2 in 12 square Pluto ruler 8 helped him? Or maybe American celebs are more generous:).

THE ASTROLOGER'S PATTERN
Astrologers usually have a Jupiter-Uranus 'connection', consisting of a narrow aspect between Jupiter and Uranus, the Sun or Mercury in aspect with both Jupiter or Uranus. a Jupiter/Uranus midpoint combination with Sun, Mercury or Midheaven and/or an Aquarius Sun in aspect with Jupiter (or a Sagittarius Sun in aspect with Uranus). Mostly they have more of these connections, completed with a prominent Pallas (for patterns) and either Jupiter or Uranus in a prominent position. Let's see if Carroll Righter, who was a famous and successful astrologer, had this, too. Here is the chart:

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There are 4 Jupiter-Uranus combinations.
1. Jupiter is conjunct Uranus
2. Jupiter and Uranus are sextile Mercury
3. Sun in Aquarius -ruled by Uranus- is sextile Uranus in Sagittarius (ruled by Jupiter) AND
4. Sun in Aquarius is in a 67.5 degree minor aspect*) with the ruler of the 10th house, Jupiter.
That is more that the rule of 3!

Neptune on IC and the 12th house Pisces Moon square Neptune/Pluto for a famous astrologer? Famous astrological advisors work behind the scenes..,So the combination is a perfect symbol for someone who discretely communicates with celebrities in the paranormal field. See how that Moon in Pisces 12 square Neptune/Pluto is reflecting the 'secret force' and paranormal sensitivity that a lot of people are afraid of? Did he really advice the Reagans?*) Or was it Joan Quigley? Or did they both?

Neptune on IC is a Neptune opposite Midheaven. This position symbolizes a career related to beliefs, ideals/ideology, media and/or mediums or... the movies! Neptune is the symbol of television and all that can't be smelled, seen or touched. It is the symbol of fantasies and what is fake.
His career started when he moved to Hollywood, a very Neptunic place...

Neptune rules his first house (Ascendant Pisces) and is calling (no aspects in orb 5 degrees), just like Saturn is. Midpoint Saturn/Neptune is connected to Midheaven and Sun by means of hard minor aspects. Saturn/Neptune is the midpoint of involuntary detachment  So I found it interesting to read that he hardly ever left his spacious house in the late sixties**). That is also in line with the 12th House Moon and Pisces Ascendant. It takes some study and being alone to study charts:).

Anyway, Carroll Righter had the Jupiter-Uranus 'helicopter view' connection and Pallas in 10 for using patterns as tools to be an astrologer. He had a lot of influence and probably loved the idea (Sun trine Pluto). He made astrology popular, too. With Mars in Aquarius in the 11th house, rising before the Sun and sextile Jupiter, he also had the energy to promote astrology.  This combination mirrors a drive to convince others (just like we see in the charts of the preachers in this post: http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2010/12/preachers-charts.html).
There is also an important Saturn (no aspects in sign within orb 5 degrees) for an important amount of ambition.

THE GOOD MOMENTS
But it also takes good opportunities and starry moments. Righter had his one with Transit Jupiter trine his natal Sun, when Marlene Dietrich became his devoted client after having ignored his warning for an accident (and breaking her ankle).

A long long time ago, in the year that I was born, Carroll Righter became a columnist. That was with progressed Midheaven and transit Jupiter conjunct his natal Sun AND Progressed Ascendant opposite Jupiter, all that, for a golden opportunity.


NOTES
***67.5 is a minor aspect, a semi sesquisquare

**) I found that interesting interview dated March 21, 1969 (in THE astrology days:) with Carroll Righter here: http://www.meetup.com/ncgrla/pages/Time_Magazine_Article_about_Carroll_Righter/

Also Aquarius astrologer: Reinhold Ebertin (author of my favorite book COSI) and Louis de Wohl (and anonymous ADB astrologer 10873).

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António Rosa (Cova do Urso) died

This morning I visited Cova do Urso, blog of Portugese astrologer António Rosa, whom I met in Lisbon during a workshop with Noel Tyl. I was shocked to read that he passed away. António was a very kind and versatile astrologer. He will be missed. I am so sad to have to tell you this.

The In Memoriam is on his site:

http://cova-do-urso.blogspot.nl/2014/12/in-memoriam-de-antonio-rosa-um.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/qFAH+(Cova+do+Urso)


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Virgo astrologer Edith Wangemann

Edith Wangemann was born August 29, 1917 in Germany. Together with her husband, and after his death alone, she practiced and studied astrology. She was married to an astrologer (Helmuth Wangemann). A picture shows that he knew Reinhold Ebertin. I have no idea how they made a living.

Astro.com mentions the couple's scientific approach. In her chart this might be mirrored by the position of their Saturn, rising before the natal Sun. This post is about the astrologer in her chart and about the way that Sun in Virgo shows up.

ASTROLOGER AND JUPITER+URANUS
Cosmic awareness is perhaps one of the best descriptions for Jupiter/Uranus midpoints and aspects. This aspect- or midpoint combination for the helicopter view is always present in the charts of astrologers (and astronauts). Maybe even also in the charts of astronomers, LOL.
It's also the midpoint of being inventive and the transit of 'sudden windfall'. Maybe, in the case of astrologers, the windfall is less 'unexpected':)...

There is also a Jupiter/Uranus connection in the chart of Edith Wangemann.
In the chart of Edith Wangemann midpoint Jupiter/Uranus is square Midheaven. The natal Sun is square Jupiter in Gemini*) and in quindecile (165d) aspect with the 'calling' VIP Uranus.  Her Sun/Moon midpoint semi square Mercury indicates that she was very motivated to communicate about her main interest (astrology).

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BTW, her husband was an Aquarius with Sun square Jupiter and sextile ruler Uranus.

THE VIRGO ASTROLOGER
Now, in what way did she practice being a Virgo?

- keep up the standards and never believe it all
- contribute to perfect data
- find ways to use astrology in every day's life (without drifting away, I mean)

By studying charts, keeping record of it and
*) She particularly studied the charts of twins. Gemini is the sign of twins.

LINK
Zipporah Dobyns, a Virgo astrologer, too:
http://astropost.blogspot.com/2012/08/virgo-astrologer-zipporah-dobyns.html

On the cosmic awareness in the chart of a Russian astronaut:
http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2013/09/cosmic-awareness-and-yuri-lonchakov.html

http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Wangemann,_Edith


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Gemini Astrologer Alice Ann Bailey

Alice Ann Bailey wrote about 30 books on various ancient subjects and was an occult (esoteric) astrologer. With Jupiter/Uranus midpoint conjunct Sun, and both Jupiter and Uranus connected with Midheaven, she has a key to astrology. Her MC-routing ends in Mercury ruler 3, her Sun is in Gemini and her Moon is in the 3rd house. This all leads to writing.

In the time of Alice Ann Bailey, there was much interest in the occult. Maybe she was triggered to study this subject by the 'calling' Virgo Moon, ruling the 12th house. Neptune square and Pluto quintile the Ascendant help to create the right atmosphere for mystery. I can imagine that her Gemini Sun was curious enough to have a look...

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Gemini Astrologer Jan Gieles (the -1 system man)

Dutch astrologer Jan Gieles was an autodidact who invented his own system for the progressed chart. Instead of adding the number of years, he added the number of years minus 1. (So your 20th progressed year will be your 19th then*). He said (and his followers still say so) that he had good results with that system. He explained that in the year before birth we are prepared for our existence on earth and that he felt that this was significant for the progressions. In the 70-80's astrologers used to focus on the psychological side of the chart and 'predictions' weren't appreciated much. He, however, said things like ' When the Moon is in Scorpio conjunct Pluto, this is very dangerous for the Middle East'. That, his special system and the fact that he wasn't a 'news paper sun sign astrologer' or busy on the internet is perhaps the reason why you haven't heard of him.

Gieles had his own magazine 'Sagittarius' , named after his Ascendant sign. I still have number 13:). I visited his class a couple of times, too, somewhere in the 80s. Subjects in my number 13 were chart analysis of the Queen and politicians, predictions, numerology, Sun signs explained, basics of astrology, homeopathy - astrology, the mythology of Saturn/Kronos and the 'nonexistence' of the Age of Aquarius (as there are no borders). He died in September 2007.

The astrological pattern of Jan Gieles' interest in astrology is in line with the pattern in the charts of other astrologers. His Jupiter/MC midpoint is opposite Uranus and his Jupiter is in minor aspect (112.5 degrees) with Uranus. Other interesting things in his chart:

• Neptune is calling for visions at any possible level (he says that the idea of the -1 system began in his dreams; he also had Moon in Pisces)
• Neptune and Pluto square and trine Midheaven (Neptune-Pluto-MC is the symbol of a 'paranormal' or mysterious position in society); together with Jupiter you see the fans and followers (Jupiter/Neptune) and success (Jupiter/Pluto) in his field
• Tightest aspect is Moon square Jupiter (he was popular and had a class full of students)
• Mercury is the final dispositor of Midheaven, for the magazine and the classes:)

His sign Gemini shows in the way that he instructed and in the fact that he didn't write a book, but published in a magazine.

*) It is rather difficult to use transits and progressions using Astro.com that way. You need to take the progressed chart of one year before with the present transits.

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PS An assistent of Jan Gieles works with the -1 system. Site http://home.knp.nl/jligteneigen/ and made a calculation program names Newcombe

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Astrology chart of Taurus astrologers Deborah Houlding and William Lilly

Though I generally prefer not to publish about charts of contemporary astrologers, the lack of Taurus astrologers forced me to make an exception. I could, of course, name William Lilly only. Lilly is a very famous astrologer and his chart is A-rated, so perhaps even with a correct day and hour of birth. But I like to show you what's the difference between astrologers 'born under Taurus' and the others, so here is something on the charts of both Willliam Lilly and Skyscript's Deborah Houlding, who is equally famous, what is not surprising because her Sun/Moon midpoint is in hard aspect with both Jupiter and Pluto. That motivates an awful lot!:) It is a very successful combination that is in line with her position in the world of astrology.

I always want to find the astrologer by means of Jupiter-Uranus and in a different way the chart of Deborah Houlding is also showing this aspect. Her Sun in Taurus is square Uranus, while Jupiter on Midheaven is making a minor aspect of 75 degrees with the Sun. Midheaven also is in a quindecile (165 degree) aspect with Uranus. Her Mercury quintile Uranus mirrors a creative way to find new words and meanings and to deal with the controversy that astrologers find on their way. Here is her chart with transits and progressions for her coming birthday. For a better view, just click the picture.

William Lilly's chart is an A-rated chart, but I wonder, as it is a rectified chart and there is no document of his day of birth. So I publish the chart of Astrodatabank here and hope that Lilly is indeed born under Taurus.

Because now I have to find out what William Lilly and Deborah Houlding share. I found this site (http://www.skyscript.co.uk/pdf/CA_preface.pdf ) with Lilly's 'Christian Astrology' retyped and with comments of Deborah Houlding. Perhaps that it is the continuity of working on that basic material that demonstrates the fixed and earth side of Taurus?

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Aries astrologer Joan Quigley

It is April 10, the birthday of Joan Quigley, one of the most noted astrologer's in the USA, because she was Nancy Reagan's private astrologer since 1973 (her progressed Midheaven trine her natal Uranus). Astrodatabank mentions that unsuccessfully tried to start a dot.com business in 2001 (with Progressed MC semi square Pluto and progressed Sun square Uranus).  She is 87 now and the transits of Uranus, Pluto and Jupiter all hit her progressed Sun lately.

The importance of the angular Mercury, the angular Jupiter and the 'calling' Uranus*) would already point at the 'helicopter view mind' that is required to study (Mercury) astrology (Jupiter-Uranus), but also shows how important communications (Mercury), techniques (Uranus) and guidance (Jupiter) are in her life, apart from family matters (Ceres).   The Aries Sun shows enterprise and the Leo Moon is for the glamour. Being the advisor of USA's First Lady is of course something to be proud of. The cool Virgo Ascendant is trine Venus, corresponding with the fact that she was pretty. Perhaps Sun in 8 inconjunct Ascendant shows us that she was 'a star' in the eyes of many, but (inconjunct = 'but') exaggerated, or at the cost of her own lifestyle.

Her Pluto is conjunct the Sun of Nancy Reagan, whose Saturn is inconjunct the Sun of Joan Quigley and opposition Quigley's Jupiter. So there is a Sun Saturn side for Nancy Reagan and a Sun Jupiter Pluto side for Joan Quigley, corresponding with the fact that the relationship was a success for the astrologer while people mocked Nancy Reagan for consulting an astrologer (even Barack Obama did).

Well, let's not be sad about the lack of appreciation and let's find the astrology in her chart that you see here with transits and progressions for today, her birthday.

1. Uranus is 'calling' (no aspects in 5 dg orb or in sign) and rising before the Sun + at Aries Point.
2. Jupiter is opposition Ascendant.
So both Jupiter and Uranus are important

Midpoint Jupiter/Uranus is in the 25th degree of Pisces, square Mars in X (and square the Galactic Center)

I also like Neptune/Pluto midpoint semi square Midheaven for the discretion that was required in her position.

Here is an interview with her in 2002 called 'The cosmos of Joan Quigley'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T-Cxh5SPWI
I hear her say that she entered the mass market in the early 90's and found that she couldn't deal with it, because there is no mass astrology (very true) and that one day astrology will be recognized (I have my doubts…but I am glad that I did:).

LINKS
Chart of Aries Astrologer Dane Rudhyar:
http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2014/03/aries-astrologer-dane-rudhyar.html
a pioneer in humanistic astrologie

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Pisces astrologer Alfred Witte

What is true about the story that Hitler used astrology to guide him trough the war (and into defeat)? Louis de Wohl http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2008/03/birth-chart-of-louis-de-wohl-astrologer.html made a living as a spie, telling the British what move was to be expected if Hitler followed the advice of an astrologer. It wasn't Alfred Witte. Alfred Witte was a victim of the Nazi terror.

The astrologer is in his chart like this:

-       Sun in Pisces (ancient ruler is Jupiter)

-       Moon Aquarius

-       Sun semi square Jupiter

-       Sun quindecile Uranus

-       Jupiter inconjunct Uranus (helicopter view with a loss involved)

-       Midpoint Jupiter/Uranus is semi square Sun

Pisces Astrologer Alfred Witte, the man who introduced the midpoints (a+b)/2 in astrology again, was arrested by the Nazi’s in 1941 and killed himself subsequently. Some of his students ended in concentration camps. The theme of (the danger of) unnatural death is in his chart: Mars conjunct Pluto, sexile Saturn (see the links for more information). On the day of his death transit Saturn was square Venus, Mercury and Moon.

Jupiter-Uranus is the astrologer’s combination. Uranus is the focal planet and perhaps Jupiter is opposite MC.

I deliberately avoid to use house positions or rulers here, because I  wonder if Witte corrected his natal chart so that it would be conjunct fixed star Spica. Robson says that Spica rising means good fortune (more than to be expected) and given Alfred Witte’s tragic end I dare to say that this is wrong.  Maybe the 9:12 was also related to that Jupiter on IC…?

The source note of Astrodatabank says that Wangemann gave a time of 7:54 p.m. but Astro.com uses a chart with a quoted hour of birth of 9:12.  In the 7:54 chart Quaoar is on MC. You see the Astro.com chart here, with transits and progressions for the day of his death:

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PISCES AND HIS ASTROLOGY

In the series of astrologers and their sun signs I like to point at the impact of the sign in the work of the astrologer. His sign is Pisces. Witte was victimized. It might be very Pisces, this sacrifice (and hopefully  rare) but there was also an element of Pisces in his work. He believed (Pisces!) in a range of calculated positions for imaginary transneptunian or Uranian planets named 

Hades, Zeus, Kronos, Apollon, Admetos, Vulcanus and Poseidon.

LINKS

On the chart of  Aquarius Louis de Wohl http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2014/01/aquarian-astrologer-louis-de-wohl-and.html

On the chart of  Aquarius Reinhold Ebertin (he worked with Witte's midpoints, but without the transneptunians): http://astropost.blogspot.nl/2014/02/aquarius-reinhold-ebertin-astrologer.html

Biography of Witte:

http://astrologer.ru/Witte/biography_eng.html

Spica (on Constellation of Words) http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Spica.html

On Jupiter-Uranus and astrology see Astromarkt: http://www.astromarkt.net/jupiter-in-aspect-with-uranus.html

Picture of Witte:
http://wiki.astro.com/astrowiki/en/Witte,_Alfred

More Mars, Saturn, Pluto examples:
 http://astropost.blogspot.nl/search/label/Mars%20Saturn%20Pluto

More history of the Hamburger School: http://www.uranian-institute.org/urasthst.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_School_of_Astrology

*) On astrology and Hitler on Astrology.co.uk http://www.astrology.co.uk/news/worldwar2.htm 

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