astrology

“we are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born. astrology does not lay claim to anything more.”

- carl jung

what is hellenistic astrology?

also known as traditional or ancient western astrology, the hellenistic system of astrology was synthesized roughly between 200 BCE and 600 CE.

it forms the foundations of modern western astrology, and introduces techniques and concepts that were not present in western astrological practice for many years.

when the ancient texts were discovered and translated, the context for the modern system was clear and western astrology was changed indefinitely.

however, this leads to some differences between the systems. check them out to your right if you're curious.

concept of sect

no uranus, neptune, or pluto

whole sign houses

zodiacal releasing

emphasizes receptions

houses do not map onto signs

no quincunx or semisextile

no cusps

nodes mean increase and decrease

planets as dispositors of topics

ascendant ruler represents the native

antiscia and contra-antiscia