From: Carole@brownvm (Carolyn Egan)
Newsgroups: alt.astrology
Subject: Re: Help with Progressions and Stars
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Date: 9 Oct 1992 14:48:30 GMT
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In article <1992Oct8.184152.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>, roy@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
wrote:
> 
> In article <1b2dnbINNnbr@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, 
> cg482@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Linda Paquette) writes:
> > 
> > Can someone out there give me some help with Progressions? Do
> > you make up a new chart with the new birth date(day for a yer) o
> > just progress the planets and cusps within the natal chart? Also
> > I would like some information on Converse progressions. Doing a
> > Converse has given me some insight into things I could not under-
> > stand looking at my natal chart.
> > 
> > How are the stars used in an interpretation? I have been looking
> > at the charts posted here and see that the stars have been included.
> > 
Hi Linda,
  Yes, progressions are important ( and solar arc directions, too).  The
books I use for learning/reference are:  Progressions by Sophia Mason, she
sells this one herself and maybe through the AFA.  Extremely good cookbook
explanations and techniques.  

Yes, the March & McEvers series is excellent - I use much of their beginner
material for my novice classes.  The text Roy is referring to is the one
with the yellow cover - The Only Way to Learn -  About Tomorrow.  This
volume has the techniques and good examples of all the ways to progress a
chart ( I don't think converse was included, Sophia Mason does converse
stuff; I have looked every so briefly at this but found no immediate value;
perhaps you could tell us what you have learned by looking/studying
converse directions.  The volume does include Secondary progressions, Solar
Arc, Solar Returns and possibly an explanation of Tertiary.

Noel Tyl's latest book - Prediction with Solar Arc - larger book with royal
blue & gold cover - an excellent study.


Fixed stars - I have three refence books with descriptions of the fixed
stars and I imagine tthey are still available.  There is a smaller book by
Ebertin with references to famous people (but over in Germany mostly) but
the descriptions of the stars is quite good; somewhat fatalistic.  My
favorite is Vivanne Robson, I think the title is Fixed starts and the
Constellations.
During the last two UAC's, I attended the lecture of Dianna K. Rosenberg of
NYC. She is such an interesting woman - she does a correspondence course 
(someday I would love to take it & plug that particular hole in my
astroeducation).

She did something with black holes and how energy is sucked up - wherever
their longitude is can be compared to a horoscope - in the lecture, Mark
Pottenger said must be like a vampire energy.  She produces a folder (very
attractive) with xeroxed copies of her descriptions, locations and notes on
fixed stars.  I can get you an address/tel # if you like.

For a progressed chart, if you are not hand calculating yourself, get it
from a reputable chart service.  Have it calculated for the present date
and you can track a lot of the movement from this chart.  The prog. moon
moves about 1 degree a month. The MC moves about 1 degree a year.  The asc.
moves at a different rate due to signs of long or short ascension.  Other
than the Sun which moves approx 1 dgree a yr, the rest of the planets move
at a different rate.  There is so much information in the secondaries -
look to see new conjunctions in both pro & natal charts.  Look for when
Merc or Venus go retro or direct.   Have fun, I;m sure I said more than you
wanted.  Hope you enjoy.

REgards, Carol 
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