A test of methods for predicting the shape of the face based facial models of John Willner (1991) and the rising decan (Hindu decans).  Majority of examples support the Sun’s sign and not the Sun’s season as the contributor to physiognomy.  Study raises questions on inclusion of Sun’s season in temperament models as recommended by Ptolemy. Thirty-six examples.  Horoscopes sourced from Astrodatabank; no rectified charts used.  57 pages.

A comprehensive literature review of astrological physiognomy from the Greco-Roman period to the present day.  Includes works canonical to the non-astrological physiognomy tradition beginning with the pseudo-Aristotelian Physiognomica (3rd Cent BCE). 71 pages.

"Aspects form a vital component of the interpretation of the natal chart. They link the planets that are the active and dynamic factors of the horoscope. Each link means that a piece of our psychic energy is making contact with another part, and that these parts not only influence each another and can work together (or work against each other), it is also particularly true that they see each other and experience each other consciously. This makes it possible for us to get to know ourselves."

"I call it the Pinball Approach to Understanding Your Natal Energy.  The Pinball Approach is a combination of Horary, Uranian, Jyotish and Western astrological techniques. The Pinball Approach focuses on how the energy of transiting planets flow and stimulate the planets in a natal chart. It offers a more holistic approach to understanding a chart as an energy system as you look at each triggering transit as part of an overall process or Pinball Game.

"In this Paper, I want to present the Indicators that are present in those hard-natured leaders that have ruthlessness as a part of their character. They perhaps enjoy this tendency of cruelty and the planetary configuration in their Natal Charts points it out in a very simple and clear manner.

"Midpoints are the halfway point between two points. When astrologers talk about the Sun/Moon midpoint, for example, they are referring to the point halfway between the Sun and the Moon. To illustrate with a simple example, if the Sun is at 10 degrees Aries and the Moon is at 20 degrees Aries, the Sun/Moon midpoint is 15 degrees Aries."

"A midpoint in astrology is an energetic point on the birth chart located at half of the distance between two planets or other chart elements.

From astrological point of view a midpoint is the place where the energies of two involved planets are merging and combining in equal proportion. It has no importance how strong and weak are the planets ... at their halfway distance their energies are manifesting equally. As a result of this blending a new type of energy is formed which will contain characteristics from both sources.

"The Sun Moon Midpoint in astrology, and more specifically in the natal chart, is a highly sensitive and personal point. It is a mathematical point--the point midway (or exactly halfway) between the Sun and the Moon.

Inherent in the symbolism of the Sun/Moon midpoint is the desire for companionship. The Sun/Moon midpoint represents a point of "inner marriage" and symbolizes close personal relationship. This point is very important in any kind of relationship analysis, in addition to natal chart work."

"Every astrologer must be familiar with the symbolism of the growth-fuel of life: the energy symbolized by the Sun and the focus of that energy into the reigning need of our existence. The 144 polarities possible for the Sun and Moon were covered eloquently by Grant Lewi in Heaven Knows What (Llewellyn Publications) and by a few other authors.

"At any moment, the planets as a whole form an array, a spread, which at various times can take on interesting patterns. The planets do not have to be in aspect: what we are looking at here is overall patterns, which can be discerned either through visualising the positions of the planets in your mind's eye, or by drawing them on a chart wheel, thereby building up a whole picture of the distribution of all the planets together, not just a couple of them. This helps in diagnosing the main message of the time.