Nathan Naicker Western Astrology

  “As I know mine own heart to be entirely English, I can very sincerely assure you, there is not anything you can expect or desire from me, which I shall not be ready to do, for the happiness and prosperity of England”.1 These words from the soft and sweet-voiced Queen Anne fell on the ears of Parliament on the occasion of her accession to the throne of England on 11 March 1702. From ages 19 to 35, Anne had seventeen children, all of whom died either shortly before or after birth, or did not reach maturity. By contrast, 150 years later, Queen Victoria, possessing much lower probable fertility according to traditional astrological principles, produced an above-average number of children who survived.2 This article proposes that the marked fertility levels in the marriage chart of Queen Victoria improved her weak traditional fertility indications, thereby suggesting the relevance of using electional astrology to support important life events with nativities that may contraindicate said