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Insights on Rectification

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  Rectification refers to the process of analysis and testing by which an astrologer confirms, arrives at, or in some way determines the birth time for a person. A time of birth is an important requirement before having an astrology consultation because it allows the astrologer to look at a chart of astrological symbolism that is unique to you. This significantly improves the interpretive and predictive relevance that the astrologer is then able to extract from it for you. I require all first time clients to have a Rectification consultation as due process. In this blog post, I endeavor to explain one of my reasons for doing so and some insights I have understood surrounding this matter of "birth time". I have been working with Rectification for the last 5 years now, and while that may not appear to be a long time, I work through 2-5 charts per week in my research and testing which, over a 5 year period, comes to 450 - 1125 different charts. Actually, the number of iterations...

A Case for Electional Astrology in Assessing Natal Fertility

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  “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 ...