Urania Trust
Divining the Mystery
Welcome to the Urania Trust
The Urania Trust was founded as an educational charity on the 9th November 1970 to further the advancement of education regarding the relationship between man's knowledge and beliefs about the heavens and every aspect of art science, philosophy and religion. Our founding trustees were highly esteemed astrologers: James Russell, Ada Phillips, Charles Harvey, John Addey and Tom Fripp. Read more about The Urania Trust...
Featured Articles
Astrology as Divination
The modern argument for astrology-as-divination has been around for some years, but its ramifications are not widely appreciated. This article outlines in a few steps this reinterpretation of a significant part of our astrology, while throwing into relief some of its more radical suggestions.
Mapping Down Good Luck
Can astrology increase your chances of good luck? What cycles, planets and asteroids may be used in electional astrology to boost your luck? Using the lottery as a research lab, Eskild Rasmussen employs research methods to find statistically significant patterns for successful electional charts.
Written in the Stars: The Language of Astrology, Part 1
In Part One of this two-part article, Mike Harding explores the intersection of philosophy and astrology, citing the works of philosophers Heidegger, Wittgenstein and more.
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Financial Astrology in the 20th Century
Much has been published about financial markets and astrology over the last 100 years. This article focuses on selective themes and results that were important both for our understanding of financial astrology and for our practise of astrology generally.
Lois M. Rodden (1928-2003)
Celebrated American astrologer, writer and data collector. The winner of the 1992 Regulus Award for enhancing astrology's image. Data collection and research were her main focus of interest, and she devised a rating system for the accuracy of the birthtimes.
Platonic Philosophy, Part 4: Ethics
The direction of Plato's ethical system is based on the nature of the human self and its destiny: if we are, as he thinks, immortal and intellectual creatures, unfolding our potential in the world of time, then the pursuit of material wealth and temporal security is of little value.