Welcome to the Urania Trust

The Urania Trust was founded as an educational charity on the 9th November 1970 by a group of highly esteemed astrologers. Our continuing purpose is 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.

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Chapter 7: Corners of the Soul - Houses of the Horoscope

Principles of Astrology - chapter 7

Just as there are 12 signs, there are 12 astrological houses that closely reflect the meanings of the signs. This chapter covers the houses and the so-called angles: Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant, Imum Coeli.

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Astrological Terms Hiding Everywhere in Plain Sight

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The English Language has many words whose etymology is derived from astrology. Is it lunacy to consider that the flu disaster chronology has anything to do with astrology – even on a Sunday? In case you missed them, the above sentence contains six astrology-derived words!

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Galileo as Astrologer (1564-1642)

Galileo Galilei

Galileo practised astrology in a matter-of-fact way. He was a heliocentric astronomer/astrologer – a radically new thing among 17th century Mathematici. He didn't re-evaluate astrology, as his contemporary Kepler did, but interpreted horoscopes to advise his patrons.

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