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...
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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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Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499)
Marsilio Ficino was an astrologer, philosopher, priest, author, translator and physician, born in 1433 near Florence. His life work sought to reconcile the philosophy of the ancient world with the Christian religion using various esoteric arts.
Who Am I?
Something very simple happens when you answer the question "Who are you?" When you are describing inwardly feeling your "self", you are actually drawing a mental line or boundary. Your self-identity, in other words, depends entirely on where you draw that boundary line.
Edward Johndro (1882-1951)
Edward Johndro was an original thinker who discovered new astrological concepts that tradition-bound astrologers were unwilling to accept. His strict scientific approach added much to the astrology toolbox: vertex, 24th harmonic, fixed stars, predictive techniques and more.