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
The Taeger-Archives
A history and description of modern astrological data collection, by Hans-Hinrich Taeger, co-founder of the Taeger Archives.
At War With Coronavirus!
"It’s a battle within and without," writes New York astrologer Cassandra Butler, MA.
A Different Approach to Astrology Research
Based on Charles Harvey's presentation for Kepler Day in London 1994. He discusses a different model for astrology research based on astrological elements and Carl Jung's four functions.
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Platonic Philosophy, Part 3: Psychology
What is the soul according to Plato and his tradition? Going back to the simplest terms: psyche in Greek means breath – our earthly life is traditionally measured from the first breath to our last. So for the Greeks, psyche is the life giver which makes otherwise inanimate matter live.
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.
Hypatia of Alexandria (c.350–70 to 415)
Hypatia lived in a turbulent time when the library of Alexandria was destroyed in 389. Although not a salaried director of a philosophy school, eminent people of the city came to listen to her. She wrote about mathematics, astronomy and philosophy, and more.