franklin taylor
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Hello All,
Agri-Astrology is a branch of astrology that I have embrace from an early age as well primarily because of my interest in agriculture since childhood. If you knew my natal chart you could put it together easily. My 6th house Cancer emphasis (Cancer rules agriculture), My Aquarius Rising rules agriculture (as a scienitific interest) not many know that, but agriculture is another popular occupation for Aquarian Sun natives. I have had experience as a rancher (Beef and Lamb), I have raised blueberries on a semi-commercial level only around a half acre of them. I also am part of the Master Gardener program with my county extension agency. Anyhow, I have seen it in action and its probably one of the most observable types of astrology because it works with one of our most power terrestrial influences.... the Moon in the Signs.
To begin, I have seen livestock killed when they have been castrated in the wrong Moon sign. I always castrated my calves when the Moon sign was in the legs or feet. (Aquarius or Pisces.) They bleed very little I never used a band method considered it a long and painful means, (you are strangling the blood supply to the scrotum and testicles OUCH), plus the tools were expensive. I used a very sharp knife. Quickly done and over hehe. My calves NEVER had a bleeding problem which is expected when you go by the signs. The man who lost 4 out 10 calves I mentioned, castrated his calves when the Moon was in the Heart (Leo). They bleed out more often when you do this, and this was the case for him. To beat all, he normally followed the signs but he had to do it on more of a level of time convience than a Moon convience that time around. Something he paid for dearly unfortunately(cattle market values, and profit margins were about nonexistent at the time early and mid 80's). The further the Moon is away from the heart the better.
One can use the Moon signs for maintenace of their gardens or plantings. I had several different varieties of blueberry plant varieties. Some developed too much vegetative growth during the growing season, a variety called 'Blueray' in particular. When I started performing my annual pre-spring pruning in accordance to the Moon Signs. I spread my pruning over the days in late February and early March in line with the Moon Signs when these signs were present in the time period. The varieties I wanted to retard the growth of for the following season I pruned on days the Moon sign was in was in semi-fruitful signs Earth (except Taurus Venus rulership exception) and semifruitful Air signs (Libra) opposed to fruitful (Water)and barren signs (Fire) and other Air signs. Use Barren signs only if you want to kill something such as weeds. I usually went with Capricorn (Semi-fruitful) and Libra (Venus rulership again, and the most fruitful Air Sign), I could get a handle of excessive growth. With the blueberry varieties that didn't grow excessively here I used the days the Moon sign was in the Water element (all fruitful) period. Time scheduling worked well because I would try to put in consecutive days and I'd start at Libra for retarding excessive growth varieties, then Scorpio for fruitful growth, then Capricorn for retarding if they didn't all get done in Libra. Then in Pisces to finish the ones which I wanted to encourage growth. I had 625 plants on a little more than a half acre as an FFA (Future Farmers of America) project beginning in the 8th grade, so it took a little while to prune (especially only if you did it weekends or after school hehe). Generally my brother and I worked it alone but my father, farming calendars, The Old Farmers Almanac lent the advice. My father especially so, for he brought what was on paper to life, in a world of naysayers concerning anything astrological (Bible Belt). But many old farmers I knew of, who would consider astrology applied to man as an abomination out of one side of their mouths, would easily confer to the Moon Signs out the other side of their mouth. In order to plant, operate on their animals, or dozens of other useful tibits that, when used, Moon Sign Astrology can improve the farmers productiveness. I was fairly familiar with it before Natal astrology
Take Care,
Franklin
Agri-Astrology is a branch of astrology that I have embrace from an early age as well primarily because of my interest in agriculture since childhood. If you knew my natal chart you could put it together easily. My 6th house Cancer emphasis (Cancer rules agriculture), My Aquarius Rising rules agriculture (as a scienitific interest) not many know that, but agriculture is another popular occupation for Aquarian Sun natives. I have had experience as a rancher (Beef and Lamb), I have raised blueberries on a semi-commercial level only around a half acre of them. I also am part of the Master Gardener program with my county extension agency. Anyhow, I have seen it in action and its probably one of the most observable types of astrology because it works with one of our most power terrestrial influences.... the Moon in the Signs.
To begin, I have seen livestock killed when they have been castrated in the wrong Moon sign. I always castrated my calves when the Moon sign was in the legs or feet. (Aquarius or Pisces.) They bleed very little I never used a band method considered it a long and painful means, (you are strangling the blood supply to the scrotum and testicles OUCH), plus the tools were expensive. I used a very sharp knife. Quickly done and over hehe. My calves NEVER had a bleeding problem which is expected when you go by the signs. The man who lost 4 out 10 calves I mentioned, castrated his calves when the Moon was in the Heart (Leo). They bleed out more often when you do this, and this was the case for him. To beat all, he normally followed the signs but he had to do it on more of a level of time convience than a Moon convience that time around. Something he paid for dearly unfortunately(cattle market values, and profit margins were about nonexistent at the time early and mid 80's). The further the Moon is away from the heart the better.
One can use the Moon signs for maintenace of their gardens or plantings. I had several different varieties of blueberry plant varieties. Some developed too much vegetative growth during the growing season, a variety called 'Blueray' in particular. When I started performing my annual pre-spring pruning in accordance to the Moon Signs. I spread my pruning over the days in late February and early March in line with the Moon Signs when these signs were present in the time period. The varieties I wanted to retard the growth of for the following season I pruned on days the Moon sign was in was in semi-fruitful signs Earth (except Taurus Venus rulership exception) and semifruitful Air signs (Libra) opposed to fruitful (Water)and barren signs (Fire) and other Air signs. Use Barren signs only if you want to kill something such as weeds. I usually went with Capricorn (Semi-fruitful) and Libra (Venus rulership again, and the most fruitful Air Sign), I could get a handle of excessive growth. With the blueberry varieties that didn't grow excessively here I used the days the Moon sign was in the Water element (all fruitful) period. Time scheduling worked well because I would try to put in consecutive days and I'd start at Libra for retarding excessive growth varieties, then Scorpio for fruitful growth, then Capricorn for retarding if they didn't all get done in Libra. Then in Pisces to finish the ones which I wanted to encourage growth. I had 625 plants on a little more than a half acre as an FFA (Future Farmers of America) project beginning in the 8th grade, so it took a little while to prune (especially only if you did it weekends or after school hehe). Generally my brother and I worked it alone but my father, farming calendars, The Old Farmers Almanac lent the advice. My father especially so, for he brought what was on paper to life, in a world of naysayers concerning anything astrological (Bible Belt). But many old farmers I knew of, who would consider astrology applied to man as an abomination out of one side of their mouths, would easily confer to the Moon Signs out the other side of their mouth. In order to plant, operate on their animals, or dozens of other useful tibits that, when used, Moon Sign Astrology can improve the farmers productiveness. I was fairly familiar with it before Natal astrology
Take Care,
Franklin
