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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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Way cool.  Thanks!
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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An (apparently Hellenist) astrology board has just been found in a cave sealed since around 100 BC, in central Europe (Croatia)today; it is the oldest such board known and is believed to date from apprximately 200 BC; it will be interesting to see what's on the board (it has ivory pieces with the signs of the zodiac engraved upon them) So here is a bit of evidence from early Hellenist times (some believe the board originated in Egypt)
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Fascinating! Moog, thanks for the link for it. Nicholas Campion refers to a similar find in his book The Dawn of Astrology. Darned if I can relocate it.
What fascinates me about this find is that it shows constellation pictures. Apparently our glyphs for signs were a later development. Manilius has a pretty detailed catalogue of how different stars in the constellations indicate different rising times. For a night birth, you could actually peg the ASC and planets on these constellation pictures.
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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Relative to your last paragraph, that WAS the original purpose of macrocosmic analysis
and prediction (forgive me, that is how the hermeticists always refer to "astrology", and am I guilty of being one of them);
TIMING of events, actions, physical and spiritual, was (once) the all-important thing to know:
the most ancient Egyptian indications show this, and it is also clear
from astrological references in the Vedas and Puranas of India
(dating to as early as 2000/3000BC) , that this katarchic understanding held sway, possibly for millenia.
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
The Egyptians were not Nubians.
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07-02-2018, 12:24 PM
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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The Egyptians were not Nubians.
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Is that important?
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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Is that important?
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Relative to post above it, perhaps. Like Ptolemy 2.2.
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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Eudoxus, like Hipparchus, was known for his abilities as an astronomer. But, as Schmidt points out, that doesn't preclude his being an astrologer as well.
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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Eudoxus, like Hipparchus, was known for his abilities as an astronomer.
But, as Schmidt points out, that doesn't preclude his being an astrologer as well.
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Schmidt does not mention Hipparchus except that Hipparchus chronicled
Eudoxus 
Schmidt discusses ANAXAGORAS PLATO et al
http://members.planetwaves.net/rober...ern-astrology/
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Re: Origins of Hellenistic Astrology
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Relative to post above it, perhaps. Like Ptolemy 2.2.
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Claudius Ptolemaus VS Denderah Zodiac
or the Greek impostor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqSNvHDg3G8
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