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Topic: What Tools do Professional Astrologers use besides Software?
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Pisces Adonis
Knowflake Posts: 158
From: Catholic Altair
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted February 07, 2013 01:34 PM
  
I know in the old days they used Astrolabes and mathematical tools as well as Telescopes.What do modern Professional Astrologers use besides software today? IP: Logged |
Kerosene
Knowflake Posts: 834
From: Mercury
Registered: Dec 2012
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posted February 07, 2013 01:35 PM
Interesting topic!
I would like to know too.
I've met an astrologer before.
They just used some software.
Nothing interesting...IP: Logged |
suireen
Knowflake Posts: 395
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Registered: Oct 2012
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posted February 10, 2013 09:27 PM
I think I saw this in one show.. Storage Wars, Pawn Stars..? Or was it in National Geographic channel..Or something idk. But it was a device to know what position the planets are in, it looks like a sun dial, but when you turn the device, the planets move. It was pretty cool, and when I saw it I thought it was probably related to astrology and how they knew the planet's position. Well, only the 9 planets move doesn't include the sun.IP: Logged |
unhappyapathy
Knowflake Posts: 36
From: Los Angeles, CA, US
Registered: Feb 2013
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posted February 10, 2013 09:33 PM
quote:
Originally posted by suireen:
I think I saw this in one show.. Storage Wars, Pawn Stars..? Or was it in National Geographic channel..Or something idk. But it was a device to know what position the planets are in, it looks like a sun dial, but when you turn the device, the planets move. It was pretty cool, and when I saw it I thought it was probably related to astrology and how they knew the planet's position. Well, only the 9 planets move doesn't include the sun.
The sun isn't a planet. IP: Logged |
suireen
Knowflake Posts: 395
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Registered: Oct 2012
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posted February 10, 2013 09:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by unhappyapathy:
The sun isn't a planet.
It's a staaaar~  IP: Logged |
peregrine
Knowflake Posts: 1084
From: Her Majesty's Young Offender Institution
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted February 10, 2013 09:35 PM
very outmoded software. my astrologer doesn't even know of astro.com he has apps for daily transits but his main software was something from the 90's. IP: Logged |
mockingbird
Knowflake Posts: 1116
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Registered: Dec 2011
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posted February 10, 2013 10:10 PM
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Originally posted by peregrine:
very outmoded software. my astrologer doesn't even know of astro.com he has apps for daily transits but his main software was something from the 90's.
He has to load it off of a floppy.Installation!?!
Who has that kind of memory? 
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peregrine
Knowflake Posts: 1084
From: Her Majesty's Young Offender Institution
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted February 10, 2013 10:14 PM
close! it was pre microsoft word. the font isn't times new roman or arial... also it used to be printed on paper with dots at the sides... u know before they figured out how to make the paper roll smoothly. i think he uses it because it was around $5000 to buy at the time. it read tables differently compared to astro.com but said the same thing. lotsa 0's and 1's...IP: Logged |
hippichick
Moderator Posts: 2257
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Registered: May 2009
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posted February 10, 2013 10:20 PM
I used, back in the day, when I was learning, to cast my own charts.I still relied upon charts and books for planetary and house degrees, etc. but casting a chart by hand is amazing. You can feel, especially us sensitive Pisces, the chart and know the person better~ IP: Logged |
somethingexcellent
Knowflake Posts: 333
From: my molted scorp shell
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted February 10, 2013 10:59 PM
I've always dreamt of some room where you could turn a big ol' dial or something and it'd activate gears and pulleys and **** and omg large rings with discs representing a planet will move around the ceiling with signs painted on the dome-y walls and you could SEE how the planets would move.Sigh sgiiiihhhhhggh  IP: Logged |
Pisces Adonis
Knowflake Posts: 158
From: Catholic Altair
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted February 17, 2013 05:03 PM
quote:
Originally posted by suireen:
I think I saw this in one show.. Storage Wars, Pawn Stars..? Or was it in National Geographic channel..Or something idk. But it was a device to know what position the planets are in, it looks like a sun dial, but when you turn the device, the planets move. It was pretty cool, and when I saw it I thought it was probably related to astrology and how they knew the planet's position. Well, only the 9 planets move doesn't include the sun.
Cool!What is the device called? quote:
Originally posted by hippichick:
I used, back in the day, when I was learning, to cast my own charts.I still relied upon charts and books for planetary and house degrees, etc. but casting a chart by hand is amazing. You can feel, especially us sensitive Pisces, the chart and know the person better~
One of my goals this year is to create my Natal Chart manually by hand on graphing paper  . quote:
Originally posted by somethingexcellent:I've always dreamt of some room where you could turn a big ol' dial or something and it'd activate gears and pulleys and **** and omg large rings with discs representing a planet will move around the ceiling with signs painted on the dome-y walls and you could SEE how the planets would move. Sigh sgiiiihhhhhggh
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME . Maybe when I become rich I'll create a room like that and donate it to an Astrology Federation  !!!IP: Logged |
lalalinda
Moderator Posts: 2950
From: nevada
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted February 17, 2013 05:20 PM
Before software an Astrologer's "Bible" was her Ephemeris, you also needed a Table of Houses,
and an Atlas (for latitude and longitude) to draw up a chart.------------------ "For all those who believe, expect a miracle.”
Linda Goodman 1925-1995 IP: Logged |
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