Please join us for a talk on how the ancients computed chart

Our September 27 talk features internationally known and respected Astrologer Chris Mitchell speaking on “A Medieval A-Z: From Astrolabes to Zijes.”

He states “Astrology was practiced on a day to day basis in the Roman Empire, using classical texts written mostly in Greek. After the decline of the Empire in the West, knowledge of astrology diminished, although it never entirely died out. 

However, the ability to cast accurate charts did get lost until it was rediscovered, courtesy of Arabic texts, in the 12th century. This talk tells the story of that rediscovery, looks at some techniques, and we'll also take a peek at why chart calculation was so complicated back in the days before the printing press made ephemerides available.”

Chris offers this as his bio: He is a certified geek, and since childhood has had a fascination with obscure languages, whether human languages (he's learning Welsh), computer programming languages, or the mysterious symbols and language of astrology. He was therefore astonished to learn that he could actually get paid enough for writing computer programs to pay the bills, and was allowed to do a PhD in medieval astrology which opened doors allowing him the right to wander, Harry Potter style, through hidden basements of ancient buildings and magical libraries poring over arcane medieval manuscripts written on parchment.

I have no doubt it’s going to be another excellent discussion, and we hope you will join us for this event, since “what one astrologer misses another catches.”

As usual, the admission for the presentations is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. You can register at https://azastrologers.org/.