Electional astrology

Submitted by ciuboda on 7 April, 2008 - 22:26.

"From horary, the next step in our astrological hierarchy is the art of elections, of choosing the best moment to act. "Oh goody," we think; "Can you elect the moment for me to buy a winning lottery ticket?" "Probably not," is the disappointing answer; for we can elect nothing the possibilities of which are not shown in the birth-chart, so if the potential for acquiring sudden wealth is not in your nativity, no elected chart will bring you a winning lottery ticket. This response invariably brings disparagement upon the astrologer's head, as if it were a failing in astrology. But none of us would quibble if told that the lack of a body capable of running exceptionally fast excluded us from the possibility of breaking the world 100 metres record, at no matter what moment we chose to make the attempt. If some shyster were to tempt us, "Buy a ticket, enter the race - you too could break the record," we would rightly ignore him; that we misplace our hopes is a failing in ourselves, not in astrology, and a prime purpose of the art is to reveal such illusions to us for what they are."

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John Frawley
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