Every time I open Valens, things that I took for granted innumerable times in my previous studies will come as something interesting. In Valens’ three planet conjunctions in Book I; Saturn, Jupiter, and the Sun are described as "unsteady and insecure." Valens says that when these planets are in such a condition, they can bring failure concerning possessions, friendships, and enterprises. They may first indicate assistance from unexpected sources, inheritances, reputation, aut

Criticisms and attacks on traditional astrology are most often made by those who have not spent serious time studying the subject. Usually they claim to “rethink” traditional doctrines while engaging only with surface-level ideas about them. One such example is an article I read that attempts to critique essential dignity by focusing on Venus in Virgo. The reason I am not quoting the author or referring to that one particular article is because of two reasons. One is that I a