Category Archives: weather

Maria Thun’s Planting Calendar 2011

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

This is a classic amongst the planting calendars – the 2011 calendar is the 49th edition!. Although I am familiar with the German edition there is also an edition that is available for North America (The North American Biodynamic Sowing … Continue reading →

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Let in the Rain…

Posted on August 30, 2009 by

One of the central interests of Astro-Meteorology, and probably  the oldest field of astrological interest, is which planetary configurations favour rain. The first level is knowing which planets are wet and which dry. The next level is how they interact … Continue reading →

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Weather: the Big Three

Posted on August 1, 2009 by

There are three factors that determine the weather, each in its own way and each in combination with the other. These are warmth, moisture and the movement of the atmosphere, wind. In Astro-meteorology each has a ruler. These are the … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Potsdam: a Weather Horary

Posted on June 14, 2009 by

My wife and I recently visited Potsdam, renowned for the Sans Souci summer palace built by the Prussian king, Frederick the Great. About a week before leaving I took the opportunity to ask a horary on what the weather would … Continue reading →

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Putting on a Pair of Mesopotamian Sandals

Posted on March 29, 2009 by

Mesopotamian omen texts are fascinating. But they are also very remote. I think we can say that the modern way of looking at the world is not identical to that of the ancient Mesopotamian, even the elite literate scholar who … Continue reading →

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