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April 2nd, 2008
Sign Zodiac and Star Zodiac: In the second talk John Lash details in simple language the difference between the two Zodiacs and proposes what he calls the genotype to contrast with the horoscope. Discussing tropical, sidereal, Vedic versions of astrology, he explains the implications of the true star zodiac (the circle of thirteen constellations), for our notion of destiny.
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Dear John, I know about you from your work on Coasttocoast I am a regular visitor to Meta-History and first learned about your star maps as a result of this. This is very exciting to say the least! As I said before I have been into astrology a long time but stopped doing readings a long time ago. I was affiliated as an officer of the New England Astrological Assoc. back in the seventies and had access to a lot of people and information. Will you be doing lectures of any kind in the future? Again this is very exciting.
[...] Astrologically and astronomically (as they necessarily must merge again such as in sidereal astrology) this is the end of the Piscean age, and the dawning of the age of Aquarius. Continuing that logic it is not ‘the end of the world’ but rather a natural turning point in the rhythms of the cosmos. There is a viewpoint beyond even sidereal astrology, that of the true structure of the ecliptic constellations and the true positions of the planets & luminaries against them. John Lash says that the tropical zodiac reflects in our social selves, whilst the actual ecliptic st… [...]