Two and a half questions this week, and thank you as always for your time.
1) I'm thinking of getting the "Astrology of Nations" when my book budget refills. Orignially this was because it looked interesting, but then I noticed a couple weeks ago on Frugal Friday you suggested political astrology as a potential side hustle. I feel some pull to that idea. Is your book suitable as a sole text to learn from, or are there other texts on astrology one would need to consult as well? (I'm vaguely familiar with how to cast a chart, using a computer at least, but never really learned how to interpret it for natal or electional purposes, if that helps frame your answer.)
1.b) Followup to the first question, once I get your book I was thinking of casting a series of historical charts in order to get a feel for the patterns involved-- post-dicting events that have occured, if you will. I can't think of any other way to learn the technique. Do you have any suggestions to refine that, something different to try, or is it covered in the book?
2) Completely unrelated, but how do you decide what book to write next? Communing with your muse, market research, some kind of divination, a combination or something completely different? I do shortform freelance writing and at that scale it's easy to just arbitrarily pick a topic. To write a book is more daunting, and I find myself feeling like Buridan's ass, paralyzed by choice.
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Date: 2025-05-19 02:06 pm (UTC)1) I'm thinking of getting the "Astrology of Nations" when my book budget refills. Orignially this was because it looked interesting, but then I noticed a couple weeks ago on Frugal Friday you suggested political astrology as a potential side hustle. I feel some pull to that idea. Is your book suitable as a sole text to learn from, or are there other texts on astrology one would need to consult as well?
(I'm vaguely familiar with how to cast a chart, using a computer at least, but never really learned how to interpret it for natal or electional purposes, if that helps frame your answer.)
1.b) Followup to the first question, once I get your book I was thinking of casting a series of historical charts in order to get a feel for the patterns involved-- post-dicting events that have occured, if you will. I can't think of any other way to learn the technique. Do you have any suggestions to refine that, something different to try, or is it covered in the book?
2) Completely unrelated, but how do you decide what book to write next? Communing with your muse, market research, some kind of divination, a combination or something completely different? I do shortform freelance writing and at that scale it's easy to just arbitrarily pick a topic. To write a book is more daunting, and I find myself feeling like Buridan's ass, paralyzed by choice.