Archive for December, 2011
Your Questions About Solar How To Books

William asks…
Why are there no really good books on how to interpret and progress Lunar or Solar Returns?
also, i dont think there really are any good SOLAR return books either? checked both the UK and USA’s Amazon.com website..and it is the same “cotton candy” books…..have even checked Astrology books.com..and same “Cotton candy” books.
why is this? why there isnt atleast 1 good book that tells how to progress a Lunar return chart…as i think this is basic stuff isnt it?
please explain what you can
thanks fo ryour answers!

Henry Dover answers:
For Lunar and Solar Returns try
Lunar Returns – John Townley
Planets in Solar Returns – Mary Shea
These were recommended on our Astrology course

Maria asks…
how is Anthony Louis as an astrological writer? how his book on Solar returns is?
how his book on Solar returns is too? (if have read)
please describe what you can about him and his books.. (particularly the one on Solar returns..how compared to other ones? and why so difficult to find a good book on solar returns? which authors have even better ones and how?
thanks for your answers!

Henry Dover answers:
Anthony Louis, the pen name used by Dr. Anthony Louis Labruzza, is a psychiatrist who has practiced astrology as an avocation for over 30 years. He’s written good beginner’s books on horary and tarot. Using his real name, Labruzza, he translated volume 18 of French astrologer Jean Baptiste Morin’s Astrologia Gallica, a 26 volume tome first published in Latin in 1661, 5 years after Morin’s death.
His interest in Morin or Morinus as he preferred to be called, led him to study book 23 (translated by James Holden) on Revolutions, the old name for solar returns. From book 23 he became intrigued by another more contemporary astrologer (20th century) named Alexandre Volguine (1903 – 76). Volguine published a book on solar returns and incorporated a lot of Morin’s ideas into his work. Louis’ book on solar returns spends a lot of time on Volguine, but references Morin often as well.
Louis’ book is accurate and informative. It should be read on its own merits, not as a commentary on Morin. Morin’s volume 23 (published by AFA) is outstanding, but if the reader is not familiar with Morin and his methods, it will leave him scratching his head. Morin is not easy reading. It isn’t that the subject matter is so difficult, but rather his style, considered scholarly in the 17th century, is tedious when read in contemporary English. The astrology, however is among the best ever written. Start with Louis.

James asks…
how to cite klutz book?
this one: http://www.amazon.com/Solar-Book-Klutz-Doug-Stillinger/dp/1570546460

Henry Dover answers:
Use www.easybib.com it will help you cite anything.

Daniel asks…
does the MC/IC axis in a Solar Return progress 1 degree per day same as the AC/DC axis and Sun?
if progress the Sun 1 degree per day in a Solar return..can you progress the AC/DC axis also,,since it is the horizons changing 1 degree that makes the sun appear to do this? also, how about the MC/IC axis?
please explain what you can…how ALL planets in a solar return or mars return or venus return would progress 1 degree per day..and how come many solar return books dont mention about progressing 1 degree per day? how accurate can be used progressing the angles or the sun and moon and planets inside the solar return?
anything can explain appreciated
thanks for your answers!
WHY THE ECONOMY IS/HAS NOT BEEN STABLE ? (AS THIS TIES INTO MAIN QUESTION)

Henry Dover answers:
Progressing the angles is done by using the S.T. At GMT and determining the difference between the date of the S.R. And the date you are looking at. Add the S.T. At GMT for the date you are looking at for the RAMC for the solar return, and you will get your angles. Use your Table of Houses and latitude to determine the Ascendant.
The Ascendant will not progress at the same rate as the MC if you are using the Placidean house system (which we mostly do).
Why has the economy not been stable? My local astrological organization devoted a lecture to that about 4 years ago … I did not memorize down the astrological factors, but noted the consensus that the economy would not recover until around 2020, and when it became normal again it would be a different “normal” from what it had previously been.

Ruth asks…
is the astrological writer Noel Tyle very good and his book “Solar Arcs”?
why this book is so highly rated on Amazon? as it seems like it is mostly just recorded conversations he had with clients..while studying their charts?
please explain what you can about him and his book. how compared to other books on same subject?
thanks for your answers!

Henry Dover answers:
Noel Tyl is an excellent astrologer. I was already studying it when he started publishing, but he rounded out my knowledge nicely.
My mother had already been using Solar Arc Progressions for 20 years when Noel came on the scene. She swore by Solar Arc. And I spent 5 years giving free readings to people who would give me feedback … And found that the Solar Arc had much greater predictive value than major transits, which (in turn) had greater predictive value than Secondary Progressions. Solar and lunar returns came in a far last in terms of correlation with actual events in people’s lives … Fairly useless.
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Your Questions About Solar How To Books

William asks…
Why are there no really good books on how to interpret and progress Lunar or Solar Returns?
also, i dont think there really are any good SOLAR return books either? checked both the UK and USA’s Amazon.com website..and it is the same “cotton candy” books…..have even checked Astrology books.com..and same “Cotton candy” books.
why is this? why there isnt atleast 1 good book that tells how to progress a Lunar return chart…as i think this is basic stuff isnt it?
please explain what you can
thanks fo ryour answers!

Henry Dover answers:
For Lunar and Solar Returns try
Lunar Returns – John Townley
Planets in Solar Returns – Mary Shea
These were recommended on our Astrology course

Maria asks…
how is Anthony Louis as an astrological writer? how his book on Solar returns is?
how his book on Solar returns is too? (if have read)
please describe what you can about him and his books.. (particularly the one on Solar returns..how compared to other ones? and why so difficult to find a good book on solar returns? which authors have even better ones and how?
thanks for your answers!

Henry Dover answers:
Anthony Louis, the pen name used by Dr. Anthony Louis Labruzza, is a psychiatrist who has practiced astrology as an avocation for over 30 years. He’s written good beginner’s books on horary and tarot. Using his real name, Labruzza, he translated volume 18 of French astrologer Jean Baptiste Morin’s Astrologia Gallica, a 26 volume tome first published in Latin in 1661, 5 years after Morin’s death.
His interest in Morin or Morinus as he preferred to be called, led him to study book 23 (translated by James Holden) on Revolutions, the old name for solar returns. From book 23 he became intrigued by another more contemporary astrologer (20th century) named Alexandre Volguine (1903 – 76). Volguine published a book on solar returns and incorporated a lot of Morin’s ideas into his work. Louis’ book on solar returns spends a lot of time on Volguine, but references Morin often as well.
Louis’ book is accurate and informative. It should be read on its own merits, not as a commentary on Morin. Morin’s volume 23 (published by AFA) is outstanding, but if the reader is not familiar with Morin and his methods, it will leave him scratching his head. Morin is not easy reading. It isn’t that the subject matter is so difficult, but rather his style, considered scholarly in the 17th century, is tedious when read in contemporary English. The astrology, however is among the best ever written. Start with Louis.

James asks…
how to cite klutz book?
this one: http://www.amazon.com/Solar-Book-Klutz-Doug-Stillinger/dp/1570546460

Henry Dover answers:
Use www.easybib.com it will help you cite anything.

Daniel asks…
does the MC/IC axis in a Solar Return progress 1 degree per day same as the AC/DC axis and Sun?
if progress the Sun 1 degree per day in a Solar return..can you progress the AC/DC axis also,,since it is the horizons changing 1 degree that makes the sun appear to do this? also, how about the MC/IC axis?
please explain what you can…how ALL planets in a solar return or mars return or venus return would progress 1 degree per day..and how come many solar return books dont mention about progressing 1 degree per day? how accurate can be used progressing the angles or the sun and moon and planets inside the solar return?
anything can explain appreciated
thanks for your answers!
WHY THE ECONOMY IS/HAS NOT BEEN STABLE ? (AS THIS TIES INTO MAIN QUESTION)

Henry Dover answers:
Progressing the angles is done by using the S.T. At GMT and determining the difference between the date of the S.R. And the date you are looking at. Add the S.T. At GMT for the date you are looking at for the RAMC for the solar return, and you will get your angles. Use your Table of Houses and latitude to determine the Ascendant.
The Ascendant will not progress at the same rate as the MC if you are using the Placidean house system (which we mostly do).
Why has the economy not been stable? My local astrological organization devoted a lecture to that about 4 years ago … I did not memorize down the astrological factors, but noted the consensus that the economy would not recover until around 2020, and when it became normal again it would be a different “normal” from what it had previously been.

Ruth asks…
is the astrological writer Noel Tyle very good and his book “Solar Arcs”?
why this book is so highly rated on Amazon? as it seems like it is mostly just recorded conversations he had with clients..while studying their charts?
please explain what you can about him and his book. how compared to other books on same subject?
thanks for your answers!

Henry Dover answers:
Noel Tyl is an excellent astrologer. I was already studying it when he started publishing, but he rounded out my knowledge nicely.
My mother had already been using Solar Arc Progressions for 20 years when Noel came on the scene. She swore by Solar Arc. And I spent 5 years giving free readings to people who would give me feedback … And found that the Solar Arc had much greater predictive value than major transits, which (in turn) had greater predictive value than Secondary Progressions. Solar and lunar returns came in a far last in terms of correlation with actual events in people’s lives … Fairly useless.
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Photovoltaic Solar Panels Cost

Chris asks…
How efficient/cost-effective would it be for solar power generation to be used on a massive scale?
Although solar/photovoltaic panels are still quite inefficient, why not use them on a massive scale, in places like Australia or the Sahara where there is bright sunlight nealry all the time? Surely solar farms on a collossal scale would: a) find a use for huge areas of otherwise useless desert, and b) generate enough electricity for the entire country, allowing it to do away with power stations? Or would the overall cost be too great – surely huge projects like these would help to lower the cost of photovoltaic panels?

Sam Deane answers:
Photo voltaic cells are an ecological disaster, costing (read using lots of resources to manufacture) a lot, and they have a limited life. They are uneconomic which is why solar farms use mirrors reflecting light to a central tower or to water pipes, where the high temperatures generated heat water to drive a turbine.
In a hostile environment like the sahara, photovoltaic cells or mirrors would be sand blasted into oblivion.

Robert asks…
how much is the cost of Chinese photovoltaic solar panel /m2?

Sam Deane answers:
Depends on the model about £50

Nancy asks…
photovoltaic solar panel system?
What is the average installation labor cost for photovoltaic solar panel system, on a house that is 2000 Sq. Ft. Who installed it, how long did it take.

Sam Deane answers:
It depends on the size of the system. $3/watt is a typical installation price in most parts of the country, after rebates are considered. In wealthier areas, or where rebates are higher, it may be more. That’s only for the labor, not the materials. With materials included, it will be more like $8/watt.
If you want to see a breakdown of how much our system costed, it’s at http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/roderick/solar/photovoltaic.html . But we self-installed, so it’s not truly a fair comparison.

Ken asks…
solar panels..photovoltaic ..what system is recommended for western pa?
i am a roofer with other talents ..i want to explore solar panels with photovoltaic principle for electricty..inquiring about cost..i want to do the installation my self

Sam Deane answers:
WPA is a tough place especially in the winter with lack of light and snow plus energy storage for overnight is a problem. The last I looked it was about $8K in raw materials. From what I co

Susan asks…
Just how do the BNP will get the tax payer to fund the solar panels?
Another BNP pledge. “Put solar panels on all public buildings. We must increase our use of renewable energy. We would therefore promote the development, production and use of photovoltaic panels.” It costs several thousand pounds for photovoltaics. Just how much will it cost for all of Londons hospitals, schools, town halls, council houses, social services offices, tax offices, job centres, children’s homes, probation offices, council offices, etc
Slight typing error in the question, but I am sure you are all grown up enough to realise that!
snakepit999, it doesn’t matter whether or not I am a BNP supporter, but as it happens, I think the BNP are a load of tosh (along with most political parties of both left and right leanings). I personally would love to see more renewables used, but I am not sure the tax payer would be willing to fork out the money for solar panels on all public buildings. I am merely pointing out that the BNP’s policies are laughable, not just on immigration. Don’t get me wrong, I think we do have an immigration problem here in the U.K, but I don’t think the BNP are the answer.
Netzero, who is going to fund it initially? Yes, solar panels should in theory pay for themselves, however the initial cost will be gigantic

Sam Deane answers:
But the BNP can promise what they want, secure in the knowledge that they will never have to deliver. The British people will not elect a single BNP MP, as they know that the BNP are a bunch of racist thugs.
Here’s one promise that Nick Griffin would try to keep, however (no apology for repeating it)
“Without the White race nothing matters [other right-wing parties] believe that the answer to the race question is integration and a futile attempt to create “Black Britons”, while we affirm that non-Whites have no place here at all and will not rest until every last one has left our land.”
EDIT REDMONK: Sceptic hasn’t said “Livingstone will probably get in again”. I know I shouldn’t quarrel when you finally admit I’m probably right, but you’re making that one up.
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