ASTROLOGY PHILIPPINES

By Edel Vita "The universe is made up of stories, not atoms.”  – M. Rukeyser Advertisements and the marketing world are now using Aldub to entice you to buy that milk, that fried chicken, and that can of sardines, but do you know that you can put this monster of a phenomenon to use to enrich your love life?  The place and time: October 24, 2015 at 1pm, the Philippine Arena, Bulacan, Philippines. The main aspects: Moon, conjunct Chiron, conjunct Neptune in Pisces, first house, sextile Pluto in Capricorn. Moon opposition Venus (which is conjunct Jupiter and Mars). The phenomenon: A fifty-five thousand-seater stadium gets packed to the ceiling (Moon=masses) for a Cinderella-meets-prince (Venus-Mars) noontime television (Uranus) show (Neptune). Again, the chart shows the masses (Moon) numbering up to forty million hypnotized and obsessed (Neptune) with a Cinderella-esque love story (Venus) expanded/broadcasted (Jupiter) on television (Uranus) and the inter...

By Col. Romeo Solina, PA, retired Col. Romy Solina and his BALATIK diorama A few weeks ago, “Resti” Santiago, an astrologer friend, sent me a book entitled “BALATIK.” It is a book written by a University of the Philippines professor Dante L. Ambrosio, and subtitled “Etnoastronomiya, Kalangitan sa Kabihasnang Pilipino” and obviously in the Tagalog (Filipino) language. Although I was born in Manila and an a Tagalog, I found it rather a problem reading the contents of the book. Still, I must go over it since I must be knowledgeable in my own native language. On the other hand, the author must have a doctorate, having gone through the baccalaureate and master degrees to be able to write this treatise in the university as I also have gone through. The Balatik book concerns the methods used by the natives of the Philippines using the signs in the skies in order to determine certain seasons for their activities, such as fishing, sailing, hunting, planting, harvesting, and so on. ...

By Bridgette Nicole Diaz "I hate the College of Arts and Letters! It is a place where people are trained to make a career out of spending their lives sitting in one corner, meditating in introspection about their own egotistical 'art' and worshipping authors they don't know when there are people out there who are starving and lost or are in desperate need of their guidance and help!" I unleashed this tirade on two of my close friends and course mates. They must have been taken aback by the venom that finally spewed out of my mouth. They had been egging me to tell them the reason behind my decision to shift from BA Creative Writing to BA Political Science. They knew I was doing pretty well in my course, so they knew grades weren't the issue, so I gave them the answer they were looking for. But, if they ask me the same question now,  I would just dismiss the issue and blame the mishap on none other than Venus. As someone who had been soaked in modern as...

By Resti H. Santiago   The narrative of a modern nation-state is not complete without a retelling of the sacrifices of its heroes, especially around its birth. Some stories were written in blood and these should not be forgotten by each succeeding generation. The film "Heneral Luna" is one such effort -- a brilliant, entertaining and moving one. In medieval society, the distinction between classes is clear-cut and this is astrologically defined as well. Some are meant to write or to teach (Mercury), some are meant to lead (Sun), some are meant to take care of others (Moon),some are meant to bring about prosperity (Jupiter), some are meant to bring honor to the country using their God-given talents (Venus) but in times of conflict, war or the fight for freedom, we turn to Mars to bring out heroism among the populace. In Philippine's war with America at the turn of the 20th century, one man stood out -- Heneral Antonio Luna. According to astrologer-translato...

By Ofel Santos ARIES Baby ASTROLOGY as a SCIENCE and ART came my way early on in life. Much like everyone I know, I would check out magazines that would speak of how life would go on for the different astrological signs, hoping to find Aries in its place as first in the pack.And why not? It is supposed to lead all other zodiac signs. As a child, you speak like a child; and, as an adult, you come to speak like an adult. Yet, as a true- blooded Arien, I have retained the child's wonder and enthusiasm for life and how it works -- which stars shine the brightest, what planets have the most moons, how they affect us all, etc.  (after considering I-Me-Mine, a true Arien again!) In the process of searching, I came to ask questions as to the WHYs and HOWs, with myself as the starting point. Fate and destiny Destiny and Fate seem to be great players and both must have directed me to the ASTROLOGY studies offered by SERAFIN LANOT. To me and his other students, he wa...

Astrology Friends Philippines is now selling T-shirts with the group's logo printed on its front side. Proceeds will be used for the group's activities, especially the Library project. The tees come in different colors and sizes.  To purchase, please contact the group through email or through its FaceBook page  or through this blog. You can post your order or inquiry in the Comments section. Members of Astrology Friends Philippines (AFP),  proudly wearing their AFP logo-emblazoned t-shirts. The group met at Giovanni's Restaurant  this July for their monthly get-together.

By Rey Dela Merced The inception chart [1] was based on Flight MH370’s departure time [2] at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. We will examine the 4 th , 7 th and 8 th houses which have been associated with death in Traditional (Hellenistic and Medieval) Astrology. The End of Things and the Perpetrator Regarding the 4 th house, al-Qabisi (Alchabitius) in his work Introduction to the Science of Astrology he wrote, “al-Andarzaghar said the first Lord of the Triplicity of the house of the father signifies fathers, the second cities and lands, and the third the ends of things and prisons.” (Italics mine) In this regard, we will start with the 4 th house which signifies the “end of the matter” for Flight MH370. Looking at the chart, the Sun is below the ASC/DESC axis (Ascendant at 7 deg 48 min of Sagittarius) indicating a Nocturnal chart. In the 4 th house we have Pisces, a water sign. From the Dorothean Triplicities Table below, we have the foll...

By Resti H. Santiago  ( astro-medieval.blogspot.com ) On the 68th Profection Year On the first half of the year, or specifically, up to July 2015, we are still under the influence of Venus. Just as in 2014, this factor highlights economic matters like investments and debt. In October 2014, a $300M loan from the World Bank was signed and more loans were being negotiated before the year ended. Venus is also the ruler of the 9th house of trade with other countries. What this factor may be highlighting is the potential benefit that the country will get from the ASEAN free trade agreement. There are studies that say that the Philippines is the country that will least benefit from the economic integration of ASEAN countries. It's a good thing that President Aquino bought time for us and reserved this decision to the next president. The potential is there, but there also dangers because the economies of our neighbors are bigger. They have more capital and most of them are export-o...