Fagan. Schnabel. Guinard.

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Hi. I am new to this list but I have a question which I hope some of

you might be able to help me answer.

 

Patrice Guinard writes (see link):

 

http://cura.free.fr/10athem3.html

 

'The theories of Cyril Fagan, as astrologer of Irish origin and the

instigator and inspiration for western sidereal astrology, are in part

based on this error by Schnabel. [46] In his practice, Fagan refers

only to planetary aspects and angles. It is in essence an aberration

to make a Virgo from a Libra or an Aries from a Pisces, because the

current interpretation of the Zodiac (i.e., those meanings laden with

astrological history), has been developed within the framework of

'tropical astrology.' The historical precedent of a sidereal Zodiac is

a far-fetched hypothesis, as is the existence of a Hindu sidereal

Zodiac which supposedly preceded by a millenium the emergence of the

Babylonian Zodiac! The first Sanskrit texts that attest to the

existence of Hindu astrology date from the first centuries A.D. and

are of Greek inspiration. [47]

 

Please see the entire article by Guinard for his insistence that three

star markers in an ancient calendar do not provide sufficient basis

for the existence of a sidereal zodiac.

 

I myself am a siderealist but I would like to know if anyone on this

list is able to counter any of the arguments offered by Guinard above.

My sense is that Guinard (unintentionally?) misrepresents the work of

Cyril Fagan (as well as his discoverie)s but I lack the resources to

effectively counter these.

 

Ad astra per aspera

 

Andrew