I've been an astrological consultant for many, many years - I won't say how many because it would totally make me antique.
Astrology is a soft science, similar to psychology or meteorology. I use planetary positions at the time of birth or other events and conclude from the data what is likely to occur - or what has already occurred. I use it for individual consultations to help people make sense of events in their lives. But I also use astrology for research, and for forensic astrology - solving crime.
Obviously I use a computer program - several actually - to calculate charts, but I started out doing it by hand - in Germany.
So what you see here - after my very long intro - is a wheel via which you can roughly calculate the zodiac sign that is on the east horizon at any given time - in Germany. It's calibrated for those latitudes.
Someone gave it to me, and I forget who it was, but I've had it for many, many years... and now it hangs on my wall over the divination desk. Since I am not in Germany any longer (since 1990), I don't use it actively, but I love it and it holds a lot of history for me.
I set it to Leo Rising, because that's what I have in my chart.
What a great looking antique piece! I have to say that even this would not help me understand astrology. I guess I will stick with reading horoscopes lol. Never knew there was forensic astrology - bet you have some great stories from that!
nice! i like the antique feel of it. it has real personality and it obviously well used and highly regarded!
ME: Sun in Leo, Moon in Libra • Ascendant in Cancer, Moon in the Fifth House • Sun in the Second House • Venus in the Fourth House • Moon in the Fifth House • Saturn in the Eighth House
OK, I have to be honest and say that I am a bit of a cynic regarding astrology but I LOVE this piece of equipment and you have shot it too perfection (even to the extent that the wood it sits on really complements it)
The writing on the write of the leo/lowe by the sign which looks like a calipgraphic M says jungfrau, which according to my rusty german means maiden? I am guessing that this is a translation of Virgo...Is that correct (I have just never heard it called this before)
I love stories like this one. Very interesting! I, for one, don't follow these things, but find your abilities quite fascinating. I really like the history of the wheel, and the detail is beautiful.
Interesting ditty about you. I love the story to the image. I find the use of this tool to be totally new. Never knew such things existed. Thanks for sharing.
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