Review of Lois Rodden’s Astro DATABANK

The following of the website http://www.astrobank.com was written by Ann Clark.

ASTRODATABANK & 3 OTHER USEFUL SITES

Astrodatabank is actually the name of software used in astrological research. This website, among its other functions, is the place to preview the software and/or place an order . I don’t have the software yet, but do visit the site frequently. There’s always useful information to be found, for casual visitors and customers alike.

http://www.astrodatabank.com/

A major component of this site is a list of thousands of dates of birth of famous people. The list is freely available to all.

Astrodatabank also regularly offers a series of sets of biographical details and natal charts featuring well-known individuals, with questions on the astrology, set by an expert for discussion on following pages, message-board style. These discussions are helpful in understanding chart interpretation. Interesting conversations and different styles of interpretation emerge from astrology buffs who contribute there. Arguments can surface at times, adding to the enlightenment and interest of readers.

For visitors with a little experience of interpreting charts, reports of research carried out using Astrodatabank software are available. The aim being to discover if there are “astrological signatures” for , for instance, Astrologers, psychic ability, alcohol abuse.

Anyone interested in astrological research will find the site invaluable – and pretty much unique on-line.

A couple more useful websites for those without access to astrology software are –

Arabic Parts Calculator ~~~~ http://www.noendpress.com/pvachier/arabicparts/index.php

Midpoints Calculator ~~~~ http://www.noendpress.com/pvachier/midpoints/index.php

Brief explanations are included along with the automatic calculators; more detail on using Arabic Parts and Midpoints can easily be found via Google or other search engines. For most Arabic Parts it’s necessary to know an accurate time of birth to ascertain the ascending degree, and if Moon is involved in a midpoint calculation, a birth time is necessary to calculate the exact degree of the Moon in a sign.

For anyone interested in Fixed Stars, there’s a good article and detailed list of the main Stars with their sign, degree and traditional interpretation at Astrology on the Web – http://www.astrologycom.com/fixedstars.HTML

One caution though: some of the traditional interpretations sound dire and dreadful to 21st century folk. I’m of the opinion that the old interpretations ought to be taken with a pinch of salt. They were determined in an age far removed from where we are now. It’s wise to take the basic “feel” of the interpretation and dilute it, modify it, put it in a context of today, when medical knowledge, technology, engineering etc. have developed and improved in leaps and bounds. The old interpretations ought never to be taken quite literally, or, more importantly, out of context of the chart as a whole.

1 comment February 22, 2009