#127 - Traditional Astrology with Eric Purdue

Summary

Eric Purdue explores pre-modern astrology, emphasizing the distinctions among various branches like natal, horary, electional, medical, and mundane astrology. He addresses common misconceptions and shares insights from his experiences as a translator and practitioner of medieval astrology. The conversation also includes answers to Patreon questions from listeners, deepening the understanding of traditional astrological practices.

Key takeaways

• 1Eric Purdue: Translator and author specializing in medieval astrology
• 2Distinctions between natal, horary, electional, medical, and mundane astrology
• 3Historical context of traditional astrology practices
• 4Misconceptions about astrology addressed in the podcast
• 5Discussion of Purdue's participation in the 2023 NORWAC Conference
• 6Questions from Glitch Bottle Patreon supporters answered

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Transcript excerpt

salutations listeners and welcome back to glitch bottle the podcast where we uncork the uncommon in magic mysticism and the generally misunderstood i'm your host alexander f and today we are so excited to talk about traditional astrology with return guest eric perdue and i know many many listeners are familiar with eric eric is a practitioner of medieval astrology and a sentero in lucumi senteria eric has also been on the podcast before to discuss his 896 page translation of the occult classic cornelius agrippa's three books of occult philosophy and so definitely make sure listeners if you have not checked out that podcast please check it out it's full of so much great information in addition though in this podcast eric is taking some time to stop by and to discuss traditional astrology and you might be asking listeners what is traditional astrology what does it actually mean what does it mean to have something be traditional versus non-traditional how did traditional astrology actually evolve what are the differences in astrology especially if you might not be too familiar between electional astrology natal astrology medical astrology mundane astrology you know calculating for a magical operation all of those things well eric perdue is one of the best people to ask about this with his astro with his astrological experience and so i'm excited because eric not only has the ability to approach things from a scholarly perspective but he also approaches it from a deep practical perspective as well so i'm looking forward to getting into this conversation and i also want to give a quick shout out to each and every glitch bottle patron on patreon because of your amazing support for the podcast and your excellent questions for guests like eric as well and so with...

Excerpt from Glitch Bottle, Jan 31, 2023. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.