
                                  INTRODUCTION

     Astrology, as a spiritual science, explains  the relationship  between 
     man and the Universe and it reveals the  wonderful plan  by which  the 
     whole of creation evolves  towards increasing  perfection.  It  guides 
     man  and  helps  him  to find  his proper  place in  the Universe,  to 
     discover his own life's purpose and to awaken his noblest  aspirations 
     and ideals. It also gives him  a greater  understanding of  others, so 
     that he may accept  them, help  them and  love them  more.  The  inner 
     understanding gained through the  study of  spiritual Astrology  opens 
     the door to Universal Brotherhood.

     In order  to fully  understand it,  Astrology must  be studied  in the 
     light of the Western Wisdom Teachings, especially the  Law of  Rebirth 
     and the Law of Cause and Effect. Perfect order reigns  supreme in  the 
     Universe.  Everything has a cause and nothing happens by mere  chance. 
     What we are at the present time is the result of what we have  done in 
     the past, while what we do now shapes our future.

     The Teachings of The Rosicrucian Fellowship,  designed for  the people 
     of the West, are based on first-hand knowledge.  They offer  an answer 
     to those who cannot believe anything that does  not permit  a rational 
     explanation. They bring a message of  peace and  encourage a  sense of 
     fellowship with all of those who, while on different paths,  sincerely 
     seek the Truth.  The Rosicrucian Teachings aim at  the development  of 
     "right thinking, right feeling and right action", all of which are the 
     product of "self-mastery". The motto of the Rosicrucian Philosophy is: 
     "A Sane Mind, A Soft Heart, A Sound Body." Its keynote is: SERVICE.

     The  Rosicrucian  Fellowship  is   an  international   association  of 
     Christian Mystics, founded in 1909 by Max Heindel,  with International 
     Headquarters in Oceanside, California, U.S.A. It  was created  for the 
     purpose of promulgating a  definite, logical  and sequential  teaching 
     concerning the origin, evolution and future  development of  the World 
     and  Man,  showing  both  the  spiritual  and  scientific  aspects and 
     allowing for a union of Science and Religion.


                ROSICRUCIAN FELLOWSHIP COURSES AND PUBLICATIONS

     The Rosicrucian  Fellowship has  been teaching  Rosicrucian Philosophy 
     and Astrology for 85 years and publishes all  the necessary  materials 
     for this study. The Rosicrucian Teachings make no statements that  are 
     not supported by reason and logic,  but they  are not  offered as  the 
     last word on the subject. They are not dogmatic, but  offer facts  and 
     principles about which the student must think and work to  develop his 
     own conviction and evolve his own understanding.

     There are no dues or tuition  fees. All  expenses of  the organization 
     are  met  by  free-will  offerings  and  the sale  of books  and other 
     materials.  Students have the opportunity to help in  this great  Work 
     as  the  heart  dictates  and  the  means  permit.    The  Rosicrucian 
     Fellowship offers correspondence courses  in English,  French, German, 
     Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, all on a free-will offering basis.

     We offer:

              A Course in Rosicrucian Philosophy in two sections:

     The  Preliminary  Philosophy  course  of 12  lessons is  based on  The 
     Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception by Max Heindel.

     The  Supplementary  Philosophy  course  of 40  lessons deals  with the 
     practical application of the Rosicrucian Philosophy.

     These two courses will prepare the student for more advanced work.


               A Course in Spiritual Astrology in three sections:

     The Preliminary Astrology course of 26  lessons covers  the basics  of 
     chart erection and the spiritual principles of delineation.

     The Senior Astrology course of 12 lessons covers an in-depth method of 
     delineation.

     The  Senior   Extension  Astrology   course  of   13  lessons   covers 
     progressions, transits and other methods of astrological timing.

     Astrology is offered as an effective  tool in  the development  of the 
     higher faculty of the mind, namely, Intuition.  This sacred science is 
     taught to everyone except hypnotists or  those professionally  engaged 
     as a medium, fortune teller, palmist or astrologer.  We hope  that the 
     spiritual science of astrology will not be used to make money, but  to 
     help in the spiritual guidance and healing of suffering humanity.


                       A Course in Bible Interpretation:

     This 28 lesson course  gives the  student the  basic keys  of esoteric 
     interpretation  leading  to  a  deeper  understanding   of  the   Holy 
     Scriptures.

     "...In the first place  let it  be understood,  as previously  said in 
     speaking of the Christian  mysteries, that  the four  Gospels are  not 
     merely accounts of the life of  a single  individual, written  by four 
     different  people,  but  that   they  are   symbolical  of   different 
     Initiations. Paul says, 'Until Christ be formed in you'. Everyone will 
     some day go through  the four  stages that  are depicted  in the  four 
     Gospels, for everyone is unfolding the Christ spirit within himself." 

                       -  Teachings of an Initiate by Max Heindel, page 192


          The following basic textbooks by Max Heindel are available:

     The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception (702 pages).  This  spiritual classic 
     contains the basic tenets of the Rosicrucian Philosophy. It offers the 
     general public an explanation of the great mysteries  of the  Universe 
     and  Man  and relates  them to  the basic  Laws of  Nature. This  book 
     enables  people  to  harmonize  the  Mind  (science)  with  the  Heart 
     (religion), an alliance which is of fundamental importance.

     Simplified Scientific Astrology (198  pages). A  complete textbook  on 
     the  art  of erecting  a horoscope.   It also  includes a  philosophic 
     encyclopedia of Astrology and a table of planetary hours.

     Message  of  the  Stars  (734 pages).   Written in  collaboration with 
     Augusta Foss-Heindel.   Contains a  complete method  of interpretation 
     and delineation of the horoscope for character analysis and provides a 
     simplified  method  of  progressing  the chart.   It also  includes an 
     explanation of Medical Astrology which is illustrated with  36 example 
     horoscopes.

     Astro-Diagnosis (482  pages).  Written  in collaboration  with Augusta 
     Foss-Heindel.  Astro-Diagnosis  is the  science and  art of  obtaining 
     knowledge regarding the spiritual causes of man's infirmities as shown 
     by the horoscope. Explanations in regard to reading the horoscope  for 
     the purpose of diagnosis  are included.   This book  is unique  in the 
     field and includes 100  astrological charts  which were  selected from 
     the many hundreds of case histories analyzed by the authors.

     Tables of Houses, International  Edition, covering  latitudes 1   66, 
     (North  or  South).   The  popular  Placidian  system  of   houses  is 
     calculated entirely by computer. A World Atlas lists 3000 major cities 
     and an American Atlas lists 4000 cities by state.

     These and other books and astrological supplies are available in  many 
     bookstores  or  directly  from  The Rosicrucian  Fellowship. For  more 
     information and a free  catalog contact:  The Rosicrucian  Fellowship, 
     International  Headquarters,  2222  Mission  Avenue,  P.O.   Box  713, 
     Oceanside,  CA  92049-0713,  USA.  Or  visit  us  on  the Internet  at 
     www.rosicrucian.com.



             THE 1984 IAU SYSTEM AND THE JPL DE200/LE200 EPHEMERIS

     Resolutions adopted by the International Astronomical  Union (IAU)  in 
     1976, 1979 and 1981 form a coherent system of changes  to astronomical 
     constants and time scales. The principal changes are to the  masses of 
     solar  system  bodies,  the  position  of  the  Vernal  Point, general 
     precession  in  longitude, the  1980 IAU  Theory of  Nutation and  the 
     deflection of light in the Sun's gravitational field. By resolution of 
     the IAU, a new time scale, Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TDT),  replaces 
     Ephemeris Time (ET) for use with planetary and lunar ephemerides.

     The  adopted  system  of  astronomical constants  and time  scales has 
     necessitated a complete recomputation  of the  fundamental ephemerides 
     of  solar  system  bodies.   The  new  standard  planetary  and  lunar 
     ephemeris, developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in collaboration 
     with the U.S. Naval Observatory and  designated DE200/LE200,  has been 
     in use since 1984 in the official government astronomical almanacs  of 
     the U.S. and many other countries of the world.

     Since 1984 and beyond further work has been  done by  many individuals 
     and organizations and the resources have now become  available to  put 
     this new  knowledge to  work in  a computer  program that  develops an 
     ephemeris on your personal computer using either Windows 95 or Windows 
     NT.


                HOW THE ROSICRUCIAN SOFTWARE EPHEMERIS WAS MADE

     Comments regarding  our book  ephemerides: Since  the JPL  DE200/LE200 
     standard ephemeris  is too  short for  a 21st  century ephemeris,  The 
     Rosicrucian Ephemeris 2000-2100 for  Noon TDT,  International Edition, 
     is  based  on  its  predecessor  the  JPL DE102/LE102  ephemeris.  The 
     DE102/LE102 was first rotated to the J2000.0 IAU  standard epoch.   As 
     such, it deviates from the DE200/LE200 by insignificant  amounts.  The 
     data was then reduced to geocentric apparent longitude and declination 
     and all phenomena were computed in full conformance with the  1984 IAU 
     standards.  This includes conversion  from Barycentric  Dynamical Time 
     to Terrestrial Dynamical Time, allowance for  the deflection  of light 
     in the Sun's gravitational  field, and  use of  the complete  1980 IAU 
     Theory of Nutation. The true node of the  Moon was  computed from  the 
     osculating  elements  of  the  Moon's  positions  as contained  in the 
     DE102/LE102 ephemeris. 

     The resulting positions of longitude and  declination retain  the full 
     accuracy of the DE102/LE102 ephemeris before being rounded.  The other 
     astronomical phenomena  were computed  to the  nearest second  of time 
     before  being  rounded.  Eclipses  were computed  by Bessel's  method. 
     Eclipse computations follow the practice of the Astronomical Almanac.

     Our philosophy with regard  to this  new ephemeris  software: We  have 
     included the ability to calculate many different types of ephemerides. 
     Among  the  various  choices  are  tropical,   sidereal  or   ayanamsa 
     ephemerides for midnight or noon Greenwich time (UT).  Heliocentric or 
     geocentric positions for the Sun, Moon and the eight known planets are 
     available.   Longitude,  latitude,  declination  and  right  ascension 
     positions are  available for  geocentric positions  and longitude  and 
     latitude positions are available for heliocentric positions.

     The positions given for all bodies are not modified for the effects of 
     nutation, light-effect or planetary aberration as the spiritual forces 
     that work through the planets are not affected by space,  time or  the 
     speed of light, hence true positions are needed.


                          THE DELTA-T TIME CORRECTION

     Because of the nature of spiritual astrology it  is not  required that 
     consideration of the so-called Delta-T correction  factor be  included 
     in  the  calculations.   The  factors  that  make up  Delta-T are  not 
     completely  understood.   As such,  no one  can tell  in advance  what 
     Delta-T  will  be  for  a given  year.  The  variance of  time between 
     Universal Time  (UT) and  Terrestrial Dynamical  Time (TDT),  which is 
     only measured after-the-fact and not beforehand is perhaps  up to  one 
     minute difference. The fastest body in astrology is  the Moon  and she 
     moves no more than 35 seconds  of arc  or so  in one  minute of  clock 
     time.  This small movement is of no real significance in  the analysis 
     of a horoscope.  Therefore we have eliminated factors which are  of no 
     real consequence.

     The sidereal time given in the calculations is the mean  sidereal time 
     expressed in  UT. The  student uses  UT time  to compute  the sidereal 
     time, Ascendant and house cusps.


                             DEFINITION OF THE DATA

     All positions in The Rosicrucian Ephemeris, Software Edition, are true 
     positions computed in Universal  Time (UT)  and referred  to the  mean 
     dynamical ecliptic and equinox of the date defined by P.   Bretagnon's 
     VSOP87 planetary theory.  The full set  of terms  used in  VSOP87 have 
     not been used in order to  cut down  on calculation  times that  would 
     otherwise  irritate  the end  user and  not add  substantially to  the 
     accuracy  of  planetary  positions.   The numbers  of terms  used give 
     accurate planet positions to 3 - 15 seconds of arc or better.


                            Basic Astronomical Terms

     The ecliptic is a great circle  along which  the Sun  appears to  move 
     around the Earth each year.

     The celestial equator is a great circle which is the projection of the 
     Earth's equator upon the heavens.

     The intersection of the celestial equator with the ecliptic as it goes 
     from south to north of the  equator is  called the  Vernal Point  or 0 
     degrees Aries. The Vernal Point defines the beginning of the  tropical 
     zodiac, also called the intellectual zodiac.

     The meridian of a place is  a great  circle arc  perpendicular to  the 
     equator and passing directly overhead.


     Sidereal Time (S.T.) -  The Sidereal Time given daily for  midnight or 
     noon UT is the 1984 IAU standard Greenwich Mean Sidereal  Time (GMST).  
     It is the angle between the  Greenwich meridian  and the  Vernal Point 
     (apparently revolving  westward with  the heavens  daily) measured  in 
     hours westward from Greenwich on the celestial equator.

     Longitude - The planetary longitudes and declinations are  given daily 
     for midnight or noon UT. The longitude of a planet  is its  angle from 
     the Vernal Point measured eastward in degrees along the ecliptic.  The 
     Moon's  True  Node  is  the longitude  of the  point where  the Moon's 
     instantaneous orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north. 

     Declination - The declination  of a  planet is  its angle  measured in 
     degrees north (N) or south (S) of the equator.


                              Aspectarian Section

     The Aspectarian gives the day, hour  and minute  UT of  major aspects, 
     planetary ingresses, eclipses, Moon phases and changes of direction in 
     planetary movements.

     A  major  aspect is  an angular  relationship between  two planets  as 
     defined in the following table:

     Major aspect    Definition
     ------------    ----------
     Conjunction       0 of longitude
     Sextile          60 of longitude
     Square           90 of longitude
     Trine           120 of longitude
     Opposition      180 of longitude
     Parallel        same declination, both N or both S
     Contraparallel  same degree of declination, one N and the other S


     A planetary ingress is the hour and minute when a planet enters  a new 
     sign of the zodiac. For example, when the Sun enter  Aries, it  is the 
     moment of the Spring Equinox.


     An "R" appears in  the Aspectarian  whenever a  planet's longitude  is 
     changing  from  direct (increasing)  to retrograde  (decreasing).  The 
     planet is then said to be stationary retrograde.

     A "D"  appears in  the Aspectarian  whenever a  planet's longitude  is 
     changing  from  retrograde  (decreasing)  to direct  (increasing). The 
     planet is then said to be stationary direct.


     The phases of the Moon list the day, hour, minute and longitude of the 
     Moon. These are defined as follows:

     Name              Moon longitude - Sun longitude
     New Moon                        0
     Quarter                        90 (1st quarter)
     Full Moon                     180
     Quarter                       270 (3rd quarter)


     Eclipses are shown along with the phase of the Moon.  A solar  eclipse 
     can only happen at a New Moon.  A Lunar eclipse  can only  occur at  a 
     Full Moon.

     Solar Eclipses are of three types:
     Total - when the Moon completely covers the Sun.

     Annular - when the Moon covers the Sun, but the  Moon appears  smaller 
     than the Sun from  the Earth's  surface, so  that a  ring of  sunlight 
     surrounds the Moon.

     Partial - when the Moon only partly covers the Sun.

     Distance from Sun-Moon to either Node         Type of eclipse
     -------------------------------------         ---------------
     within about 18.50 degrees                solar eclipse MAY occur
     within about 15.33 degrees                solar eclipse WILL occur
     within about 11.25 degrees          total or annular eclipse MAY occur
     within about  9.60 degrees         total or annular eclipse WILL occur


     The  Moon's  shadow is  always very  small and  follows a  narrow path 
     across the Earth. At any moment in time during a solar eclipse  only a 
     small part of the Earth is in shadow. The total or annular  part of  a 
     solar eclipse lasts for at most only a few minutes  in any  one place. 
     On average, each place on Earth is covered  by a  total solar  eclipse 
     about once every 360 years.


     Lunar Eclipses are also of three types:
     Total - when the  Moon is  completely immersed  in the  Earth's umbral 
     shadow.

     Partial  -  when the  Moon is  partly immersed  in the  Earth's umbral 
     shadow.

     Penumbral - when the Moon enters the Earth's penumbral shadow but does 
     not enter the umbral shadow.

     In the penumbral shadow, some light from the Sun still  shines on  the 
     Moon. In the umbral shadow, no light from the Sun shines on  the Moon. 
     The Earth's shadow is always very large near the Moon. During a  total 
     eclipse, this shadow covers the entire Moon as  viewed from  any place 
     on Earth  and may  continue to  cover it  for nearly  an hour  in some 
     cases.

     Sun-Moon opposition near either Node         Type of eclipse
     ------------------------------------         ---------------
     within about 12.25 degrees                lunar eclipse MAY occur
     within about  9.50 degrees                lunar eclipse WILL occur
     within about  6.00 degrees          total or partial eclipse MAY occur
     within about  3.75 degrees         total or partial eclipse WILL occur


     The last aspect of the Moon may be  easily seen  by checking  when the 
     Moon changes sign, then backing up to her last aspect and the  time it 
     was exact.  Void of  course conditions  can be  seen for  longitude or 
     declination.  From the time of last aspect until  the Moon  enters the 
     next sign, the Moon is said to be void of course.


                       The Tropical and Sidereal Zodiacs

     The Vernal Point and the Tropical  Zodiac are  affected by  precession 
     and nutation  and move  westward about  one degree  every 72  years in 
     relation to the fixed stars, which make up the Sidereal Zodiac.

     Although spiritual astrology only uses the tropical zodiac, we include 
     the sidereal zodiac for those who are interested.

     The Synetic  (Sidereal) Vernal  Point (SVP)  is the  longitude in  the 
     tropical zodiac of sidereal 0 degrees  Aries as  determined partly  by 
     empirical research and partly by archeological research in  the Fagen- 
     Bradley School  of Western  Sidereal Astrology.   This system  fixes a 
     sidereal zodiac in which at a remote epoch the star  Aldebaran was  at 
     15d 0m 0s of Taurus. Since this epoch, Aldebaran has been affected  by 
     its own proper motion, but the sidereal zodiac  so specified  has been 
     affected only by precession and nutation.  Sidereal 0 degrees Aries in 
     this zodiac was approximately equal to the position of the Sun at  the 
     Spring Equinox of 221 A.D. The precise definition is:

     SVP = 5d 57m 28.64s Pisces - precession  in longitude  -  nutation  in 
     longitude  from  JD 2433282.423  UT1 (31  December 1949  at 20:09:07.2 
     hours).

     To obtain the sidereal longitude of  a celestial  body using  the SVP, 
     add 360 to the tropical longitude and subtract the SVP.

     The True Ayanamsa is the longitude  of tropical  0 degrees  Aries (the 
     Vernal Point) in a  sidereal zodiac  based on  assigning to  the fixed 
     star Spica the position 0d 0m 0.7s Libra in the  sidereal zodiac  at a 
     remote epoch,  but the  sidereal zodiac  so specified  has since  been 
     freed from the proper motion of Spica, so that it is affected  only by 
     precession and  nutation.  The  Ayanamsa coincided  approximately with 
     the position of the Sun at  the Spring  Equinox of  285 A.D.,  but its 
     precise definition is:

     True Ayanamsa = 22d 27m 37.65s + precession in longitude + nutation in 
     longitude from JD 2415020.0 TDT (31 December 1899 at noon).

     To  obtain  the  sidereal  longitude  of  a celestial  body using  the 
     Ayanamsa, subtract  the Ayanamsa  from the  tropical longitude  of the 
     body.


     The True Obliquity of the Ecliptic is the  angle between  the ecliptic 
     and the celestial equator. Its formal definition is:

     True Ecliptic Obliquity = 23d 26m 21.448s +  secular terms  + nutation 
     in obliquity from the 1980 IAU  Theory of  Nutation from  JD 2451545.0 
     TDB (01 January 2000 at noon).



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