Travis Astrology

  • The Joy of House Lord Combinations in Astrology

    One of the joys of astrology is the detail and complexity of it. There are so many pieces and parts, and all of them matter. The exact degree of a planet matters. Even its position within a degree can matter. The asteroids or smaller bodies matter too. And yet there is an important rule that…

    Nathaniel Travis

  • Understanding Dhanishta: Part II

    The Star and Coordinates We could call the star of Dhanishta simply “Dhanishta”—”The Wealthiest”. But it is also known as Alpha Delphinus. It is part of the constellation Delphinus (the Dolphin), which is north of the Aquarius constellation. The section of the ecliptic that is apportioned to it is 17°11’ minutes of Aquarius to 0°31’…

    Nathaniel Travis

  • Understanding Dhanishta: Part I

    In this post I am going to talk about something I was not really planning to talk about—the nakshatras or lunar mansions. The reason I was not planning to talk about them, not planning to talk about them for quite some time I thought, was because, frankly speaking, I do not know most of the…

    Nathaniel Travis

  • The Good and Bad of “Good and Bad” in Astrology

    For this first post I would like to talk about something near and dear to my heart: “good” and “bad” in astrology. This is something every student of astrology is familiar with, and we find it in many shapes and forms: As you can see, there are many ways that astrological factors can be considered…

    Nathaniel Travis