Primary Directions

The technique known today as primary directions is one of the most ancient and renowned methods of astrological forecasting, and also one of the most powerful. from classical antiquity throughout the middle ages and renaissance, and even into the twentieth century, all the great names of western astrology have worked with primary directions. it was the predictive technique of dorothy and ptolemy, of masha? allah and abu m a? shar, of regiomontanus and placidus, of morin de villefranche and william lilly. to understand the old masters of astrology, we must understand primary directions.. martin gansten is both a practising astrologer and a historian of religion specializing in astrological and divinatory traditions. his previous scholarly contributions to the field focus mainly on the indian subcontinent and include translations of sanskrit astrological texts. he lives in sweden, where he lectures and teaches various aspects of traditional astrology, including primary directions.