Welcome to the Urania Trust

The Urania Trust was founded as an educational charity on the 9th November 1970 to further the advancement of education regarding the relationship between man's knowledge and beliefs about the heavens and every aspect of art science, philosophy and religion. Our founding trustees were highly esteemed astrologers: James Russell, Ada Phillips, Charles Harvey, John Addey and Tom Fripp.    Read more about The Urania Trust...

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Astrology Charts Are Not Flat

Astrology charts are now calculated with the convenience of a computer, but this only shows us 2 of the 3 dimensions. The chart can look very different when we take into account declination, latitude, right ascension, true-body aspects and other 3-dimensional factors.

Astrology of the Dwarf Planets

Astrology of the Dwarf Planets: The Galactic Dimension of Creation Mythology. Hollis Grail Ph.D. is the author of this in-depth book on Dwarf Planets, a new area of astrology still being studied. Their book explores the astrological meaning and mythology of Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Quaoar, Sedna and more

Sacred Sites from Neolithic Ireland

The great megalithic monuments of Ireland were constructed from 4000-2800 BCE. From Sligo to Dublin are monuments that are today referred to as passage tombs. The people who built them left no written records so we can only speculate why they were built.

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Charting the Soul: Astrology and Characterology

Characterology describes five different character types emerging from five stages of child development. If characterology is a fundamental part of being human, then how do the five character types show up in the horoscope?

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Sir Isaac Newton is best known as one of the greatest scientists there has ever been. However, other than rumour, there is no record of him having a specific interest in astrology. Nevertheless, Newton was an avid student of alchemy and theology.

Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985)

Dane Rudhyar is widely regarded by astrologers as one of the key figures in modern western astrology. Richard Tarnas stated that 'Jung and Rudhyar were the key figures in a more psychologically sophisticated astrology.' Why were his ideas so influential?