Welcome to the Urania Trust

  • The Urania Trust was founded as an educational charity on the 9th November 1970 by a group of highly esteemed astrologers. Our continuing purpose is 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.

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  • Priscilla Costello
    Astrology
    09 February 2016
    William Shakespeare, perhaps by John Taylor

    Did William Shakespeare “believe” in astrology? Astrological symbolism shows up in specific details as well as the archetypal basis of entire plays. In Part 1, Priscilla Costello does a deep dive into Romeo and Juliet to reveal its astrological symbolism.

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  • Tim Addey
    Philosophy
    30 March 2016
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    It is said that when he was near death, Plato had a dream in which he saw himself changed into a swan that flew from tree to tree making it difficult to catch him. Of all the philosophers, Plato is perhaps the most difficult to feel that one has him and his meaning properly netted and secure.

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  • Graham Bates
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    01 November 2012
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    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.

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