Welcome to the Urania Trust
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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.
Featured Articles
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The Integrity of the Vedic Designation
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- William R. Morris
- Academic
- 08 Apr 2026
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hat is the proper name for the Indian astrological tradition? Vedic astrology? Indian astrology? Hindu astrology? Jyotish? The debate is complex and controversial. Reclaiming Vedic designation is not a Brahminical assertion but a decolonizing gesture available to all practitioners in the tradition. -
Dwarf Planet Basics
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- Sue Kientz
- Astrology
- 17 Feb 2026
In astrology, dwarf planets and trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are the latest exciting vista to be explored. How do these planetoids affect our personality? Pluto, Eris, Sedna, Haumea, Ixion, Varuna, Makemake, and many other new members of our solar system family.
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Wild Yeast: Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement
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- Scott Silverman
- Academic
- 19 Jan 2026
The Graeco-Arabic translation movement by the Abbasid caliphate impacted the transmission of scientific knowledge, education and innovation, including astrology practices, and influenced a new ideological syncretization. This essay explores circumstances often overlooked as contributing factors.
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Finding Lost Objects
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- William R. Morris, Scott Silverman
- Academic
- 03 Jan 2026
Discover two sacred traditions for recovering lost objects: the celestial art of horary astrology, transmitted from Persian and Arabic sources through medieval Latin synthesis to William Lilly's seventeenth-century English formulation, and the devotional practice of invoking help from St. Anthony of Padua, patron saint of lost things.
