When I did the fairs, many people came when they were havng either clear Saturn or outer-planet transits. They followed he passage of Saturn, for example, around the clock. I also remember somon wryly telling me that most peopl edid not go to an astrologer 'unless they had a problem.' The reading could hopefully allow these people to look the situation from a different angle - which of course, when looking at natal and transiting alspects, you are.

Good thread topic Laura, thanks.

the 'predictive sense' is the lowest common denominator of this brilliant art & philosophy of astrology & control is an illusion

love all-ways,
mem

I tend to think predictive astrology is very misunderstood by people and many think that the trends and cycles are written stone that is not the fault of the art and the skill there of but rather superstition and religious programing.
You can predict when the next fullmoon will take place -predictive astrology is the same way .
You have a interpetation and this is where is gets tricky because a person has got to know themselves enough to explain to the astrologer that so they get a sense of the natal chart and how the person had learned to operate within that scope plus the changes that are coming through the progressed moon -what progression are registaring as well as transits . There are weather aspects and interpetations that can be across the board but not in all chances even when the aspects and planets applied to the location, for example you wouldn't predict a tsunmai in the high desert perhaps an earth quake maybe even a storm, its about common sense and listening to your inner voice and being objective. You putting together that what is skripted in the stars .
There are other kinds of predictions in astrology and that is Horary and this is a lot like divination than predictive astrology.
It has many rigid rules applied with intuition. It is a wonderful branch of astrology.
kate
kate