Traditional Astrology Radio

A monthly podcast on ancient astrology by Chris Brennan

Tag: translations

Interview with Benjamin Dykes on Search of the Heart and al-Kindi

During this show I interview one of the leading scholars on Medieval astrology in the world today, Dr. Benjamin Dykes. Last month Dr. Dykes published a translation of a Medieval astrological treatise on horary and electional astrology by al-Kindi titled The Forty Chapters.  Al-Kindi was an important source for a number of later horary astrologers […]

New Translation of the Anthology of Vettius Valens

During this podcast I discuss the recent release of a full English translation of the Anthology of Vettius Valens by Mark Riley. Riley, who is a retired classics scholar from California, unexpectedly released a full preliminary translation of the entire Anthology online for free in early December. He had completed the translation in the mid-90’s […]