Origins of the House Division Debate in Ancient Astrology

Episode 227 of the podcast is a lecture by Chris Brennan on the origins of the house division debate in ancient astrology, where I present my reconstruction of how the different approaches to house division came about in the Hellenistic tradition 2000 years ago.

The premise of the discussion is that we know as modern astrologers that there are many different forms of house division today, but how did this come to be the case? We can understand the issue better by going back to the beginning of the tradition and seeing how it started, and this may also provide us with some tools for resolving the problem today.

In this talk I try to answer some questions such as:

Which systems of house division were used in antiquity?
Were some approaches to house division more popular than others?
How did ancient astrologers reconcile different approaches to house division?

This episode partially results from a series of debates and discussions that have occurred over the past few years re…