I wonder, what could be the modern western equivalent for the ancient Ishtar/Aphrodite/Venus?

It's been 2000+ years - perhaps it's time for an update.

@M.G. I'm aware that the beginnings of astrology will forever be shrouded in mystery, but I like to think that the ancients came up with those mythological names after studying those objects in the sky as well as astrologically in charts. From our modern point of view, is there anything to suggest t...

Thank you satya7, for your answer and link to the article. So you think the name "Venus" was given to the planet before astrologers had discovered its natural meaning in charts? Like I mentioned earlier above, Venus and Jupiter both appear pretty similar in the sky to our naked eye, you on...

I like planet Venus. It's so bright that people sometimes mistake it for an UFO or some other "strange flying object" in the sky. I guess Venus rules aliens. :) But seriously, does anyone know why this planet was named after a certain female deity? Did the Babylonians and Greeks call it &q...

And what do you do with Alcabitius with latitutes above 66 degrees where some points on the ecliptic never rise or set? All ASC-based house systems encounter problems at polar latitudes once ASC turns retrograde. Also primary directions (at least Ptolemy's method of proportional semi-arcs) fail to ...

I'm sorry if the purpose of the thread was unclear. It was not about traditional astrology as such, but rather a spin-off from another thread, where a discussion arose on whether primary directions had (1) survived in continuous use into the 20th century but been rejected by a majority of astrologe...

There is no monolithic The Tradition™. In this respect astrology is no different from any long-standing and developing body of ideas and practices. I'm not sure what the thread is aiming to accomplish when apparently no astrologer today is following a tradition rather than "reviving" it, ...

It seems not a single astrologer alive today is following the "tradition" to a T. Maybe not even yourself. For example, in the post that I linked you claim to follow more "classical/medieval" school when it comes to primary directions. However, you combine this technique with a s...

@Martin Gansten Interesting, in an earlier thread from two years ago you had said that Borealis/ Mark Rusborn was following Morinus "closely and accurately": Just to clarify a few points: I don't use the Morin system myself, but from what I have seen so far of Mark's presentations, he seem...

There's also Mark Rusborn, alias Alexey Borealis, who has a PhD in physics from Australia National University: https://morinus-astrology.com/en/ Dr. Borealis claims to teach primary directions in the Morinus style, with reliable accuracy of predictions. He also uses his own astrological software wit...

So Jupiter belongs to the solar sect (a not uncommon synonym for the diurnal sect), Venus to the lunar. The malefics, as already discussed, seem to have been considered better off (rejoicing) in the sect where their harsh natures are tempered. Interesting terms, "solar" and "lunar se...

If we consider it carefully, we might argue that every planet except for the Sun could be classified as nocturnal, as they are primarily visible during the night. When the Sun is up it dominates the sky, making the other celestial bodies invisible. Therefore, the Sun must indeed be considered the qu...