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WHAT'S NEW ON GARY'S SITE
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This is a new addition to this page - what astrological projects Gary is currently working on and their status:

  • He has transcribed 93 pages of a 126 page masterfully written book completed and published in 1664 about the Saturn-Jupiter conjunctions and their cycles.  He will annotate and republish this book later this year to make it available to the astrological community.
  • Gary has collected electronic copies of a number of very informative Renaissance astrology books written by master practitioners such as William Lilly, Henry Coley, Richard Edlin, John Gadbury, Nicholas Culpeper, Vincent Wing, and Sir Christopher Heydon.  As he reads and learns from these scholars, it is like going back to college for his Ph.D. (he will soon begin writing his dissertation).
  • He is beginning to learn to read Latin because most of the above texts have extensive quotes from older authorities in Latin, which are then translated by the authors into English.  Eventually, he hopes to become proficient enough in Latin, the scholarly language of the Renaissance, to read texts published in that language that have never been translated into English.

The latest, spectacular photo of the planets, their moons, and other objects in and beyond our solar system was added July 1, 2008 and there now 74 images posted.  A link to the photo gallery is now on the home page and under the composite photo of Saturn and its moons in the navigation bar at the top of each page.

The following articles (most recent first) were authored by Gary and published in Echo, a monthly regional newspaper about community, the environment, health, cuisine, and spirituality that is distributed in central Virginia.  They are among the 75 free, published articles posted on this site authored by Gary.  He began writing a column for Echo in 1999 (before he created his Web site) and he used the first person so the articles on this site that were first published in Echo are written in the first person.  Click on the subject index or the chronological index for a complete list of his articles on this site and a link to the subject index "Gary's Published Articles" has been included under the woodcut of a printing press in the navigation bar at the top of each page.

  • Metaphysical Astrology is the last in a series of articles about metaphysical and esoteric astrology (published in the August 2008 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Metaphysical Pluto is the ninth in a series of articles about the metaphysical and esoteric meanings of the planets (published in the July 2008 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Metaphysical Neptune is the eighth in a series of articles about the metaphysical and esoteric meanings of the planets (published in the June 2008 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Metaphysical Uranus is the seventh in a series of articles about the metaphysical and esoteric meanings of the planets (published in the May 2008 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Metaphysical Saturn is the sixth in a series of articles about the metaphysical and esoteric meanings of the planets (published in the April 2008 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Metaphysical Jupiter is the fifth in a series of articles about the metaphysical and esoteric meanings of the planets (published in the March 2008 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Metaphysical Mars is the fourth in a series of articles about the metaphysical and esoteric meanings of the planets (published in the February 2008 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • 2008 Planetary Influences is about what we can expect during the year of 2008 (published in the January 2008 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Metaphysical Venus is the third in a series of articles about the metaphysical and esoteric meanings of the planets (published in the December 2007 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Metaphysical Mercury is the second in a series of articles about the metaphysical and esoteric meanings of the planets (published in the November 2007 edition of Echo newspaper).

  • Gift Giving Ideas for Each Sign was written in November 2003 but was added to the Web site in May 2008 (published in the December 2003 edition of Echo newspaper).

This site was reconstructed in early 2008.
Every page has a different, new, updated look compared to the old format.  Gary created the new banner and navigation bar you see at the top of each page and this makes navigation of the site much easier than it was.  He changed the color scheme to fit his personal color palette (based on his hair, eyes, and complexion), which has many shades of purple.  He also enlarged all of the images and the text and reformatted pages with images.  In addition, the following new pages were added to the site as part of the reconstruction:
  • A site map page that links to all of the site's categories and serves as a table of contents.  There is now a link to this site map under the photo of Earth in the navigation bar at the top left of each page.
  • An astrological art gallery that lists brief descriptions of each piece of artwork on the site.  There is now a link to this art gallery under the composite photo of Saturn and its moons in the navigation bar at the top of each page.  Gary will be adding many more pieces of art in the near future.
  • A page that details the distribution of the most popular services provided by Gary over the last three years.
  • A page that gives explanations of Gary's site, including how to set your computer to best view it and a list of his astrological preferences.
  • A page of references used in Gary's articles (accessible through links from an article containing references).

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Good Timing and Location are Keys to Success
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850-656-5758

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