Syncretism Unbound: The Octile Horoscope and the Trigrams

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I’ve been reading about the origins of the esoteric alignment between the 12-year Chinese zodiac/calendar and the eight trigrams of the I Ching, and I was struck by the notion that – with twelve “branches” and only eight trigrams resulting in an apparent ideological disconnect – there may be a more symmetrical formulation…....

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Wayne Limberger

Wayne Limberger has studied and practiced the Western esoteric arts since 1970, beginning as a natal astrologer and eventually developing what would turn into a lifelong appreciation for the tarot and Aleister Crowley's Thoth deck. More recently, he has worked extensively with Lenormand, geomancy, I Ching and horary astrology in addition to pursuing tarot professionally. He is a retired technical and legal writer and author of the divination blog Parsifal's Wheel Tarot and Astrology: (www.parsifalswheeldivination.wordpress.com).

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