Zodiacal Releasing: An Ancient Timing Technique

[@TheAstrologyPodcast]

If you want to learn more about this technique, check out my full class on the topic, which includes an 18-hour video workshop: courses.theastrologyschool.com/courses/zodiacal-releasing-class

[@AndriLindbergs]

00:36:59 Installing Solar Fire Chart design layout 00:39:42 >> Calculating Zodiacal Releasing 00:43:07 Diagram: Periodic years for each sign 00:47:27 Greek name of Zodiacal Releasing - ἄφεσις (áphesis, "letting go, releasing") 00:56:03 Defines 360 day year / 30 day month 00:57:06 Level 2 Sub-periods 00:59:20 Losing the Bond Diagram (explaining sub-periods) 01:02:49 Levels 3 ("weeks" of 2.5 days (1/12 of Level 2)) 01:03:03 Levels 4 ("days" of 5 hours (1/12 of Level 3)) 01:04:15 Focus on Level 1 and 2 01:06:31 Spirit and Fortune are in the same sign, move Spirit forward one sign 01:09:05 Software Programs for Calculating Zodiacal Releasing 01:12:00 Websites for Calculating Zodiacal Releasing 01:15:25 Graphical display of periods (nataltransits.com) 01:18:53 >> Peak periods 01:19:39 LoF sign activation & angles 01:20:31 Angels from the Lot of Fortune Diagram (peak periods) 01:35:30 Al Gore & George W. Bush (2000 election) example 01:36:05 Chart of George W. Bush 01:40:00 Chart of Al Gore 01:54:46 Chart of Al Gore 01:57:49 Chart of George Lucas (Day Chart despite Sun being just below the horizon) 02:00:13 Chart of Robert Downey Jr. 02:02:24 Chart of Demetra George 02:02:56 Chart of Justin Bieber 02:11:00 The element of luck 02:12:55 Study past chronology to establish future trajectory 02:14:00 Example of short Peak period (Libra) promotion, LoF Level 2 02:17:36 Peak periods on multiple levels 02:25:23 >> Angular Triads 02:27:42 Angular Triads Diagram 02:33:20 Chart of Demetra George (Angular Triads) 02:44:59 Ending of a peak period 02:46:33 Chris Brennan's chart 02:50:52 Chart of Robert Downey Jr. 02:52:50 >> Ways to interpret the Quality of an activated sign 02:53:35 Three primary things to look at 02:57:10 Focus on Benefics and Malefics (Sects) 02:57:56 Sects: Most Positive and Negative Planets Diagram 03:00:00 Diagram: Most Pos & Neg Planets 03:05:31 Justin Bieber sect example 03:12:30 Depressing Sect example 03:16:50 Combining with the concept of angular triads 03:25:50 >> Losing the bond (breaking of the sequence) LB periods 03:26:01 Losing the bond (LB) diagram 03:32:06 George Lucas - LB example 03:32:40 George Lucas' Chart 03:36:30 Al Gore, LB in a peak period 1992 - Vice president 03:40:00 Robert Downey Jr., LB in 2007 (Iron Man) 03:42:35 Emperor Hirohito, LB 1926 & 1946 03:48:16 Barack Obama, LB 2017 03:50:00 >> Foreshadowing Periods (before LB) 03:51:10 Foreshadowing Period Diagram 03:57:25 Anonymous Client Chart - Foreshadowing LB 04:02:05 Princess Diana Chart - LB at death 04:07:00 Listing methods not covered 04:08:30 >> Philosophical Implications

[@djennybeans6882]

excellent! can’t wait

[@KindredSpirit1010]

I noticed I have a trigger point in my chart at 11° ♏. On the days of each of my parent's deaths (12 years apart) Jupiter was at 11° ♏. I noticed this and assumed it as being significant. (I mean, what are the odds of that?) But I don't have any planets there. The closest is Saturn at 4°. But it turns out my lot of spirit is at 10° ♏. Is it possible that is what was triggered in my chart?

[@TheAstrologyPodcast]

@@KindredSpirit1010 It is possible. I wouldn't normally associate it with that, and there could be other factors going on as well, but it might be worth looking into. After all the Lot of Spirit calculation is composed of the two luminaries.

[@MeditatewithTaraAna]

@@AndriLindbergs yy

[@Belx2]

Lot of Spirit - career, overall life direction, action Lot of Fortune - health, things regarding the body, accidents Lot of Eros - relationships, marriage, love

[@sirathena]

This is hella generous. You guys are complete champions and I really love that you did this for us. Thank you.

[@FloatingThroughTheRealm]

I second this motion. Great talk. Thank you for spending so much time and effort to give us this gift of your hard earned knowledge. Sending love and light through the airwaves 〰️〰️〰️🌀💠🤍

[@kelliewify]

You, Sir are a gift from God. I have spent the entire week listening to these long ass podcasts thinking... I'm not listening to ANYTHING for 4 hours... only to finish and relisten... unable to stop! It's like a good long book. You have the amazing ability to answer every question because you leave nothing left unsaid!

[@crazyaunti]

Right 😆

[@cywoods60]

These two are the Best at this.

[@judemcdougall9504]

Thank you Leisa and Chris for your generosity

[@fenyxrzn]

I second that. This is my 3rd listen over the past 12 months

[@TheLifeandTimesofMR]

I'm really happy to say after 4 months of studying this, I can finally understand this episode

[@calandr4]

Well done!

[@blesseddanzy8552]

That gives me hope!

[@Alchemicalgrace]

Hahaha saaaaame!!! 💥💥

[@barbarabee2391]

36:59 Installing Solar Fire Chart design layout. 2:17:36 Peak periods on multiple levels 2:52:52 Ways to interpret an activated sign. 3:25:50 Losing of bond

[@cywoods60]

Thanks for the time stamps

[@sunfennt1311]

You must have a virgoish chart

[@barbarabee2391]

@@sunfennt1311 I wish! No earth whatsoever!

[@barbarabee2391]

@@sunfennt1311 Moon rules my 6th and is my whole sign house 10th.

[@tracysternburg]

🙏❤️❤️

[@Tanner0]

Time Stamps: Introductions and Intentions with the Discussion - 01:11 Timing Techniques and Their Discovery - 02:52 Concept of Using Timing Techniques and Their Distinction from Transits - 12:04 Finding and Defining Zodiacal Releasing - 16:28 Calculating Arabic Parts/Lots: Lot of Fortune, Lot of Spirit, and Lot of Eros - 30:42 Calculating Zodiacal Releasing - 39:40 Planetary Periods: The Number of Years Given to Each Planet and Associated Signs - 42:48 Defining “Releasing” - 47:27 Dividing The Life: Subperiods of Months, Days, and Hours - 57:00 Valens Rule: What Happens if the Lot of Spirit Falls in the Same Sign of the Lot of Fortune - 01:06:30 Using Software to Calculate Zodiacal Releasing - 01:09:04 Interpreting Periods - 01:18:52 Peak Periods: Using The Four Houses Angular to the Calculated ZR Point As High Activity Times In the Life - 01:19:38 Differing Uses for the Lots and the Themes That Can Be Studied With the ZR Technique - 01:21:31 Subperiods and Peak Periods On Smaller Scales of Time - 01:32:37 Examples: Example 1: US Presidential Elections - 01:34:45 Notes: 1. Note on Accurate Birth Times - 01:40:02 2. Perspective and Grappling With Understanding Zodiacal Releasing - 01:44:10 Example 1 Cont.: US Presidential Elections - 01:54:10 Example 2: Robert Downey Jr. - 02:00:00 Example 3: Justin Bieber - 02:02:47 Example 3: Client Chart - 02:13:50 Example 4: Personal Chart - 02:18:50 Introducing The Concept of Angular Triads: Build Up, Peak Time, and Wrap Up As Represented By Triadic Houses to the ZR Point - 02:25:50 Example 5: Astrologer Demetra George - 02:33:17 Interpreting The Quality of the Planetary Periods - 02:52:50 Emphasizing The Planets in the Sign of Activation and Those Aspecting the Sign Being Activated - 02:54:39 Example 3 Cont.: Justin Bieber - 03:05:29 3. Note On Natal Astrological Chart Analysis Prior to Working With Zodiacal Releasing - 03:10:30 Example 6: Client Chart - 03:11:55 Combining Concepts with Angular Triads - 03:16:49 Loosing of the Bonds: What Happens When Counting Through a Full Sign Cycle in Planetary Subperiods - 03:25:40 Example 7: George Lucas - 03:32:10 Example 8: Al Gore - 03:5:19 Example 2 Cont.: Robert Downey Jr. - 03:39:59 Example 9: Hirohito, Emperor of Japan - 03:42:13 4. Note on Taking Things in Context (referencing regular astrological consultations and clients) -03:45:28 Example 1 Cont.: US Presidential Elections - 03:48:15 Foreshadowing Period - 03:50:05 Example 10: Client Chart - 03:57:05 Example 11: Personal Chart - 03:59:52 Example 12: Princess Diana - 04:01:04 Further Distinctions Regarding Lots of Spirit and Fortune and Further Introductory Concepts - 04:03:14 Conclusions and Philosophical Implications - 04:08:24 Further Learning, Reading, and Associated Lecture & Course - 04:30:56

[@LabutacadeUrania]

Thanks!

[@criticsable]

Thank you ❤️

[@fangsofmay]

Thank you for this!

[@ninap.6133]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this! Incredibly helpful.

[@alittlewildhoney]

Soooo helpful. Hint, hint (Chris! :)

[@aliciarhodes1246]

Chris, you are a natural teacher. I really love how you approach your material in the specific way of first introducing the concepts involved, then showing examples, then reiterating / summarising what you've covered. You do such a good job that I barely ever have to pause your videos or rewind back to understand something. Thank you!!! You are amazing!!!

[@brendalomax1879]

We had a snow day here in Vancouver and I spent 10 hours listening to this video and working through this technique for my chart. Amazing day!! Great job Chris and Leisa. And thank you!

[@Alusnovalotus]

Babylonian, Hellenistic and psychological astrology taught me that astrology is a road map of life with death being the ultimate goal but also like a board game, you can fall into traps half way there even while taking the prescribed route. Sometimes other outside forces and energies push you into taking the backroads and giving you side trips along the way and picking up strangers or dropping off friends at pit stops. You have control of the wheel and how fast you want to go but fate is all the roads you take to get to where you’re going. I came up with this metaphor while Listening to this dialogue. Thank you.

[@sandicampbell3252]

Peak periods explains something I've wondered about. People with great talent, say, singers, who never 'make it big', while others, less talented, do so. The Masters of the Universe who think they are successful because they made it all on their own, need to get a clue from this!

[@rohansnibs9585]

i feel like the jb example really helped me understand how someone can be at the peak of their career, yet there being a train of hate on them & it being a trend to hate on them. wow!

[@svemory]

For some reason I went back to this today and watched through to the actual technique. Of course, in the course of calculating as I listen, I realized that I am about to enter a new chapter. As basic as my initial grasp of this is (still watching) can already see the demarcation places as significant cycles in my experience. Yikes. Also: THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@tonicarnesi3385]

This is a phenomenal technique, thank you for sharing. I thoroughly appreciate the layered information broken into bite sized pod casts. Chris Brennan, you have made it possible to self study astrology in a meaningful and affordable way without watering down the concepts. Thank you 😊

[@spam2987]

WOW, thank you both for pouring your energy into teaching Hellenistic techniques! To make this available and accessible is incredibly generous and I look forward to learning more from you both. Amazing, I can’t wait to get to work applying this and learning more and more.

[@SaurabhSharma-fn4jb]

Zodiacal releasing is quite similar to the Chara Dasha and other rashi dashas used in the Jaimini system of Indian astrology. Fascinating!

[@anabasic640]

you are spoiling us. !4 hours! thank you so much!

[@astraeusgodofthestars676]

This is so amazing.. atleast it remove some 'guilt' feelings in my life... Astrology is really a great tool to know your life purpose and meaning in life. We are all part of the whole. Thanks for this video 🕊️💐

[@mayraruelas63]

2024 and still coming back to the video for deeply clarity in zodiacal releasing. Thank you!

[@GHoodBuddha222]

woke up on 7/6/23 and was guided to this topic I have never heard of and boom here you are with a 4 hr video. I grabbed a seat notepad and time. thank you I will be lookin into the course. As I continue to listen I realized that the Nodes are shifting to Aries and Libra. I have 5 placements in aries, Libra POF and MC. It keeps on getting interesting.

[@evedotcom]

This is so incredibly helpful and fascinating. Really appreciate how thorough you guys are. I feel like I’m developing a rich understanding through these several hour videos. The fact that my Gemini sun/mercury attention span will happily listen to them in full is a testament to the quality lol. Thank you guys 💛

[@iheartastrology7877]

Wow. Thank you both so much. This is a gift that has given me a lifetime's worth of research! so crazy accurate with the date transitions for loosening of the bonds in my own life, yikes! I am so excited to find astro-seek also, what amazing free info. My god, this is jupiter in sag times we are living in for sure. Also your elections video recently was such a gift. You two are so generous thank you.

[@jackque5199]

If we incarnate to learn certain lessons for our souls evolution this makes perfect sense. I will be 69 this year and have decided to start learning astrology to be prepared for my next incarnation choices. I feel I have lived several different lives within this one lifetime. This actually helps me feel more normal and less like I would have had mental issues or multiple personalities that took over at various times. Maybe because I am old I find it comforting because most of my life has already happened. Thank you for your time, the sharing of your knowledge and your willingness.

[@Linda-La]

Leisa and Chris, thank you so much for this lecture! I took the breaks with you, making tea or go for a walk. Good idea. This helped me a lot to concentrate.

[@philhowarth9136]

Mind officially blown...back into astrology after 20 years...looked at current profections: cancer and my natal Moon in 9th transited by Uranus! Dang! Wonderful stuff Chris and friends...trying to get to grips with Zodiacal releasing now...thanks guys!!

[@cosmiccutie9404]

Wow. I'm speechless. The dates line up shockingly well. I've passed this video so many times and am so happy I finally took the time to watch it. Thank you!

[@carlyheath7265]

This is the most amazing information. THANK YOU! I'm awestruck.

[@justfair19]

I tried this on a few charts myself including those of Rob Hand and Winston Churchill. Churchill's peak period started from 1937 and of course the early part of the 1930s though considered the wilderness years for him were spent understanding Hitler through the lens of history & Louis XIV. And Rob Hand's peak period coincided with his foray into traditional astrology, the translations, the discovery of Sect, his work with the 2 other Roberts. It's a brilliant tool. And I'm grateful to Chris Brennan for introducing me to it.

[@auddie6639]

Thank you for posting this! Podcasting is already so much work so it's very nice of you to basically teach a class and provide it like this. It's amazing.

[@mayizam]

Thank you for such a thorough introduction to this topic. Tinkering with the charts, I found out that my wedding day and my sons' birth day show up on both my *and* my husband's charts. Talk about eerie! There is so much to learn.

[@elviebphotography7982]

What a beautiful, and aquarious, energy you both have between you too. You have just activated my DNA with these concepts. Thank you .

[@msskye5]

Thank you both so so much for this information. I will likewise go back into my regular existential philosophical space to digest this confirmation of what I've observed in my own life. My life has been well-demarcated by extreme and unforeseen (mostly tragic) events from infancy onward, so it is easy for me to recall what was happening during the foreshadowing periods and the LBs themselves, and the beginning and ending of the before, during and after peaks. I also have no planets in-sect, so examining planetary condition and rulership in my natal chart from this ZR vantage was fascinating. Where I'm at with timing at present is also very illuminating and encouraging in spite of the constant and unending challenges my chart reflects for this lifetime. I neither have enough nor adequate words for how much I appreciate your work on this technique, nor for my gratitude to you for generously sharing this. Thank you

[@nataliebross5455]

My mind is blown. Thank you so much for sharing this information with the world!

[@TheLilacTree]

Thank you both for sharing this technique and for all of your work researching. It’s fascinating. Neuroscience does not really believe in free will at he moment. It’s a big debate. Studies have shown that decisions are made in the brain before the individual becomes consciously aware of those decisions. This fits in perfectly with the debate occurring there.

[@sheenacasteel4540]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE ASTROLOGY PODCAST!

[@backinfive2286]

Bravo you two. That was quite brilliant. What a marathon but oh, so worth it. Brilliant. Really. And I actually understood most of it. Thanks so much.

[@melhartsings]

bravo. my whole astrology podcast experience has been leading up to this. this is a goldmine

[@thejennydeluxe]

This is amazing. Thanks for sending me down another rabbit hole!

[@georginasierraastrology777]

Thank you so much for this lecture! I’m an evolutionary astrologer and have come across zodiacal releasing from your great book Hellenistic Astrology. It’s a fascinating topic and this video helps me understand it better. Thank you again!

[@jekalambert9412]

Thank you for sharing your insights. I wasn't sure I would be interested for 4.5+ hours of zodiacal releasing, but the conversation was so engaging that the time sped by.

[@Gracundrprssure]

This was phenomenal thank you Lisa Chris. My journey into Hellenistic Astrology continues thanks to your generosity and insight. I cannot express my gratitude depth for your teaching. Being unemployed at present I actually have the time to study astrology. Every podcast I see not only grows my understanding, it deepens my desire to learn more. You are a gift to the world at this time and beyond. Namaste

[@oblivisci]

I appreciated that you guys took a rare moment to wax about your personal philosophies on “Life Itself” at the end. A rare treat. Also Appreciated Chris giving props to his partner & getting emo about zodiacal releasing & all its implications. Mad Love Fam 🙌

[@bhutchin1996]

This was great! While the planet-based Vimshottari dasha system is the most common in Vedic astrology, the Time Lords system more closely resembles the sign-based Chara dasha system in Jaimini.

[@bhutchin1996]

Ernst Wilhelm has a video on Chara dashas. 'Rasi' = sign. Chris, you had a great interview with him which I thoroughly enjoyed. "Jaimini Astrology Rasi Dasas #1: Introduction to Rasi Dasas"

[@adriennep15]

What a phenomenally generous episode! A fascinating, complex topic that works incredibly well in practice *love*

[@kittyfittsy]

I’m not a professional astrologer, but I take the practice very seriously, and your content has already improved my comprehension by leaps and bounds. You’re doing such a service! Thank you! 🩵

[@dustinleeolson]

This is amazing. Ive been wondering what to do with lot of fortune for years, and this technique clearly works accurately to the day for my chart. I am now looking forward to the next 25 years with an even greater sense of relief. Thank you for all that you have done and for making this information available!

[@astreeceladon]

Thank you Chris and Leisa for sharing this knowledge, what a gift !!

[@koadirt4245]

Chris' "eternal love" for Justin Beiber is so hilariously cute. But for real, thank you both so much for sharing this with us. I can't wait to use it!

[@irasanchez1265]

Lol yeah he’s so serious about it.

[@adyingdream4585]

I thought he was joking, but it was serious lol

[@lisawomyn21]

How lucky are we to have your generosity and knowledge and communication skills! Thanks. Ready to move on to this in your Hellenistic course I am taking. 👍

[@djennybeans6882]

what a fantastic episode. so thankful for y’all being this devoted to sharing your knowledge. thank you thank you thank you 🧡

[@beatdizzy]

So grateful for Lisa's 'more abstract' explainations, really helped this brain ❤

[@unhppi]

This is one of those videos i've kept in my 'Watch Later' for such a long time because, while I wanted to watch it, I did NOT think I would get through 4 and a half hours of a podcast but I did! You guys spoke about this in a really easy to follow way to understand & I truly learned a lot, so thank you for this! ^^ This technique is crazy, i'll be sitting with the thought of how much free will we truly have for a while still, but I don't regret learning about this at all

[@kevnar]

My level 1 peak period starts when I'm 90. I'm probably not going to live that long. Luckily there's other levels. of lesser peaks.

[@frtyuufdsfge5667]

You guys are complete champions and I really love that you did this for us. Thank you.

[@Alphi11]

So crazy that I found this video 5y to the day it was made!

[@melindastclair]

So far I've had 2 LB from Spirit, and 2 LB from Fortune, and 1 LB from Eros. I had an LB release from all 3 at the same time - Dec 1991 - the year I finished high school - a major freedom for me. And I'm in another LB this year.

[@Psyle_]

The year I finished high school (2010) there was a LB from Spirit and Eros and a peak from Fortune. That year major decisions were made considering university (Spirit LB) and I had a very active romantic life with several girls (Eros LB). It was also a time of overconsumerism (Fortune peak in Pisces).

[@Applepie910]

@@Psyle_ I had LBs and peak periods with all 3 lots, and guess what? Nothing specific happened during those times. There were however major events, positive and negative, in my life - and no peak period activated. Same with family members and friends. This is the first method in astrology that doesn't convince me at all. It is easy to find confirming examples backwards. That's called bias. It is said that cancer periods are subjectively the happiest for me according to a traditional astrologer. I had the most awful relationship during cancer period. I do respect and appreciate the time both put into this episode. This is just not for me. We have so many methods in astrology. Why complicate things?!

[@Psyle_]

@@Applepie910 Issues with zodiacal releasing arise from unrectified charts. Change the degree of the ascendant and see how the 7 hermetic lots may change signs. That being said, all charts are not always sensitive to the same techniques and that's also natural because we are not meant to be using the exact same tools. ZR is not merely confirmation bias because other people and I have been able to predict future events with ZR. Besides the countless examples from the past which exactly fit the symbolism (not only of peak periods, but also of LB, of foreshadowing periods, of new chapters, of spirit ruler activation,and more..)

[@marzwolfe4037]

One of my peak periods was literally the date I discovered zodiacal releasing a few days ago! Now I’m ravenous for more info haha. Thank you so much for this detailed podcast! 💜

[@AngieWilkins]

Twice I have concieved as soon as I progressed into an L1 period. The L2 has been the rising sign for both my children and the L3 has been their moon sign.

[@AngieWilkins]

Sorry forgot to mention this is in regards to my lot of Fortune

[@stasyab8525]

Completely absorbing episode. Been listening and working through the material presented here the past few days. Thank you.

[@maureenbyrne8951]

Thankyou Chris and Lisa.....a whole unique way of looking at life and a way to gain insight qnd meaning to big life events, as well as, potentially enacting goals at positive times. ❤❤

[@marthasneyd3952]

Thank you so much for this detailed and clear introduction. I am new to your podcast, and had not heard of zodiac releasing. It is blowing my mind that i have exact alignments on L1,2 and 3 for important times in career, relationships and even accidents. I feel a philosophical crisis coming on....

[@fangsofmay]

Thank you, Chris and Lisa! I'm somewhat new to astrology - this is such an exciting topic/lecture! 💫

[@jessm100]

I just love you guys! I appreciate your work so much.. to share these techniques and make them more commonplace. These techniques have inspired me to dive deep again after somewhat of a break from learning after asking some more complex questions. I think I may need to start doing your classes Chris!

[@melindareavell9357]

Can’t thank you enough, I loved every minute of this and off to buy more of your resources! You really are making an impact that matters.

[@davidlodge8123]

This is epic, thanks for this. It's cleared up a bunch of questions I had about ZR.

[@carolinagoldgirl8706]

When your 🌙 moon is in Aries ♈️ and you are trying to sit through this video and trying not to skip parts lol 😂 oh yeah that chick 🐥 is me!

[@valeriamila]

same! (I'm actually guilty of putting the vid in 1.25x 😅)

[@MayasDream]

Try listening on the go! I have an Aries stellium and I listened while walking a mile to the store. Then I did my whole weekly shop, went home, put all my groceries away, made dinner, and ate dinner. Then the episode ended. 😂😅🤣

[@FreemanPresson]

As a Sagittarius♐Rising Aries♈ Sun🌞, I feel that. I can't go faster than 1.2x, because Chris talks faster than the others, so at 1.5 and up, I get people talking to a chipmunk (Alvin, I think).

[@Chloe__________xx]

lol same. I’m watching it on 1.25 speed 😂

[@Chloe__________xx]

@@valeriamilalol just commented the same before seeing your comment 😂

[@ChrisRaymundo]

YO THIS IS SCARY ACCURATE. I looked using my lot of Eros to see if it was accurate. And BOTH days that I lost importan friends in my life happened when the day was in one of my angular. I’m freaked out.

[@katelynsouza8639]

I’ve had to sit with this a lot. It’s taking me days to go through this material, but it’s all worth exploring.

[@happiness6488]

Amazing video, thanks a lot! I've already printed my periods from astroseek and will definitely go through them more in detail 🤓 I'm a student since last year but astrology has fascinated me since always!

[@musicalneptunian]

4:06 Ironically, I find the older perspective to be more modern; I think of a natal chart as like a circuit board where electricity can flow through and be blocked differently at different times.

[@helenpatterson3858]

Nicely put.

[@orianaforsythe9159]

Oh my gosh I love this analogy

[@cynthiathinnes3872]

Thank you so much for this. I have been curious about this technique since I heard about it. I am grateful for this clear explanation, which seems just enough to get started. You had my full attention when I checked the L1 periods against my own chronology. In all of my years of practicing astrology, I have never seen a timing technique that worked this well "right out of the box," as it were. I had a thought when you were talking about the Part of Fortune pertaining to those whose work is physical and the Part of Spirit pertaining to those whose work is intellectual. I wonder if it has more to do with social class than the physical/mental division. This is not so much the case today, but historically, those who did physical work usually were usually in the lower classes and those who did mental work were in the higher classes. In modern times, there is much more social mobility and, at least theoretically, more widespread freedom of action. Historically, though, people in higher classes tended to have more freedom of action than those in lower classes. Anyways, that is just an idea.

[@Karen_Reis]

This is fantastic and precious information. Thank you so much for the work you doing with this community in these times.. Wonderful work. Best astrology podcast ever, period.

[@briannahaggerty783]

I'm only 1 hour in, and already completely in awe. My husband's birthday and our wedding date come up in my level 2, 3, and 4. I'll have to keep watching for the meaning! Lol

[@fruitieloop]

you two are adorable together. thanks for this episode. super inspiring to learn this technique.

[@raygunpewpewpew8230]

I just want to add that Honeycomb Collectives almanacs have an option for adding one Lot to your personal calendar, it’s super awesome and helpful.

[@Mvill1]

This was such an amazing presentation! I never knew about things like this, it's like an eye opener!

[@reseswank7749]

Blown Away. Gratitude. Bought the Book.

[@katielynneyoung4738]

I'm listening to this in April of 2020, and Astrodienst now has Zodiacal Releasing. I can't thank you both enough for presenting this topic on the podcast. As an astrologer who also believes in Soul Contracts, and predetermined, i.e. chosen life events, this technique is especially meaningful to me.

[@geenadavis4993]

When you talk about the loosening of the bond at the 17 year mark my mouth dropped a bit because when my L3 moved into Cancer my loosening of the bond was activated and I became a mother for the first time. That was by far the biggest moment of my life so far and that was in counting from my Lot of Spirit. Getting pregnant in high school and raising my daughter (she’s almost 11) drastically changed the trajectory of my life and my plans. It’s interesting also that in June my 5th house profection year was activated and I have been really considering getting pregnant with my second child. Listening to the Sagittarius rising 2020 horoscope (my partner is also Sag rising) we both were pretty stunned. After the eclipse season in June it’s looking like a long stint of health related matters will be one of our primary focus points. Both of us have Aries in the 5th house of children and creativity. Then again.. we may just delve into creative new ways to get busy intimately 😅

[@G-center-talks]

Guyyyys I’m about to release from a thus far life long Lot of Eros in Saturn-period (Aqua) this year in November ; changing in to Jupiter Pisces which is the 10th house from my lot of fortune!! And uhm recently discovered one of my newer friends has their sun exactly conjunct my lot of eros :> also ; I’m soo thankful to you two for bringing me this incredible information which makes my personal astrology journey so much more exciting 🧜🏻‍♀️

[@Unconditionalwholeness]

Question: have you studied the Part of Nemesis/Death/Necessity? Have people usually died on date of completion or culmination? What would it mean on astromap-places to stay away from-highest chance of dying there?

[@dianedobry800]

this is fascinating--so very interesting. Thank you so much for putting this out there. I want to get through this, try it, and look forward to doing the full class. I originally avoided watching your videos because of the length, but in watching the more recent ones, I thought to myself, "why was I not watching these all along?"

[@At0micSky]

Happy to say as I'm watching this, Astro now supports zodiacal releasing!

[@melindastclair]

Have you tracked posthumus ZR - fame after death?

[@TheAstrologyPodcast]

Yes, Vincent Van Gogh is a good example of this.

[@mironalexandra4602]

can you please do a Firdaria episode as well, hopefully with Dr Dykes. thank you soooo much, your podcast is pure gold!

[@dontwannabefound]

40:00 this is similar to the concept of starting the Dasha sequence from different points in the chart (Moon, Ascendant, etc) interesting research idea would be to use part of fortune to start the maha Dasha sequence - in vedic parlance

[@april8it]

Justin beiber was diagnosed with Ramsey hunt syndrome. He may now be recovering. This might be interesting to look into...

[@jordansage9655]

Thank you BOTH, SO much for this incredible introduction. I studied with Rick Tarnas at CIIS and it was wonderful, but very focused on planetary aspects and transit - and this is kind of blowing my astrological horizons wide open! This was powerfully insightful in applying to my life and to others I know of after understanding the technique here. It will take me a few years to fully absorb this... Thank you again, Brian and Lisa.

[@AngelMedium33]

Thank you both for this video! I'm cross checking the Part of Spirit vs life events and it's crazy how much it fits. One of my L2 peak periods starts the actual day that I began a new project back in 2017.

[@aleksandramalogajski9218]

Excellent podcast, I loved it My fortune is all in mutable sign, spirit in cardinal and Eros in fixed signs

[@lenali1]

This is the first time I've learned about ZR. I have checked my own chart and my two now adult kids as well, and is astonished of the accuracy of timing. Since I'm a PhD and career counselor I'm actually a bit stirred up about what this can mean professionally. I have a question about my own chart though. In May 2019 I will arrive to the period (cap-cap) that were skipped in 2011 at my first LB from Lot of Spirit. In the profection chart for April-May 2019 every planet will make a trine to its natal place. Q: Does anyone know what this - i.e. profection arc 120 degrees in an completion period after LB - may imply?

[@cadearcher8887]

Love this. Thanks guys for all your work.

[@Arkygi]

Long comment: Didn't finish watching it yet but thought I should comment, I was the one that asked if a Fortune 10th peak period was immediately noticeable and said it was my case and I haven't noticed much, thank you for answering that! But I'm one of those people who have a really terrible sense of time, dates and important events. Astrology in general and this episode motivated me to try to reconstitute my chronology and examine it from an astrological standpoint. This is obviously a hard and long task, even if I'm in my early 20's, but anyway, I remembered that on the first or couple first L2 periods into my fortune 10th L1 I got an internship (I never worked or had an internship before) in the prosecution office and there I filled a complaint (I don't know Law terms in English, I hope this makes sense) for a large case, the oldest there was in the office, it took me many months and it was a great piece, it became news in some websites, and I was very proud, thinking back, that has to be the most important thing I ever done! And I of course contributed some more while I was still there. Right now I'm writing a thesis that kind of ties somewhat to that case I filled a complaint for, and since I'm in a peak period now I'm wondering if I should pursue to publish it haha. And in this beginning of the L1 period was when I was more formally introduced to astrology and have been studying since then! I'm kind of shook by this, and you said Chris, that you were in a peak period when you stared studying astrology. That certainly makes me think. I haven't invested properly in my studies (I intend to), but astrology has really occupied a lot of my mind and time on these last few years... I wonder what fate has in store for me :)

[@lynnmcmvt1815]

This is excellent. Thank you for always doing such detailed and thoughtful videos. I am finally understanding my resonance with astrology after almost fifty years. I’m excited to explore my past in terms of the releasing periods.

[@LucieCreates]

Fascinating. A little easier to put into practice than the auspicious elections work. I have played and replayed this one and have four pages of notes. Thank you both!!! 🙏

[@NaturalizedAlienResident]

I can not get enough! It saves my eyes as well. Its so much reading already and the audio lectures are such help!

[@davidbarrozo6621]

6:43 firstly much love to the two of you!❤❤ I cannot say that enough. This podcast is such an interesting, amazing, insightful help to my divination practice, and also lends to the idea of various different aspects I never considered, as well as such a hurricane to my consciousness, conception of not just Astrology but of divination in general, cannot be placed into words about how this pertains not just to my reddit post recently about 60 minutes ago about divination and much more. Generally I cannot even begin to explain the timing and how it is connected to my lot of fortune L4 Gemini idk what to call it energy. Truly fascinating to say the last, with no words to explain the maximum impact it has already had, even just happening upon it! Today is going to be interesting as it this energy sits between Taurus and Gemini, connected not just to my Chiron in 11th house energy but also should play itself into Pallas and how this is used to continue my work as a divinatory agent of the universe. Ok time to get back to the video! ❤❤❤❤❤❤ from California!🎉

[@Gina-d6s]

What’s wild is that I decided to watch this video to help decipher my Honeycomb almanac. I chose the lot of fortune not knowing anything about it. I’ve been home sick all weekend with a cold. I looked at my almanac for Saturday the 17th of February 2024 as you walked us to better understanding and I was astounded to see that I had a level 4 period change to Taurus for the lot of fortune 🎱♉️ 🤒

[@martianmoongdds]

This was gold, thank you! 💙

[@stargirl3111]

Really great video I learned a lot, thank you. FYI while I was watching this what popped into my mind is that you two would make a great couple, nice chemistry!