Summary: <br> In episode 112 of the podcast Chet Zdrowski joins the show to talk about the life and work of the influential 20th century astrologer Dane Rudhyar.<br> Rudhyar is a towering figure in mid- to late-20th century astrology due to the technical and conceptual work that he did in reformulating astrology for modern times, as well as due to how prolific he was in authoring 40+ books on astrology and hundreds of articles.<br> During the course of the show we realized at one point that he may very well be the most prolific author of astrology books and articles of all time, as we were unable to think of anyone who wrote more than he did during the course of his life.<br> Chet specializes in Rudhyar’s work, and has recently started lecturing about different aspects of his philosophy and technical approach to astrology. You can find out more information about Chet’s work at:<br> <a href="http://czastrology.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CZastrology.com</a><br> Below you will find the show notes, followed by links to download or stream the recording of this episode of the podcast at the bottom of the page.<br> Show Notes and Episode Outline<br><br> <br> Here is an outline of our discussion from the show notes that were prepared prior to recording this episode, most of which were written by Chet. While we covered most of the points mentioned here, there were a few things that we didn’t get to due to time constraints.<br> Introduction<br> <br> * Astrology died out in the west in the 17th century.<br> * Revived in the late 19th and early 20th century via Theosophy & New Age movement.<br> * Three important figures were Alan Leo, Marc Edmund Jones, and Dane Rudhyar.<br> * Rhudyar’s period of activity spanned from the 1930s-1980.<br> <br> * He was a prolific author. How many books?<br> <br> <br> * While he cannot be credited with the revival in the same way Leo can, he was one of the most pivotal figures in establishing the philosophical and conceptual foundations of modern astrology.<br> <br> * He focused not just on techniques, but first principles, which provide a philosophical structure underlying the techniques.<br> * Many astrologers have been exposed to his ideas but may not know that they originated with him.<br> <br> <br> * Let’s talk about his life and work.<br> * He was born in France in March 23, 1895 as Daniel Chennevière.<br> <br> * Early interest in piano and music in general.<br> * Health problems, lost a kidney and adrenal gland at age 11, lots of home schooling.<br> * He read quite widely: Nietzsche, Freud, Henri Bergson, Plato etc…<br> * Death of his father at age 16, had a major epiphany about cyclic nature of world.<br> <br> <br> <br> Coming to America<br> <br> * Wrote first book on Debussy at age 17,<br> * spent a lot of time in avant garde Parisian circles<br> * At 21, during the World War I, he sailed to NY with some friends, arrived 1916<br> * The Starving Artist Archetype… pennies in his pockets<br> * Music Copying, House Concerts, House Lectures, freezing in his NY apartment<br> * NYC Public Library, introduction to Buddhism and Indian thought<br> * Changed his name to Rudhyar, from Vedic god Rudra, reasons why…<br> <br> Landing in California<br> <br> * Krotona astrology class at Theosophical center- 1920, soon after arriving in Hollywood<br> * Didn’t join the Theosophical Society, BJ Wadia was his Theosophical mentor<br> * Acted in silent films for a while, found it “uncertain and boring”, played Christ in a play for 2-3 months<br> * Many House Concerts, House Lectures on psychology, music, philosophy and later astrology<br> * Wrote steady stream of articles on music and metaphysics during the 1920s, used pen names also<br> * During the 1920s he composed and performed a lot of music<br> * Wrote “Rebirth of Hindu Music” a very early book on both World Music ...
