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Dwad
Duncan did the opposite of what boarding school trained him to do, dropped
out of university and headed out East. As a consequence of a year-long stay in India in
1970, he was gripped by the magic of astrology. His eldest son Tommy was born in
Goa. At his Saturn return—aged 30—he moved to Denmark. After about five years in
Denmark, he became president of the Copenhagen Astrology Society and remained so
for about seven years.
During the eighties Duncan had the opportunity to speak at conferences and
astrological societies in cities in the United States, Canada, ireland, England, Holland,
Norway, and Sweden. Gripped by the atmosphere of New York while on tour
there in 1987, he began writing his first book, Doing Time on Planet Earth.
In the nineties Duncan developed the World of Wisdom program. His goal
with WOW is to enable ordinary people to understand their horoscopes in greater
depth without needing to visit an astrologer. Sales of WOW have reached over
200,000 copies in 12 languages. In 1998 a second program, “Astrology for Lovers,”
designed specifically for relationships, was released.
In March 1998 Duncan moved rather suddenly from Denmark to England.
The opportunity arose to be editor for the Journal of the Astrological Association of Great
Britain. He moved back to Denmark in 2001. His latest book, Astrology: Empowerment
and Transformation, was published by Weiser in December 2002.
DWAD
Dwad, or dwadashamsa, derived from the Sanskrit for 12-division, refers to the 12 subdivisions
of 2 1 ⁄ 2 ° that comprise a sign. It is one of the few concepts from Vedic astrology
that has been regularly utilized by Western astrologers. Each of the 12 dwads is
associated with one of the 12 signs, with the first dwad being associated with the larger
sign being subdivided into twelfths. The second dwad is then associated with the
next sign in the order of the zodiac, and so forth through all 12 signs. Thus, for example,
the first dwad of Scorpio is the Scorpio dwad; the second dwad of Scorpio is the
Sagittarius dwad; the third, Capricorn; the fourth, Aquarius; etc.
The dwads indicate a subsidiary influence. Thus, for example, someone born
when the Sun was at 6° Scorpio will be slightly influenced by the sign Capricorn;
although she or he will still be Scorpio, the normal influence of this sign will be somewhat
modified by Capricorn. This modification is relatively minor and is usually
ignored by Western astrologers unless they are examining the subtleties of a particular
chart. When dwads are used at all, the focus is almost always the sun sign; in Western
astrology, the dwads of the other planets are usually ignored.
Sources:
Gettings, Fred. Dictionary of Astrology. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985.
Lee, Dal. Dictionary of Astrology. New York: Paperback Library, 1969.
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