SAVol8June2010Indian.. - Saptarishis Astrology

392Phone conversations and e-mail exchanges for this interview took place January throughJune 2010, with much of the content delivered by late Feb. 2010. During this time, Diana wasand is gravely ill with pancreatic cancer. Still very spirited and alert mentally, she chose toavoid more radical treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation because they would haveweakened her further, making it more difficult for her to finish work on her book. I know theastrological community shares my gratitude for the innate intelligence, diligence andexuberance Diana has for the subject she loves so much, and for her dedication in sharing herknowledge and insights with all of us.EH: Interview questions for Diana K. Rosenberg:P. 4 1) EH: How did you get started in astrology? Or what made you decide to study itmore seriously?P. 4 2) EH: How did you get from there to your deep study of the Fixed Stars?EH: Your book on Fixed Stars has been long awaited – even by you!! As you wereresearching and writing, did your point of view change about the use of stars inastrology?P. 8 3) EH: What are Fixed Stars and how are they different from planets? Are FixedStars really fixed? (The ancients distinguished between these two, the planetsbeing the “wandering stars.”)EH: Let’s include here a quick review of the naming of the stars.P. 8 4) EH: There is a general lack of knowledge about what Fixed Stars are and how theywork. Sometimes they get a reputation for being mostly very difficult, ormalevolent. Is this justified?EH: How can we determine if a Fixed star will give results in terms of all that hasbeen attributed to a given star?EH: Are some stars more important than others due to their magnitude? Oractual size?EH: On a technical level, what is the orb of influence you use with the FixedStars?P. 10 5) EH: What is your process or your research method in working with the stars?P. 12 6) EH: Let’s look at some of the other books on Fixed Stars and get your view onthem. You used to have a list of recommended books on the subject at yourwebsite. At the top of your list was Reinhold Ebertin and Georg Hoffman’s FixedStars & Their Interpretation (1971), followed by Vivian Robson’s The Fixed Stars andConstellations in Astrology (1923). You even provided reprints of these before theybecame available on the web.EH: So this goaded you into doing your life’s work! Was it the paucity of materialon the Fixed Stars? I personally am not familiar with all the material available onPage 2