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add Lois M. Rodden to 'my astro' Lois M. Rodden
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natal chart English style (Equal houses)
natal chart with Whole Sign houses
American pro astrologer, author, data collector and winner of the 1992 Regulus
Award for Enhancing Astrology's Image.
Lois was raised in a small Canadian prairie town in Saskatchewan by two Scorpio
parents; two older brothers. Her dad was a land-owner and businessman,
prosperous for his time and place, and her mom a restless homemaker. On
10/17/1940, her dad was found on the street with two skull fractures. The case was
never closed.
The 12-year-old girl moved with her mom to California where her mom met and
married a young handsome second husband. They began a nomadic life style, Lois M. Rodden
trying different jobs and business ventures and making some 17 moves back and (to view image author and license,
forth across the U.S. and Canada for the following eight years. click here)
In 1960, a dinner guest gave Rodden a book on Tarot published by the Church of Light. When she moved into Los
Angeles in 1961, she found that the Church of Light was three blocks away and classes were available. Within a few
months, Tarot fell by the wayside as she discovered the remarkable world of astrology.
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The lowest year of her life was in 1968. She had closeted herself for six months to write a book on chart comparison
and with its completion, found herself with no money, friends, lover, hope or future, but five kids to support and an old
shabby six-bedroom rented Victorian house. Her income consisted of rent from the two university foreign students
that she took each year and a few astrology clients. She had sold her first astrology article in February, but the turning
point was in September 1968. She was invited to become a charter member of Professional Astrologers Inc, and at the
same time invited to give a series of astrology lectures in San Jose and to teach at the Hollywood Astrological Society.
She is convinced that her career as an astrologer began at that time.
Rodden published five books of astrological data, the Astro-Data series, and three textbooks, "The Mercury Method of
Chart Comparison," "Modern Transits," and "Money, How to Find it With Astrology." Moving to Hollywood in 1973,
she built up a clientele of people in the entertainment industry as well as other general fields, always more comfortable
with pragmatic counseling than with emotional or psychological dilemmas in the client's charts. In 1976 she wrote a
list of transit definitions for one of the first computer companies to sell monthly forecasts. She wrote Sun-signs for the
astrology scrolls that sell from vending machines, she wrote annual sun-sign books for the market check stands and
she wrote astrologically based ad copy.
In 1985 she sold her Hollywood home at 500% profit and moved to a small California town for a slower pace and less
pressured lifestyle in order to focus on more research than clients. Her aged mom came to live with her from 1988 to
1990. When her mom went into a retirement home, Rodden made her first trip to Europe, March 1990.
Data collection and research were always her foremost interests. In 1985, Rodden made an agreement with ISAR to put
her extensive data collection on computer in order to provide data to astrologers at a reasonable price. The project
moved ahead slowly until reaching a full stop somewhere after 1991.
On 7/03/1996, Rodden met Mark McDonough when he expressed an interest in helping with the databank. Out of this
meeting, the AstroDatabank was born, with McDonough designing and creating the AstroDatabank program to store
and deliver the Rodden data, which had by then reaching the amount of some 30,000 data.
Rodden's health was always excellent except for a genetic susceptibility to cancer. In 1973 she had surgery for cervical
and uterine cancer; in 1980, a melanoma removed from her left arm; in 1986, a mastectomy; in 1997, part of a lung
removed, plus a half dozen skin cancers over the years.
She has maintained warm relationships with her three daughters and two sons, with four grandsons and one
granddaughter. Her annual trips to conferences and/ or family are enjoyable breaks from her concentration on data
collecting. The astrological community is a valuable part of her life with rewarding friendships and continual
intellectual challenge.
On 7/29/1999, Rodden was given the news that her cancer had metastasized into the chest, a mass resting on the aorta
and left lung. Exploratory surgery on 9/07/1999 confirmed that the mass was inoperable: she began six-weeks of daily
radiation treatment and three months of weekly chemotherapy on 9/28/1999. On 12/22/1999, she was declared to be
in remission. There were other health annoyances by then, osteoporosis and osteo-arthritis. The chest cancer grew over
her left vocal cord, leaving her with a voice of not much more than a whisper. She moved into a much slower life-style
in the late '90s without trips and lectures but continued to work with daily enthusiasm on the AstroDatabank.
On 3/15/2002, her cancer once more moved into active status, requiring a series of chemo treatments and slowing
down her work to half-speed. She is scheduled to speak at UAC (with a good mike!) on 7/21/2002.
Role model for her integrity, adherence to strict astrological standards, and generosity, our much-loved astrologer,
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data collector, writer and friend died on June 5, 2003 at about 8:30 AM at her home in Yucaipa, CA surrounded by
family and friends.
business associate/partner relationship with Wright, Paul (born 28 August 1951). Notes: contributed to her
collection from his Scottish collection
other associate with Brones, Michel (born 16 August 1951). Notes: Doctor-Patient
(has as) teacher relationship with Pierce, Gayle (born 20 August 1903)
(has as) other hierarchical relationship with Taglilatelo, Pat (born 14 September 1946)
compare to chart of Nature: Earthquake Big Bear:California 1992 (born 28 June 1992)
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Financial : Inherited money 22 May 1949 (Equivilent to half the price of an mid-range house)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Family : Change residence 15 July 1957 (Moved into newly built house)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Family : Change residence 15 December 1959 (Move to West Covina, CA, miserable house)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Family : Change residence 1 September 1961 (Move to great six-bedroom house in Los Angeles)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 23 February 1968 (Sold first astrology article for $35)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
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Health : Medical diagnosis 27 April 1972 (First skin cancer diagnosed, traumatic)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : Medical procedure 9 May 1972 (First skin cancer removed from back)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 20 March 1973 (Mercury Method, first book off press)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Family : Change residence 1 July 1973 (Move into Hollywood, bought house)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Social : Change of Lifestyle 1974 (Peak several years in social and work life)
Work : Contracts, agreements 30 May 1974 (Contract to write transits for Computer Co.)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 8 January 1980 (First copy of Profiles of Women arrived)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : Medical procedure 9 January 1980 (Melanoma surgery, excise 8 cm from left arm)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Misc. : Great Insight 29 January 1980 (Decided to not die, took three months to straighten arm)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Relationship : Begin significant relationship 17 March 1980 (Dinner with Victoria Shaw, began friendship)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Financial : Buy/Sell Property 25 October 1985 (Accepted offer on Hollywood house, 450% profit)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : Medical procedure 26 November 1986 (Cancer surgery, mastectomy of left breast)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Family : Change in family responsibilities 25 March 1988 (Aged mom moved in for two years)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
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Social : Begin Travel 9 March 1990 (Began trip to Spain, U.K. Ireland)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : Medical diagnosis 1997 (Osteoporosis onset; multiple fractures of spine in 1998)
Work : Contracts, agreements 2 July 1997 (Contract with Mark McDonough for AstroDatabank)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : Medical procedure 26 September 1997 (Cancer surgery, removal of lower lobe of right lung)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Work : Start Business 21 May 1998 at 09:00 AM in Atlanta, GA (UAC presentation of AstroDatabank)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : Medical procedure 7 September 1999 at 01:57 AM in Redlands, CA (Anaesthetist first injection for
exploratory surgery)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : Medical procedure 29 September 1999 (Began radiation and chemo treatment)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Death of Significant person 27 July 2001 (Former husband died after a fall)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
Health : End remission 15 March 2002 (News of more tumors in lung and stomach)
chart Placidus Equal_H.
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Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Cosmetic surgery (Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, lower face-lift)
Family : Childhood : Family supportive (Childhood memories good: adolescence pure misery)
Family : Parenting : Hardship - Little money (Raised kids mostly alone, money limited)
Family : Parenting : Primary care of elderly (Cared for mom two years)
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