WITTE ASTROLOGY TRAILBLAZERS: 1. Wilhelm Beckmann In March 1929, his article ”The Astrology of Tomorrow” was published, in Germany, in the journal ”Neue Sternenblaetter”. It was an introduction to Witte-Astrology. He was a master at converting planetary pictures into everyday language. (TBC: to be continued) 2. Adele Conrad She had specialized in the use of 30° disks with orbs of only a few minutes or arc and
structured amazingly precise planetary pictures; she also wrote astrologically-oriented poems. (TBC) 3. Willi Hellberg A true sports enthusiast, he used Witte-Astrology to examine soccer games. Taking 'Pioneer' Rudolph's advice "to specialize", Hellberg specialized in Witte-style
horoscopes for the calendar year. He gave reports on them. Many Witte-astrologers have specialized. These specialization's will be discussed in some appopriate context. They also present some peril of distortion by
narrowness or one-sidedness, unless placed into an integrating context. (TBC) 4. Hermann Lefeldt A high school history teacher, he brought keen perspectives and good style to bear on his astrological writings on behalf of Witte-Astrology. He revised ”Rules for Planetary-Pictures”, integrating Pluto and the so-called
'Transneptunians' (invisible force fields). A minimum of fifty Lefeldt articles appeared in 'HH' (Hamburger Hefte), a Witte-Astrology quarterly periodical. His awesome METHODIK is about all the planets and PERSONAL POINTS
in the houses of all six main analytical horoscopes of the Witte system. (TBC) 5. Herbert Pauels was an upper-level manager in a health insurance company. He wrote more than 20 articles for HH and demonstrated great ability to write realistic astrology-based personality
evaluations in plain, credible language, without use of psychological jargen. Worked mostly on charts of the famous: Maurice Chevalier, Brigitte Bardot, Madame Curie, Marilyn Monroe, Ernest Hemingway, Anne Frank,
Marlene Dietrich and Therese Neumann. 6. Carl Perch
was a professional criminologist. A profound admirer of
Alfred Witte, he wrote a systematic introduction into Witte-Astrology, titled ”Kosmos und Mensch” (Cosmos and human), covering and explaining the entire panoply of Witte's astrological understandings. He was affectionately referred to as "Uncle Carl". Perch, preferentially, worked with Witte's sensitive points. He discerned, verified,
and bequeathed to us several unique 'combinations'. Perch's sensitive points were verified by others. Among them is the planetary picture pertaining to the quality of a native's own birth, formulated by Perch as
g + h – b. That particular sensitive point, however, needs to stand in a reasonable relationship to the
native's mid-heaven, in order to attest to 'my fortunate separation from my mother'. The applicable formula also pertains to 'moving', implying that birth constitutes 'moving' out of the womb and into the world. He also
wrote approx. 40 articles for HH and prepared an astrological test sequence which has been successfully adopted in Latvia.
He said that astrologers would find it worthwhile to work with and verify what Alfred Witte called ”a + b + c”, the 'sensitive point' found by adding together the degrees and minutes of any
three natal planets in a chart. Solar arc directions, progressions and transits of and to such sensitive points will expand timing options. (TBC)
7. Heinz Schlaghecke Professionally an architect, he contributed more than 20 articles to HH and gave many interesting lectures. He frequently admonished: "Don't believe it. Test
it! Know it!" And: "The structure of an event is invariably a complement to the natal structure. An event is always, precisely provable, rooted in the natal structure." His specialty were the quartile
horoscopes. (TBC) 8. Hermann Sporner A virtual pioneer of the Hamburg School via his early writings. His work as compiler
and explainer of the Witte articles produced a most important literary foundation of the Hamburg School, a significant source book: ”MAN AS RECEPTOR OF COSMIC SUGGESTIONS” Other in-German astrological works by him:
”Introduction into the Techniques of the Hamburg School””Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Man and Genius,
a Citizen of Two Worlds””Witte's Planetary Pictures + Transneptunians
= Modern Astrology”
plus many articles in HH.
9. Ludwig Stuiber An engineer by profession, he had the knack of instantly answering the most variegated
life questions astrologically. He was a 'pro' in practical astrology, as reflected in the title of his brochure, ”Convincing Examples of
a Practitioner.”
His work modeled, correctly, all of Witte’s techniques. His ability, to date, has not been surpassed by any other astrologer of the Hamburg School. (TBC) 10. Margarete Wohlwill was one of the few ladies, in the early years of the Hamburg School, who by preference
dedicated herself to astro-politics. She wrote more than 20 articles and examined the horoscopes of 41 politicians.
In her lengthy, technically thorough 'astro-essay' "William SHAKESPEARE and his Student", published in URANIAN FORUM
I/75, she tackled a tough historical topic. She used Witte-astrology to
examine a question put to her at ”ASTROLOGY 1974”, in Brighton/England. She explored the Shakespeare/Dudley relationship.
Her essay was in response to a French author's thesis
favoring Dudley as the creative one. (TBC)
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