Author: alcuin9

Dawn Bodrogi is a respected astrologer and a key contributor to The Inner Wheel. She is the author of "The Foundations Book: An Approach to Chart Synthesis," a self-study guide that helps students integrate astrological charts for deeper understanding. Her work covers a wide range of topics, from planetary influences to relationship dynamics, with a specific focus on understanding connections. Her insights into how celestial bodies interact, such as with Mars in synastry, are highly valued by readers. Dawn's writing offers a nuanced perspective on astrological relationships, exploring everything from the foundational basics to the intricacies of complex connections

Conjunctions in Synastry: Sacred Marriage or Train Wreck?

Byalcuin9 August 25, 2025 0 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner WheelThis article explores conjunctions in synastry and their impact on relationships. In This Guide → The myth of the perfect conjunction → The duality of conjunctions → Conjunctions as an impulsive force →...

The Dark Goddess: A Course on Asteroids and Lilith in Astrology

Byalcuin9 August 4, 2025 0 Comments
I'm happy to announce a new course, "The Dark Goddess:  Life, Death and the Embodiment of Spirit" In this course we will examine the role of the four major asteroids and the Black Moon Lilith. This will include their roles in both natal charts and in synastry.   The first class will be devoted to an overview of the asteroids and their role in modern astrology.   They are...

Beyond the Basics: Understanding Minor Aspects in Astrology

Byalcuin9 August 3, 2025 2 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Chart Synthesis  ✦  Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner Wheel A Note This piece was found in Dawn's notebook after she passed away. It is published here as she left it — her own words, in her own hand. — Paul Before we get going on the...

Saturn as a Relationship Planet (Part Two). Beyond Mom and Dad:

Byalcuin9 October 6, 2020 20 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner Wheel I've had comments that this information about Saturn is a lot to take in. So the Synastry Q&A normally scheduled for Fridays will be suspended for this week. In the meantime, let's address some common...

Synastry: Mars Saturn and the Male Psyche Part One

Byalcuin9 April 4, 2020 3 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Synastry Studies  ✦  Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner Wheel "Is there anything in a synastry comparison that clues you into a relationship being particularly significant? Can you ever tell — yes, this has potential — versus this is...

Synastry in Astrology: Understanding Relationship Dynamics | The Inner Wheel 

Byalcuin9 April 4, 2020 2 Comments
Explore the intricate cosmic connections of synastry, revealing how planetary alignments shape the "Forever After" of relationships. Synastry Studies. Forever after? "Is there anything in a synastry comparison that clues you into a relationship being particularly significant or have an important impact? I guess what I'm asking is- can you ever tell "Yes, this has potential to be a significant...

Time is Broken Now

Byalcuin9 April 3, 2020 2 Comments
Untitled Time is broken now.  You should never have come. And yet you crossed what was between us, Thin ice on a rushing river A temporary stillness in the count of hours and minutes My tall, dark, shadow in the distance You crossed to me, and I came to you,  Eager to leave the land. Time is broken now.  You should never have come. Brave traveler, what calls us here  Where...

Goethe’s Astrological Chart: The Lilith Influence on a Creative Genius

Byalcuin9 October 3, 2014 11 Comments
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Of Angels and Angles: Astrology of Spiritual Guidance & Life Direction

Byalcuin9 September 16, 2011 5 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Synastry Studies  ✦  Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner Wheel The angles are the four most powerful and personal points in the chart — the Ascendant, the Descendant, the IC, and the MC. They mark the cusps of the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th...

Pluto and the Path of Right Action Three Paths to Wisdom:

Byalcuin9 July 30, 2011 50 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Chart Synthesis  ✦  Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner Wheel I had a much harder time naming this post than writing it. I toyed with Pluto and the Path of Soul — but Soul is a confusing term. Many of us have personal definitions of it...

The 27 Club: Crossing the Astrological Threshold

Byalcuin9 July 24, 2011 12 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Chart Synthesis  ✦  Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner Wheel Whenever a high-profile tragedy strikes a young star, the media retreats into the tired trope of the 27 Club — that list of celebrities like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and...

Three Paths to Wisdom: Neptune and the Path of the Heart in Astrology

Byalcuin9 July 20, 2011 35 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Chart Synthesis  ✦  Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner Wheel I bought a surge protector the other day. I know that is a strange way to open a post on Neptune, but bear with me. Apparently, I have a very sensitive refrigerator. If there is...

Aspect Orbs: An Emergency Posting

Byalcuin9 July 15, 2011 11 Comments
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Lato:wght@300;400;700&display=swap'); Chart Synthesis  ✦  Dawn Bodrogi  ✦  The Inner Wheel Aspect orbs — an emergency. Don't panic. If I don't explain this right here, right now, I may actually go a little mad. This post is prompted by students of mine — some of...