David Roell Article 1 by zenpop Hi Folks It's coming up on the anniversary of astrologer David Roell's passing, on July 27 of last year. I'm preparing an article/remembrance about my colleague, friend (and sometimes foe). In my 45 years of all things astrological, I'd never met an astrologer that was so original, prescient, old-fashioned, endearing, bigoted and infuriating. He once prompted me, via an email exchange, to throw a shoe at my monitor. But I was probably one of his most loyal defenders. If you couldn't go toe-to-toe with David he was bored (by you) and would simply tell you. So I learned how to spar and learned a bunch of great astrology in the process as well as an array of fascinating theories, some of which I will highlight in the essay. Tho, too, I won't pull punches; I don't think David would have it any other way. In typical Roell fashion -- while going through our email exchanges yesterday, (of which I've a decade's worth) -- his last words to me were: "For four entire days this past fall I happily thought of a next life in the Church, where I would bring back priest/nun sexual relations ... What do you think you will do in your next life? Never to early to plan!" Do you have a favorite Dave anecdote or insight? If so, please share or email me via my website's EMAIL link: http://www.astroinquiry.com/contact/#jump. Thank you very much, FW www.astroinquiry.com Quote Sun May 10, 2015 2:58 am
2 by Graham F Very much looking forward to your article - his passing prompted me to buy and read Skeet Shooting For Astrologers, loved it for all the reasons you say. Opens lots of new doors! Graham Quote Mon May 11, 2015 9:00 pm
3 by waybread I never met or communicated with David Roell, but was very impressed by his biographical article on Liz Greene's early "Ph. D." from a now-defunct L. A. diploma mill. In the small world of high-stature professional astrologers, this was a courageous, transgressive article to write about the doyenne of modern psychological astrology. BTW, Liz Greene does now have a legitimate Ph. D., from the University of Bristol (2010), but it is not in psychology. Quote Tue May 12, 2015 10:47 pm
4 by C?dric Do you have a favorite Dave anecdote or insight? I enjoyed reading the story of his edition of Christian Astrology. He attributed the ozone headache he got from mass-photocopying the pages from the facsimile to Lilly's somewhere alleged cursing of the book. The story is told is in a thread in the site. If someone who reminds this could send a link, that would be nice. Quote Tue May 19, 2015 8:47 pm