Cyril Fagan (born

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, May 22, 1896, died

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, January 5, 1970) was an Irish

astrologer Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Dif ...

, Generally considered ''the father'' - alongside Donald A. Bradley, ''the mother'', of

Sidereal astrology '' Sidereal'' and ''tropical'' are terms used to describe two different definitions of a year, applied in sidereal solar calendars or tropical solar calendars. In astrology, they refer to two different systems of ecliptic coordinates used to d ...

. He is the creator with American astrologer Bradley of the Fagan-Bradley Ayanamsha.Fagan/Bradley Ayanamsha
Ayanamshas in Sidereal Astrology, Astrodienst, Dieter Koch, last updated on 19 Dec. 2017 His books include: *''Astrological Origins, Zodiacs Old and New'' St. Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn Publications, 1971. *'' Fixed Zodiac Ephemeris for 1948''. Washington, D.C.: National Astrological Library, 1948. *''A Primer of the Sidereal Zodiac'' *''Zodiacs Old and New''. Los Angeles: Llewellyn Publications, 1950.

References

*Holden, James H., and Robert A. Hughes. ''Astrological Pioneers of America''. Tempe, Ariz.: American Federation of Astrologers, 1988.

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1896 births 1970 deaths Writers from Dublin (city) 20th-century astrologers American astrologers Irish astrologers 20th-century American male writers Irish emigrants to the United States {{Ireland-writer-stub