Many of the new features in the Platinum version have been added at user's request, while others are ground-breaking new techniques in astrology.AstrolDeluxe Platinum 10.3
by Hank Friedman
After much work, John Halloran has released a major upgrade to AstrolDeluxe.
This upgrade is also almost double in price, so those who want to run his add-on reports or don't need the new features can still purchase AstrolDeluxe ReportWriter version 8 here instead.
And see my exploration of the AstrolDeluxe reports (add-ons and built in) here.
Ordering Information
For U.S. Orders only: You can purchase the latest version of AstrolDeluxe Platinum (for the discounted price of $270) by clicking on the following button:
Note: like most computer software, astrology software cannot be returned for a refund.
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For International Orders only, via download: You can purchase the latest version of AstrolDeluxe Platinum (for the discounted price of $290) by clicking on the following button:
<>HRAstrolDeluxe Platinum 10.0 -- My The Mountain Astrologer review
by John Halloran
Over three years ago, I reviewed AstrolDeluxe Platinum in the Aug 2016 issue of The Mountain Astrologer. Since its initial release, its author has continually improved it, culminating with the latest version 10. AstrolDeluxe Platinum runs on Windows 7, 8, and 10 and on a Mac using Windows emulation software (e.g. Windows with Bootcamp, Parallels, etc.).
Don't let the old school graphics and interface fool you, AstrolDeluxe Platinum is a powerful astrology program packed with unique capabilities. It includes a database of 93,800 charts, categorized by vocation and other major life themes to use with its built-in research tools. AstrolDeluxe Platinum can now import charts from Solar Fire, as well as from other programs.
The program can also run the company's superlative quality add-on reports, including new reports for declination aspects and minor (45 and 135 degree) hard aspects (and reports on Chiron, the Black Moon, Aspect Patterns, etc.). Many of these reports are groundbreaking, resulting from years of painstaking research by the author.
Perhaps the crown jewel of the latest version is the Nested Time aspects for the year. Based upon the book by astrologer Arthur M. Young, one can view a list of astrological aspects with keywords for an entire year, and click on an aspect to get an expanded interpretation. You can use the Life History feature to add life events into the right side of the screen, in order to see correspondences between the sky and the life.
Among the techniques employed in Nested Time are Progressions, Solar Arc Directions, Ascendant Arc and Vertex Arc Directions, and transits by Saturn through Pluto. You can add Jupiter transits, transiting and progressed Chiron, Transits to Progressed, Classical Primary Directions, and Minor and Tertiary Progressions, turn off Ascendant and Vertex Arc Directions, and use your own set of natal points and aspects.
The Vocational Ranking screen is quite brilliant, determining the most likely careers for a chart by comparing a person's planetary aspects to those in the vocational chart files.
The Graphic Aspectarian can create yearly and monthly graphs showing the individual and cumulative influences of transits. You can select whether to create mundane (transit-to-transit) or personal (transit-to-natal) graphs, and which points to use.
Anyone wishing to explore group dynamics will enjoy the Group Signatures section of the Research Charts module. You can search groups of up to 300 charts for the proportions of houses, signs, hemisphere & quadrants, house modalities & elements, and sign modalities & elements, as well as view a graph of Planetary Strengths for each group. If you click on any positive or negative part of the Planetary Strength graph, you can see which aspects comprise that part of the graph. And you can name, print, and save the results.
The Map of Degree Strengths is another unique feature of AstrolDeluxe Platinum 10. This generates a wheel showing the strength of every degree in a chart. The map is created by calculating how many planets will aspect each degree. There's a table showing the six strongest degrees and by clicking on one, its interpretation is displayed. Two added tables show the positive, negative, and cumulative strength of each of the houses and each of the signs.
New basic capabilities include being able to view up to four Separate Wheels on one page, a detailed Aspect Grid, and the Life Diagram, a progressed graphic ephemeris screen with an adjustable harmonic and date range.
The author has thoughtfully included in the new version's program manual an essay on how and why astrology works (with an extensive bibliography) called Intellectual Astrology.
AstrolDeluxe Platinum has a unique set of techniques and research features. Its phenomenal reports and many innovative functions make it no wonder that the program has so many fans.
The New Features
Here's a brief list of the features, as mentioned on his website:
(I have also written a review for The Mountain Astrologer that I will be publishing here in a few months.)
1. Planetary Cycles:
A graphic depiction of the hard aspects of transiting planets to natal planets, a technique developed by Tom Ward, indicating periods of growth and rest, complete with a timing report.
2. Planetary Resonance Phases:
Using a method by Dorothy Oja in her book Planetary Resonance, this calculates times when particular life phases will occur.
3. Heliocentric:
Astrologers can now calculate charts and transits and progressions using Heliocentric coordinates.
4. Eris:
This new transplutonian body can now be added to points.
5. Famous charts:
The 5317 Famous charts collection is now included in AstrolDeluxe Platinum, instead of being an add-on.
6. Moon Wobble:
When the Sun has a hard aspect to the Nodes, it is called the Moon's wobble, and you can calculate a table of when this is occurring.
7. Time Search for Planets in Aspect:
You can search for times when any two planets form a particular angle or aspect.
8. Progressed Lunation Cycles:
Here you can calculate progressed New and Full Moons, and progressed Lunar Phases.
9. Retrogrades and Stations:
In the Chart Analysis table, the program now shows in how many days a planet will change direction. Stationary planets are now shown in charts, too.
10. Eclipses and Lunations:
You can now create listings of Solar and Lunar Eclipses or New, Quarter, and Full Moons for any range of dates.
11. Wheel with Grids Page:
The program can now create a page showing the graphic chart, aspect grid, house table, and planet table.
12. Moving Graphic Ephemeris:
You can watch the transiting planets move in an animated fashion in a graphic ephemeris.
13. Pop-up Aspect Interpretations:
When you click on an aspect in a natal wheel or biwheel, an interpretation appears.
and more...
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