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. 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... Click to Return to ![]() Send e-mail to Hank Friedman by clicking here Copyright © 2016 Hank Friedman --- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |