About
About Lazward
Lazward brings back the astrology of Baghdad's Golden Age, calculated from the real sky and set beside the Western and Indian traditions it grew up with.
What we do
In the 8th and 9th centuries Baghdad was where Greek, Persian and Indian learning about the sky met. Its scholars, from Māshāʾallāh to Abū Maʿshar and al-Bīrūnī, wrote the books that later taught Europe its astrology. Much of what they did, such as the 28 lunar mansions and the time lords that divide a life into periods, has since been forgotten.
Lazward calculates where the Moon, Sun and planets really are, and reads them the way those scholars did. We name the tradition and the books behind every reading, and we show the Western and Vedic readings beside ours, so you can compare.
What we don't do
- We don't claim to predict events. Astrology is a historical and cultural tradition; we offer it for reflection and fun.
- We don't give advice on health, money or the law.
- No per-minute fees, no hidden subscriptions, no selling of your personal data.
Even al-Bīrūnī, who wrote one of the great astrology textbooks, was openly sceptical of parts of the art he taught. We think that is the right spirit.
The method
Astrology that shows its work
CALCULATED
From the real sky
Positions come from a modern astronomical ephemeris, accurate to about one arc-minute. Nothing is invented, nothing is generic.
SOURCED
From the books themselves
Each rule comes from the scholars themselves: Abū Maʿshar, al-Bīrūnī, al-Qabīṣī, Māshāʾallāh.
COMPARED
Three skies, one chart
See your sign as the West reads it, as India reads it, and your mansion as Baghdad read it, with the reason they differ.
In Baghdad, astrology was taught beside astronomy, mathematics and medicine. We read it the way they did: with the working shown.
Contact
Questions, corrections and ideas: [email protected]. If you spot an error in an essay or a reading, tell us and we will correct it with a note.
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