Avestan Astrology (Globa school)

Avestan astrology was developed by the Russian astrologer Pavel Globa beginning in the 1970s.

A disputed continuity. Globa claimed to have restored a lost Zoroastrian astrological tradition, drawing on Avestan texts and secret knowledge allegedly preserved in Zoroastrian communities. Academic Iranologists regard these claims with skepticism.

Popularity in the post-Soviet space. Yet the system gained considerable popularity in the late Soviet and post-Soviet space, where Globa became one of the most recognized astrologers.

Features of the System

The tropical zodiac. The system uses the tropical zodiac (unlike the sidereal one in Jyotish).

Duodaries — 36 Zones

Triple division of each sign. Each sign is divided into three parts called duodaries, corresponding to the twelve signs, yielding 36 zodiacal "zones" with refined characteristics.

Master of the Earth

The planet of incarnation. The concept of the "master" of the Earth is introduced as the planet governing a specific incarnation.

Karmic Interpretation

The chart as a karmic imprint. Karmic interpretation occupies a central place: the chart is read as an imprint of karmic debts and tasks of the current incarnation.

Planetary Transformations

"Invisible" positions. A significant role is also given to the concept of "planetary transformations" during transitions into "invisible" positions.

School and Criticism

A large body of Russian-language methodological material. The Avestan school has produced a large number of students and created an extensive body of Russian-language methodological material — making it an important part of the Russian-speaking astrological tradition.

Criticism from two sides.

• Academic Iranology — for its claims of historical continuity
• Western astrologers — for its eclecticism

Place in Errarium

The post-Soviet authorial cluster. In Errarium, Avestan astrology (#43) represents the post-Soviet authorial cluster of astrological systems alongside the Pythagorean Square (#46), Destiny Matrix (#47), and others.

Uniqueness. In its attempt to create a national astrological tradition grounded in Zoroastrian cultural heritage, making it an integral part of the methods cartography in the Russian-speaking world.