Chinese Astrology

The Astrology Podcast

Chris Brennan

Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Religion

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

In episode 482 features an interview with astrologer Berna Lee about the history, philosophy, and practice of Chinese astrology. Berna is a graduate of the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology program from the Sophia Centre, with a thesis examining the theory and practice of astrology in modern Hong Kong, and she is a 45th generation Chinese astrologer. During the course of the episode we discuss the historical development of Chinese astrology, and the different eras in which specific technical practices arose. We also touch on a number of other topics, including fate and free will, the Chinese zodiac, and the role of comets as omens in mundane astrology. You can follow Berna through Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/astromergency/ This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Watch the Video Version of This Episode Watch the video version of this episode on Chinese astrology on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xamRgTzVP4M – Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3:

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0:00.0	Hey, my name is Chris Brennan and you're listening to the Astrology Podcast.
0:03.6	Joining me today is astrologer, Bernaliy, and we're going to be talking about Chinese astrology.
0:08.6	Hey, Berna, thanks for joining me.
0:10.3	Thanks for having me, Chris. Thank you so much.
0:13.9	Yeah, I'm super excited to do this episode today.
0:17.1	I've wanted to do an episode on Chinese astrology for a long time.
0:22.3	And I actually just did one on the I Ching with Benabelle Wen a few months ago in September. And I recently saw that
0:28.8	you were teaching a course on Chinese astrology through the Sophia Center. And I thought you
0:33.9	would be a great person to do this interview with. So, yeah, thanks a lot for joining me.
0:39.3	Thank you.
0:40.2	My course right now at the Sofia Center, it's called Cosmic Connections
0:45.3	and Introduction to Chinese Cultural Astronomy and Astrology.
0:50.4	So in the class, I actually just started last week.
0:54.8	So we are talking a lot about the history, like when it started and the development and about Mandate of Heaven, a little bit touch on that too.
1:06.0	And also about occult practices and how, what is it like in the contemporary times as well.
1:14.0	Amazing. Yeah, it's incredible. Like the course outline looks super comprehensive.
1:18.9	So since this is your first time on the show, I wanted to ask you a little bit about your
1:23.4	background and training and like where you come from in terms of astrology. Yeah, so how did you get started or what's your background and training and like where you come from in terms of astrology.
1:29.0	Yeah.
1:29.7	So how did you get started or what's your background in this topic?
1:33.3	So I am the 45th generation in my lineage.
1:37.4	I'm from the Tang Dynasty Royal Lee's family.
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