Talk with Sue Ward – Historical Studies in the University of East Anglia – and the William Lilly Project at Astra – 15. August 2025

Talk – https://talk.vonabisw.de/SueWard/Ward2.mp4

Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKt2eqnmDG8

Talk with Sue Ward am 5. 11. 2021 about her Horary Course – https://astrotalk.vonabisw.de/talk-with-sue-ward-2

Talk with Sue Ward – How Lilly found me – https://astrotalk.vonabisw.de/talk-with-sue-ward

The Considerations Before Judgement, with Sue Ward – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc86LAI2vXc&t=4121s – https://talk.vonabisw.de/SueWard/Considerations.mp4

Youtube Channel Sue Ward Astrologer – https://www.youtube.com/@suewardastrologer/featured

The William Lilly Project at Astra

https://theastraproject.org

has been established explicitly to record, catalogue, and analyse the private client work of William Lilly. This work consists largely of charts for horary questions asked by clients, although there are also numerous examples of birth charts. These nativities are set up ad hoc and usually connected to the horary chart from which they sprang. – https://theastraproject.org/lillyproject

Sue Ward is a distinguished practitioner and educator in traditional horary astrology, particularly known for her dedication to the methods of William Lilly (1602–1681).

  • She has studied the early modern astrological tradition since the 1980s and has focused intensively on William Lilly’s original manuscripts since 1989
  • Her teachings and research have been shared through lectures across the UK and Europe, and she has published extensively in astrology journals
  • She offers client consultations and has taught via correspondence courses for over twenty years.

Her Key Works & Offerings

1. The Traditional Horary Course

  • A comprehensive 20-lesson program grounded in William Lilly’s Christian Astrology.
  • Covers fundamentals like planetary symbolism, dignities, house rulerships, chart calculation, and advanced techniques including void-of-course Moon and parts such as the Part of Fortune.
  • Useful for both beginners and advanced students aiming to “construct a firm and durable foundation” in horary astrology.
  • It’s available in book form—Sue Ward’s Traditional Horary Course, published in September 2021 (376 pages). It’s highly rated (4.9/5 from 36 ratings) and praised as an “encyclopaedic explanation” of Lilly’s techniques.

2. Sue Ward’s Collected Essays: Reflections on Traditional Astrology

  • Published March 2022.
  • A collection of 21 essays spanning some 40 years of study and practice, offering deep reflections on the classical astrological system.
  • Reviewers commend the clarity and depth, encouraging repeated reading for serious practitioners.

3. Horary Astrology: Abduction & Murder

  • Published November 2022.
  • Applies horary methods—or rather, a horary perspective—to 16 real-life cases of abduction and murder, handled with sensitivity and forensic clarity.
  • One reviewer notes that despite using traditional horary logic, Ward opts mostly for elections and inception charts, not horaries, in these tragic scenarios.
  • Another remarked: “Very good book on horary astrology and missing persons… forces you to a more traditional interpretation.”

4. William Lilly: The Astrologer (1602–1681): A Book of Sources

Volume 2 includes private working documents—rare birth charts and delineations that give insight into Lilly’s practical methods. – https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B0F79B28WX/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=JU7RLG1SGFM3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vvVDWKVOLkNouRumZLrpfPL7dT7FEWj-_zvFrpdqv5g.bbB78VFJITBZADLWHmsvcx7pKF1gOD4Kj9A70uxdYR0&dib_tag=se&keywords=William+Lilly%2C+the+Astrologer+%281602-1681%29%3A+A+Book+of+Sources&qid=1755031558&s=books&sprefix=william+lilly%2C+the+astrologer+1602-1681+a+book+of+sources%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C148&sr=1-1

  • Volume 3 is planned for release in late 2025.

Teaching & Courses

Beyond publishing, Sue Ward has been a prolific teacher:

  • The Traditional Horary Course is taught live online with accompanying textbook materials.
  • Other offerings include: Talking Horary I & II workshops (focusing on varied real-life questions), Mundane Astrology courses (e.g., charting eclipses, planetary conjunctions, royal events like the coronation of Charles III), Elections, and even a Murder Mystery Course—all using traditional techniques

Copyright

Volker H. Schendel only has the right to publish the respective conversation uncut and unedited on freely accessible video platforms (i.e. no paywalls) and on his homepages. – My guest has the right to shorten, edit or add to the mp4 file as he wishes and to publish it on his websites and video-platforms according to his liking.