On World Astrology: In Conversation With Dr Ali A Olomi at the Los Angeles Astro Salon

The Historian and Astrologer explores astrology's multifaceted role in both the wider world and our individual lives

A Mercury talisman and a trip to Marrakech, Morocco, introduced me to Dr. Ali A. Olomi’s work. I was visiting a jewelry vendor and mentioned I was an astrologer. His eyes lit up, and he proceeded to show me his collection of astrological talismans and astrolabes.

Until then, I naively believed India held the only unbroken astrological tradition. Yet, in …