Adoration of the Magi (Filippino Lippi) of its inspiration was clearly derived from Botticelli's "Adoration of the Magi", also in the Uffizi: this is evident in the disposition of the characters on the two sides, with the Holy Family portrayed in the centre under. Similarly to Botticelli's work, Filippino also portrayed numerous members of the Medici cadet line, who had adhered to the Savonarolian Republic in the period in which the work was executed. On the left, kneeling and holding with a quadrant, is Pierfrancesco de' Medici, who had died 20 years before. Behind him, standing, are his two sons Giovanni, holding a goblet, and Lorenzo,
Magi Society Magi Society’s third book claims that the position of Chiron (a planetoid) in a birth chart can be used to help predict romantic attraction. They use heliocentric charts as well. From their recent research, the Magi Society uses the major asteroids/planetoids of Chiron, Ceres, Juno, Pallas and Vesta. They also recently attributed Sedna to stock market crashes. Magi Society The Magi Society is an international association of astrologers. Based in New York City, the society has developed and uses its own system of astrology, called Magi Astrology, that is based on “Planetary Geometry” which it defines as “geometric patterns made