Adoration of the Magi (Botticelli, 1475) described by Vasari as "the finest of all that are now extant for its life and vigour"), his sons Piero (the second Magus kneeling in the centre with the red mantle) and Giovanni (the third Magus), and his grandsons Giuliano and Lorenzo. The three Medici portrayed as Magi were all dead at the time the picture was painted, and Florence was effectively ruled by Lorenzo. Whether Botticelli's intimate relations with the Medici brothers allowed the wealthy Gaspare to introduce the portraits of their kinsmen in his altar-piece, or Gaspare was glad for this opportunity to pay a graceful compliment to
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