Dr. David Wallace-Hare

I am a Professional Member of the International Sidereal Astrology Association (ISAA): https://siderealinternational.org/

I hold a PhD in Classics from the University of Toronto, where my dissertation, Mountain Industries and Votive Dedications in Roman Aquitania and Hispania, examined how communities working in Rome's riskiest and most uncertain trades like mining, quarrying, silvopastoralism, and beekeeping, turned to votive religion for guidance and protection, inscribing vows to gods tied to their specific trades and landscapes.

My astrological practice builds on this same foundation. I work primarily with the sidereal zodiac (following in the footsteps of astrologers like Vettius Valens) and whole sign houses, situating these techniques within the wider philosophical and religious traditions in which they developed (in this case Stoicism).

My published research spans ancient religion in the Mediterranean and Europe, the ancient and medieval economy, ancient fable, and technical texts (like agricultural manuals), it also includes a study of one of the earliest known artistic depictions of catasterism, the ancient theme of mortals transformed into stars:

"On the Theme of Katasterismoi: An Attic White-Ground Lekythos with the Figure of Krotos," with Rui Morais, Frank Hildebrandt, and John T. Barnes, in Myths, Gods & Heroes: Greek Vases in Portugal (2022). This chapter examines a rare Classical-period vase depicting the satyr Krotos, companion of the Muses, whose transformation into the constellation Sagittarius is preserved in Hyginus and Pseudo-Eratosthenes' Katasterismoi. Drawing on literary sources and comparative iconography, from the constellations on the Shield of Achilles in Homer to Near Eastern astral traditions, the chapter argues this vase may be the earliest surviving artistic representation of catasterism.

About ME

My name is David Wallace-Hare. I'm a Devon-based Stoic Hellenistic Astrologer and Classicist. I focus on providing Hellenistic astrological readings via a Stoic lens with follow up sources to further live and explore the chart with a Stoic worldview.