Avestan Astrology (Globa school)

Avestan astrology was developed by Russian astrologer Pavel Globa beginning in the 1970s. Globa claimed to have restored a lost Zoroastrian astrological tradition, drawing on Avestan texts and secret knowledge allegedly preserved in Zoroastrian communities. Academic Iranologists regard these claims with skepticism, yet the system gained considerable popularity in the late Soviet and post-Soviet space, where Globa became one of the most recognized astrologers.

The system uses the tropical zodiac (unlike the sidereal one in Jyotish) and includes several original concepts. Each sign is divided into three parts called duodaries, corresponding to the twelve signs, yielding 36 zodiacal "zones" with refined characteristics. The concept of the "master" of the Earth is introduced as the planet governing a specific incarnation. Karmic interpretation occupies a central place: the chart is read as an imprint of karmic debts and tasks of the current incarnation. A significant role is also given to the concept of "planetary transformations" during transitions into "invisible" positions.

The Avestan school has produced a large number of students and created an extensive body of Russian-language methodological material, making it an important part of the Russian-speaking astrological tradition. The school's methodology, however, draws criticism both from academic Iranology (for its claims of historical continuity) and from Western astrologers (for its eclecticism).

In Errarium, Avestan astrology (#43) represents the post-Soviet authorial cluster of astrological systems alongside the Pythagorean Square (#46), Destiny Matrix (#47), and others. Its uniqueness lies in its attempt to create a national astrological tradition grounded in Zoroastrian cultural heritage, making it an integral part of the methods cartography in the Russian-speaking world.