When Ted Hughes scribbled in The Concise Planetary Ephemeris for 1950 to 2000, what kind of astrology was he practising and what was on his mind? Two hand-drawn horoscopes in his ephemeris, for the publication of Birthday Letters give some clues. Underlined dates important in his marriage to Sylvia Plath, tell us the rest. The original ephemeris, now owned by Jessica Adams, will be used in this Zoom talk.