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The calendar material in this expanded edition of Walk Like An
Egyptian provides further insight into the mind of the ancient
world, a glimpse into a world in which every element of reality was
a manifestation of the divine and the cosmic, a time in which even
the counting of days and months into years was a mystery of divine
proportions. The calendar of ancient Egypt is older than astrology.
The Egyptian calendar itself is almost forgotten, yet it is the
direct ancestor of the Western calendar in use today. The ancient
Egyptians were keenly focused on the concept of life as a journey
through time, and the calendar was their map. In Walk Like An
Egyptian, you will find one of the world's oldest guides to
self-navigation in an easy-to-use format, a daily horoscope from
the dawn of history. Each season, month and day is listed with its
ancient name, together with the warnings and requirements, stories
and scenarios of the gods involved in the story of the year. The
day is divided into eight-hour segments of morning, afternoon and
night. complete guide to the Egyptian year, a horoscope unlike any
other available in the modern world. The earlier editions of Walk
Like An Egyptian brought the concepts of ancient Egyptian religion
and philosophy into the context of the modern world. Readers around
the globe found the once-obscure ideas of ancient wisdom
interpreted as profound contemplations of the reality of human
nature. Many familiar names in the ancient pantheon were revealed
in modern terms, such as: Osiris, the divine and immortal portion
of each human's soul clothed in mortal flesh; Re, the divine light
of consciousness in the mind; Horus, who is the paradox of the
universal nature of each soul's unique identity; Isis, bonding
force of the soul; Thoth, representing the power of human thought
and intellect, and more. The success of Walk Like An Egyptian led
to Wheeler's collaboration with Diana Janeen Pierce, who had
assembled a daily calendar of ancient Egyptian ceremonies, rituals
and festivals. difficult Cairo Calendar Papyri, one of the few
surviving documents detailing the system by which Egyptians
organized their daily lives. Wheeler's accompanying interpretation
of the Egyptian cosmos makes a lively counterpart to the horoscope,
clarifying the often confusing material. Together, Wheeler and
Pierce provide a modern evaluation of how to walk like an Egyptian,
attuned to eternity in your daily life and guided by eternal
principles.
Finally, a Guide to the Zodiac About Us and For Us! If you love following your sun sign but never seem to feel what you read is directed toward you, wait no more. Here's a guide to the zodiac that will make you say, "Wow, that's me!" From the fiery Arian to the charismatic Aquarian, you'll find examples of yourself, friends, loved ones, and even your children in this down-to-earth guide. No more cosmic adventures into your planets! Now here's a book that tells you the real deal about you and those special people in your life. You'll gain an insight into that practical Virgo brother who's always saving a penny for a rainy day or that energetic Sagittarian sister who just doesn't keep still for a minute. Black Sun Signs offers light-hearted advice on romance, tips on money matters, discussions about health concerns, and more. You'll also find out what famous African American brothers and sisters share your sign. Whether you're a sexy Leo like Halle Berry or there's a reserved Capricorn like Denzel Washington in your life, you're sure to get the 411 on yourself and everyone you know in Black Sun Signs.
The original bestseller from the world's most respected
astrological authority Embark on your cosmic path to self-discovery
with this comprehensive guide to the twelve signs of the zodiac.
Your sun sign is determined by the day and month of your birth and
is the foundation of your horoscope. Taking each of the twelve
signs in turn, world famous astrologer Linda Goodman explains the
importance of the sun - the most powerful of all stellar bodies.
She describes the characteristics of each sign and how these can be
used to really get to know the men, women, children, bosses and
employees in your life. This newfound knowledge allows us to feel
closer to one another and to understand that, as Goodman says, 'Not
all Capricorns are meek, not all Leos are outwardly domineering and
not all Virgos are virgins.' Learn all this and much, much more
from the world-famous astrologer who has helped millions divine
their way to success, happiness and love by studying the sun signs.
Before publication of Sun Signs in 1968, astrology as we know it
had a very limited following in the United States and around the
world. With this book, Linda Goodman changed that forever, bringing
metaphysical consciousness to millions of readers around the world
for the first time. Newspapers began running astrology columns, and
Goodman herself contributed to these in the larger mass circulation
women's magazines. An increasing number of people knew their sign
and how to interpret the signs of others, introducing the study of
astrological tendencies as we now know it.
The zodiacal signs impact art, advertising, literature, history,
mythology, psychology, health, and language with their evocative
imagery, symbols and scientific and religious lore. This
fact-filled reference guide pulls together applications of the
zodiacal signs in those fields and others. Each sign is explicated
in a separate chapter which discusses its origin and importance in
diverse cultures, including its history, artistic applications,
traditions, literary and religious interpretations, psychological
significance, and application to notable historical and
contemporary figures. An organized overview with cross-references
and indexing allows the zodiac to be studied from numerous points
of view. Artistic representations of each of the 12 houses
accompany the text. Introductory chapters on the origins of the
zodiacal signs, the historical foundation of astrology, the zodiac
in the first millennium A.D., and the zodiac in the arts and
sciences provide a thorough overview and comparative examination of
the influence of the zodiac in human history and thought. A
detailed timeline synchronizes discoveries and development of
zodiacal associations and thought around the world. Appendices list
planetary correspondences in jewels, metals, herbs, color, flavor,
form, shapes, food preferences, and senses, and the symptoms and
pathologies associated with birth signs. The work also contains an
extensive bibliography and index.
The Text-Book of Astrology, written by noted English astrologer
Alfred John Pearce, was first published as a combined edition in
London in 1911. It includes the author's individual books on:
Genethliacal Astrology Mundane Astrology Astro-Meteorology Medical
Astrology Elections This classic work is filled with numerous
examples and its original publication was praised in the the
Spiritualist: "Even for those who desire only to obtain a general
knowledge of the subject, or at most be able to cast and read an
astrological figure, Mr. Pearce's book may be recommended as easily
intellligible, and containing much interesting matter, besides the
process that will be chiefly useful to the student whose aims are
more ambitious. To the latter it is invaluable. It is enriched with
many interesting notices of nativities illustrating the different
rules and doctrines of the science. "
In the first chapters of this book we simultaneously follow two
threads. While considering the lives of Richard Wagner, Friedrich
Nietzsche, and King Ludwig II of Bavaria in their
nineteenth-century incarnations and in earlier incarnations, we
examine the planetary configurations accompanying not only their
conception, birth, and death, but also various significant events
in their lives. In this way we experience how these two
perspectives-the biographical and the astrological-weave together
and are intimately interconnected. As illuminating as this is, the
author also indicates however that astrological calculation alone
can never suffice for the truly deep biographical research into
karma and reincarnation demonstrated in this work. The author shows
that although it is clear that an individual's destiny is connected
with the positions of the celestial bodies-that certain regular
occurrences are evident-nonetheless no strict regularities exist.
He maintains moreover that a certain level of clairvoyance is
requisite for any serious astrological study of destiny; even
more-that real astrology requires initiation. Such astrological
research, when successfully carried out as it is here, relating
salient celestial configurations to the life-drama of well-known
historical personalities, reads like fine literature. On a
practical level this work illustrates several important new tools
for the astrologer: how to calculate hermetic charts, how to cast
horoscopes not only of birth and death but also of conception
(including the astrological significance of the embryonic period
between conception and birth), and then also how to apply these
various horoscopes in describing the spiral of life that unfolds in
seven-year periods during the course of a person's earthly
existence. All this reveals profound and fascinating
regularities-among them the discovery that stellar configurations
during the embryonic period are reflected again and again in the
subsequent periods of life. Quite new for most readers will be the
author's treatment of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, indicating that
the names given these planets are deeply meaningful in the light of
spiritual science. To make his case he extends Rudolf Steiner's
description of cosmic evolution by drawing upon Greek mythology,
particularly Orphic cosmology. This book by Robert Powell is of the
greatest possible interest. Professor Konrad Rudni_ki Astronomical
Observatory Jagiellonian University Cracow, Poland
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Zodiac Signs
- The Ultimate Guide to Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces
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This book starts with a meticulous explanation of terminology used
in astronomy and astrology. This can be considered as a splendid
example of how to explain strictly scientific notions to readers
who are not necessarily skilled in the exact sciences. From an
astronomical point of view, the most interesting part of the work
is the presentation of the old Egyptian world system, which the
author concludes was the same as the system of Tycho Brahe
(1546-1601). He considers this astronomical system not just as a
transitory historical conception, but as something which possesses
permanent value. The author's deep historical studies made it
possible for him also to solve the problem of the interchange of
Mercury and Venus, something indicated many years ago by Rudolf
Steiner. This is an important achievement in the history of
astronomy. The main astrological finding of this book is that the
zodiac of the stars (sidereal zodiac) - as employed by the
Babylonians, Egyptians, and ancient Greeks - is the authentic
zodiac. Moreover, the auther promotes a new type of astrological
chart (hermetic chart) for the conception, birth, and death of
personalities under consideration, in addition to the customary
geocentric horoscope and in place of the heliocentric horoscope
promoted by Willi Sucher (1902-1985). With the hermetic chart the
auther places a new tool in the hands of astrologers and opens up
new possibilities for astrology as a science. On this basis he
develops his two "laws" of reincarnation, illustrating them by
striking examples. These "laws" express themselves by way of
certain planetary configurations coinciding at the moments of birth
and death in successive incarnations. He believes that with these
"laws" the significance of the tropical zodiac is disproved. This
work of Robert Powell, presenting a new astrological system, is a
valuable step in the development of a new wisdom of the stars in
line with the ideas of Willi Sucher. Willi Sucher's books and
articles are full of charm - deep in a spiritual sense -
representing a star wisdom in an embryonic state. With this book by
Robert Powell, the ideas of Willi Sucher are born as an earthly
reality and something new is brought into the world. Professor
Konrad Rudni_ki Astronomical Observatory Jagiellonian University
Cracow, Poland
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Mathesis
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Julius Firmicus Maternus; Translated by James Herschel Holden
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This book contains a translation of the Eight Books of the Mathesis
by the 4th century astrologer Julius Firmicus Maternus along with
some useful Indexes of Occupations, the Causes of Death, and
Personal Characteristics. Book I: An essay on what astrology is
Book II: The twelve signs Book III: Aspects and house placement of
planets Book IV: Chart Interpretation Book V: The angles and the
terms Book VI: The aspects Book VII: Life and death Book VIII: The
degrees of the signs The translator, James H. Holden, is a well
respected astrological scholar who has translated more than twenty
astrology books that were written between the 2nd and 17th
centuries. He is also the author of A History of Horoscopic
Astrology.
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