The Astrology Book

Simms, Maria Kay. Twelve Wings of the Eagle: Our Spiritual Evolution Through the Ages of the Zodi- ac.San Diego: Astro Computing ...

birth data of athletes against statistical probabilities; the Humanistchallenged the Gauquelins to test their findings against t ...

Jerome, Lawrence E. “Astrology: Magic or Science?” The Humanist35, no. 5 (September/Octo- ber 1975): 10–16. Melton, J. Gordon, J ...

STRONGSIGNS In traditional astrology, Scorpio and Aquarius were referred to as the strong signs, pre- sumably because of their f ...

The Mesopotamian civilizations were some of the earliest to systematically observe the movements of the Sun and planets in the s ...

i.e. the god. Campion argues that the Sumerians considered the planets and stars to be under the power or authority of specific ...

Conversely, Hellenistic astrologers also noticed that the Sun’s close rays could hide other planets and keep them from exerting ...

mundane sun” who created the world and everything in it through the power of its rea- son or Logos. In the Gospel of St. John (1 ...

influence in a horoscope. Consequently, the sign that the Sun is in at birth is usually the single most important influence on a ...

SWEETSIGNS Sweet Sign is an archaic term applied to the air signs, which were said to be sweet (in contrast to the bitter signs) ...

SYNCHRONICITY Synchronicity (from the Greek syn,meaning “together,” plus chronos,meaning “time”) is a term popularized by the gr ...

odic month, for example, is the period of time between successive new moons (which is 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes). Because Eart ...

T SQUARE Three or more planets that together form a configuration of a “T”—two directly oppo- site each other and a third at rig ...

tion indicates that the lessons learned in houses two, eleven, and eight could be brought to bear on whatever tasks were underta ...

Venus. Its symbol is the bull, and its glyph is said to represent a bull’s head and horns. It takes its name from the Greek word ...

rus is associated with the throat and neck. People with a Taurus sun sign, while they often have beautiful voices, are also pron ...

You are known for being patient, slow moving and careful—you love to prolong and savor enjoyable times. You appreciate and need ...

You have a very practical nature and want to see concrete, tangible results for your efforts, and you are not one for spinning w ...

tain valley, by the ocean. Dress it in blue jeans and flannel. And never, ever, ask it to go to a cocktail party! With your Sun ...

gratifying of his instinctual urge, self-preservation and its more abstracted form, self-fulfillment. The Taurean will not inter ...