tial bodies. All traditional systems were geocentric, but some astrologers have experi-
mented with heliocentric (Sun-centered) systems, creating heliocentric astrology.GEOGRAPHICALASTROLOGY
Geographical astrology is a subdivision of mundane astrology, which deals with the
astrological associations between the zodiac and geographical locations.GEORGE, DEMETRA
Demetra George has been a practitioner of astrology for over 30 years. She is the coau-
thor of Astrology for Yourselfand the author of Asteroid Goddesses, Mysteries of the Dark
Moon,and Finding Our Way through the Dark.Her earlier pioneering work synthesized
ancient history and archetypal mythology with contemporary astrology, and currently
she translates ancient Greek astrological manuscripts. Listed in World Who’s Who of
Women,Demetra lectures internationally and leads pilgrimages to the sacred sites in
the Mediterranean. She is on the faculty of Kepler College and the Astrological Insti-
tute, where she teaches the history of ancient and medieval astrology and the methods
and philosophy of Hellenistic astrology. George received her B.A. in philosophy and
her M.A. in the classics.GEORGE, LLEWELLYN
Llewellyn George, born August 17, 1876, in Swansea, Wales, was a prominent astrologer,
author, and founder of Llewellyn Publications. His father died when he was young, and
his mother remarried and moved to the United States. George’s younger half-brother,
Griff Abrams, was his partner in the astrological publishing field for many years.
George began studying astrology in Portland, Oregon, under L. H. Weston.
Later George moved to Los Angeles, where his publishing business was highly success-
ful. He began publishing the Astrological Bulletinin 1905 and The Moon Sign Bookin
1906.
Throughout a busy lifetime, George supported astrologers, astrology, and astro-
logical organizations. He seldom accepted office in these organizations, but did serve
on committees. The American Federation of Astrologers (AFA) honored him by
awarding him honorary life membership in 1939, and the Astrological Bulletinof
August 22, 1941, called him the “dean of American astrologers.” In 1948, he con-
tributed to the AFA building fund, and when the AFA library was being expanded, he
contributed money for a bookcase dedicated to his brother, Griff Abrams, and filled it
with copies of all available Llewellyn Publications.
During a period of legal problems in California in the mid-1940s, he cofounded
and served as president of Educational Astrology, Inc., in Los Angeles. This organiza-
tion was established to fight antiastrology legislation and ordinances. Toward the end
of the decade, he established the Llewellyn Foundation for Astrological Research, with
Donald A. Bradley as research director. George died on July 11, 1954, in Los Angeles.Geographical Astrology
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