Moment of astrology : origins in divination
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Moment of astrology : origins in divination
(Arkana contemporary astrology)
Arkana , Penguin Books, 1994
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is an exploration of the philosophy of astrology, as propounded by Ptolemy and practised especially in the Middle Ages, with a view to re-establishing horary astrology and offering an assessment of the establishment's critique of this aspect of astrology.
Table of Contents
- The scourge of astrology
- an anti-astrology signature
- science and the symbol - Humpty-Dumpty
- two orders of significance
- Ptolemy's broad shoulders - the moment of astrology in the western tradition
- the question of Horary
- Katarche - the line of descent from Augury
- Horary revived
- some genius or spirit
- the unique case of interpretation
- appearances - the symbol in context
- images of birth
- the fourfold symbol - divination and allegory
- water into wine
- synderesis of the stars. Appendices: case study - Stella
- an outline of Pico's "Disputationes"
- some thoughts on Horary astrology - Charles Carter
- Frankland's "Missing Father" judgement
- Ashmole on astrology
- orders of significance - a summary.
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