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ASTRODICE - Astrology in the palm of your hand - Wessex Astrologer, $13.50
 This is a set of three 12-sided dice, one green, one blue & one violet (looks pink on the screen), one with planets (including north & south nodes), one with the 12 signs & one with the 12 houses. Think of a question, roll the dice & read the answer. Will you get that raise? Jupiter in Taurus in the 2nd, it’s a sure bet! What kind of day are you having? Uranus in Scorpio in the third: A strange, surprising one. Use these dice to sharpen your skills in all areas of astrology: Relationships (what’s he up to now?), Horary (where’s my watch?), Forecasting (what will happen when Venus conjuncts my Sun?), Electional (should I get a new job?) & more. Includes a 24 page booklet of instructions (English & Spanish) & a black drawstring bag. Lots of fun, a great gift for the novice. Wessex Astrologer.


ASTROLOGY: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CLASSICAL INTERPRETATION - Kevin Burk, $17.95
 Contents: List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction & history of astrology; 2. The planets; 3. The signs; 4. Essential dignities; 5. Interpreting planets in signs; 6. The angles, the houses & the Part of Fortune; 7. Basic interpretation; 8. The aspects; 9. A brief look at natal retrograde planets; 10. Eclipses, lunations & the moon's nodes; 11. Aspect patterns; 12. Synthesized chart interpretation.

Appendices: A. Natal chart interpretation worksheet; B. Astrology organizations, resources & web pages; C. Astrology software; Bibliography; Index; List of figures.

Comment: This is intended as a beginner’s first astrology book & it’s a good one, but it also bears the fruits of the ‘back to basics’ movement of the 1990’s & more besides. So in addition to planets, signs, houses & aspects, are sect, dignities, rulerships, face, peregrine, dispositor trees, retrogrades, eclipses, lunations, aspect patterns (including harmonics), synthesized chart interpretation & much more. Excellently written, will be a classic.

Llewellyn, 351 pages.


ASTROLOGY IN ACTION - John St. Clair, $20.00
 Contents: A cautionary tale; Observe yourself; Our position

1. An overview
2. Introduction
3. The branches of astrology
4. The planets
5. The elements
6. The qualities
7. The signs of the zodiac
8. The houses of the horoscope
9. The aspects of the planets
10. The decanates
11. Duads
12. The degrees of the zodiac
13. Planetary dispositors
14. Selecting the best planet
15. Turning the chart
16. Steps to interpretation
17. Rectification
18. Numbers
19. Relocation charts
Bibliography

Comment: "John St. Clair" is the pen-name of John Ballantrae, who runs the Universe Bookstore in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He is famous for his many photocopies of historic astrological texts, some of which I used to carry (and a few of which I now reprint myself).

As such, he is extremely well-read. Add that he's well-travelled (he's a Scot by birth), and then add a few bonus points for no longer being quite young, and you have the makings of one very good book. If you're brand new to astrology, this is not quite the place to start, but if you've got a bit of it down, this book is crammed with useful observations, tips, techniques & more. He often cites the books that inspired him, which serves as an introduction to the rest of the astrological universe.

AFA, 121 pages, oversize.


EVOLUTIONARY ASTROLOGY, The Journey of the Soul Through States of Consciousness - Raymond Merriman, $25.00
 Contents: A note about the book; Preface to the 2nd edition; Terminology;

Part 1: Principles & models of evolutionary astrology: 1. An allegory; 2. Astrology and the evolution of the soul; 3. Basic spiritual-astrological laws; 4. The natural path of self-unfoldment - Sun-Earth relationship at birth; 5. The natal sun in the quadrants of the horoscope;

Part 2: The nature of the incarnating soul: 6. The Imum Coeli; 7. The developed powers and abilities of the soul; 8. Angular midpoints - crises of the soul; 9. The evolutionary moon; 10. The karma of identity; 11. Somewhere in time; 12. Pre-natal eclipse paths - familiarity of location;

Part 3: The potential blossoming of the incarnating soul: 13. The midheaven; 14. The moon's nodes - a peculiar piece in the puzzle of destiny; 15. Age arcs - a time to reap what has been sown; 16. Power over the angles part 1 - crisis in consciousness; 17. Power over the angles part 2: - breaking through; 18. Transits of the moon's north node - the thread of destiny;

Part 4: Evolutionary phases of the collective: 19. Seasonal ingresses - shifts in collective consciousness; 20. Planetary pair cycles - breaking through the collective pattern; 21. The Capricorn climax; 22. The challenge. Epilogue - the trilogy of evolutionary astrology.

Comment: Merriman on astrology & metaphysics. The first edition of this book was written in 1973-4, with the moon's node passing through Capricorn, which seemed to favor writing this book. The revised second edition (the current one) was a product of 1991, when the moon's node was again in Capricorn. Merriman believes the years from 1988 to 1993 to have been the climax to several centuries. If he's right, it may take several more decades before all the many details become clear.

Seek-It Publishing, oversize paper, 260 pages.


THE ASTROLOGY SOURCEBOOK, Your complete guide to understanding the symbolic language of the stars - Shirley Soffer, $16.00
 Contents: Introduction;

Part 1: Astrology's historical source: 1. Astrology's ancient beginnings; 2. From east to west - astrology's winding path through time and space;

Part 2: The horoscope, the signs of the zodiac & the elements of astrology: 3. The components of the horoscope - an astrological primer; 4. The path of the sun - through the wheel of life; 5. Chemistry class - the four elements of astrology;

Part 3: The planets: 6. Sun and moon - archetypes of light; 7. Mercury - the wings of thought; 8. Venus and Mars - love's tug of war; 9. Jupiter and Saturn - voices of the father; 10. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto - avatars of change.

Resources, Bibliography, Index

Comment: From the back cover:

The stars offer a gift, the gift of self-discovery. The mythical past of astrology has pertinent psychological significance for the modern consciousness. In The Astrology Sourcebook, Shirley Soffer builds a bridge of understanding between ancient thinking & modern Jungian archetypes, leading to a deeper comprehension of our consious & unconsious selves.

Lowell House, 234 pages.


A JOURNEY THROUGH THE BIRTH CHART, revised & expanded - Joanne Wickenburg, $23.00
 Contents: Introduction; The astronomy of astrology; The seasons & qualities & elements; The houses, Houses & qualities & elements, the planets in brief; The journey: the signs, Anatomical rulerships, a pause to reflect, Intercepted signs, first studies of chart synthesis; The planets, retrograde planets, putting it together, planetary emphasis; The aspects, planetary powers, decanates; The journey continues. .

Comment: From the back cover:

[This book] not only explains the basic principles of traditional astrology with unusual clarity, but it also gives the reader the guidance & procedures needed to put the pieces of a birth chart together for self-understanding - rather than relying on simplistic "cookbook" interpretations. It has a sound, down-to-earth quality that makes it easy & valuable for both beginners & advanced students. ...it is ideal for those in search of the depth of the chart....Loaded with unique features, it includes the interplay of planets, signs, cusps and houses as they influence the entire chart, weaving together major life themes.

AFA, 165 pages.



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