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Charles E.O. Carter

C.E.O. Carter (1887 - 1968) was one of the outstanding British astrologers of the century. After the death of Alan Leo, Carter was selected to run Leo's Astrological Lodge at the Theosophical Society, which he did from the 1920's to the 1950's. On the one hand, Carter's genius established astrology as a serious discipline in the UK, on the other, neither he nor anyone else has yet resolved the differences between astrology and Theosophy. This, as it turns out, became crucial to the survival of his work.

The Lodge eventually broke from the Theosophists, taking the astrologers with them but leaving much of Carter's writing behind. So, today, all of Carter's remaining books are stranded with obscure publishers or Quest Books in Wheaton, IL. And there is much, much more that is lost. No one, it seems, had any idea what to do with him, or did before we came along.

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AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASTROLOGY - C.E.O. Carter, $18.95
Subtitled, An Encyclopaedia of Character & Disease, this was the result of decades of study of hundreds of horoscopes. Carter discovered zodiacal degrees that produce abscesses, poor vision, goiter, medical ability, jaundice, immorality, musical talent, spinal curvature, oratorical ability, insanity, alcoholism, asthma & much more. He found general astrological guidelines for illnesses & personality traits such as boredom, love of animals, hayfever, imagination, rashness, rambling speech, stoicism, satire & much more. Specific degree areas for specific traits, as well as general guidelines for many more.
In the Foreword, the author writes,
This work is a attempt to produce a useful astrological Encyclopaedia of Character, and, as far as data permit, of Disease....
Some reference might perhaps at this point be made to the study of the local zodiacal influences which are frequently mentioned herein. Even from the earliest times certain parts of the Zodiac, usually identified with nebulae or fixed stars, have been considered to possess peculiar powers. Medieval writers also published lists of degrees to which they assigned special names & qualities, such as azimene, pitted, smoky....
Recently Mr. Maurice Wemyss has published, in the pages of Modern Astrology, numerous articles dealing largely with degree-influences, treated in pairs of opposites - 0 degrees Aries-Libra, and so on - and it is now widely held that the study of the individual characters of degrees is one of the most promising fields of astrological research....
My own investigations in this direction, while stimulated by Mr. Wemyss's valuable work, are the results of original study. I am not prepared to say whether the influences in question are inherent in the degree, or for some reason originate in a wider zodiacal area. In some instances the peculiarity seems very local; in others much more extensive. In some cases it seems to derive from one degree only; in others, from a pair of opposite degrees; in others again, from the corresponding degrees in the four signs of the quadruplicity. In any event, the reality & value of these local effects are beyond question, although our knowledge of them is in its infancy. It should be noted that the values of degree-areas are often to be seen in progressions as well as in the natal figure. (pgs 5-6)
Sometimes known as Carter's Little Green Book. Often witty, always surprising, a book you will use forever. Includes six nativities of interest, and a table of local influences mentioned in the book. Click here for a PDF extract.
Astrology Classics, 199 pages, paper.

MUNDANE ASTROLOGY: Three classic books by H.S. Green, Raphael & C.E.O. Carter, $24.95
Contents: Book 1 by HS Green: Mundane or National Astrology Mundane astrology; Solar ingresses; New moons; Eclipses; Planetary conjunctions; Daily aspects; Comets; The 12 houses in mundane astrology; The Sun; The Moon; Mercury; Venus; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; Countries & towns ruled by the signs of the zodiac; Transits through the signs; Conjunctions in signs; Mundane maps for conjunctions; Transits & directions in mundane astrology; The effects of eclipses; Earthquakes; Strength; Prominence; The strongest aspect; Co-operation of influences; Some mundane horoscopes; Appendix: Horoscope for foreign countries. 125 pages
Contents, Book II: Raphael's Mundane Astrology: Mundane astrology; The planetary & zodiacal signs & symbols; The 12 mundane houses, their power & significations; The significations of the planets; The essential & accidental dignities of the planets; The mundane maps; How to erect the mundane maps for foreign parts; Concerning the 1st house & planets therein, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th; How to judge a mundane map; Example of a mundane map; Eclipses; The effects of solar eclipses; The effects of lunar eclipses; Planetary conjunctions; Earthquakes; Comets; The parts of the world affected by the signs of the zodiac. 80 pages.
Contents, Book III: An Introduction to Political Astrology, by C.E.O. Carter: Foreword; The aims & the subject matter; The Material Employed, part 1: Classification of the material, Astro-geology & astro-topology, Eclipses & lunations, Great conjunctions; The Material Employed, part 2: Stations, Comets, Ingresses, The nativities of important persons; The Material Employed, part 3: Inceptionals, The horoscopes of nations, Some special horoscopes, The New Year figure; Historical cycles & newly found planets; The sun, moon & planets & the signs & houses in political astrology. Appendix 1: Calculation of foreign horoscopes; Appendix 2: List of cities with suggested astrological affinities; Appendix 3: List of countries with suggested astrological affinities. 103 pages.
Comment: Here, in one volume, are three complete books on mundane, three of the best. Green & Raphael's books are the fundamentals. They are a comprehensive guide to the classic rules of mundane. Green organizes his book planet-by-planet, Raphael organizes by house. The two are complimentary. Of note, Green's descriptions of eclipses by house, Raphael's description of eclipses by decanate. Raphael wrote in 1910, Green wrote about the same time.
Carter's book, building on the other two, was published in 1951. He was writing in reaction to the failure of astrologers in London to foresee the outbreak of World War II. They knew there was a full-scale war going on in China, they knew things in Europe were tense, but they had studied the mundane charts for 1939, they knew the fuss with Germany would blow over. And they were wrong. Charles Carter determined to find out why. This book was the result of his studies. His plea for better data has largely been met, but the need for more work remains.
Astrology Classics, 308 pages overall.

THE ASTROLOGICAL ASPECTS - C.E.O. Carter, $17.00
Contents:
Introduction; Aspects of the Sun; Aspects of the Moon; Aspects of Mercury; Aspects of Venus; Aspects of Mars; Aspects of Jupiter; Aspects of Saturn; Aspects of Uranus; Aspects of Neptune.
Comment: This is Carter's classic, back in print. Carter classifies aspects as Harmonious, Inharmonious & Conjunction (variable). By "harmonious", he generally means trines & sextiles, by "inharmonious", squares & oppositions, but not always so. Based on the author's extensive observations, which are often fascinating.
AFA, 133 pages.

THE ASTROLOGY OF ACCIDENTS - C.E.O. Carter, $12.95
Contents: Introduction;
Part 1: Accidents in general: 1. Preliminary considerations; 2. Sign-position; 3. House-position; 4. Aspects;
Part 2: Particular forms of accidents: 5. Asphyxiation; 6. Drowning; 7. Burns; 8. Scalds; 9. Gunshots; 10. Blows; 11. Crushing; 12. Wounds & cuts; 13. Vehicular; 14. Falls; 15. Machinery; 16. Railway accidents; 17. Poisons; 18. Explosions; 19. Animals; 20. Localization.
Comment: Various gradations of accidents are presented. One of the primary considerations in researching accidents was to discover factors that might be common to all serious accidents. Here, with statistical evidence, are the results of 168 cases from the UK & US. Find out what aspects indicate possible accidents & how severe they may be. Also discover how Carter's statistical analysis differs from current fads & perhaps learn why Carter's work was more conclusive than the computer-driven stuff we have nowadays. Researched during the years 1929, 1930 & 1931, first published in 1932. Most of the first edition was destroyed in the bombing of London, a curious fate.
Theosophical Publishing House, 123 pages, hardcover.

SYMBOLIC DIRECTIONS IN MODERN ASTROLOGY - C.E.O. Carter, $14.95
Contents:
Introduction
1. Symbolic methods, and various time-measures
2. The interpretation of directions
3. The prediction of marriage
4. The "measure of death"
5. An example of directional investigation
6. The question of exactitude
Summary
Comment: In the introduction, Carter says,
Ideally a directional system should fulfill four criteria:
1. No important event should be without a direction.
2. No direction should pass without an event.
3. Events and directions should correspond narrowly in time.
4. Events and directions should correspond in character.
Systems that work sometimes are unsatisfactory, nor is a system of much use if it produces directions that disobey the third and fourth of the above canons. We must be able to tell from our directional scheme both when events will happen, and what their natures will be... (pg. 10)
...[T]he ideas embodied in the present work are not put forward as discoveries, but rather as recoveries. Astrology, I believe, is part of the Arcane Tradition of inestimable antiquity and value. This tradition has suffered some corruption and has in part been overlaid with mistaken additions. But the cure for this is not a wholesale attack upon all Astrology, but a search for first principles of the science, and a reconstruction of our theory and practice upon these foundations....(pg. 7)
Symbolic directions, as the term implies, are those that correspond to no known planetary movement. Among the various symbolic directions discussed in this book are:
The One Degree (often used in Solar Arc directions).
The Naronic, a ratio of 4/7, which Sepharial described as useful in defining the periods of depression & expansion in any life... (pg. 25)
The Duodenary of 2.5 degrees (division of a sign by 12) known in India as the Dwadashamsa, which Carter says gives excellent results.
The Sub-Duodenary, which is 1/12th of 1/12th of as sign, which is 12' 30", which Carter says is useful for rectification.
The Novenary, of 3 degrees 20 minutes, formed by dividing a sign by 9, which is known in India as the navamsa.
The Septemary, of four degrees & 2/7ths, formed by dividing a sign by 7.
Disregarding the One Degree system as common, and combining the Duodenary & sub-duodenary, Carter counts these as four systems. Of them, he says,
...[Y]et the Four Measures constitute a net through which few events will pass without proper directional authorization! On the other hand, they do not furnish such a crowd of directions as to make it a foregone conclusion that there must be one or more for every possible occurrence - a criticism that has been made (I think unjustly) against some systems.
Those who find the four measures too many to apply to all elements of the map are advised to use only the traditional significators, the Sun, Moon and Angles. These will amply suffice for all important events, but if the exact time of precipitation is required, then lunations, transits, and lunar secondaries should be used. (pg. 33)
Carter then goes on to the Fractional method, a variable system, and then goes on to show what use can be made of these systems in ordinary life.
A useful book. It had been unavailable for a time. I fear there are but few remaining copies.
Theosophical Publishing House, 88 pages.

ESSAYS ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF ASTROLOGY - C.E.O. Carter, $15.95
Contents: 1. The sun, moon & minor planets; 2. The major planets; 3. Aspects & exaltation; 4. The positive-negative polarity; 5. Aspects in terms of the signs; 6. The first six or northern signs; 7. The last six or southern signs; 8. Problems of the houses.
Comment: Written during WWII, these are essays on the planets, aspects, polarities, houses, signs & aspects in terms of signs. The last essay is an interesting discussion of the Ptolemaic, Porphry, Campanus, Regiomontanus, Placidian & Carter's own system, which he calls Poli-Equatorial. He gives examples. As always, Carter's remarks are revealing & thought-provoking.
Theosophical Publishing House, 179 pages, hardbound.

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	AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASTROLOGY - C.E.O. Carter, $18.95 Subtitled, An Encyclopaedia of Character & Disease, this was the result of decades of study of hundreds of horoscopes. Carter discovered zodiacal degrees that produce abscesses, poor vision, goiter, medical ability, jaundice, immorality, musical talent, spinal curvature, oratorical ability, insanity, alcoholism, asthma & much more. He found general astrological guidelines for illnesses & personality traits such as boredom, love of animals, hayfever, imagination, rashness, rambling speech, stoicism, satire & much more. Specific degree areas for specific traits, as well as general guidelines for many more. In the Foreword, the author writes, This work is a attempt to produce a useful astrological Encyclopaedia of Character, and, as far as data permit, of Disease.... Some reference might perhaps at this point be made to the study of the local zodiacal influences which are frequently mentioned herein. Even from the earliest times certain parts of the Zodiac, usually identified with nebulae or fixed stars, have been considered to possess peculiar powers. Medieval writers also published lists of degrees to which they assigned special names & qualities, such as azimene, pitted, smoky.... Recently Mr. Maurice Wemyss has published, in the pages of Modern Astrology, numerous articles dealing largely with degree-influences, treated in pairs of opposites - 0 degrees Aries-Libra, and so on - and it is now widely held that the study of the individual characters of degrees is one of the most promising fields of astrological research.... My own investigations in this direction, while stimulated by Mr. Wemyss's valuable work, are the results of original study. I am not prepared to say whether the influences in question are inherent in the degree, or for some reason originate in a wider zodiacal area. In some instances the peculiarity seems very local; in others much more extensive. In some cases it seems to derive from one degree only; in others, from a pair of opposite degrees; in others again, from the corresponding degrees in the four signs of the quadruplicity. In any event, the reality & value of these local effects are beyond question, although our knowledge of them is in its infancy. It should be noted that the values of degree-areas are often to be seen in progressions as well as in the natal figure. (pgs 5-6) Sometimes known as Carter's Little Green Book. Often witty, always surprising, a book you will use forever. Includes six nativities of interest, and a table of local influences mentioned in the book. Click here for a PDF extract. Astrology Classics, 199 pages, paper.

	MUNDANE ASTROLOGY: Three classic books by H.S. Green, Raphael & C.E.O. Carter, $24.95 *Contents:* Book 1 by HS Green: Mundane or National Astrology Mundane astrology; Solar ingresses; New moons; Eclipses; Planetary conjunctions; Daily aspects; Comets; The 12 houses in mundane astrology; The Sun; The Moon; Mercury; Venus; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; Countries & towns ruled by the signs of the zodiac; Transits through the signs; Conjunctions in signs; Mundane maps for conjunctions; Transits & directions in mundane astrology; The effects of eclipses; Earthquakes; Strength; Prominence; The strongest aspect; Co-operation of influences; Some mundane horoscopes; Appendix: Horoscope for foreign countries. 125 pages Contents, Book II: Raphael's Mundane Astrology: Mundane astrology; The planetary & zodiacal signs & symbols; The 12 mundane houses, their power & significations; The significations of the planets; The essential & accidental dignities of the planets; The mundane maps; How to erect the mundane maps for foreign parts; Concerning the 1st house & planets therein, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th; How to judge a mundane map; Example of a mundane map; Eclipses; The effects of solar eclipses; The effects of lunar eclipses; Planetary conjunctions; Earthquakes; Comets; The parts of the world affected by the signs of the zodiac. 80 pages. Contents, Book III: An Introduction to Political Astrology, by C.E.O. Carter: Foreword; The aims & the subject matter; The Material Employed, part 1: Classification of the material, Astro-geology & astro-topology, Eclipses & lunations, Great conjunctions; The Material Employed, part 2: Stations, Comets, Ingresses, The nativities of important persons; The Material Employed, part 3: Inceptionals, The horoscopes of nations, Some special horoscopes, The New Year figure; Historical cycles & newly found planets; The sun, moon & planets & the signs & houses in political astrology. Appendix 1: Calculation of foreign horoscopes; Appendix 2: List of cities with suggested astrological affinities; Appendix 3: List of countries with suggested astrological affinities. 103 pages. *Comment:* Here, in one volume, are three complete books on mundane, three of the best. Green & Raphael's books are the fundamentals. They are a comprehensive guide to the classic rules of mundane. Green organizes his book planet-by-planet, Raphael organizes by house. The two are complimentary. Of note, Green's descriptions of eclipses by house, Raphael's description of eclipses by decanate. Raphael wrote in 1910, Green wrote about the same time. Carter's book, building on the other two, was published in 1951. He was writing in reaction to the failure of astrologers in London to foresee the outbreak of World War II. They knew there was a full-scale war going on in China, they knew things in Europe were tense, but they had studied the mundane charts for 1939, they knew the fuss with Germany would blow over. And they were wrong. Charles Carter determined to find out why. This book was the result of his studies. His plea for better data has largely been met, but the need for more work remains. Astrology Classics, 308 pages overall.

	THE ASTROLOGICAL ASPECTS - C.E.O. Carter, $17.00 *Contents:* Introduction; Aspects of the Sun; Aspects of the Moon; Aspects of Mercury; Aspects of Venus; Aspects of Mars; Aspects of Jupiter; Aspects of Saturn; Aspects of Uranus; Aspects of Neptune. *Comment:* This is Carter's classic, back in print. Carter classifies aspects as Harmonious, Inharmonious & Conjunction (variable). By "harmonious", he generally means trines & sextiles, by "inharmonious", squares & oppositions, but not always so. Based on the author's extensive observations, which are often fascinating. AFA, 133 pages.

	THE ASTROLOGY OF ACCIDENTS - C.E.O. Carter, $12.95 *Contents:* Introduction; Part 1: Accidents in general: 1. Preliminary considerations; 2. Sign-position; 3. House-position; 4. Aspects; Part 2: Particular forms of accidents: 5. Asphyxiation; 6. Drowning; 7. Burns; 8. Scalds; 9. Gunshots; 10. Blows; 11. Crushing; 12. Wounds & cuts; 13. Vehicular; 14. Falls; 15. Machinery; 16. Railway accidents; 17. Poisons; 18. Explosions; 19. Animals; 20. Localization. *Comment:* Various gradations of accidents are presented. One of the primary considerations in researching accidents was to discover factors that might be common to all serious accidents. Here, with statistical evidence, are the results of 168 cases from the UK & US. Find out what aspects indicate possible accidents & how severe they may be. Also discover how Carter's statistical analysis differs from current fads & perhaps learn why Carter's work was more conclusive than the computer-driven stuff we have nowadays. Researched during the years 1929, 1930 & 1931, first published in 1932. Most of the first edition was destroyed in the bombing of London, a curious fate. Theosophical Publishing House, 123 pages, hardcover.

	SYMBOLIC DIRECTIONS IN MODERN ASTROLOGY - C.E.O. Carter, $14.95 *Contents:* Introduction 1. Symbolic methods, and various time-measures 2. The interpretation of directions 3. The prediction of marriage 4. The "measure of death" 5. An example of directional investigation 6. The question of exactitude Summary *Comment:* In the introduction, Carter says, Ideally a directional system should fulfill four criteria: 1. No important event should be without a direction. 2. No direction should pass without an event. 3. Events and directions should correspond narrowly in time. 4. Events and directions should correspond in character. Systems that work sometimes are unsatisfactory, nor is a system of much use if it produces directions that disobey the third and fourth of the above canons. We must be able to tell from our directional scheme both when events will happen, and what their natures will be... (pg. 10) ...[T]he ideas embodied in the present work are not put forward as discoveries, but rather as recoveries. Astrology, I believe, is part of the Arcane Tradition of inestimable antiquity and value. This tradition has suffered some corruption and has in part been overlaid with mistaken additions. But the cure for this is not a wholesale attack upon all Astrology, but a search for first principles of the science, and a reconstruction of our theory and practice upon these foundations....(pg. 7) Symbolic directions, as the term implies, are those that correspond to no known planetary movement. Among the various symbolic directions discussed in this book are: The One Degree (often used in Solar Arc directions). The Naronic, a ratio of 4/7, which Sepharial described as useful in defining the periods of depression & expansion in any life... (pg. 25) The Duodenary of 2.5 degrees (division of a sign by 12) known in India as the Dwadashamsa, which Carter says gives excellent results. The Sub-Duodenary, which is 1/12th of 1/12th of as sign, which is 12' 30", which Carter says is useful for rectification. The Novenary, of 3 degrees 20 minutes, formed by dividing a sign by 9, which is known in India as the navamsa. The Septemary, of four degrees & 2/7ths, formed by dividing a sign by 7. Disregarding the One Degree system as common, and combining the Duodenary & sub-duodenary, Carter counts these as four systems. Of them, he says, ...[Y]et the Four Measures constitute a net through which few events will pass without proper directional authorization! On the other hand, they do not furnish such a crowd of directions as to make it a foregone conclusion that there must be one or more for every possible occurrence - a criticism that has been made (I think unjustly) against some systems. Those who find the four measures too many to apply to all elements of the map are advised to use only the traditional significators, the Sun, Moon and Angles. These will amply suffice for all important events, but if the exact time of precipitation is required, then lunations, transits, and lunar secondaries should be used. (pg. 33) Carter then goes on to the Fractional method, a variable system, and then goes on to show what use can be made of these systems in ordinary life. A useful book. It had been unavailable for a time. I fear there are but few remaining copies. Theosophical Publishing House, 88 pages.

	ESSAYS ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF ASTROLOGY - C.E.O. Carter, $15.95 *Contents:* 1. The sun, moon & minor planets; 2. The major planets; 3. Aspects & exaltation; 4. The positive-negative polarity; 5. Aspects in terms of the signs; 6. The first six or northern signs; 7. The last six or southern signs; 8. Problems of the houses. *Comment:* Written during WWII, these are essays on the planets, aspects, polarities, houses, signs & aspects in terms of signs. The last essay is an interesting discussion of the Ptolemaic, Porphry, Campanus, Regiomontanus, Placidian & Carter's own system, which he calls Poli-Equatorial. He gives examples. As always, Carter's remarks are revealing & thought-provoking. Theosophical Publishing House, 179 pages, hardbound.