The Complete Handbook of Astrology
When they say "complete", they mean complete. Whether you're curious for the sake of historical lore, classical archetypes, looking for writing inspiration or sincerely interested in the arcana of Greco-Roman astrology in its modern form, this seems to be the most thorough tome on the subject. This book should easily satisfy all contemporary Greco-Roman astrology-related needs but for the most outlandish and esoteric niches (asteroids, long lists of celebrities, detailed "compatibility reports"*). It contains complete lists of keywords per planet, per sign (and when I say complete, I mean pages and pages full, in addition to the paragraph-formatted narrative form work - this is an incredible reference for writers), on the mystical side, it includes a thorough ephemeris. It's way more committal than Barnum-Effect newspaper "horoscope" crap, and the perfect visual encyclopedia for anyone starting out down the road of not just natal astrology, but predictive astrology as well. Includes topics on gardening, gambling, weather, places/cities, they just really didn't miss anything obvious, and arguably they didn't miss much that was subtle, either...none of this other modern junk that's best selling holds a candle to this classic edition that, for some reason, has fallen out of circulation for some criminal reason.
When they say "complete", they mean complete. Whether you're curious for the sake of historical lore, classical archetypes, looking for writing inspiration or sincerely interested in the arcana of Greco-Roman astrology in its modern form, this seems to be the most thorough tome on the subject. This book should easily satisfy all contemporary Greco-Roman astrology-related needs but for the most outlandish and esoteric niches (asteroids, long lists of celebrities, detailed "compatibility reports"*). It contains complete lists of keywords per planet, per sign (and when I say complete, I mean pages and pages full, in addition to the paragraph-formatted narrative form work - this is an incredible reference for writers), on the mystical side, it includes a thorough ephemeris. It's way more committal than Barnum-Effect newspaper "horoscope" crap, and the perfect visual encyclopedia for anyone starting out down the road of not just natal astrology, but predictive astrology as well. Includes topics on gardening, gambling, weather, places/cities, they just really didn't miss anything obvious, and arguably they didn't miss much that was subtle, either...none of this other modern junk that's best selling holds a candle to this classic edition that, for some reason, has fallen out of circulation for some criminal reason.
When they say "complete", they mean complete. Whether you're curious for the sake of historical lore, classical archetypes, looking for writing inspiration or sincerely interested in the arcana of Greco-Roman astrology in its modern form, this seems to be the most thorough tome on the subject. This book should easily satisfy all contemporary Greco-Roman astrology-related needs but for the most outlandish and esoteric niches (asteroids, long lists of celebrities, detailed "compatibility reports"*). It contains complete lists of keywords per planet, per sign (and when I say complete, I mean pages and pages full, in addition to the paragraph-formatted narrative form work - this is an incredible reference for writers), on the mystical side, it includes a thorough ephemeris. It's way more committal than Barnum-Effect newspaper "horoscope" crap, and the perfect visual encyclopedia for anyone starting out down the road of not just natal astrology, but predictive astrology as well. Includes topics on gardening, gambling, weather, places/cities, they just really didn't miss anything obvious, and arguably they didn't miss much that was subtle, either...none of this other modern junk that's best selling holds a candle to this classic edition that, for some reason, has fallen out of circulation for some criminal reason.