The Journal Of Astrological Studies

This issue of the American Federation of Astrologers Journal of Research contains papers on a variety of astrological and astronomical subjects, including a translation of Edouard Symors Study of Combustion, research results on a study of October panics in the U.S. stock market, the horoscope of the Emperor Tiberius, an investigation of distant planetoids, book reviews, and other research papers.

Volume 15 of the American Federation of Astrologers Journal of Research includes papers on a variety of astrological subjects: Hybris Syndrome: An Astrological Approach by Ana Andrade and Silvia Mendez; Islamic Astrology: A History by Joe Simon; The Impact of Astrology on Carl Jung by Jose Luis Belmonte; The Influence of the Tropical and Sidereal Zodiacs on Personal Transits by Peter Meyer; How Midpoints Feature in 2014 World Political Trials and Health Issues by Pamela Rowe; Astrology as a Ten-Dimensional Science by Pamela J. Fernsler; The Astrology Code by Michael Bergen; Tidy Vesta Can Warn Us of Messy Disasters by Sue Kientz; Yods in Suicide and Homicide Charts by Arlene DeAngelus; 9/56 Year Cycle: U.S. Presidential Assassinations by David McMinn; Wind Direction by Kris Brandt Riske; Biodynamics Agriculture: An Earth Astrology by Glen Atkinson; Homosexuality Signature in Vedic Astrology by Indranil Ray; and AntiKythera Mechanism: A 2000-year-old Astro-Computer by Demetra George

In Astrology: Understanding the Birth Chart, Kevin Burk takes you step-by-step from the core basics to the finer complexities of chart interpretation while avoiding sidetracks into obscure techniques and fuzzy thinking. As a teacher, Burk also understands that a real grasp of the subject entails more than just learning the techniques-it also involves grasping the underlying principles that make those techniques valid. Astrology: Understanding the Birth Chart is designed to be useful to all students of astrology, from beginners to more advanced practitioners, and will help you develop an integrated, synthesized approach to understanding the birth chart. You will discover how classical astrology can enrich your understanding of the planets, signs, and houses. You will explore the meaning of the Lunar Nodes, eclipses, the angles, retrograde planets, and aspect patterns. You will also learn how to identify key themes in the chart, and how to relate the different aspects and elements together to gain a holistic understanding of the birth chart-and of the individual. An up-to-date listing of astrological organizations and software programs is included that offers a wealth of resources for any astrologer. In short, this is a well-designed course that provides a solid foundation for anyone who is interested in practicing astrology quickly and with confidence. While many books at this level simply give you a set of techniques and ready-made interpretations, this book will give you a deeper grasp of an art and science that has its expression in the world around us, but its roots in the invisible world of primal origins.

An entertaining and informative guide to astrology as a legitimate science. Anyone who has experienced the frustration of trying to defend his or her belief in astrology to a nonbeliever will appreciate the supportive examples, observations, and illustrations in this persuasive book. Llewellyn holds North American rights only.

Winner of the IAJS award for best authored book of 2018! C. G. Jung had a profound interest in and involvement with astrology, which he made clear in virtually every volume of the Collected Works, as well as in many of his letters. This ancient symbolic system was of primary importance in his understanding of the nature of time, the archetypes, synchronicity, and human fate. Jung’s Studies in Astrology is an historical survey of his astrological work from the time he began to study the subject. It is based not only on his published writings, but also on the correspondence and documents found in his private archives, many of which have never previously seen the light of day. Liz Greene addresses with thoroughness and detailed scholarship the nature of Jung’s involvement with astrology: the ancient, medieval, and modern sources he drew on, the individuals from whom he learned, his ideas about how and why it worked, its religious and philosophical implications, and its applications in the treatment of his patients as well as in his own self-understanding. Greene clearly demonstrates that any serious effort to understand the development of Jung’s psychological theories, as well as the nature of his world-view, needs to involve a thorough exploration of his astrological work. This thorough investigation of a central theme in Jung’s work will appeal to analytical psychologists and Jungian psychotherapists, students and academics of Jungian and post-Jungian theory, the history of psychology, archetypal thought, mythology and folklore, the history of New Age movements, esotericism, and psychological astrology.

The Duke and the Stars explores science and medicine as studied and practiced in fifteenth-century Italy, including how astrology was taught in relation to astronomy. It illustrates how the “predictive art” of astrology was often a critical, secretive source of information for Italian Renaissance rulers, particularly in times of crisis.

Volume 16 of the American Federation of Astrologers Journal of Research includes papers on a variety of astrological subjects: A Hybrid Design Proposal for Research in Astrology by Glenn Perry; Using the Developmental Age Method to Interpret Significant Experiences in the Lives of Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Julie Grant; The Origins of the System of Twelve Houses by Jose Luis Belmonte; Vrddhayavanajataka by Ronnie Gale Dreyer; History of the Astrological Technique of Solar Arc Directions by Peter Gadek; Outer Planet Conjunctions and the 1500 Year Climate Cycle by Bruce Scofield; Adolescent Behavior and Lunar Phase by Alex Trenoweth; The Ukraine Crisis Seen as an Event in the History of Post-Soviet Countries by Lutz Rathke; and Significant Aspects of the Reality and History of the Sidereal Zodiac by Rui Miguel Fernandes"

This book offers a unique perspective on what it means to be a student of astrology and what happens when we immerse ourselves in the process of learning this ancient art and craft - the journey through astrology. The book consists of ten chapters, each written by a different author. The first eight chapters each seek to explore some aspect of the journey through astrology whilst the final two offer reflections on their lives in astrology from two of the world's most respected astrologers: Darby Costello and Melanie Reinhart. Collectively, they offer an account of astrology as odyssey - one of the most challenging but enriching voyages we may ever embark on.