True as the Stars Above; Adventures in Modern Astrology

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780752843827
• ISBN10: 0752843826
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Orion Pub Co

Summary

Despite the dominance of scientific thought in the modern era, the ancient practice of astrology has staged an astonishing revival over the last hundred years. Newspaper astrologers become millionaires, financial stargazers advise stock market players, and powerful corporations and astro-psychologists offer to unravel the secrets of the psyche. Princess Diana, Ronald Reagan, Carl Jung, and Ted Hughes are just some of the prominent figures who regularly consulted astrologers. Now this erudite book examines the deep-rooted significance of astrology in the contemporary world. Exploring its language and appeal, Neil Spencer looks at the extraordinary role astrology has played in the history of ideas. Irreverent, surprising, and eminently readable, this is astrology demystified. Neil Spencer is the astrology columnist for Britain'sThe Observer.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Ancient Skies
The Origins of Astrology	7	(10)
Myth and Imagination
A Brief Guide to Astrology	17	(53)
The Zodiac
The Planets
Charts, Ascendants, Prediction
Conjuring Gravity
Galileo, Newton and the Hidden History of Astrology	70	(9)
Re-Inventing Astrology
Alan Leo, C.G. Jung and Planetary Psychology	79	(14)
Measuring the Universe
Statistical Science versus the Quantum Cosmos	93	(11)
Headlines and Horoscopes
Newspaper Astrology and Other Twentieth-Century Tales	104	(11)
Love Shall Steer the Stars
The Long Dawning of the Age of Aquarius	115	(13)
Heavens Below
Glastonbury and Other Earth Zodiacs	128	(8)
Rhythms of History
The USA's Birth Sign and Other Tales from Mundane Astrology	136	(16)
Pennies From Heaven
The Rise of Financial Astrology	152	(12)
Born to be With You
Romantic Encounters and Matches Made Above	164	(9)
Putting the Stars into the Stars and Stripes
Ronald Reagan's Stellar Presidency	173	(13)
Stars and Swastikas
Astrology and the Third Reich	186	(14)
Moon Queen
The Astrological Reign of Diana Spencer	200	(14)
The Music of the Spheres
Holst's Planets and Other Celestial Suites	214	(13)
Pinned to Midheaven
Ted Hughes, Shakespeare, Yeats and Other Celestial Poets	227	(16)
Conclusion	243	(4)
Notes	247	(8)
Glossary	255	(4)
Bibliography	259	(8)
Index	267