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Contents:
The center is everywhere : foreword / by Susan Miller -- Mapping the universe within : preface / Jessica Hundley -- I. As above, so below : An astrological evolution. Hidden in plain sight : Astrology & the esoteric -- Celestial and terrestrial dynamics : A brief history of horoscopic astrology -- Cosmology & correspondences : The spirituality of science -- Astrology though the centuries : A timeline -- II. The language of the heavens : The cosmos speaks -- A galaxy in motion : Planetary influences -- The sun -- The moon -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto -- Stones in the sky : Heavenly bodies & beyond -- III. The wisdom of the wheel : Exploring the zodiac -- The measure of time : Horoscopic circularity -- Aries -- Taurus -- Gemini -- Cancer -- Leo -- Virgo -- Libra -- Scorpio -- Sagittarius -- Capricorn -- Aquarius -- Pisces -- The cosmic spin : Houses & movements -- IV. Meaning in motion : Interpreting celestial messages -- Diagrams of the heart : The art of charts -- Sacred geometry : The shapes in the stars -- For the seekers: A final note on the Library of Esoterica.
Summary:
"From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in TASCHEN's Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology were once sister sciences: the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza was built to align with constellations, Persian scholars oversaw some of the first observatories, and even Galileo cast horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake. Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would thrust the practice into the mainstream. Edited by Jessica Hundley, this vibrant visual history of Western astrology is the first ever compendium of its kind, exploring the symbolic meaning behind more than 400 images, from Egyptian temples and illuminated manuscripts to contemporary art from across the globe. Works by artists from Alphonese Mucha and Hilma af Klint to Arpita Singh and Manzel Bowman are sequenced to mirror the spin of the planets and the wheel of the zodiac. With a foreword by legendary astrologer Susan Miller and wisdom from new interviews with astrologers like Robert Hand, Jessica Lanyadoo, and Mecca Woods, Astrology celebrates the stars and their mysterious influence on our everyday lives."--from the publisher.
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