Dictionary of Astrology

Description

This Dictionary is a reliable and comprehensive guide to astrological terminology. It forms a reference and source-book for anyone involved in general astrological studies, and includes terms derived from the major post-medieval sources of astrology, up to and including the most modern forms of astrology now practised. Under more than 3,000 headings the Dictionary gives definitions which will be clear to the non-specialist investigator, but still detailed enough for the general requirements of the practical astrologer. It re-examines ancient terminologies to clear up some general misconceptions, and gives firm definitions to many ancient and modern terms, providing a new and secure foundation for the New Astrology. Recent developments in the study of literature and history have emphasized the importance of astrology to such authors as Dante, Chaucer and Shakespeare. The Dictionary of Astrology gives the general reader a working knowledge of an important tradition which was once the backbone of all philosophy and all art. It is also a sound starting-point for anyone wishing to make a serious entry into this startling, provocative, infuriating yet philosophically satisfying realm, which has been called the most intellectually demanding of popular magical beliefs.