Books (or courses) on traditional Natal delineation please! 1 by PallasAthene Hello! Does anyone have this book? https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Introd ... B01FIYEJ0O There are no reviews or preview and it's on the expensive side... I am an experienced Horary astrologer. I want to make a foray into natal readings with a traditional delineation. I have The Temperament by Dorian Greenblum and I'm ready to explore a bit further. All suggestions eagerly anticipated! Thank you. Quote Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:29 pm
2 by Vasanth Books, I would suggest : On the Heavenly Spheres https://www.amazon.com/Heavenly-Spheres ... 0866906096 Astrological Prediction: A Handbook of Techniques https://www.amazon.com/Astrological-Pre ... 1934586420 Quote Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:49 pm
Re: Books (or courses) on traditional Natal delineation plea 3 by pankajdubey PallasAthene wrote:Hello! Does anyone have this book? https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Introd ... B01FIYEJ0O There are no reviews or preview and it's on the expensive side... I am an experienced Horary astrologer. I want to make a foray into natal readings with a traditional delineation. I have The Temperament by Dorian Greenblum and I'm ready to explore a bit further. All suggestions eagerly anticipated! Thank you. PDF version for download is USD 12 http://studentofastrology.com/book/ Quote Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:35 am
4 by PallasAthene Thank you both! Also ; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellenistic-As ... 0998588903 Quote Thu Sep 07, 2017 12:58 pm
5 by pankajdubey PallasAthene wrote:Thank you both! Also ; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellenistic-As ... 0998588903 My fate and Brennan?s fortune Quote Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:28 pm
6 by PallasAthene pankajdubey - have you read it (pdf link)? If so, it's it useful? Like - clear explanations of unfamiliar technical terms and approaches? Quote Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:40 pm
7 by Astraea I have Charles Obert's book, and like it a lot. I'm surprised it isn't mentioned more often. It's a bare-bones, sweet and simple manual that covers a great deal of ground. It's well written, too. Quote Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:17 pm
8 by pankajdubey PallasAthene wrote:pankajdubey - have you read it (pdf link)? If so, it's it useful? Like - clear explanations of unfamiliar technical terms and approaches? No, I haven?t purchased it yet, I was waiting for your review . I read Ben Dykes introductory book on traditional astrology on kindle unlimited and I was not sure if this one would add too much to it . Unfortunately, none of Ben Dykes? book are available on kindle because of formatting issues. Quote Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:26 pm
9 by Astraea pankajdubey wrote:PallasAthene wrote:pankajdubey - have you read it (pdf link)? If so, it's it useful? Like - clear explanations of unfamiliar technical terms and approaches? No, I haven?t purchased it yet, I was waiting for your review . I read Ben Dykes introductory book on traditional astrology on kindle unlimited and I was not sure if this one would add too much to it . Unfortunately, none of Ben Dykes? book are available on kindle because of formatting issues. I'm not Pankajduby, but I've had the book for several months and use it a lot. It's nothing like Dykes' introductory book, which is really an overview and not a technique manual. Obert's book is the latter. I like it better than On the Heavenly Spheres for practical purposes, as Spheres deals mainly with medieval astrology and Obert covers Hellenistic material. Obert is a friend and colleague of Ben Dykes, and in his introduction he thanks Ben for his input and camaraderie at regular astrological meetings in the Minneapolis area (if I'm remembering the city correctly). Chris Brennan has referred to Obert in several podcasts. So he's acknowledged in specialist circles, though he's not as well known as some others in the field. Last edited by Astraea on Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:56 pm, edited 1 time in total. Quote Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:55 pm
10 by james_m i haven't read oberts book, but i too am curious.. i have read heavenly spheres... it was pretty okay.. i think the 2 best books from ben dykes on trad astro for my tastes are 'introduction to traditional astrology - he has 2, but the one i read is the abu masher, al qabasi - very good book... the other one i heard was very mediocre! the 2nd book i really like from ben dykes is on solar revolutions - book 3 in the persian nativities... i am not sure they are great starting points, but both very good books... i would put joseph cranes book hellenistic roots in a similar category to heavenly spheres... both good books, but for me the best are the 2 ben dykes books.. again, i don't know if they would be good starting points, but they might be for someone who already has a good grasp of astrology.. Quote Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:56 pm
11 by Paris Hello! I really liked Charles Obert's book and I highly recommend it. It's very clear and useful: quick read and practical approach, based on the experience of the author instead of in quotations from classic authors. I could really feel specially how the author tries to transmit their knowledge. Furthermore, the approach to the traditional method is very smooth because contemporary astrology is not rejected but that it proposes a bridge, or a combination between traditional and modern astrology. I think that it's perfect for a first approach to the traditional astrology: probably one of the best nowadays. In fact, it's currently one of my favorite books. However, the text treats very basic themes: don't expect much depth nor questions concerning various topics such as synastry or forecasting methods, just the basic interpretation of the natal chart. For more depth and many more theoretical details you have to go to books such “On the Heavenly Spheres??? by Helena Avelar and Luis Ribeiro or "Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune" by Chris Brennan. Charles Obert - Introduction to Traditional Natal Astrology SECTION ONE: Chapter One: General Introduction Chapter Two: How is traditional Western astrology different from modern? Chapter Three: History and Philosophy Chapter Four: The Worldview of Traditional Astrology Chapter Five: The Language of Traditional Astrology SECTION TWO: BUILDING BLOCKS Chapter Six: The Building Blocks - Introduction Chapter Seven: Astrology and Sacred Geometry Chapter Eight: The Thema Mundi Chapter Nine: Organizing Concepts Chapter Ten: Number Symbolism Chapter Eleven: The Four Elements Chapter Twelve: Benefic and Malefic Chapter Thirteen: Sect Chapter Fourteen: Essential Dignities Chapter Fifteen: Modes and Angularity SECTION THREE: PLANETS, SIGNS, HOUSES Chapter Sixteen: Planets Chapter Seventeen: The Signs Chapter Eighteen: The Houses Chapter Nineteen: Aspects Chapter Twenty: Reception Chapter Twenty One: The Lots or Arabic Parts SECTION FIVE: EVALUATION AND INTERPRETATION Chapter Twenty Two: Evaluation Rules Chapter Twenty Three: Interpretation Principles from Morin Chapter Twenty Four: Aphorisms Chapter Twenty Five: Introduction to Interpretation Outline Chapter Twenty Six: Chart Interpretation Outline SECTION SIX: EXAMPLES OF INTERPRETATION Example One Introduction: Mars Rising Example One: Female Native Example Two Introduction: Jupiter Rising Example 2: Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI Example 4: Carl Jung Example 5: Timothy Leary Example 6: Friedrich Nietzsche SECTION SEVEN: CONCLUDING MATERIAL Combining Traditional and Modern Astrology SUGGESTED READING AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY GLOSSARY AND INDEX Quote Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:42 am