Re: W J Tucker - Astrological Theories Ed, when Tucker was at the height of his success in the mid-1930s, the Astrological Association didn't exist yet. Nor did the Faculty of Astrological Studies. Tucker had set up his own organisation called the British Association of Scientific Astrologers. He was not as isolated as you appear to thin... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: W J Tucker - Astrological Theories Replies: 12 Views: 47654 Thu Sep 05, 2024 7:38 pm Jump to post
Re: W J Tucker - Astrological Theories Some comments in response to Ed's posts about W. J. Tucker: I think there are two main reasons why Tucker's work has 'fallen into obscurity'. The first is very simply that of his publishing arrangements. Although most of his books first published in the 1930s and 1940s were either published or distr... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: W J Tucker - Astrological Theories Replies: 12 Views: 47654 Thu Sep 05, 2024 9:28 am Jump to post
Alan Leo shilling horoscope request from Kim Farnell English astrological historian, writer and biographer Kim Farnell is currently researching for a biography of Alan Leo and Bessie Leo. She has asked me to pass on this request because she is currently unable to log in to Skyscript: "As some of you know, I'm researching for a bio on Alan and Bes... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Alan Leo shilling horoscope request from Kim Farnell Replies: 0 Views: 4030 Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:16 pm Jump to post
July sale: five vintage astrology CDs for $49.97 + shipping I wish to inform Skyscript readers that since this strand was posted, CDs 9-18 inclusive have been added to the catalogue. All details and pictures are given via the eighteen separate links on this index page: http://www.astrolearn.com/astrology-books-cd/ Further, until the end of July, I am offerin... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Astrolearn Vintage Astrology CD Series - launch Replies: 3 Views: 6112 Fri Jul 08, 2016 1:16 pm Jump to post
Extensive astrological web links page A couple of months ago, with the help of nominations from friendly colleagues, I cobbled together a fairly extensive directory of astrological web links, chiefly but not limited to those serving educational functions, and subsequently organised its contents into eight categories. In all, there are a... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Extensive astrological web links page Replies: 1 Views: 4258 Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:24 pm Jump to post
If you thought 12 years from Amazon taking pre-orders to final publication was a long time, Astraea (and believe me, I do too), it still pales when compared with the time lapse between the appearance of the first astrological volume in the Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana se... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Rhetorius Book Replies: 62 Views: 38717 Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:34 pm Jump to post
Nine years and three months after this thread began, the critical edition of Rhetorius's Compendium Astrologicum still hasn't been published. In that time-frame, the world of traditional astrology has sadly lost Sue Toohey and also Dave Roell, both of whom contributed to this discussion, as well as ... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: Rhetorius Book Replies: 62 Views: 38717 Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:28 pm Jump to post
Good evening, Astraea, James and all! James, by Nick Campion, on the beliefs of astrologers themselves, I'd especially recommend two books: "What Do Astrologers Believe" (2006) - a small paperback but very densely written and packed with detailed though succinct outlines of numerous releva... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: New article "Five Myths on the History of Modern Astrol Replies: 10 Views: 7211 Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:21 am Jump to post
Astraea and James - thank you both once again. Astraea, I'm much looking forward to the librarian's paper. He has access to all kinds of electronic databases featuring old magazines and newspapers and seems extremely well-trained in research methods, so I'm confident that he is building a very stron... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: New article "Five Myths on the History of Modern Astrol Replies: 10 Views: 7211 Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:09 am Jump to post
Astraea and James, Thank you both for taking the time to give your feedback, and for being so kind in the process too. James, I would agree that there are many myths about astrology from different standpoints. From the outside, this is inevitable based on limited knowledge of the topic and exposure ... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: New article "Five Myths on the History of Modern Astrol Replies: 10 Views: 7211 Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:55 am Jump to post
New article "Five Myths on the History of Modern Astrol Hello fellow Skyscript members, I hope this new open-access article of mine (written yesterday, improved today) may be of interest and stimulate historical debate and discussion. If you spot any factual errors, please do not hesitate to notify me. http://www.astrolearn.com/articles/five-myths-on-the... Forum: News, Notices, Books, Links Topic: New article "Five Myths on the History of Modern Astrol Replies: 10 Views: 7211 Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:45 pm Jump to post
Before we get too excited about a (hypothetical) new Neptune-sized body twenty at an estimated average orbital distance of 600 Astronomical Units from the Sun, let's take a critical look at how big that object would appear from Earth. 600 AU is 20 times the distance of Neptune (30 AU). The apparent ... Forum: Nativities & General Astrology Topic: A New Planet Predicted Replies: 9 Views: 4813 Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:48 am Jump to post