Astrology texts

SUN Ast. The convDon slgil used In modern times, the encircled dot G was introduced during the Italian Renaissance (see SOLAR 1978) from the esoteric Christian tradition. Prior to that, in both alchemical and astrological texts the sun was symbolised by means of one or other of the Graeco-Byzantine sigils, most usually the which is... 

While no book on the subject could be exhaustive, The Bathhouse at Midnight does describe and assess all the literary sources of magic, witchcraft, astrology, alchemy, and divination from Kiev Rus and Imperial Russia, and to some extent Ukraine and Belorussia. Where possible, Ryan identifies the sources of the texts (usually Greek, Arabic, or West European) and makes parallels to other cultures, ranging from classical antiquity to Finnic. He finds that Russia shares most of its magic and divination with the rest of Europe... 

Burnett, Charles. The astrologers assay of the alchemist early references to alchemy in Arabic and Latin texts. Ambix 39, no. 3 (Nov 1992) 103-109. 

Introduction — Transcription and Translation of the Text in the Prints — The Anatomy of the Human Figures in the Prints — Art Historical Comments on the Prints, with Special Attention to Hermetic Symbolism — The Astronomical and Astrological Content of the Prints — Botany and Horticulture in the Prints — Appendix I. The Five Senses. Appendix II. Horoscope... 

Forman s life-writings narrate his first forty years, the period for which few papers survive. During these years Forman outfitted himself with the skills and attitudes with which he was equipped when he settled in London in 1591 and embarked on his career as a notorious astrologer-physician. In order to tell the story of Forman s childhood thirst for knowledge, ill-fated possession of books, and study of the occult, I first need to establish the dates and contents of each of the six texts which Forman devoted solely to his own life. 

Forman s astrological manual would have sat neatly on a shelf with the big Latin tomes on the subject, but next to English texts it was overgrown with detail.When he drafted his first manual of astrological physic c.1594—5, he... 

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