Postcolonial Astrology

Postcolonial Astrology
Author: Alice Sparkly Kat
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1623175305

Tapping into the political power of magic and astrology for social, community, and personal transformation. In a cross-cultural approach to understanding astrology as a magical language, Alice Sparkly Kat unmasks the political power of astrology, showing how it can be channeled as a force for collective healing and liberation. Too often, magic and astrology are divorced from their potency and cultural contexts: co-opted by neoliberalism, used as a force of oppression, or distilled beyond recognition into applications that belie their individual and collective power. By looking at the symbolic and etymological histories of the sun, moon, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter, we can trace and understand the politics of magic--and challenge our own practices, interrogate our truths, and reshape our institutions to build better frameworks for communities of care. Fearless, radical, and fresh, Sparkly Kat's Postcolonial Astrology ushers in a new wave of astrology revival, refusing to apologize for its magickism and connecting its power to the spirituality and politics we need now. Intersectional, inclusive, and geared towards queer and POC communities, it uses our historical and collective constructs of the planets, sun, and moon to re-chart our subconscious history, redefine the body in the world, and assert our politics of the personal, in astrology and all things.

Astrology: The Ultimate Guide to Themes Lessons Birth Chart Interpretation (Everything You Need to Know to Harness the Wisdom of the Cards and the Stars)

Astrology: The Ultimate Guide to Themes Lessons Birth Chart Interpretation (Everything You Need to Know to Harness the Wisdom of the Cards and the Stars)
Author: Murray Mattson
Publisher: Murray Mattson
Total Pages: 212
Release:
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

In this book he walks you through the houses of the natal chart like a good travel guide who knows that sightseeing is not enough to make a journey memorable, you need to experience the place for yourself, meet the locals in small cafés, discover hidden fountains and explore secret gardens. As a practice-oriented work, Noel takes every opportunity to demonstrate how astrological symbolism translates into the personality of an individual. In this book, you will: · Discover which planets and signs are most influential in your life · Understand the meaning of sun, moon, and rising signs · Learn about the four houses and how they affect your life · Explore the significance of nodes and asteroids · Study the different astrological symbols and glyphs · Master reading and understanding your birth chart Harness the power of astrology for personal growth and self-discovery with this comprehensive guide. I have studied astrology for years and buy a new book every now and then to enhance my understanding. This book is the first in a long time that really had me intrigued and learning.

Genesis and Cosmos

Genesis and Cosmos
Author: Adam Rasmussen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2019-03-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004396934

In Genesis and Cosmos Adam Rasmussen examines how Basil and Origen addressed scientific problems in their interpretations of Genesis 1. For the first time, he offers an in-depth analysis of Basil’s thinking on three problems in Scripture-and-science: the nature of matter, the super-heavenly water, and astrology. Both theologians worked from the same fundamental perspective that science is the “servant” of Christianity, useful yet subordinate. Rasmussen convincingly shows how Basil used Origen’s writings to construct his own solutions. Only on the question of the water does Basil break with Origen, who allegorized the water. Rasmussen demonstrates how they sought to integrate science and Scripture and thus remain instructive for those engaged in the dialogue between religion and science today.

The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology

The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology
Author: Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2015-11-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004306218

In The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology: Origins and Influence, Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum investigates for the first time the concept of the daimon (daemon, demon), normally confined to religion and philosophy, within the theory and practice of ancient western astrology (2nd century BCE – 7th century CE). This multi-disciplinary study covers the daimon within astrology proper as well as the daimon and astrology in wider cultural practices including divination, Gnosticism, Mithraism and Neo-Platonism. It explores relationships between the daimon and fate and Daimon and Tyche (fortune or chance), and the doctrine of lots as exemplified in Plato’s Myth of Er. In finding the impact of Egyptian and Mesopotamian ideas of fate on Hellenistic astrology, it critically examines astrology’s perception as propounding an unalterable destiny.