Academic
Some topics are so in-depth that they deserve a more scholarly treatment that examines their history, complexity, analysis, and context. Our Academic category section is just beginning and will grow over the coming months.
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- William R. Morris, Scott Silverman
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Discover two sacred traditions for recovering lost objects: the celestial art of horary astrology, transmitted from Persian and Arabic sources through medieval Latin synthesis to William Lilly's seventeenth-century English formulation, and the devotional practice of invoking help from St. Anthony of Padua, patron saint of lost things.
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- H Darrel Rutkin
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In 1989 Patrick Curry published his Prophecy and Power: Astrology in Early Modern England, which had a major impact on our understanding of the social, political and intellectual history of early modern astrology, especially in England. The much awaited 2nd edition was published in 2024. Presented here is the new Forward written by H. Darrel Rutkin.
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- Scott Silverman
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Ancient astrological texts have come down to us as interpretations of former translations, through Arabic, Greek and Latin versions, each struggling to convey ideas that often had no corresponding words. Much is revealed when we understand the winding paths tread by translators across the centuries.