Book Reviews
Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice: A Manual of Traditional Techniques, Volume 1, by Demetra George. Rubedo Press. 588 pages, paper. $49.00
In looking at this volume, the first thought of someone old enough to have witnessed astrology’s big revival in the late 20th century (thinking as far back as the ’60s here) might be the wistful realization that astrology in the Western world was much simpler then than now. That thought in fact occurred to to begin working on this review, and noticed that it had been lying on top of a compact little paperback published in 1963 that managed to convey the basics needed to get a start in the astrology of that time in a mere 175 pages. There is indeed an interesting contrast between then and now, but the greater truth underlying that contrast is that over several decades astrology grew up, explored its roots, and went to school, through a process involving the scholarship and teaching skills of many people.
